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POST
/
v1
/
typebots
/
{publicId}
/
startChat
Start chat
curl --request POST \
  --url https://typebot.io/api/v1/typebots/{publicId}/startChat \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "resultId": "<string>",
  "message": {
    "type": "text",
    "text": "<string>",
    "metadata": {
      "replyId": "<string>"
    },
    "attachedFileUrls": [
      "<string>"
    ]
  },
  "isStreamEnabled": false,
  "isOnlyRegistering": false,
  "prefilledVariables": {
    "First name": "John",
    "Email": "[email protected]"
  },
  "textBubbleContentFormat": "richText"
}
'
{
  "sessionId": "<string>",
  "typebot": {
    "id": "<string>",
    "version": "3",
    "theme": {
      "general": {
        "font": "<string>",
        "background": {
          "type": "Color",
          "content": "<string>"
        },
        "progressBar": {
          "isEnabled": true,
          "color": "<string>",
          "backgroundColor": "<string>",
          "placement": "Top",
          "thickness": 123,
          "position": "fixed"
        }
      },
      "chat": {
        "container": {
          "maxWidth": "<string>",
          "maxHeight": "<string>",
          "backgroundColor": "<string>",
          "color": "<string>",
          "blur": 123,
          "opacity": 0.5,
          "shadow": "none",
          "border": {
            "thickness": 123,
            "color": "<string>",
            "roundeness": "none",
            "customRoundeness": 123,
            "opacity": 0.5
          }
        },
        "hostAvatar": {
          "isEnabled": true,
          "url": "<string>"
        },
        "guestAvatar": {
          "isEnabled": true,
          "url": "<string>"
        },
        "hostBubbles": {
          "backgroundColor": "<string>",
          "color": "<string>",
          "blur": 123,
          "opacity": 0.5,
          "shadow": "none",
          "border": {
            "thickness": 123,
            "color": "<string>",
            "roundeness": "none",
            "customRoundeness": 123,
            "opacity": 0.5
          }
        },
        "guestBubbles": {
          "backgroundColor": "<string>",
          "color": "<string>",
          "blur": 123,
          "opacity": 0.5,
          "shadow": "none",
          "border": {
            "thickness": 123,
            "color": "<string>",
            "roundeness": "none",
            "customRoundeness": 123,
            "opacity": 0.5
          }
        },
        "buttons": {
          "backgroundColor": "<string>",
          "color": "<string>",
          "blur": 123,
          "opacity": 0.5,
          "shadow": "none",
          "border": {
            "thickness": 123,
            "color": "<string>",
            "roundeness": "none",
            "customRoundeness": 123,
            "opacity": 0.5
          }
        },
        "inputs": {
          "backgroundColor": "<string>",
          "color": "<string>",
          "blur": 123,
          "opacity": 0.5,
          "shadow": "none",
          "border": {
            "thickness": 123,
            "color": "<string>",
            "roundeness": "none",
            "customRoundeness": 123,
            "opacity": 0.5
          },
          "placeholderColor": "<string>"
        },
        "roundness": "none",
        "buttonsInput": {
          "layout": "wrap"
        }
      },
      "customCss": "<string>"
    },
    "settings": {
      "general": {
        "isBrandingEnabled": true,
        "isTypingEmulationEnabled": true,
        "isInputPrefillEnabled": true,
        "isHideQueryParamsEnabled": true,
        "isNewResultOnRefreshEnabled": true,
        "rememberUser": {
          "isEnabled": true,
          "storage": "session"
        },
        "systemMessages": {
          "invalidMessage": "<string>",
          "botClosed": "<string>",
          "networkErrorTitle": "<string>",
          "networkErrorMessage": "<string>",
          "popupBlockedTitle": "<string>",
          "popupBlockedDescription": "<string>",
          "popupBlockedButtonLabel": "<string>",
          "fileUploadError": "<string>",
          "fileUploadSizeError": "<string>",
          "whatsAppPictureChoiceSelectLabel": "<string>"
        }
      },
      "typingEmulation": {
        "enabled": true,
        "speed": 123,
        "maxDelay": 123,
        "delayBetweenBubbles": 2.5,
        "isDisabledOnFirstMessage": true
      }
    },
    "publishedAt": "<string>"
  },
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "<string>",
      "type": "text",
      "content": {
        "type": "richText",
        "richText": "<unknown>"
      }
    }
  ],
  "resultId": "<string>",
  "lastMessageNewFormat": "<string>",
  "input": {
    "id": "<string>",
    "type": "text input",
    "outgoingEdgeId": "<string>",
    "options": {
      "labels": {
        "placeholder": "<string>",
        "button": "<string>"
      },
      "variableId": "<string>",
      "isLong": true,
      "inputMode": "text",
      "audioClip": {
        "isEnabled": true,
        "saveVariableId": "<string>",
        "visibility": "Auto"
      },
      "attachments": {
        "isEnabled": true,
        "saveVariableId": "<string>",
        "visibility": "Auto"
      }
    },
    "prefilledValue": "<string>",
    "runtimeOptions": {
      "paymentIntentSecret": "<string>",
      "amountLabel": "<string>",
      "publicKey": "<string>"
    }
  },
  "clientSideActions": [
    {
      "type": "scriptToExecute",
      "scriptToExecute": {
        "content": "<string>",
        "args": [
          {
            "id": "<string>",
            "value": "<string>"
          }
        ],
        "isUnsafe": true,
        "isCode": true
      },
      "lastBubbleBlockId": "<string>",
      "expectsDedicatedReply": true
    }
  ],
  "logs": [
    {
      "description": "<string>",
      "status": "<string>",
      "details": "<string>",
      "context": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "dynamicTheme": {
    "hostAvatarUrl": "<string>",
    "guestAvatarUrl": "<string>",
    "backgroundUrl": "<string>"
  },
  "progress": 123
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

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

Path Parameters

​
publicId
string
required

Where to find my bot's public ID?

Body

application/json
​
resultId
string

Provide it if you'd like to overwrite an existing result.

​
message
Text · object

Only provide it if your flow starts with an input block and you'd like to directly provide an answer to it.

  • Text
  • Audio
  • Command
​
isStreamEnabled
boolean
default:false

If enabled, you will be required to stream OpenAI completions on a client and send the generated response back to the API.

​
isOnlyRegistering
boolean
default:false

If set to true, it will only register the session and not start the bot. This is used for 3rd party chat platforms as it can require a session to be registered before sending the first message.

​
prefilledVariables
object
Example:
{
  "First name": "John",
  "Email": "[email protected]"
}
​
textBubbleContentFormat
enum<string>
default:richText
Available options:
richText,
markdown

Response

Successful response

​
sessionId
string
required

To save and use for /continueChat requests.

​
typebot
object
required
​
messages
(Text · object | Image · object | Video · object | Audio · object | Embed · object | Custom embed · object)[]
required
  • Text
  • Image
  • Video
  • Audio
  • Embed
  • Custom embed
​
resultId
string
​
lastMessageNewFormat
string

The sent message is validated and formatted on the backend. For example, if for a date input you replied something like tomorrow, the backend will convert it to a date string. This field returns the formatted message.

​
input
Text · object
  • Text
  • Buttons
  • Email
  • Number
  • URL
  • Phone number
  • Date
  • Time
  • Payment
  • Rating
  • File
  • Picture choice
  • Option 13
  • Buttons v5
  • File input v5
  • Picture choice v5
​
clientSideActions
(Script to execute · object | Redirect · object | Chatwoot · object | Google Analytics · object | Wait · object | Set variable · object | Stream OpenAI · object | Execute HTTP request · object | Inject start props · object | Init Pixel · object | Exec stream · object | Execute code · object | Listen to webhook · object)[]

Actions to execute on the client side

  • Script to execute
  • Redirect
  • Chatwoot
  • Google Analytics
  • Wait
  • Set variable
  • Stream OpenAI
  • Execute HTTP request
  • Inject start props
  • Init Pixel
  • Exec stream
  • Execute code
  • Listen to webhook
​
logs
object[]

Logs that were saved during the last execution

​
dynamicTheme
object

If the typebot contains dynamic avatars, dynamicTheme returns the new avatar URLs whenever their variables are updated.

​
progress
number

If progress bar is enabled, this field will return a number between 0 and 100 indicating the current progress based on the longest remaining path of the flow.