Assistants API: Thread Storage Duration and Listing Created Threads

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Hi Community,

I have a couple of questions regarding the Assistants API:

  1. Thread Storage Duration:
  • How long do the threads created with the Assistants API stay stored inside OpenAI? Is there a specific retention period for these threads, or are they stored indefinitely until manually deleted?
  1. Listing Created Threads:
  • Is there a way to list all the threads that I have already created? If so, could you please provide guidance on how to retrieve this list, especially if it involves using a session key or specific API calls?

Any insights or detailed explanations would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

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Apparently, threads stay indefinitely.

I haven’t seen a feature yet that allows you to list all your threads, but you could simply save the thread_id in a DB and then list your threads that way.

It seems like OpenAI wants us to manage our own info now. Kinda sucks because I loved seeing the content content for each API call I was making (that’s another issue I am having currently).

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I think its mentioned somewhere that the threads do get deleted but there is no specified retention period so I am concern about that.

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this list the data retention policy per endpoint.
however, check the note(**):

** Objects related to the Assistants API are deleted from our servers 30 days after you delete them via the API or the dashboard. Objects that are not deleted via the API or dashboard are retained indefinitely.