---
title: "Supersede an out-of-date memory"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/memory/supersede"
tags: ["memory"]
---

# Supersede an out-of-date memory

`POST /api/v1/memory/supersede`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.wontopos.com`
- URL: `https://api.wontopos.com/api/v1/memory/supersede`
- Auth: API key in header `X-API-Key`

Replaces old content with new; the old memory stops answering. Speaker tags follow.

## Headers

- `X-WOS-Model` string
- `Idempotency-Key` string

## Request body

- object
  - `user_id` string, required: The store to operate on. Stores are explicit: create one first or use the built-in "default". Use the id the store was created with: 1-64 ASCII letters, digits, ., _ or -, starting with a letter or digit. Ids that differ only by case name one store.
  - `old_memory_id` string, uuid, required
  - `new_content` string, required

## Response `200`

Success.

- object
  - `old_memory_id` string
  - `new_memory_id` string
  - `status` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid or missing old_memory_id.
- `401`: Missing or invalid API key.
- `404`: Store (user_id) does not exist. Create it first: POST /api/v1/memory/collection.
- `429`: Rate limited (per-account, per-tier RPM). Retry after the indicated delay.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/wontopos/apis/wontopos-memory-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/wontopos/apis/wontopos-memory-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/wontopos/apis/wontopos-memory-api/revisions/48dda7326a33?raw)