Merran documentation API & integrations

Start a chat

POST

/api/assistant/chats

const url = 'http://localhost:3000/api/assistant/chats';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {cookie: 'merran.session_token=<merran.session_token>'}
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}

curl --request POST \
  --url http://localhost:3000/api/assistant/chats \
  --cookie merran.session_token=<merran.session_token>

A new chat with the assistant, to send messages to at POST /assistant/chats/{chatId}/messages. Its first message names it. With an API key, it needs the assistant: write permission.

Authorizations

session
apiKey

Responses

201

Started.

application/json

object

required

string

title

required

From its first message.

string

createdAt

required

string format: date-time

updatedAt

required

string format: date-time

Example

{
  "id": "0199e8b0-5a10-7a01-8b00-00000000002b",
  "title": "What can I make with leftover chicken?",
  "createdAt": "2026-10-01T17:30:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-15T18:30:00.000Z"
}

401

Not signed in.

application/json

object

error

required

object

code

required

string

message

required

string

fields

object

key

additional properties

string

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "message": "There's nothing here.",
    "fields": {
      "name": "Give it a name."
    }
  }
}

403

Not allowed.

application/json

object

error

required

object

code

required

string

message

required

string

fields

object

key

additional properties

string

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "message": "There's nothing here.",
    "fields": {
      "name": "Give it a name."
    }
  }
}