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# Search User Memory • AI Agent SDK

> search_user_memory: If mem0 is used, pass user_id in. Otherwise fallback to local filter on user in metadata.

# search\_user\_memory

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> This is a method of the [**Memory**](../classes/Memory) class in the [**memory**](../modules/memory) module.

If mem0 is used, pass user\_id in. Otherwise fallback to local filter on user in metadata.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def search_user_memory(user_id: str, query: str, limit: int, rerank: bool) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="user_id" type="str" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="query" type="str" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="limit" type="int" required={false} default="5">
  No description available.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="rerank" type="bool" required={false} default="False">
  No description available.
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="List[Dict[str, Any]]">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `search`
* `limit`
* `find`
* `search_long_term`

## Used By

* [`Memory.search`](../functions/Memory-search)

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/memory/memory.py` at line 1339
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## Related Documentation

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  <Card title="Memory Concept" icon="brain" href="/docs/concepts/memory" />

  <Card title="Memory Overview" icon="database" href="/docs/memory/overview" />

  <Card title="Memory Configuration" icon="gear" href="/docs/configuration/memory-config" />

  <Card title="Session Resume" icon="rotate-right" href="/docs/memory/session-resume" />
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