---
title: "Get an AI assistant by ID."
method: GET
path: "/ai_assistants/{assistant_id}"
tags: ["AI Assistants"]
---

# Get an AI assistant by ID.

`GET /ai_assistants/{assistant_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://h2ogpte.genai.h2o.ai/api/v1`
- URL: `https://h2ogpte.genai.h2o.ai/api/v1/ai_assistants/{assistant_id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/h2o/apis/h2ogpte-rest-api/docs/ai_assistants/:assistant_id/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Path parameters

- `assistant_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful operation

- AiAssistant
  - `id` string, uuid
  - `name` string
  - `description` string
  - `system_prompt` string
  - `llm` string
  - `llm_args` object
  - `status` 'stopped' | 'running' | 'sleeping' | 'error'
  - `custom_tool_definition` string
  - `mcp_servers` object[]
  - `credential_ids` string[]
  - `memory_block_id` string, uuid
  - `notification_email` string
  - `history_management` 'compactification' | 'truncation' | 'semantic_retrieval'
  - `history_max_chars` integer
  - `history_recent_chars` integer
  - `history_retrieval_chars` integer
  - `allowed_tool_actions` string[], nullable: List of allowed tool action names. NULL means all actions allowed.
  - `allowed_trigger_types` string[], nullable: List of allowed trigger types. NULL means all triggers allowed.
  - `current_chat_session_id` string, uuid
  - `wake_count` integer
  - `last_wake_at` string, date-time
  - `last_sleep_at` string, date-time
  - `error_message` string
  - `user_id` string, uuid
  - `username` string
  - `created_at` string, date-time
  - `updated_at` string, date-time
  - `is_owner` boolean
  - `user_access_mode` string
  - `forum_count` integer

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
- `default`: Unexpected error

## Changes

- **2026-11-06** `a82a117320f4`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/h2o/apis/h2ogpte-rest-api/changes/ai_assistants/:assistant_id/get.md)

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/h2o/apis/h2ogpte-rest-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/h2o/apis/h2ogpte-rest-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/h2o/apis/h2ogpte-rest-api/revisions/a82a117320f4?raw)