---
title: List Work Items
url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/beta/environments/work/list
---

# List Work Items

**GET** `/v1/environments/{environment_id}/work`

Note: these endpoints are called automatically by the pre-built environment worker provided in the SDKs and CLI, for orchestrating sessions with self-hosted sandbox environments. They are included here as a reference; you do not need to invoke them directly.

List work items in an environment.

## Path parameters

- `environment_id: string`

## Query parameters

- `limit: optional number`

  Maximum number of work items to return

  default: 20, minimum: 1, maximum: 1000

- `page: optional string`

  Opaque cursor from previous response for pagination

## Headers

- `"anthropic-version": optional string`

  The version of the Claude API you want to use.

  Read more about versioning and our version history [here](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/versioning?sdk_languages=http).

- `"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBeta`

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

  - `string`

  - `"message-batches-2024-09-24"`

  - `"prompt-caching-2024-07-31"`

  - `"computer-use-2024-10-22"`

  - `"computer-use-2025-01-24"`

  - `"pdfs-2024-09-25"`

  - `"token-counting-2024-11-01"`

  - `"token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19"`

  - `"output-128k-2025-02-19"`

  - `"files-api-2025-04-14"`

  - `"mcp-client-2025-04-04"`

  - `"mcp-client-2025-11-20"`

  - `"dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14"`

  - `"interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14"`

  - `"code-execution-2025-05-22"`

  - `"extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11"`

  - `"context-1m-2025-08-07"`

  - `"context-management-2025-06-27"`

  - `"model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26"`

  - `"skills-2025-10-02"`

  - `"fast-mode-2026-02-01"`

  - `"output-300k-2026-03-24"`

  - `"user-profiles-2026-03-24"`

  - `"user-profiles-2026-08-18"`

  - `"user-profiles-2026-09-04"`

  - `"advisor-tool-2026-03-01"`

  - `"managed-agents-2026-04-01"`

  - `"cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07"`

  - `"dreaming-2026-04-21"`

  - `"thinking-token-count-2026-05-13"`

  - `"server-side-fallback-2026-06-01"`

  - `"server-side-fallback-2026-07-01"`

  - `"fallback-credit-2026-06-01"`

  - `"fallback-credit-2026-07-01"`

  - `"agent-memory-2026-07-22"`

  - `"mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01"`

  - `"compact-2026-01-12"`

  - `"computer-use-2025-11-24"`

  - `"mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22"`

  - `"structured-outputs-2025-11-13"`

  - `"task-budgets-2026-03-13"`

  - `"thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18"`

  - `"ce-user-management-2026-07-13"`

  - `"mid-conversation-output-config-2026-07-01"`

  - `"thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01"`

  - `"mid-conversation-system-clear-at-2026-08-21"`

  - `"compact-2026-09-04"`

  - `"inline-tools-2026-09-15"`

  - `"mcp-client-2026-09-15"`

  - `"ce-plugins-2026-09-01"`

  - `"spend-limit-reads-2026-09-26"`

  - `"telemetry-destinations-2026-08-11"`

## Returns

- `BetaSelfHostedWorkListResponse object`

  Response when listing work items with cursor-based pagination.

  - `data: array of BetaSelfHostedWork`

    List of work items

    - `type: "work"`

      The type of object (always 'work')

      default: work

    - `id: string`

      Work identifier (e.g., 'work_...')

    - `acknowledged_at: string or null`

      RFC 3339 timestamp when the work item was acknowledged and assigned to a self-hosted sandbox

    - `created_at: string`

      RFC 3339 timestamp when work was created

    - `data: BetaSessionWorkData`

      The actual work to be performed

      - `type: "session"`

        Type of work data

      - `id: string`

        Session identifier (e.g., 'session_...')

    - `environment_id: string`

      Environment identifier this work belongs to (e.g., `env_...`)

    - `latest_heartbeat_at: string or null`

      RFC 3339 timestamp of the most recent heartbeat

    - `metadata: map[string]`

      User-provided metadata key-value pairs associated with this work item

    - `secret: string or null`

      Credential payload used by the environment worker to execute this work item. May be populated when polling for work; null on all other retrieval paths.

    - `started_at: string or null`

      RFC 3339 timestamp when work execution started

    - `state: "queued" or "starting" or "active" or 2 more`

      Current state of the work item

      - `"queued"`

      - `"starting"`

      - `"active"`

      - `"stopping"`

      - `"stopped"`

    - `stop_requested_at: string or null`

      RFC 3339 timestamp when stop was requested

    - `stopped_at: string or null`

      RFC 3339 timestamp when work execution stopped

  - `next_page: string or null`

    Opaque cursor for fetching the next page of results

## Example

```bash
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/environments/$ENVIRONMENT_ID/work \
    -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
    -H 'anthropic-beta: managed-agents-2026-04-01' \
    -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"
```

### Response (200)

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "id",
      "acknowledged_at": "acknowledged_at",
      "created_at": "created_at",
      "data": {
        "id": "id",
        "type": "session"
      },
      "environment_id": "environment_id",
      "latest_heartbeat_at": "latest_heartbeat_at",
      "metadata": {
        "foo": "string"
      },
      "secret": "secret",
      "started_at": "started_at",
      "state": "queued",
      "stop_requested_at": "stop_requested_at",
      "stopped_at": "stopped_at",
      "type": "work"
    }
  ],
  "next_page": "next_page"
}
```