mem0ai/mem0 · error · HTTPException

Admin role required to list all memories.

Error message

Admin role required to list all memories.

What it means

Error "Admin role required to list all memories." thrown in mem0ai/mem0.

Source

Thrown at server/main.py:426

    return {"results": [_serialize_memory(row) for row in rows]}


@app.get("/memories", summary="Get memories")
def get_all_memories(
    request: Request,
    user_id: Optional[str] = None,
    run_id: Optional[str] = None,
    agent_id: Optional[str] = None,
    top_k: Optional[int] = Query(None, ge=0, le=ALL_MEMORIES_LIMIT),
    show_expired: bool = Query(False),
    _auth=Depends(verify_auth),
):
    """Retrieve stored memories. Lists all memories when no identifier is provided (admin only)."""
    try:
        if not any([user_id, run_id, agent_id]):
            auth_type = getattr(request.state, "auth_type", "none")
            if _auth is not None and _auth.role != "admin" and auth_type not in {"admin_api_key", "disabled"}:
                raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Admin role required to list all memories.")
            # Admin all-memory listing is intentionally raw; scoped get_all below applies expiry visibility.
            return _list_all_memories(limit=top_k if top_k is not None else ALL_MEMORIES_LIMIT)
        filters = {
            k: v for k, v in {"user_id": user_id, "run_id": run_id, "agent_id": agent_id}.items() if v
        }
        params = {"filters": filters}
        if top_k is not None:
            params["top_k"] = top_k
        params["show_expired"] = show_expired
        return get_memory_instance().get_all(**params)
    except HTTPException:
        raise
    except Exception:
        raise upstream_error()


@app.get("/memories/{memory_id}", summary="Get a memory")
def get_memory(memory_id: str, _auth=Depends(verify_auth)):

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Solutions

1. Use an admin account to list all memories, or query with your own user_id.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/main.py:426 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of mem0ai/mem0@001c235229 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/29366c49787f869d. Report an issue: GitHub.