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Conversations

Conversations represent chat sessions in the system. Each conversation is associated with a workflow and can contain multiple messages.

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Base URL

All API endpoints are prefixed with the following base URL:

https://beta-api.gaife.com/developer/api

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Create a Conversation

Create a new conversation instance.

• Endpoint: POST /conversations
• Authentication: API Key Required

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Headers

Authorization: Bearer {{API_KEY}}
Content-Type: application/json

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Conversation Usecases

The usecase field determines the conversation’s purpose and behavior:

1. DEFAULT ("usecase": "DEFAULT")

   • Standard conversation, chat with the GAIFE system
   • Used for general messaging purposes

2. WORKFLOW_EXECUTION ("usecase": "WORKFLOW_EXECUTION")

   • Used when executing an existing workflow
   • Automatically sets metadata with workflow_id from config
   • Enables workflow-specific message processing

!!! info

Optionally, configure a callback_url in config to receive a webhook/callback on every message of conversation.

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Request Body

{
  "channel": "API",
  "usecase": "WORKFLOW_EXECUTION", // One of: DEFAULT, WORKFLOW_EXECUTION
  "config": {
    "workflow_id": "string", // Required, the ID of the workflow to execute
    "callback_url": "string" // To receive a webhook on every message of conversation
    // Additional configuration
  },
  "metadata": {
    // Optional custom data
  },
  "team_id": "integer" // Optional
}

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Response

{
  "id": "string" // conversation ID without hyphens
}

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Example Usecases Request Body

=== “Workflow Execution”

{
    "channel": "API",
    "usecase": "WORKFLOW_EXECUTION",
    "config": {
        "workflow_id": "123",
        "callback_url": "https://example.com/webhook"
    }
}

=== “Default”

{
    "channel": "API",
    "usecase": "DEFAULT",
    "config": {
        "callback_url": "https://example.com/webhook"
    }
}

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Notes

• For WORKFLOW_EXECUTION, the metadata will automatically include the workflow_id from config
• The DEFAULT usecase provides the most flexibility for custom implementations
• All usecases support custom metadata for additional context
• The channel field is used to specify the communication channel, currently only API is supported
• To receive a webhook on every message of conversation, configure a callback_url in config

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Example Request

curl 'https://beta-api.gaife.com/developer/api/conversations' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer {{API_KEY}}' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
    "channel":"API",
    "usecase":"WORKFLOW_EXECUTION",
    "config":{
      "workflow_id":"84",
      "callback_url":"https://example.com/webhook"
    }
  }'

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Example Response

{
  "id": "550e8400e29b41d4a716446655440000"
}

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Status Codes

• 201: Conversation created successfully
• 400: Invalid request data
• 401: Invalid or missing API key
• 500: Server error

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Get Conversation Messages

Retrieve all messages in a conversation.

• Endpoint: GET /conversations/{conversation_id}/messages
• Authentication: Required

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Path Parameters

• conversation_id: The ID of the conversation

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Example Request

curl 'https://beta-api.gaife.com/developer/api/conversations/550e8400e29b41d4a716446655440000/messages' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer {{API_KEY}}' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json'

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Response

• Messages are returned in chronological order, from newest to oldest.

[
  {
    "id": "string",
    "conversation_id": "string",
    "content": "string",
    "content_type": "TEXT", // One of: TEXT, IMAGE, VIDEO, AUDIO, etc.
    "filename": "string", // Optional, present for media messages
    "type": "USER_INPUT", // Message type
    "channel": "string", // Communication channel
    "status": "RECEIVED", // Message status
    "metadata": {
      "key": "value" // Optional custom metadata
    },
    "created_by": "string",
    "created_at": "datetime",
    "updated_at": "datetime"
  }
]

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Status Codes

• 200: Success
• 404: Conversation not found
• 500: Server error

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Notes

1. Content Types:

   • TEXT: Regular text messages
   • IMAGE: Image files
   • VIDEO: Video files
   • AUDIO: Audio files

2. Message Types:

   • USER_INPUT: Messages from users
   • Other types as per your MessageType choices

3. Message Status:

   • RECEIVED: Message has been received
   • Other statuses as per your MessageStatus choices

4. Response Fields:

   • id: Unique message identifier
   • content: Message content/text
   • filename: Present only for media messages
   • metadata: Optional JSON object for additional data