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Chatwoot Help Center API

Knowledge base management

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

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

This API exposes 5 operations across 4 paths, and defines 14 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/.

5 operations 4 paths 14 schemas 1 GET1 PATCH3 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 Help Center 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 5

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 GET, 1 PATCH, 3 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Help Center 5

Knowledge base management

POST
/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}/portals
Add a new portal
add-new-portal-to-account 1 param body → 200403
GET
/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}/portals
List all portals in an account
get-portal 2 params → 200403
PATCH
/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}/portals/{id}
Update a portal
update-portal-to-account 4 params body → 200403404
POST
/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}/portals/{id}/categories
Add a new category
add-new-category-to-account 2 params body → 200403
POST
/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}/portals/{id}/articles
Add a new article
add-new-article-to-account 2 params body → 200403

Schemas 14

The contract defines 14 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are inbox (33 properties), article (14 properties), portal_item (14 properties), article_create_update_payload (11 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

portal_meta
object
6 properties
category
object
10 properties
category_create_update_payload
object
8 properties
article_create_update_payload
object
11 properties
portal_create_update_payload
object
9 properties
bad_request_error
object
2 properties
request_error
object
3 properties
article
object
14 properties
portal_logo
object
7 properties
portal_config
object
Configuration settings for the portal
1 property
portal_item
object
14 properties
inbox
object
33 properties
portal
object
1 property
portal_single
object
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

chatwoot-help-center-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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