Create Chat

Creates a new chat in Vapi.

POST

Body

Arguments

string

This is the assistant that will be used for the chat. To use an existing assistant, use assistantId instead.

object

string

This is the squad that will be used for the chat. To use a transient squad, use squad instead.

object

string

This is the name of the chat. This is just for your own reference.

string

This is the ID of the session that will be used for the chat. Mutually exclusive with previousChatId.

stringrequired

boolean

This is a flag that determines whether the response should be streamed. When true, the response will be sent as chunks of text.

string

This is the ID of the chat that will be used as context for the new chat. The messages from the previous chat will be used as context. Mutually exclusive with sessionId.

object

Field selectionChoose which fields should be included in the response. Learn more

string

Comma-separated response fields to include.

Try this request

Request

curl --request POST \
  --url "https://connect.mindcloud.co/v2/universal/apps/vapi/actions/create-chat/run" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $MINDCLOUD_API_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "arguments": {
    "input": ""
  }
}'

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "assistant": {},
      "assistantId": "string",
      "assistantOverrides": {},
      "cost": 1,
      "costs": [
        {}
      ],
      "createdAt": "string",
      "id": "string",
      "input": "string",
      "messages": [
        {}
      ],
      "name": "Ava Chen",
      "orgId": "string",
      "output": [
        {}
      ],
      "previousChatId": "string",
      "sessionId": "string",
      "squad": {},
      "squadId": "string",
      "stream": true,
      "updatedAt": "string"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {}
}

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