Configuration API

Introduction

Configuration API is a service for storing configuration of license. You can set up here different types of features such as properties or webhooks.

This document describes the Configuration API v3.5. This is the developer preview version that provides a preview of the upcoming changes to the API. It's not open to public use. However, if you want to test some features, contact us at developers@livechat.com or ask on the chat, and we'll give you access. Read more about versioning...

Authentication

Authentication for Configuration API is handled by access tokens. Find out how to get an access token from Agent authorization flows. If a method requires particular authorization scopes, you’ll find them included in the method description. Each request should contain the Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token> header.

Data centers

LiveChat system operates in two data centers: dal (USA) and fra (Europe). The default data center is dal.

All the LiveChat OAuth 2.1 access tokens have a prefix: dal: or fra:. This prefix indicates the data center they belong to. If you need to specify the data center while making an API call, simply add the X-Region: <token_prefix> optional header.

Summing up, if the user token starts with fra, you should add the X-Region: fra header. If the token starts with dal, you don’t have to specify the header.

If you get the misdirected_request error, use the prefix returned in the error as the value of X-Region.

Propagation delay

All configurations set by this API will have action in system after max 2 minutes. This delay will be removed in the future.

Agents

An agent is a type of user who communicates with customers. You can look up the sample agent data structure in the response of Get Agent.

Methods

HTTP method	The Agents API endpoint
`POST`	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/<action>`

Required header	Value
`Content-Type`	`application/json`

Create Agent

Creates a new agent with specified parameters within a license.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/create_agent`
Required scopes	`accounts--all:rc` `accounts--all:rw`¹ `subscription.lc:rw`¹

1) – to create agents who don't have to wait for approval after creation

Request

Parameter	Data type	Required	Notes
`id`	`string`	Yes	Agent ID
`name`	`string`	Yes	Agent name
`role`	`string`	No	Agent role, should be one of the following: `viceowner`, `administrator`, `normal` (default).
`avatar`	`string`	No	Avatar URL
`job_title`	`string`	No	Agent's job title
`mobile`	`string`	No	Agent's mobile number
`max_chats_count`	`int`	No	Agent's maximum number of concurrent chats; default: 6. Limited to 100.
`awaiting_approval`	`bool`	No	Determines if the Agent will be awaiting approval after creation. Only a requester with the `subscription.lc:rw` scope can set this value to `false`.
`groups`	`object[]`	No	Groups an Agent belongs to.
`groups[].id`	`uint`	Yes	Group ID; required only when `group` is included.
`groups[].priority` *	`string`	Yes	Agent's priority in a group; required only when `group` is included.
`notifications`**	`string[]`	No	Represents which Agent notifications are turned on.
`email_subscriptions`*******	`string[]`	No	Represents which subscriptions will be send to the Agent via email.
`work_scheduler`	`object`	No	Work scheduler options to set for the new Agent
`work_scheduler.****.<work_scheduler>`	`object`	No	`<work_scheduler>` values *****

* Possible values for the groups[].priority parameter:

Possible value	Notes
`first`	The highest chat routing priority. Agents with the `first` priority get chats before others from the same group, e.g. Bots can get chats before regular Agents. Corresponds to the Bot priority option in the LiveChat App.
`normal`	The medium chat routing priority. Agents with the `normal` priority get chats before those with the `last` priority, when there are no Agents with the `first` priority available with free slots in the group. Corresponds to the Primary priority option in the LiveChat App.
`last`	The lowest chat routing priority. Agents with the `last` priority get chats when there are no Agents with the `first` or `normal` priority available with free slots in the group. Corresponds to the Secondary priority option in the LiveChat App.
`supervisor`	Agents with the `supervisor` priority will not get any chats assigned automatically.

** Possible values for the notifications array:

new_visitor
incoming_chat
returning_visitor
queued_visitor
visitor_is_typing
new_goal
unassigned_chats
unassigned_chat_messages
ticket
inactive_notifications
mute_all_sounds
repeat_sound_notifications
ticket_notifications
incoming_message_for_focused_chat

*** Possible values for the email_subscriptions array:

daily_summary
weekly_summary

**** Possible values for the work_scheduler object keys:

sunday
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday

***** <work_scheduler> contains the following fields:

start (string) - the time when the Agent starts work, in the format: HH:MM
end (string) - the time when the Agent finishes work, in the format: HH:MM

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/create_agent \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
        "id": "smith@example.com",
        "name": "Agent Smith",
        "role": "viceowner",
        "groups": [
          {
            "id": 5,
            "priority": "first"
          },
          {
            "id": 2,
            "priority": "last"
          },
          {
            "id": 1,
            "priority": "normal"
          }
        ],
        "work_scheduler": {
          "monday": {
            "start": "08:30",
            "end": "12:30"
          }
        },
        "notifications": [
          "new_visitor",
          "new_goal",
          "visitor_is_typing"
        ],
        "email_subscriptions": [
          "weekly_summary"
        ]
      }'

Response

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{
	"id": "smith@example.com"
}

Get Agent

It returns the info about an Agent specified by id.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/get_agent`
Required scopes	`agents--my:ro` `agents--all:ro`

Request

Parameter	Type	Required	Notes
`id`	`string`	Yes	Agent ID
`fields`*	`string[]`	No	Additional fields to include.

* Possible values for the fields[] parameter:

Possible value	Notes
`work_scheduler`	Work scheduler object for an Agent
`groups`	Groups an Agent belongs to
`email_subscriptions`	A list of an Agent's active subscriptions
`notifications`	A list of an Agent's enabled notifications
`job_title`	Agent's job title
`mobile`	Agent's mobile number
`max_chats_count`	Agent's maximum number of concurrent chats
`suspended`	Boolean value indicating if an Agent is suspended
`awaiting_approval`	Boolean value indicating if an Agent is awaiting approval

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/get_agent \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
        "id": "smith@example.com"
      }'

Response

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{
	"id": "smith@example.com",
	"name": "Agent Smith",
	"avatar": "https://domain.com/avatar.image.jpg",
	"role": "administrator",
	"login_status": "accepting chats"
}

List Agents

Returns all Agents within a license.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/list_agents`
Required scopes	`agents--all:ro`

Request

Parameter	Required	Type	Notes
`filters`	No	`object`	Possible request filters
`filters.group_ids`	No	`int[]`	IDs of the groups from which you want to list Agents. You'll only get the Agents from the specified group(s).
`filters.suspended`	No	`bool`	If provided, returns only those Agents who have the same `suspended` field value.
`fields`*	No	`string[]`	Additional Agent fields to include.

* Possible values for the fields[] parameter:

Possible value	Notes
`groups`	Groups an Agent belongs to
`work_scheduler`	Work scheduler object for an Agent
`email_subscriptions`	A list of the Agent's active email subscriptions
`notifications`	A list of the Agent's enabled notifications
`job_title`	Agent's job title
`mobile`	Agent's mobile number
`max_chats_count`	Agent's maximum number of concurrent chats
`suspended`	Boolean value indicating if an Agent is suspended
`awaiting_approval`	Boolean value indicating if an Agent is awaiting approval

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/list_agents \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
       "fields": [
          "email_subscriptions",
          "max_chats_count",
          "job_title"
        ],
        "filters": {
          "group_ids": [
            0,
            1
          ]
        }
    }'

Response

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[
	{
		"avatar_path": "cdn.livechatinc.com/avatars/1.png",
		"id": "smith@example.com",
		"job_title": "Support Hero",
		"login_status": "not accepting chats",
		"name": "Smith",
		"role": "owner",
		"max_chats_count": 5,
		"summaries": [
			"daily_summary",
			"weekly_summary"
		]
	},
	{
		"avatar_path": "cdn.livechatinc.com/avatars/2.png",
		"id": "jones@example.com",
		"job_title": "Support Hero (Newbie)",
		"login_status": "accepting chats",
		"name": "Jones",
		"role": "viceowner",
		"max_chats_count": 2,
		"summaries": [
			"weekly_summary"
		]
	}
]

Update Agent

Updates the properties of an Agent specified by id.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/update_agent`
Required scopes	`agents--my:rw` `agents--all:rw`¹ `accounts.roles.lc--all:rw`²

1) to update other agents within the same license
2) to update the agent role

Request

Parameter	Data type	Required	Notes
`id`	`string`	Yes	Agent ID
`name`	`string`	No	Agent name
`role`	`string`	No	Agent role, should be one of the following: `viceowner`, `administrator`, `normal`
`avatar`	`string`	No	Avatar URL
`job_title`	`string`	No	Agent's job title
`mobile`	`string`	No	Agent's mobile number
`max_chats_count`	`int`	No	Agent's maximum number of concurrent. Limited to 100. chats
`groups`	`object[]`	No	Groups an Agent belongs to.
`groups[].id`	`uint`	Yes	Group ID; required only when `group`'s included.
`groups[].priority` *	`string`	Yes	Agent's priority in a group; required only when `group`'s included.
`notifications`**	`string[]`	No	Represents which Agent notifications are turned on.
`email_subscriptions`*******	`string[]`	No	Represents which subscriptions will be send to an Agent via email.
`work_scheduler`	`object`	No	Work scheduler options to set for a new Agent
`work_scheduler.****.<work_scheduler>`	`object`	No	`<work_scheduler>` values *****

* Possible values for the groups[].priority parameter:

Possible value	Notes
`first`	The highest chat routing priority. Agents with the `first` priority get chats before others from the same group, e.g. Bots can get chats before regular Agents. Corresponds to the Bot priority option in the LiveChat App.
`normal`	The medium chat routing priority. Agents with the `normal` priority get chats before those with the `last` priority, when there are no Agents with the `first` priority available with free slots in the group. Corresponds to the Primary priority option in the LiveChat App.
`last`	The lowest chat routing priority. Agents with the `last` priority get chats when there are no Agents with the `first` or `normal` priority available with free slots in the group. Corresponds to the Secondary priority option in the LiveChat App.
`supervisor`	Agents with the `supervisor` priority will not get any chats assigned automatically.

** Possible values for the notifications array:

new_visitor
incoming_chat
returning_visitor
queued_visitor
visitor_is_typing
new_goal
unassigned_chats
unassigned_chat_messages
ticket
inactive_notifications
mute_all_sounds
repeat_sound_notifications
ticket_notifications
incoming_message_for_focused_chat

*** Possible values for the email_subscriptions array:

daily_summary
weekly_summary

**** Possible values for the work_scheduler object keys:

sunday
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday

***** <work_scheduler> contains the following fields:

start (string) - the time when the Agent starts work, in the format: HH:MM
end (string) - the time when the Agent finishes work, in the format: HH:MM

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/update_agent \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
        "id": "smith@example.com",
        "name": "Agent Smith",
        "role": "viceowner",
        "groups": [
          {
            "id": 5,
            "priority": "first"
          },
          {
            "id": 2,
            "priority": "last"
          },
          {
            "id": 1,
            "priority": "normal"
          }
        ],
        "work_scheduler": {
          "monday": {
            "start": "08:30",
            "end": "12:30"
          },
          "friday": {
            "start": "07:30",
            "end": "21:30"
          }
        },
        "notifications": [
          "new_visitor",
          "new_goal",
          "visitor_is_typing"
        ],
        "email_subscriptions": [
          "weekly_summary"
        ]
      }'

Delete Agent

Deletes an Agent specified by id.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/delete_agent`
Required scopes	`agents--my:rw` `accounts--my:rw` `agents--all:rw` * `accounts--all:rw` *

* to delete other agents within the same license

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`id`	Yes	`string`	Agent ID

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/delete_agent \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
        "id": "smith@example.com"
      }'

Suspend Agent

Suspends an Agent specified by id.

❗️ This method is not yet available for public use. For now, an agent can only be approved via the LiveChat Agent application UI. If you want to use this method in your integration, send us an email at developers@livechat.com and describe your use case.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/suspend_agent`
Required scopes	`agents--all:rw` `sessions--all:rw`¹

1) sessions--all:rw is a private scope; it's not possible to configure it in Developer Console.

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`id`	Yes	`string`	Agent ID

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/suspend_agent \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
        "id": "smith@example.com"
      }'

Unsuspend Agent

Unsuspends an Agent specified by id.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/unsuspend_agent`
Required scopes	`agents--all:rw` `accounts--all:rw` `subscription.lc:rw`¹

1) subscription.lc:rw is a private scope; it's not possible to configure it in Developer Console.

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`id`	Yes	`string`	Agent ID

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/unsuspend_agent \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
        "id": "smith@example.com"
      }'

Request Agent Unsuspension

A suspended Agent can send emails to license owners and vice owners with an unsuspension request.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/request_agent_unsuspension`
Required scopes	-

Request

Empty request payload.

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/request_agent_unsuspension \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{}'

Approve Agent

Approves an Agent thus allowing the Agent to use the application.

❗️ This method is not yet available for public use. For now, an agent can only be approved via the LiveChat Agent application UI. If you want to use this method in your integration, send us an email at developers@livechat.com and describe your use case.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/approve_agent`
Required scopes	`agents--all:rw` `accounts--all:rw` `subscription.lc:rw` *

* subscription.lc:rw is a private scope; it's not possible to configure it in Developer Console.

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`id`	Yes	`string`	Agent ID

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/approve_agent \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
        "id": "smith@example.com"
      }'

Auto access

Auto access allows you to assign groups to a thread that will be created when a customer starts a chat. Those groups are assigned based on the conditions defined to match the customer's geolocation and the page URL the customer is currently visiting. Every time a customer calls Login or Update Customer Page, our backend checks if the page URL and geolocation match the pre-defined conditions. Given there's a match, the groups are assigned to a thread, but not until a chat starts and the thread is actually created.

If a customer starts a chat via Start Chat or Activate Chat with the chat.access parameter, chat.access overrides the auto access assigned to the thread.

Auto access rules are ordered using a linked list. Each of them points to the next element by keeping its id in the next_id field. For the last element of the list, the next_id is empty.

Methods

Add Auto Access

Creates an auto access data structure, which is a set of conditions for the tracking URL and geolocation of a customer.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/add_auto_access`
Required scopes	`access_rules:rw`

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`access`	Yes	`object`	Destination access
`access.groups`	Yes	`[]int`	Destination groups
`conditions`¹	Yes	`object`	Conditions to check
`conditions.url`	No	`object`	The condition that matches on `customer_page.url` from Login or `url` from Update Customer Page
`conditions.domain`	No	`object`	The condition that matches on the domain of the `customer_url`
`conditions.{url,domain}.values`	No	`[]match_object`²	Positive match, may not be used together with `exclude_values`
`conditions.{url,domain}.exclude_values`	No	`[]match_object`	Negative match
`conditions.geolocation`	No	`object`	The condition that matches on the customer's geolocation
`conditions.geolocation.values`	Yes	`[]geolocation_object`³	An array of objects; matches when at least one subcondition matches.
`description`	No	`string`	Description of the auto access
`next_id`	No	`string`	ID of an existing auto access. Leave empty if the new auto access should be the last one on the list.

1) conditions must have at least one of url, domain, geolocation set.

2) <match_object> structure:

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`value`	Yes	`string`	A value to match
`exact_match`	No	`bool`	If set to `false`, a `match_object.value` will be matched as a substring of the customer URL or domain.

3) the geolocation_object structure. The condition is fulfilled only when all of the specified fields match. At least one field must be specified.

Parameter	Required	Data type	Example
`country`	No	`string`	"United States"
`country_code`	No	`string`	"US"
`region`	No	`string`	"California"
`city`	No	`string`	"Mountain View"

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/add_auto_access \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -d '{
        "description": "Chats on livechat.com from United States",
        "access": {
          "groups": [ 1 ]
        },
        "conditions": {
          "domain": {
            "values": [
              {
                "value": "livechat.com",
                "exact_match": true
              }
            ]
          },
          "geolocation": {
            "values": [
              {
                "country": "United States",
                "country_code": "US"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "next_id": "1faad6f5f1d6e8fdf27e8af9839783b7"
      }'

Response

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{
  "id": "pqi8oasdjahuakndw9nsad9na"
}

List Auto Accesses

Returns all existing auto access data structures.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/list_auto_accesses`
Required scopes	`access_rules:ro`

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/list_auto_accesses \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -d '{}'

Response

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[
  {
    "id": "1faad6f5f1d6e8fdf27e8af9839783b7",
    "description": "Chats on livechat.com from United States",
    "access": {
      "groups": [
        0
      ]
    },
    "conditions": {
      "geolocation": {
        "values": [
          {
            "country": "United States",
            "country_code": "US"
          }
        ]
      },
      "domain": {
        "values": [
          {
            "value": "livechat.com",
            "exact_match": true
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "next_id": "pqi8oasdjahuakndw9nsad9na"
  }
]

Delete Auto Access

Deletes an existing auto access data structure specified by its ID.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/delete_auto_access`
Required scopes	`access_rules:rw`

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`id`	Yes	`string`	Auto access ID

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/delete_auto_access \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -d '{
    "id": "pqi8oasdjahuakndw9nsad9na"
  }'

Update Auto Access

Updates an existing auto access. Only specified fields are updated (overwritten), leaving unspecified fields unchanged.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/update_auto_access`
Required scopes	`access_rules:rw`

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`id`	Yes	`string`	ID of the auto access to modify
`access`	No	`object`	Destination access
`access.groups`	Yes	`[]int`	Destination groups
`conditions`¹	No	`object`	Conditions to check
`conditions.url`	No	`object`	The condition that matches on `customer_page.url` from Login or `url` from Update Customer Page
`conditions.domain`	No	`object`	The condition that matches on the domain of the `customer_url`
`conditions.{url,domain}.values`	No	`[]match_object`²	Positive match, may not be used together with `exclude_values`
`conditions.{url,domain}.exclude_values`	No	`[]match_object`	Negative match
`conditions.geolocation`	No	`object`	The condition that matches on the customer's geolocation
`conditions.geolocation.values`	Yes	`[]geolocation_object`³	An array of objects; matches when at least one subcondition matches.
`description`	No	`string`	Description of the auto access
`next_id`⁴	No	`string`	ID of an existing auto access. If `next_id` is an empty string, auto_access moves to the end of the list.

1) conditions must have at least one of url, domain, geolocation set.

2) <match_object> structure:

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`value`	Yes	`string`	A value to match
`exact_match`	No	`bool`	If set to `false`, a `match_object.value` will be matched as a substring of the customer URL or domain; default: false.

3) the geolocation_object structure. The condition is fulfilled only when all of the specified fields match. At least one field must be specified.

Parameter	Required	Data type	Example
`country`	No	`string`	"United States"
`country_code`	No	`string`	"US"
`region`	No	`string`	"California"
`city`	No	`string`	"Mountain View"

4) Modifying next_id moves the auto access specified by id before the auto access that is specified by next_id. If next_id is an empty string, then auto access will be placed at the end of the list. If you don't intend to reorder the rule at all, don't include next_id in the request. To better understand it, analyze the example below.

💡 Example:

In the following list: A -> B -> C -> D -> null, letters represent the auto_access data structures while arrows indicate the next_id relation. Therefore, A has next_id set to B, B has next_id set to C, and so on.

An update_auto_access call with the {"id": "C", "next_id": "B"} payload would result in reordering the sequence, which after the successful request, would look like this: A -> C -> B -> D -> null. Consistency is maintained by keeping the next_id references properly assigned in each of the elements after a single request.

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/update_auto_access \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -d '{
    "id": "pqi8oasdjahuakndw9nsad9na",
    "access": {
      "groups": [0, 42]
    },
    "next_id": "1faad6f5f1d6e8fdf27e8af9839783b7"
  }'

Bots

Bot enables writing integrations using the Agent Chat API - both RTM and Web - to communicate in chats as regular Agents. A Bot shares the SSO access token with the Agent who created the Bot. Each Bot is a resource owned by an application in Developers Platform, identified by its own client_id.

Unlike Agents, Bot don't have passwords or emails - you cannot log in as a Bot.

Methods

HTTP method	The Bots API endpoint
`POST`	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/<action>`

Required header	Value
`Content-Type`	`application/json`

Create Bot

Creates a new bot. To make the bot available for receiving chats or webhooks, use the Set Routing Status method.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/create_bot`
Required scopes	`agents-bot--my:rw`

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`name`	Yes	`string`	Display name
`avatar`	No	`string`	Avatar URL
`max_chats_count`	No	`int`	Max. number of incoming chats that can be routed to the Bot; default: 6. Limited to 500.
`default_group_priority` ********	No	`string`	The default routing priority for a group without defined priority.
`job_title`	No	`string`	Bot's job title
`groups`	No	`object[]`	Groups the Bot belongs to.
`groups[].id`	No	`int`	Group ID; required only when `group`'s included.
`groups[].priority` *	Yes	`string`	Bot's priority in a group; required only when `group`'s included.
`work_scheduler`	No	`object`	Work scheduler options to set for the new Bot.
`work_scheduler.**.<work_scheduler>`	No	`object`	`<work_scheduler>` values *******.
`timezone`	Yes	`string`	The time zone in which the Bot's work scheduler should operate. Required only if `work_scheduler` is provided.
`owner_client_id` *********	Yes	`string`	Required only when authorizing via PATs. When you provide this param while authorizing with a Bearer Token, the `client_id` associated with the Bearer Token will be ignored, and provided `owner_client_id` will be used instead.

* Possible values for the groups[].priority parameter:

Possible value	Notes
`first`	The highest chat routing priority. Bots with the `first` priority get chats before others from the same group, e.g. Bots can get chats before regular Agents. Corresponds to the Bot priority option in the LiveChat App.
`normal`	The medium chat routing priority. Bots with the `normal` priority get chats before agents with the `last` priority, when there are no Agents with the `first` priority available with free slots in the group. Corresponds to the Primary priority option in the LiveChat App.
`last`	The lowest chat routing priority. Bots with the `last` priority get chats when there are no Agents with the `first` or `normal` priority available with free slots in the group. Corresponds to the Secondary priority option in the LiveChat App.
`supervisor`	Bots with the `supervisor` priority will not get any chats assigned automatically.

** Possible values for the work_scheduler object keys:

sunday
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday

*** <work_scheduler> contains the following fields:

start (string) - the time when the Bot starts accepting chats, in the format: HH:MM
end (string) - the time when the Bot finishes accepting chats, in the format: HH:MM

**** The table below presents the possible values for the default_group_priority parameter:

Possible value	Notes
`first`	The highest chat routing priority. Bots with the `first` priority get chats before others from the same group, e.g. Bots can get chats before regular Agents. Corresponds to the Bot priority option in the LiveChat App.
`normal`	The medium chat routing priority. Bots with the `normal` priority get chats before agents with the `last` priority, when there are no Agents with the `first` priority available with free slots in the group. Corresponds to the Primary priority option in the LiveChat App.
`last`	The lowest chat routing priority. Bots with the `last` priority get chats when there are no Agents with the `first` or `normal` priority available with free slots in the group. Corresponds to the Secondary priority option in the LiveChat App.
`supervisor`	Bots with the `supervisor` priority will not get any chats assigned automatically.

***** The number of sent webhooks depends on the number of webhooks registered for an owner_client_id, not the number of bots belonging to that owner_client_id.

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/create_bot \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
      "name": "Bot Name"
      }'

Response

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{
	"id": "5c9871d5372c824cbf22d860a707a578"
}

Delete Bot

Deletes a bot specified by id.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/delete_bot`
Required scopes	`agents-bot--my:rw` `agents-bot--all:rw`

Request

Parameter	Required	Type	Notes
`id`	Yes	`string`	Bot ID

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/delete_bot \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
      "id": "505591fc9fc2d6e92798bed7d9d8f079"
      }'

Update Bot

Updates an existing Bot.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/update_bot`
Required scopes	`agents-bot--my:rw` `agents-bot--all:rw` (to update other Bots within the same license)

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`id`	Yes	`string`	Bot ID
`name`	No	`string`	Display name
`avatar`	No	`string`	Avatar URL
`max_chats_count`	No	`int`	Maximum incoming chats that can be routed to the Bot. Limited to 500.
`groups`	No	`object[]`	Groups the Bot belongs to
`groups[].id`	Yes	`uint`	Group ID, required only when `groups`'s present.
`groups[].priority` *	Yes	`string`	Bot's priority in the group; required only when `groups` is included.
`default_group_priority` **	No	`string`	The default routing priority for a group without defined priority.
`work_scheduler`	No	`object`	Work scheduler options to set for the new Bot.
`work_scheduler.***.<work_scheduler>`	No	`object`	`<work_scheduler>` values ********.
`timezone`	No	`string`	The time zone in which the Bot's work scheduler should operate. Required if `work_scheduler` is provided.

* The table below presents the possible values for the groups[].priority parameter:

Possible value	Notes
`first`	The highest chat routing priority. Bots with the `first` priority get chats before others from the same group, e.g. Bots can get chats before regular Agents. Corresponds to the Bot priority option in the LiveChat App.
`normal`	The medium chat routing priority. Bots with the `normal` priority get chats before agents with the `last` priority, when there are no Agents with the `first` priority available with free slots in the group. Corresponds to the Primary priority option in the LiveChat App.
`last`	The lowest chat routing priority. Bots with the `last` priority get chats when there are no Agents with the `first` or `normal` priority available with free slots in the group. Corresponds to the Secondary priority option in the LiveChat App.
`supervisor`	Bots with the `supervisor` priority will not get any chats assigned automatically.

** The table below presents the possible values for the default_group_priority parameter:

Possible value	Notes
`first`	The highest chat routing priority. Bots with the `first` priority get chats before others from the same group, e.g. Bots can get chats before regular Agents. Corresponds to the Bot priority option in the LiveChat App.
`normal`	The medium chat routing priority. Bots with the `normal` priority get chats before agents with the `last` priority, when there are no Agents with the `first` priority available with free slots in the group. Corresponds to the Primary priority option in the LiveChat App.
`last`	The lowest chat routing priority. Bots with the `last` priority get chats when there are no Agents with the `first` or `normal` priority available with free slots in the group. Corresponds to the Secondary priority option in the LiveChat App.
`supervisor`	Bots with the `supervisor` priority will not get any chats assigned automatically.

*** Possible values for the work_scheduler object keys:

sunday
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday

**** <work_scheduler> contains the following fields:

start (string) - the time when the Bot starts accepting chats, in the format: HH:MM
end (string) - the time when the Bot finishes accepting chats, in the format: HH:MM

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/update_bot \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
      "id": "ce54714e3d2b53adbfff09dbdbdd56e9",
      "name": "New Bot Name"
      }'

List Bots

Returns the list of Bots created within a license. The method behavior differs depending on who created the Bot and what authorization method is used for the call.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/list_bots`
Required scopes	`agents-bot--my:ro` `agents-bot--all:ro`

Request

Parameter	Required	Type	Notes
`all`	No	`bool`	`true` - gets all Bots within a license. `false` (default)* - returns only the requester's Bots.
`fields`**	No	`string[]`	Additional Bot fields to include

* Calling List Bots with all:false

If a Bot was created via an app, all Agents who make the request via this app will get the Bot in the response.
If a Bot was created directly by an Agent (PAT authorization), all Agents who authorize with PATs will get the Bot in the response.

** Possible values for the fields[] parameter:

Possible value	Notes
`groups`	Groups a Bot belongs to
`work_scheduler`	Work scheduler object for a Bot
`job_title`	Bot's job title
`max_chats_count`	Bot's maximum number of concurrent chats
`timezone`	The time zone in which the Bot's work scheduler operates

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/list_bots \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -d '{
        "all": false
      }'

Response

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[
	{
		"id": "2c1b8da190222160e8f9e077af4c625b",
		"name": "Bot Name",
		"avatar_path": "example.com/avatar.jpg"
	}
]

Get Bot

It returns the info about a bot with a given id.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/get_bot`
Required scopes	`agents-bot--my:ro` `agents-bot--all:ro`

Request

Parameter	Required	Type	Notes
`id`	Yes	`string`	Bot ID
`fields`*	`string[]`	No	Additional fields to include.

* Possible values for the fields[] parameter:

Possible value	Notes
`work_scheduler`	Work scheduler object for a Bot
`groups`	Groups a Bot belongs to
`job_title`	Bot's job title
`max_chats_count`	Bot's maximum number of concurrent chats
`timezone`	The time zone in which the Bot's work scheduler operates

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/get_bot \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -d '{
        "id": "5c9871d5372c824cbf22d860a707a578"
      }'

Response

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{
	"id": "5c9871d5372c824cbf22d860a707a578",
	"name": "John Doe",
	"avatar_path": "https://example.com/avatar.jpg",
	"default_group_priority": "first",
	"owner_client_id": "asXdesldiAJSq9padj",
	"max_chats_count": 6,
	"groups": [
		{
			"id": 0,
			"priority": "normal"
		},
		{
			"id": 1,
			"priority": "normal"
		},
		{
			"id": 2,
			"priority": "first"
		}
	]
}

Groups

Groups let you organize your work by creating teams with Agent and Bot members. You can use groups to do configuration based on shared settings (language, working hours, department) and to separate chat routing. It's worth mentioning that one Agent can belong to multiple groups at the same time. It's possible to configure routing priorities for Agents and Bots specifically per group.

Methods

HTTP method	The Groups API endpoint
`POST`	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/<action>`

Required header	Value
`Content-Type`	`application/json`

Create Group

Creates a new group.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/create_group`
Required scopes	`groups--all:rw`

Request

Parameter	Data type	Required	Notes
`name`	`string`	Yes	Group name (up to 180 chars)
`language_code`	`string`	No	The code of the group languange
`agent_priorities`*	`object`	Yes	Agents' priorities in a group as a map in the `"<id>": "<priority>"` format. At least one Agent must have the `normal` priority.

* The table below presents the possible values for the agent_priorities map:

Possible value	Notes
`first`	The highest chat routing priority. Agents with the `first` priority get chats before others from the same group, e.g. Bots can get chats before regular Agents.
`normal`	The medium chat routing priority. Agents with the `normal` priority get chats before those with the `last` priority, when there are no Agents with the `first` priority available with free slots in the group.
`last`	The lowest chat routing priority. Agents with the `last` priority get chats when there are no Agents with the `first` or `normal` priority available with free slots in the group.
`supervisor`	Agents with the `supervisor` priority will not get any chats assigned automatically.

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/create_group \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
        "name": "Sports shoes",
        "agent_priorities": {
          "agent1@example.com": "normal",
          "agent2@example.com": "normal",
          "agent3@example.com": "last"
        }
      }'

Response

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{
	"id": 19
}

Update Group

Updates an existing group.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/update_group`
Required scopes	`groups--my:rw` `groups--all:rw` (to update groups the requester is not a member of)

Request

Parameter	Data type	Required	Notes
`id`	`int`	Yes	Group ID
`name`	`string`	No	Group name (up to 180 chars)
`language_code`	`string`	No	The code of the group languange
`agent_priorities`*	`object`	No	Agents' priorities in a group as a map in the `"<id>": "<priority>"` format.

* The table below presents the possible values for the agent_priorities map:

Possible value	Notes
`first`	The highest chat routing priority. Agents with the `first` priority get chats before others from the same group, e.g. Bots can get chats before regular Agents.
`normal`	The medium chat routing priority. Agents with the `normal` priority get chats before those with the `last` priority, when there are no Agents with the `first` priority available with free slots in the group.
`last`	The lowest chat routing priority. Agents with the `last` priority get chats when there are no Agents with the `first` or `normal` priority available with free slots in the group.
`supervisor`	Agents with the `supervisor` priority will not get any chats assigned automatically.

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/update_group \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
        "id": 19,
        "name": "Sport shoes",
        "agent_priorities": {
          "agent1@example.com": "normal",
          "agent2@example.com": "normal",
          "agent3@example.com": "last"
        }
      }'

Delete Group

Deletes an existing group.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/delete_group`
Required scopes	`groups--my:rw` `groups--all:rw` (to delete groups the requester is not a member of)

Request

Parameter	Data type	Required	Notes
`id`	`int`	Yes	Group ID

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/delete_group \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
        "id": 19
      }'

List Groups

Lists all the exisiting groups.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/list_groups`
Required scopes	`groups--all:ro`

Request

Parameter	Data type	Required	Notes
`fields`*	`string[]`	No	Additional fields to include.

* Possible values for the fields[] parameter:

Possible value	Notes
`agent_priorities`	An object containing Agents belonging to a group, along with their priorities.
`routing_status`	The routing status of a group.

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/list_groups \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{}'

Response

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[
	{
		"id": 0,
		"name": "General",
		"language_code": "en",
		"routing_status": "offline"
	},
	{
		"id": 19,
		"name": "Sport shoes",
		"language_code": "en",
		"routing_status": "offline"
	}
]

Get Group

Returns details about a group specified by its id.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/get_group`
Required scopes	`groups--my:ro` `groups--all:ro` (to get groups the requester is not a member of)

Request

Parameter	Data type	Required	Notes
`id`	`int`	Yes	Group ID
`fields`*	`string[]`	No	Additional fields to include.

* Possible values for the fields[] parameter:

Possible value	Notes
`agent_priorities`	An object containing Agents belonging to a group, along with their priorities.
`routing_status`	The routing status of a group.

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/get_group \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
        "id": 19,
        "fields": ["agent_priorities", "routing_status"]
      }'

Response

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{
	"id": 19,
	"name": "Sports shoes",
	"language_code": "en",
	"agent_priorities": {
		"agent1@example.com": "normal",
		"agent2@example.com": "normal",
		"agent3@example.com": "last"
	},
	"routing_status": "offline"
}

Properties

Properties are key-value storages. Property configuration is owned by a Client Id (integration). In this document, we call a Client Id that owns a property the owner Client Id.

Properties can be private or public.

Private properties can be accessed only by their owner Client Id. Read more...
Public properties can be accessed by any Client Id. Read more...

Properties are grouped in namespaces, which helps to distinguish which property belongs to a given Client Id. The property namespace is named after the Client Id a property belongs to.

You can configure the property type, location access, and domain.

The general properties format

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{
    "properties": {
        "<namespace>": {
            "<property_name>": "<property_value>",
            "<property_name>": "<property_value>"
        }
    }
}

Property types

There are four property types:

int (int32)
bool
string
tokenized_string

The tokenized_string type is a string split to tokens before indexing in our search engine. It can be useful for longer strings, such as messages. It should not be used for keywords.

Property locations

Properties can be set within the following locations:

event
thread
chat
group
license

You can configure access to properties within those locations. For example, you could create a property visible only to agents in a chat and thread, but not in an event.

Property domain

The property domain is a set of values that a property can be assigned to.

Property domain can be configured in two ways:

by defining a set of values explicitly allowed in this property (for example [1, 2, 3]).
by defining a range. All values within the range are allowed in this property. It works only for numeric types (for example a range from 1 to 3).

Property default value

If a property value hasn't been explicitly set, then the default value will be returned, if any. The default value of a property can be set during property registration as the default_value parameter.

Private properties

You can register, unregister, and configure a property for a Client Id owned by your organization. Unpublished (private) properties can be access only with a token belonging to the owner Client Id. If you want other integrations to be able to access your private property, you need to publish it.

Public properties

Once you publish a private property, it becomes accessible to other integrations. The public access to your property can be read and/or write. Consider an example:

You register a private chat property with the read and write access.

{
    "name": "string_property",
    "owner_client_id": "0805e283233042b37f460ed8fbf22160",
    "type": "string",
    "access": {
      "chat": {
        "agent": ["read"],
        "customer": ["read", "write"]
      }
    }
}

While publishing the property, you can narrow down its public access to read.

curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/publish_property \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -d '{
    "name": "string_property",
    "owner_client_id": "0805e283233042b37f460ed8fbf22160",
    "access_type": ["read"]
}'

In this case, tokens belonging to the owner Client Id will be able to read and write to that property. Any other token will only be able to read it.

💡 Published properties cannot be unregistered.

Test properties

Each license has some test properties that you can use to play with properties.

Namespace	Property	Type	Access
`test`	`bool_property`	`bool`	rw for everyone everywhere
`test`	`int_property`	`int`	rw for everyone everywhere
`test`	`string_property`	`string`	rw for everyone everywhere
`test`	`tokenized_string_property`	`tokenized_string`	rw for everyone everywhere

The tokenized_string property is similar to the string type. The values of a tokenized_string are split in tokens to enable searching for each word separately.

Predefined properties

There are also predefined public properties used mainly by the LiveChat backend integration.

Methods

HTTP method	The Properties API endpoint
`POST`	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/<action>`

Required header	Value
`Content-Type`	`application/json`

Register Property

Registers a new private property for a given Client Id.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/register_property`
Required scopes	`properties.configuration:rw`

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`name`	Yes	`string`	Property name
`owner_client_id`	Yes	`string`	Client Id that will own the property; must be owned by your organization.
`type`	Yes	`string`	Possible values: `int`, `string`, `bool`, and `tokenized_string`
`access`	Yes	`object`
`access.<location>`	min. one `location`	`object`	Possible values: `chat`, `thread`, `event`, `license`, `group`
`access.<location>.<user>`	min. one `user`	`[string]`	Possible `<user>` values: `agent`, `customer`; possible values: `read`, `write`
`description`	No	`string`	Property description
`domain` *	No	`[<type>]`	Array of values that properties can be set to
`range` *	No	`object`	Range of values that properties can be set to
`range.from`	No	`int`	Only values equal or greater than this parameter can be set to this property
`range.to`	No	`int`	Only values equal or lower than this parameter can be set to this property
`default_value` **	No	`type`	Default value of property; validated by domain or range, if one exists

*) Only one domain and one range can be set for a single property. **) Registering a property with default_value is possible only if access.<location> is set to license or to group.

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/register_property \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -d '{
    "name": "string_property",
    "owner_client_id": "0805e283233042b37f460ed8fbf22160",
    "type": "string",
    "default_value": "string_default_value",
    "access": {
      "chat": {
        "agent": ["read"],
        "customer": ["read", "write"]
      }
      //  "thread": {},
      //  "event": {},
      //  "license": {},
      //  "group": {}
    }
}'

Unregister Property

Unregisters a private property.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/unregister_property`
Required scopes	`properties.configuration:rw`

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`name`	Yes	`string`	Property name
`owner_client_id`	Yes	`string`	Client Id that owns the property; must be owned by your organization

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/unregister_property \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -d '{
    "name": "string_property",
    "owner_client_id": "0805e283233042b37f460ed8fbf22160"
}'

Publish Property

Publishes a private property. A published property cannot be unpublished or unregistered. Published properties can be accessed by tokens belonging to any Client Id.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/publish_property`
Required scopes	`properties.configuration:rw`

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`name`	Yes	`string`	Property name
`owner_client_id`	Yes	`string`	Client Id that owns the property; must be owned by your organization.
`access_type`	Yes	`[string]`	Possible values: `read`, `write`. It determines the access level for the Client Ids different than `owner_client_id`.

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/publish_property \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -d '{
    "name": "string_property",
    "owner_client_id": "0805e283233042b37f460ed8fbf22160",
    "access_type": ["read"]
}'

List Properties

Lists private and public properties owned by a given Client Id.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/list_properties`
Required scopes	`properties.configuration:rw`

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`owner_client_id`	Yes	`string`	Client Id that owns the properties; must be owned by your organization.

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/list_properties \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -d '{
    "owner_client_id": "0805e283233042b37f460ed8fbf22160"
  }'

Response

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{
	"string_property": {
		"type": "string",
		"description": "",
		"access": {
			"thread": {
				"agent": [
					"read",
					"write"
				],
				"customer": [
					"read"
				]
			},
			"chat": {
				"agent": [
					"write"
				],
				"customer": [
					"read",
					"write"
				]
			}
		},
		"public_access": [
			"read"
		]
	}
}

Update License Properties

Updates a property value within a license. This operation doesn't overwrite the existing values.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/update_license_properties`
Required scopes	`properties.license.value--my:rw`, `properties.license.value--all:rw`*

*) If the requester's Client ID matches the namespace, setting license properties requires properties.license.value--my:rw.

**) If the requester's Client ID doesn't match the namespace, setting license properties requires properties.license.value--all:rw. The scope allows to set all properties from your namespace and public properties from core and other namespaces.

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`properties`	Yes	`object`	An object with namespaces as keys and properties (grouped in objects) as values.

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/update_license_properties \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -d '{
        "properties": {
            "0805e283233042b37f460ed8fbf22160": {
                "string_property": "string value"
              }
          }
      }'

Response

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{}

List License Properties

Returns the properties set within a license. For properties without an explicit value assignment, the method will return the default values (if they exist).

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/list_license_properties`
Required scopes	`properties.license.value--all:rw`*

*) The method doesn’t require any scopes if the requester’s client ID matches the namespace. If it doesn't, retrieving license properties requires properties.license.value--all:rw. The scope allows to access all properties from your namespace and public properties from core and other namespaces.

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`namespace`	No	`string`	Properties namespace
`name_prefix`	No	`string`	Properties name prefix

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/list_license_properties \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -d '{
      "namespace": "0805e283233042b37f460ed8fbf22160",
      "name_prefix": "string"
      }'

Response

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{
	"0805e283233042b37f460ed8fbf22160": {
		"string_property": "string value"
	}
}

Delete License Properties

Deletes the properties set within a license.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/delete_license_properties`
Required scopes	`properties.license.value--my:rw`, `properties.license.value--all:rw`*

*) If the requester's Client ID matches the namespace, deleting license properties requires properties.license.value--my:rw.

**) If the requester's Client ID doesn't match the namespace, deleting license properties requires properties.license.value--all:rw. The scope allows to delete all properties from your namespace and public properties from core and other namespaces.

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`properties`	Yes	`object`	An object with namespaces as keys and property_names (in an array) as values.

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/delete_license_properties \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -d '{
    "properties": {
        "0805e283233042b37f460ed8fbf22160": ["string_property"]
          }
      }'

Update Group Properties

Updates a property value within a group as the property location. This operation doesn't overwrite the existing values.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/update_group_properties`
Required scopes	`properties.group.value--my:rw`, `properties.group.value--all:rw`*

*) If the requester's Client ID matches the namespace, setting group properties requires properties.group.value--my:rw.

**) If the requester's Client ID doesn't match the namespace, setting group properties requires properties.group.value--all:rw. The scope allows to set all properties from your namespace and public properties from other namespaces.

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`group_id`	Yes	`number`	ID of the group you set the properties for.
`properties`	Yes	`object`	An object with namespaces as keys and properties (grouped in objects) as values.

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/update_group_properties \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -d '{
      "group_id": 1,
      "properties": {
          "0805e283233042b37f460ed8fbf22160": {
              "string_property": "group property value"
              }
          }
      }'

Response

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{}

List Group Properties

Returns the properties set within a group. For properties without an explicit value assignment, the method will return the default values (if they exist).

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/list_group_properties`
Required scopes	`properties.group.value--all:rw`*

*) If the requester's Client ID doesn't match the namespace, retrieving group properties requires properties.license.value--all:rw. The scope allows to access all properties from your namespace and public properties from other namespaces.

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`id`	Yes	`number`	ID of the group you retrieve properties from.
`namespace`	No	`string`	Properties namespace
`name_prefix`	No	`string`	Properties name prefix

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/list_group_properties \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -d '{
      "id": 1,
      "namespace": "0805e283233042b37f460ed8fbf22160",
      "name_prefix": "string"
      }'

Response

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{
	"0805e283233042b37f460ed8fbf22160": {
		"string_property": "group property value"
	}
}

Delete Group Properties

Deletes the properties set within a group.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/delete_group_properties`
Required scopes	`properties.group.value--my:rw`, `properties.group.value--all:rw`*

*) If the requester's Client ID matches the namespace, deleting group properties requires properties.group.value--my:rw.

**) If the requester's Client ID doesn't match the namespace, deleting group properties requires properties.group.value--all:rw. The scope allows to delete all properties from your namespace and public properties from other namespaces.

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`id`	Yes	`number`	ID of the group you delete properties from.
`properties`	Yes	`object`	An object with namespaces as keys and property_names (in an array) as values.

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/delete_group_properties \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -d '{
      "id": 1,
      "properties": {
        "0805e283233042b37f460ed8fbf22160": ["string_property"]
          }
      }'

Webhooks

Here's what you need to know about webhooks:

Webhooks notify you when specific events are triggered.
They can be generated by both Web and RTM API actions.
Webhooks and pushes have similar payloads.
You register webhook definitions per Client ID (application).
You enable webhooks for the licences that install your application.
There's a limit of three weebhoks for every action a Client ID can register.

💡 Tutorial: How to set up LiveChat webhooks.

general webhook format

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{
  "webhook_id": "<webhook_id>",
  "secret_key": "<secret_key>",
  "action": "<action>",
  "organization_id": "<organization_id>",
  "payload": {
  },
  "additional_data": {
    "chat_properties": { //optional
        // chat properties
    },
    "chat_presence_user_ids": [ //optional
      // User IDs
    ]
  }
}

Methods

HTTP method	The Webhooks API endpoint
`POST`	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/<action>`

Required header	Value
`Content-Type`	`application/json`

Register Webhook

Registers a webhook for the Client ID (application) provided in the request. One Client ID can register up to three webhooks for every action. To receive license webhooks, you need to enable them after registration.

As an alternative to calling Register Webhook, you can register webhooks via Developer Console by configuring the Chat Webhooks building block. This way you won't have to support enabling webhooks as LiveChat will do that under the hood when someone installs your app. Learn more...

For bot webhooks, you need to create a bot, register webhooks, and then, call Set Routing Status.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/register_webhook`
Required token scopes ¹	`webhooks.configuration:rw`

1) Token scopes are assigned to an access token, not to an application (Client ID). For this method, we recommend authorizing with a Personal Access Token (PAT). Make sure your PAT has the webhooks.configuration:rw scope.

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`action`²	yes	`string`	The action that triggers sending a webhook.
`secret_key`	yes	`string`	The secret key sent in webhooks to verify the source of a webhook.
`url`	yes	`string`	Destination URL for the webhook
`additional_data`	no	`[]string`	Additional data arriving with the webhook. Value: `chat properties`, `chat_presence_user_ids` (all actions except for `agent_status_changed`, `agent_deleted`, `incoming_customer`)
`description`	no	`string`	Webhook description
`filters`	no	`object`	Filters to check if a webhook should be triggered.
`filters.author_type`	no	`string`	Possible values: `customer`, `agent`; allowed only for the `incoming_event` and `event_updated` actions.
`filters.only_my_chats`	no	`bool`	`true` or `false`; triggers webhooks only for chats with the property `source.client_id` set to my `client_id`.
`filters.chat_presence`	no	`object`	Filters to check if a webhook should be triggered based on user's presence in the chat.
`filters.chat_presence.user_ids`	no	`object`	Only one filter (`values` or `exclude_values`) is allowed. Supports every user type (Agent, Customer, Bot).
`filters.chat_presence.user_ids.values`	no	`[]string`	Array of Users' ids; if any specified User is in the chat, the webhook will be triggered.
`filters.chat_presence.user_ids.exclude_values`	no	`[]string`	Array of Users' ids; if any specified Users is in the chat, the webhook will not be triggered.
`filters.chat_presence.my_bots`	no	`bool`	If any bot owned by `owner_client_id` is in the chat, the webhook will be triggered.
`filters.source_type`	no	`[]string`	Array of source types. Possible values: `my_client` (client ID of your app), `other_clients` (client IDs other than your app's), `system` (no client ID); if the source which triggered the webhook matches the filter, the webhook will be sent.
`owner_client_id`	yes	`string`	The Client ID for which the webhook will be registered. What is Client ID and where to find it?
`type`	yes	`string`	`bot` or `license`

Triggering actions

2) The table below presents the possible values for the action parameter.

Possible action	Available filters
`incoming_chat`	`chat_presence`, `only_my_chats`, `source_type`
`chat_deactivated`	`chat_presence`, `only_my_chats`, `source_type`
`chat_access_updated`	`chat_presence`, `only_my_chats`, `source_type`
`chat_transferred`	`chat_presence`, `only_my_chats`, `source_type`
`user_added_to_chat`	`chat_presence`, `only_my_chats`, `source_type`
`user_removed_from_chat`	`chat_presence`, `only_my_chats`, `source_type`
`incoming_event`	`chat_presence`, `author_type`, `only_my_chats`, `source_type`
`event_updated`	`chat_presence`, `author_type`, `only_my_chats`, `source_type`
`incoming_rich_message_postback`	`chat_presence`, `only_my_chats`, `source_type`
`chat_properties_updated`	`chat_presence`, `only_my_chats`, `source_type`
`chat_properties_deleted`	`chat_presence`, `only_my_chats`, `source_type`
`thread_properties_updated`	`chat_presence`, `only_my_chats`, `source_type`
`thread_properties_deleted`	`chat_presence`, `only_my_chats`, `source_type`
`event_properties_updated`	`chat_presence`, `only_my_chats`, `source_type`
`event_properties_deleted`	`chat_presence`, `only_my_chats`, `source_type`
`thread_tagged`	`chat_presence`, `only_my_chats`, `source_type`
`thread_untagged`	`chat_presence`, `only_my_chats`, `source_type`
`routing_status_set`	`agent_ids`, `source_type`
`incoming_customer`	`source_type`
`customer_session_fields_updated`	`chat_presence`, `source_type`
`events_marked_as_seen`	`chat_presence`, `only_my_chats`, `source_type`
`group_created`	`source_type`
`group_updated`	`source_type`
`group_deleted`	`source_type`
`agent_created`	`source_type`
`agent_updated`	`source_type`
`agent_deleted`	`source_type`
`agent_suspended`	`source_type`
`agent_unsuspended`	`source_type`
`agent_approved`	`source_type`
`bot_created`	`source_type`
`bot_updated`	`source_type`
`bot_deleted`	`source_type`
`auto_access_created`	`source_type`
`auto_access_updated`	`source_type`
`auto_access_deleted`	`source_type`

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/register_webhook \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic <your_username>:<your_PAT>' \
  -d '{
        "url": "http://myservice.com/webhooks",
        "description": "Test webhook",
        "action": "chat_deactivated",
        "secret_key": "laudla991lamda0pnoaa0",
        "owner_client_id": "asXdesldiAJSq9padj",
        "type": "license"
      }'

Response

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{
	"id": "pqi8oasdjahuakndw9nsad9na"
}

List Webhooks

Lists all webhooks registered for the given Client ID.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/list_webhooks`
Required scopes	`webhooks.configuration:rw`

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`owner_client_id`	yes	`string`	The webhook owner (the Client ID for which the webhook is registered).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/list_webhooks \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -d '{
    "owner_client_id": "0805e283233042b37f460ed8fbf22160"
  }'

Response

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[
	{
		"id": "pqi8oasdjahuakndw9nsad9na",
		"url": "http://myservice.com/webhooks",
		"description": "Test webhook",
		"action": "chat_deactivated",
		"filters": {
			"chat_presence": {
				"user_ids": {
					"values": [
						"johndoe@mail.com"
					]
				},
				"my_bots": true
			}
		},
		"owner_client_id": "asXdesldiAJSq9padj",
		"type": "license"
	}
]

Unregister Webhook

Unregisters a webhook previously registered for a Client ID (application).

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/unregister_webhook`
Required scopes	`webhooks.configuration:rw`

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`id`	Yes	`string`	Webhook ID
`owner_client_id`	Yes	`string`	The webhook owner (the Client ID for which the webhook is registered).

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/unregister_webhook \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -d '{
        "id": "pqi8oasdjahuakndw9nsad9na"
      }'

List Webhook Names

Lists all webhooks that are supported in a given API version. This method requires no authorization.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/list_webhook_names`
Required scopes	-

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`version`	No	`string`	Defaults to the current stable API version

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/list_webhook_names \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
        "version": "3.5"
      }'

Response

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[
	{
		"action": "agent_deleted",
		"filters": [
			"agent_ids"
		]
	},
	{
		"action": "chat_access_updated",
		"filters": [
			"chat_presence",
			"only_my_chats"
		],
		"additional_data": [
			"chat_properties",
			"chat_presence_user_ids"
		]
	},
	{
		"action": "incoming_customer"
	}
]

Enable License Webhooks

Enables the webhooks registered by a given Client Id (application). The webhooks will be installed for the license associated with the access token used in the request.

Webhooks will be automaticall enabled if you register them via Developer Console.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/enable_license_webhooks`
Required scopes	`webhooks.state:rw`

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`owner_client_id`	Yes	`string`	Required only when authorizing via PATs. When you provide this param while authorizing with a Bearer Token, the `client_id` associated with the Bearer Token will be ignored, and provided `owner_client_id` will be used instead.

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/enable_license_webhooks \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{}'

Disable License Webhooks

Disables the enabled webhooks.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/disable_license_webhooks`
Required scopes	`webhooks.state:rw`

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`owner_client_id`	Yes	`string`	Required only when authorizing via PATs. When you provide this param while authorizing with a Bearer Token, the `client_id` associated with the Bearer Token will be ignored, and provided `owner_client_id` will be used instead.

Response

No response payload (200 OK).

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/disable_license_webhooks \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{}'

Get License Webhooks State

Gets the state of the webhooks registered for a given Client Id (application) on the license associated with the access token used in the request.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/get_license_webhooks_state`
Required scopes	`webhooks.state:ro`

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`owner_client_id`	Yes	`string`	Required only when authorizing via PATs. When you provide this param while authorizing with a Bearer Token, the `client_id` associated with the Bearer Token will be ignored, and provided `owner_client_id` will be used instead.

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/get_license_webhooks_state \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{}'

Response

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{
	"license_webhooks_enabled": true
}

Available webhooks

To see the list of available webhooks v3.5, visit the Webhooks document.

Other

Methods

Get License ID

Returns the license ID for a given organization ID.

Specifics


HTTP Method	GET
Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/get_license_id`

Request

Query string	Required	Data type	Notes
`organization_id`	yes	`string`

REQUEST

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curl -X GET \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/get_license_id?organization_id=142cf3ad-5d54-4cf6-8ce1-3773d14d7f3f

Response

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{
	"license_id": 104130623
}

Get Organization ID

Returns the organization ID for a given license ID.

Specifics


HTTP Method	GET
Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/get_organization_id`

Request

Query string	Required	Data type	Notes
`license_id`	yes	`int`

REQUEST

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curl -X GET \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/get_organization_id?license_id=104130623

Response

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{
	"organization_id": "142cf3ad-5d54-4cf6-8ce1-3773d14d7f3f"
}

List Channels

Returns the summary of communication channels for your LiveChat product.

Specifics


Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/list_channels`
Required scopes	-

Request

Empty request payload.

Response

The response is an array of the channel objects:

Field	Data type	Notes
`channel_type`	`string`	Possible values: `code`, `direct_link` or `integration`
`channel_subtype`	`string`	Possible values: An empty string for `code` and `direct_link`; Client ID for `integration`
`first_activity_timestamp`	`string`	RFC 3339 date-time format

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/list_channels \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{}'

Response

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[
	{
		"channel_type": "code",
		"channel_subtype": "",
		"first_activity_timestamp": "2017-10-12T13:56:16Z"
	},
	{
		"channel_type": "direct_link",
		"channel_subtype": "",
		"first_activity_timestamp": "2017-10-12T15:20:00Z"
	},
	{
		"channel_type": "integration",
		"channel_subtype": "c6e4f62e2a2dab12531235b12c5a2a6b",
		"first_activity_timestamp": "2019-08-16T16:55:51Z"
	}
]

Check Product Limits for Plan

Resource limits in the LiveChat product are different for each plan. This method compares your organization's current resources with a given plan and returns those which exceeded the called plan's limits. Useful when considering downgrading the plan.

Specifics


HTTP Method	GET
Method URL	`https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/check_product_limits_for_plan`
Required scopes	`subscription.lc:rw`

Request

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`plan`	yes	`string`	Possible values: `starter`, `team`, `enterprise`, `enterpriseplus`

Response

Resource Name	Notes
`agents`	The number of active agents, including bots, that exceeded the limit.
`groups`	The number of groups that exceeded the limit.
`banned`	The number of banned visitors that exceeded the limit.
`queue`	The number of chats waiting in the queue (with Messaging Mode disabled) that exceeded the limit.
`queue_continuous`	The number of chats waiting in the queue (with Messaging Mode enabled) that exceeded the limit.
`groups_per_agent`	The number of groups an agent can be assigned to that exceeded the limit.
`access_rules`	The number of Access Rules that exceeded the limit.
`group_chooser_groups`	The number of groups available in the pre-chat survey that exceeded the limit.

REQUEST

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curl -X POST \
  https://api.livechatinc.com/v3.5/configuration/action/check_product_limits_for_plan \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
        "plan": "starter"
      }'

Response

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[
	{
		"resource": "groups",
		"limit_balance": 1
	},
	{
		"resource": "groups_per_agent",
		"limit_balance": 2,
		"id": "user@example.com"
	},
	{
		"resource": "group_chooser_groups",
		"limit_balance": 3,
		"id": "0"
	},
	{
		"resource": "queue",
		"limit_balance": 4
	},
	{
		"resource": "queue",
		"limit_balance": 4,
		"id": "0"
	},
	{
		"resource": "queue_continuous",
		"limit_balance": 1
	},
	{
		"resource": "queue_continuous",
		"limit_balance": 1,
		"id": "0"
	},
	{
		"resource": "access_rules",
		"limit_balance": 1
	}
]

Errors

Format of error payload

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{
  "error": {
    "type": "misdirected_request",
    "message": "Wrong region",
    "data": {
      // optional
      "region": "dal"
    }
  }
}

Possible errors

Error type	Default message	Description
`authentication`	Authentication error	An invalid or expired access token.
`authorization`	Authorization error	User is not allowed to perform the action.
`already_exist`	Already exist	It's impossible to create the resource as it already exists.
`group_not_found`	Group not found
`internal`	Internal server error
`license_expired`	License expired	The end of license trial or subcription.
`limit_reached`	Resource limit reached	Resource cannot be created/modified because the change would exceed the limit
`misdirected_request`	Wrong region	Client's request should be performed to another region. The correct region is returned in the optional data object – this is where the client should be connected.
`not_found`	Not found	The requested resource wasn't found.
`too_many_requests`	Too many requests	The request's rate limit was exceeded. It'll be unblocked automatically after some time.
`transfer_ownership`	Transfer ownership	Ownership cannot be transfered to this account (bot, suspended agent).
`unsupported_version`	Unsupported version	Unsupported protocol version.
`validation`	Wrong format of request

Contact us

If you found a bug or a typo, you can let us know directly on GitHub. In case of any questions or feedback, don't hesitate to contact us at developers@livechat.com. We'll be happy to hear from you!

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`name`	yes	`string`	Matching the name of an existing tag is case insensitive.
`group_ids`	no	`[]int`	Can be empty.

Parameter	Required	Data type	Notes
`filters`	No	`object`	Possible request filters.
`filters.group_ids`	Yes	`int[]`	IDs of the groups from which you want to list tags.

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