createConversation

Creates a new Conversation. When creating a new Conversation, the required tags must be provided. See the specific integration for more details.

POST /v1/chat/conversations

cURL

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.botpress.cloud/v1/chat/conversations \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-bot-id: <x-bot-id>' \
  --header 'x-bp-authenticated-principal: <x-bp-authenticated-principal>' \
  --data '
{
  "channel": "<string>",
  "tags": {},
  "integrationName": "<string>",
  "properties": {}
}
'

201

{
  "conversation": {
    "id": "<string>",
    "createdAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "updatedAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "channel": "<string>",
    "integration": "<string>",
    "tags": {},
    "messageCount": 123,
    "currentTaskId": "<string>",
    "properties": {}
  }
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Headers

x-bp-authenticated-principal · string · required

Authenticated principal. Injected by the authentication middleware.

x-bot-id · string · required

Bot id

x-integration-id · string

Integration id

x-integration-alias · string

Integration alias

x-real-ip · string

Caller's IP address. Injected by the edge proxy.

Body

application/json

Conversation data

channel · string · required

Channel name

Maximum string length: 200

tags · object · required

Tags for the Conversation

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integrationName · string · deprecated

[DEPRECATED] To create a conversation from within a bot, call an action of the integration instead.

Maximum string length: 200

properties · object

EXPERIMENTAL - Optional shared properties that can be accessed and modified by both the bot and any of its integrations.

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Response

201

application/json

Returns a Conversation object if creation succeeds. Returns an error otherwise

conversation · object · required

The Conversation object represents an exchange of messages between one or more users. A Conversation is always linked to an integration's channels. For example, a Slack channel represents a conversation.

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