---
title: "Create New Chat Thread"
method: POST
path: "/chat/"
tags: ["Chat"]
---

# Create New Chat Thread

`POST /chat/`

Create a new chat instance

## Request body

- object
  - `brain_id` string, required — The ID of the brain to associate with the chat
  - `name` string, required — The name of the chat
  - `chat_message_type` 'TEXT' | 'JSON', required — The type fo response interface
  - `response_length` 'SHORT' | 'MEDIUM' | 'LONG', nullable — Configure response length
  - `temperature` number, nullable — between 0 and 1
  - `system_message` string, nullable — System message for the LLM
  - `model` string, nullable — LLM Model to choose from

## Response `200`

- object
  - `brain_id` string
  - `chat_id` string
  - `created_at` string
  - `created_from` string
  - `last_updated` string
  - `model` string
  - `system_message` string
  - `temperature` number, nullable
  - `title` string
  - `user_id` string
  - `response_length` 'SHORT' | 'MEDIUM' | 'LONG', nullable
  - `chat_message_type` 'TEXT' | 'JSON'

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/byteleaphq/apis/athena-copy.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/byteleaphq/apis/athena-copy/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/byteleaphq/athena-copy/revisions/4eb764a8d0ce/schema)