diff --git a/letta/server/rest_api/routers/v1/agents.py b/letta/server/rest_api/routers/v1/agents.py
index c5ec3533..539f34c1 100644
--- a/letta/server/rest_api/routers/v1/agents.py
+++ b/letta/server/rest_api/routers/v1/agents.py
@@ -847,3 +847,29 @@ async def send_batch_messages(
     )
 
     return await batch_runner.step_until_request(batch_requests=batch_requests)
+
+
+@router.get(
+    "/messages/batches/{batch_id}",
+    response_model=LettaBatchResponse,
+    operation_id="retrieve_batch_message_request",
+)
+async def retrieve_batch_message_request(
+    batch_id: str,
+    server: SyncServer = Depends(get_letta_server),
+    actor_id: Optional[str] = Header(None, alias="user_id"),
+):
+    """
+    Retrieve the result or current status of a previously submitted batch message request.
+    """
+    actor = server.user_manager.get_user_or_default(user_id=actor_id)
+    batch_job = server.batch_manager.get_batch_job_by_id(batch_id=batch_id, actor=actor)
+    agent_count = server.batch_manager.count_batch_items(batch_id=batch_id)
+
+    return LettaBatchResponse(
+        batch_id=batch_id,
+        status=batch_job.status,
+        agent_count=agent_count,
+        last_polled_at=batch_job.last_polled_at,
+        created_at=batch_job.created_at,
+    )
diff --git a/letta/services/llm_batch_manager.py b/letta/services/llm_batch_manager.py
index a3ee9611..e6a207c1 100644
--- a/letta/services/llm_batch_manager.py
+++ b/letta/services/llm_batch_manager.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import datetime
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 
 from anthropic.types.beta.messages import BetaMessageBatch, BetaMessageBatchIndividualResponse
-from sqlalchemy import tuple_
+from sqlalchemy import func, tuple_
 
 from letta.jobs.types import BatchPollingResult, ItemUpdateInfo, RequestStatusUpdateInfo, StepStatusUpdateInfo
 from letta.log import get_logger
@@ -312,3 +312,18 @@ class LLMBatchManager:
         with self.session_maker() as session:
             item = LLMBatchItem.read(db_session=session, identifier=item_id, actor=actor)
             item.hard_delete(db_session=session, actor=actor)
+
+    @enforce_types
+    def count_batch_items(self, batch_id: str) -> int:
+        """
+        Efficiently count the number of batch items for a given batch_id.
+
+        Args:
+            batch_id (str): The batch identifier to count items for.
+
+        Returns:
+            int: The total number of batch items associated with the given batch_id.
+        """
+        with self.session_maker() as session:
+            count = session.query(func.count(LLMBatchItem.id)).filter(LLMBatchItem.batch_id == batch_id).scalar()
+            return count or 0
diff --git a/tests/test_managers.py b/tests/test_managers.py
index 5bca8587..16f73c29 100644
--- a/tests/test_managers.py
+++ b/tests/test_managers.py
@@ -5058,3 +5058,30 @@ def test_create_batch_items_bulk(server, default_user, sarah_agent, dummy_beta_m
     for item_id in created_ids:
         fetched = server.batch_manager.get_batch_item_by_id(item_id, actor=default_user)
         assert fetched.id in created_ids
+
+
+def test_count_batch_items(server, default_user, sarah_agent, dummy_beta_message_batch, dummy_llm_config, dummy_step_state):
+    # Create a batch job first.
+    batch = server.batch_manager.create_batch_job(
+        llm_provider=ProviderType.anthropic,
+        status=JobStatus.created,
+        create_batch_response=dummy_beta_message_batch,
+        actor=default_user,
+    )
+
+    # Create a specific number of batch items for this batch.
+    num_items = 5
+    for _ in range(num_items):
+        server.batch_manager.create_batch_item(
+            batch_id=batch.id,
+            agent_id=sarah_agent.id,
+            llm_config=dummy_llm_config,
+            step_state=dummy_step_state,
+            actor=default_user,
+        )
+
+    # Use the count_batch_items method to count the items.
+    count = server.batch_manager.count_batch_items(batch_id=batch.id)
+
+    # Assert that the count matches the expected number.
+    assert count == num_items, f"Expected {num_items} items, got {count}"