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Chatwoot Client Contacts API

Client API - end-user contact management.

Chatwoot Client Contacts API is one of 17 APIs that Chatwoot publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Client Contacts. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and an API reference.

This API exposes 3 operations across 2 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://app.chatwoot.com.

3 operations 2 paths 0 schemas 1 GET1 PATCH1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://app.chatwoot.com/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}
Authentication
API Key, API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Chatwoot Client Contacts API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as api_access_token (userApiKey). An API key is passed in the header as api_access_token (platformAppApiKey). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • userApiKey — Application and Client access token passed in the apiaccesstoken HTTP header. For the Application API this is an agent/user access token; Client API requests a…
  • platformAppApiKey — Platform App access token passed in the apiaccesstoken HTTP header. Created by a super-admin from the Chatwoot installation's Platform Apps area and required f…

Paths & Operations 3

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 1 GET, 1 PATCH, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Client Contacts 3

Client API - end-user contact management.

POST
/public/api/v1/inboxes/{inbox_identifier}/contacts
Create an end-user contact for a public inbox.
createClientContact 1 param body → 200
GET
/public/api/v1/inboxes/{inbox_identifier}/contacts/{contact_identifier}
Get the end-user contact.
getClientContact 2 params → 200
PATCH
/public/api/v1/inboxes/{inbox_identifier}/contacts/{contact_identifier}
Update the end-user contact.
updateClientContact 2 params → 200

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

chatwoot-com-client-contacts-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Chatwoot publishes across the network.

Chatwoot Agents API
Chatwoot Automation Rules API
Chatwoot Canned Responses API
Chatwoot Client Conversations API
Chatwoot Client Messages API
Chatwoot Contacts API
Chatwoot Conversations API
Chatwoot Custom Attributes API
Chatwoot Inboxes API
Chatwoot Labels API
Chatwoot Messages API
Chatwoot Platform Accounts API