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Chatwoot Messages API

Message management APIs

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

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

This API exposes 3 operations across 2 paths, and defines 9 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/.

3 operations 2 paths 9 schemas 1 DELETE1 GET1 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 Messages 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 3

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

Messages 3

Message management APIs

GET
/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}/conversations/{conversation_id}/messages
Get messages
list-all-messages 4 params → 200404401
POST
/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}/conversations/{conversation_id}/messages
Create New Message
create-a-new-message-in-a-conversation 2 params body → 200404403
DELETE
/api/v1/accounts/{account_id}/conversations/{conversation_id}/messages/{message_id}
Delete a message
delete-a-message 3 params → 200401404

Schemas 9

The contract defines 9 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are message (22 properties), agent (11 properties), conversation_message_create_payload (7 properties), inbox_contact (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

contact
object
1 property
bad_request_error
object
2 properties
request_error
object
3 properties
contact_inboxes
object
2 properties
generic_id
object
1 property
agent
object
11 properties
conversation_message_create_payload
object
7 properties 1 required
inbox_contact
object
6 properties
message
object
22 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

chatwoot-messages-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