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title: "Does the OpenAI Responses API carry context into a new request automatically?"  
description: "Does the OpenAI Responses API carry context into a new request automatically?"  
author: "Jithin Menon"  
published: 2026-10-22  
updated: 2026-10-22  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/162771/does-the-openai-responses-api-carry-context-into-a-new-request-automatically  
category: "OpenAI API"  
tags: ["OpenAI", "Responses API", "API Development"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Does the OpenAI Responses API carry context into a new request automatically?

I’m trying to understand what state the Responses API keeps between calls. If I send a fresh request without a `previous_response_id` and don’t include the earlier messages myself, should I expect the model to know anything about that conversation?

I’m especially curious whether there are differences between a new request in the same app session and a completely separate API call. How are others handling **conversation state between requests** without accidentally relying on context that isn’t there?


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