Get Environment

Retrieve a specific environment by ID.

get/v1/environments/{environment_id}?beta=true

Path parameters

environment_idstring required

Headers

anthropic-betastring

Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

To use multiple betas, use a comma separated list like beta1,beta2 or specify the header multiple times for each beta.

Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

To use multiple betas, use a comma separated list like beta1,beta2 or specify the header multiple times for each beta.

anthropic-versionstring

The version of the Claude API you want to use.

Read more about versioning and our version history here.

The version of the Claude API you want to use.

Read more about versioning and our version history here.

x-api-keystring nullable

Response

Successful Response

archived_atstring nullable required

RFC 3339 timestamp when environment was archived, or null if not archived

created_atstring required

RFC 3339 timestamp when environment was created

descriptionstring nullable required

User-provided description for the environment; null when unset

idstring required

Environment identifier (e.g., 'env_...')

metadataobject required

User-provided metadata key-value pairs

namestring required

Human-readable name for the environment

scope'organization' | 'account'

The visibility scope for this environment. 'organization' means visible to all accounts. 'account' means visible only to the owning account.

type'environment' required

The type of object (always 'environment')

updated_atstring required

RFC 3339 timestamp when environment was last updated

Example response

{
  "type": "environment",
  "id": "env_011CZkZ9X2dpNyB7HsEFoRfW",
  "name": "python-data-analysis",
  "description": "Python environment with data-analysis packages.",
  "config": {
    "type": "cloud",
    "networking": {
      "type": "limited",
      "allowed_hosts": [
        "api.example.com"
      ],
      "allow_package_managers": true,
      "allow_mcp_servers": false
    },
    "packages": {
      "type": "packages",
      "pip": [
        "pandas",
        "numpy"
      ],
      "npm": [],
      "apt": [],
      "cargo": [],
      "gem": [],
      "go": []
    }
  },
  "metadata": {},
  "archived_at": null,
  "created_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z"
}

Changes

Changed in 4 of the 68 revisions of this API.213

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  response property description list-of-types was widened by adding types null to media type application/json of response 200
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  added BetaSelfHostedConfig to the config response property oneOf list for the response status 200
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  added the optional property scope to the response with the 200 status
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  added self_hosted discriminator mapping keys to the config response property for the response status 200
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Apr 9, 2026d87d3ef6f6361See the full diff
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  deleted the cookie request parameter sessionKey
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  endpoint added
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