> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://praison.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Retrieve Session • AI Agent SDK

> retrieve_session: Retrieve the current managed session's metadata and usage.

# retrieve\_session

Method

> This is a method of the [**ManagedBackendProtocol**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/classes/ManagedBackendProtocol.md) class in the [**protocols**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/modules/protocols.md) module.

Retrieve the current managed session's metadata and usage.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def retrieve_session() -> Dict[str, Any]
```

### Returns

**Returns** `Dict[str, Any]`

Dict with session info (id, status, usage, etc.).

## Source

> [card] [View on GitHub](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/blob/main/src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/agent/protocols.py#L433)
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> `praisonaiagents/agent/protocols.py` at line 433

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## Related Documentation

> [card] [Session Management](https://praison.ai/docs/docs/concepts/session-management)

> [card] [Sessions Feature](https://praison.ai/docs/docs/features/sessions)

> [card] [Session Persistence](https://praison.ai/docs/docs/features/session-persistence)


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