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Chatwoot Conversations API

Conversation management APIs

Chatwoot Conversations API is one of 33 APIs that Chatwoot publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Conversations. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 13 operations across 10 paths, and defines 11 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.1.0.

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

13 operations 10 paths 11 schemas 5 GET1 PATCH7 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.1.0
Base URL
https://app.chatwoot.com
Authentication
API Key, API Key, API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 3

Chatwoot Conversations API declares 3 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 (agentBotApiKey). An API key is passed in the header as api_access_token (platformAppApiKey).

  • userApiKey — This token can be obtained by visiting the profile page or via rails console. Provides access to endpoints based on the user permissions levels. This token can…
  • agentBotApiKey — This token should be provided by system admin or obtained via rails console. This token can be used to build bot integrations and can only access limited apis.
  • platformAppApiKey — This token can be obtained by the system admin after creating a platformApp. This token should be used to provision agent bots, accounts, users and their roles.

Paths & Operations 13

Across 10 paths, the API surfaces 13 operations — 5 GET, 1 PATCH, 7 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Conversations 13

Conversation management APIs

GET
/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}/conversations/meta
Get Conversation Counts
conversationListMeta 6 params → 200400
GET
/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}/conversations
Conversations List
conversationList 8 params → 200400
POST
/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}/conversations
Create New Conversation
newConversation 1 param body → 200403
POST
/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}/conversations/filter
Conversations Filter
conversationFilter 2 params body → 200400
GET
/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}/conversations/{conversation_id}
Conversation Details
get-details-of-a-conversation 2 params → 200403404
PATCH
/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}/conversations/{conversation_id}
Update Conversation
update-conversation 2 params body → 200401404
POST
/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}/conversations/{conversation_id}/toggle_status
Toggle Status
toggle-status-of-a-conversation 2 params body → 200404401
POST
/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}/conversations/{conversation_id}/toggle_priority
Toggle Priority
toggle-priority-of-a-conversation 2 params body → 200401404
POST
/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}/conversations/{conversation_id}/toggle_typing_status
Toggle Typing Status
toggle-typing-status-of-a-conversation 2 params body → 200401404
POST
/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}/conversations/{conversation_id}/custom_attributes
Update Custom Attributes
update-custom-attributes-of-a-conversation 2 params body → 200401404
GET
/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}/conversations/{conversation_id}/labels
List Labels
list-all-labels-of-a-conversation 2 params → 200404401
POST
/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}/conversations/{conversation_id}/labels
Add Labels
conversation-add-labels 2 params body → 200404401
GET
/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}/conversations/{conversation_id}/reporting_events
Conversation Reporting Events
get-conversation-reporting-events 2 params → 200403404

Schemas 11

The contract defines 11 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are conversation (27 properties), message (22 properties), user (20 properties), reporting_event (12 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

conversation_labels
object
1 property
conversation_list
object
1 property
bad_request_error
object
2 properties
conversation_show
object
request_error
object
3 properties
conversation_create_payload
object
10 properties 1 required
generic_id
object
1 property
user
object
20 properties
message
object
22 properties
conversation
object
27 properties
reporting_event
object
12 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

chatwoot-conversations-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Chatwoot publishes across the network.

Chatwoot Client API
Chatwoot Platform API
Chatwoot Account AgentBots API
Chatwoot Account API
Chatwoot Account Users API
Chatwoot Accounts API
Chatwoot AgentBots API
Chatwoot Agents API
Chatwoot Audit Logs API
Chatwoot Automation Rule API
Chatwoot Canned Responses API
Chatwoot Contact Labels API