> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.openagents.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create a new conversation thread.

> Creates a conversation container and persists an initial thread title.



## OpenAPI

````yaml api/openapi.json post /api/chats
openapi: 3.0.2
info:
  contact:
    name: OpenAgents
    url: https://openagents.com
  description: >-
    OpenAgents REST API (Laravel). Primary auth is Sanctum bearer tokens for
    /api endpoints.
  title: OpenAgents API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - description: Primary production server
    url: https://openagents.com
security:
  - SanctumToken: []
tags:
  - description: Authentication context and token lifecycle endpoints.
    name: Auth
  - description: Conversation, run, and stream endpoints.
    name: Chat
  - description: Autopilot resources, thread scoping, and stream alias routes.
    name: Autopilot
  - description: Authenticated profile management endpoints.
    name: Profile
  - description: Global public broadcast messages, optionally scoped by zone.
    name: Shouts
  - description: Direct messages between two users, inbox and thread retrieval.
    name: Whispers
  - description: Lightning L402 wallet, receipts, and deployment telemetry endpoints.
    name: L402
  - description: >-
      Per-user Spark wallet lifecycle and payment APIs (invoice + pay + spark
      transfers).
    name: Agent Payments
paths:
  /api/chats:
    post:
      tags:
        - Chat
      summary: Create a new conversation thread.
      description: Creates a conversation container and persists an initial thread title.
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              properties:
                title:
                  example: API Chat
                  nullable: true
                  type: string
              type: object
        description: Optional title for the new conversation
      responses:
        '201':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: object
                type: object
          description: Resource created
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  message:
                    example: Unauthenticated.
                    type: string
                type: object
          description: Authentication required
        '422':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  errors:
                    additionalProperties:
                      items:
                        type: string
                      type: array
                    type: object
                  message:
                    example: The given data was invalid.
                    type: string
                type: object
          description: Validation error
components:
  securitySchemes:
    SanctumToken:
      bearerFormat: Sanctum PAT
      scheme: bearer
      type: http

````