---
title: "Search chats"
method: GET
path: "/chat/search"
tags: ["chat"]
---

# Search chats

`GET /chat/search`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://www.dench.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://www.dench.com/api/v1/chat/search`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP bearer

Search past chat messages.

## Query parameters

- `query` string, required: Full-text query across past messages.
- `limit` integer
- `excludeThreadId` string
- `includeAutomated` boolean

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object[]
  - `threadId` string, required
  - `threadTitle` string, required
  - `messageId` string, required
  - `role` 'user' | 'assistant' | 'system', required
  - `snippet` string, required
  - `createdAt` number, required
  - `runId` string, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request
- `401`: Missing or invalid authentication
- `404`: Operation or resource not found
- `500`: Server error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/dench/apis/dench-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/dench/apis/dench-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/dench/apis/dench-api/revisions/4a145b38f19c?raw)