Get Store
GET/v1/stores/{store_identifier}
AuthorizationLink to section
Authorizationstringrequired
Bearer token for API authentication. Format: `Bearer YOUR_API_KEY`
Path ParametersLink to section
store_identifierstringrequired
The ID or name of the store
Response BodyLink to section
idstringrequired
Unique identifier for the store
namestringrequired
Name of the store. Can only contain lowercase letters, numbers, periods (.), and hyphens (-).
Constraints
•Minimum length: 1•Maximum length: 60•Pattern: lowercase letters, numbers, periods, hyphens
descriptionstring
Detailed description of the store's purpose and contents
Constraints
•Maximum length: 256
is_publicbooleandefault:
falseWhether the store can be accessed by anyone with valid login credentials
licensestring
License for public stores
metadataobject
Additional metadata associated with the store
expires_afterExpiresAfter
Optional expiration policy
statusenum
Status of a store.
Possible values
expiredin_progresscompletedcreated_atstring(date-time)required
Timestamp when the store was created
updated_atstring(date-time)required
Timestamp when the store was last updated
last_active_atstring
Timestamp when the store was last used
usage_bytesintegerdefault:
0Total storage usage in bytes
expires_atstring
Optional expiration timestamp for the store
objectstringdefault:
storeType of the object
Request
GET/v1/stores/{store_identifier}
from mixedbread import Mixedbread
mxbai = Mixedbread(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
store = mxbai.stores.retrieve(store_identifier="my-knowledge-base")
print(store)Response
JSON
{
"id": "vs_abc123",
"object": "store",
"name": "{{STORE_ID}}",
"description": "Product documentation and FAQs",
"is_public": false,
"metadata": {},
"file_counts": {
"in_progress": 0,
"completed": 5,
"failed": 0,
"cancelled": 0,
"pending": 0,
"total": 5
},
"status": "completed",
"usage_bytes": 1048576,
"expires_after": null,
"expires_at": null,
"created_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
"updated_at": "2025-01-15T11:45:00.000Z",
"last_active_at": "2025-01-15T12:00:00.000Z"
}Last updated: April 28, 2026