HAhappyscribe
Brand kits

Create a brand kit

Creates a brand kit and brands every workspace in workspace_ids with it, replacing whatever kit they used. The key must be an owner or admin of each workspace, and each workspace's plan must include notetaker customization.

post/brand_kits

Request

  • Base URL
    https://www.happyscribe.com/api/v1
  • Auth
    API key in header Authorization

Request body

workspace_idsstring[] required

Every workspace that should use this kit.

bot_namestring nullable

Default display name of the notetaker bot in the workspace.

background_colorstring

Background HEX color for the notetaker avatar video tile.

brand_colorstring nullable

Accent HEX color applied to buttons and headers in summary recap emails.

brand_urlstring nullable

Website or app link included in participant summary emails.

brand_descriptionstring nullable

Company tagline or description rendered in recap email footers.

logo_scaleinteger

Percentage scaling factor for the logo on the avatar tile.

show_videoboolean

Whether the notetaker shows its avatar tile as a video feed. false joins with the camera off, so participants see only the bot name. A bot_avatar sent when creating a bot is still shown.

send_chat_messageboolean nullable

Whether the notetaker automatically posts an in-call greeting upon joining.

chat_messagestring nullable

Greeting message posted when the bot joins and starts recording. Supports {{user}}.

chat_message_pausedstring nullable

Announcement posted if recording is paused.

Example request

{
  "workspace_ids": [
    "wks_01k6a2r9s8x7c2dvq3m5n6p4ab",
    "wks_01k6a3t4v5w6x7y8z9a0b1c2de"
  ],
  "bot_name": "Starlight Notetaker",
  "brand_color": "#6366F1",
  "brand_url": "https://starlight.io"
}

Response

Brand kit created.

idstring required

Brand kit ID, beginning with brk_.

objectstring required

Always brand_kit.

workspace_idsstring[] required

The workspaces that use this kit, among those the key belongs to.

bot_namestring required

Display name of the notetaker bot. Defaults to one derived from the name of the workspace that created the kit.

background_colorstring required

Background HEX color for the notetaker avatar video tile.

brand_colorstring nullable

Accent HEX color applied to buttons and headers in summary recap emails.

brand_urlstring uri nullable

Website or app link included in participant summary emails.

brand_descriptionstring nullable

Company tagline or description rendered in recap email footers.

logo_urlstring uri nullable

URL of the attached workspace logo image.

logo_scaleinteger required

Percentage scaling factor for the logo on the avatar tile.

custom_thumbnail_urlstring uri nullable

URL of the full custom 16:9 thumbnail replacing the composited avatar tile.

show_videoboolean

Whether the notetaker shows its avatar tile as a video feed. false joins with the camera off, so participants see only the bot name. A bot_avatar sent when creating a bot is still shown.

send_chat_messageboolean required

Whether the notetaker automatically posts an in-call greeting upon joining.

chat_messagestring required

Greeting message posted when the bot joins and starts recording. Supports {{user}}. Falls back to the standard greeting when not customized, so it is never null.

chat_message_pausedstring required

Announcement posted if recording is paused. Falls back to the standard announcement when not customized, so it is never null.

preview_urlstring uri

A page that shows this kit as saved, the notetaker's tile in the call, its chat messages and the summary email. Anyone with the link can open it, without signing in, until preview_expires_at. Every response carries a fresh link.

preview_expires_atstring date-time

When preview_url stops working, ten minutes after the response, in ISO 8601. Read the brand kit again for a fresh link.

metadataMetadata

Your own key-value pairs, for your ids and context. HappyScribe stores them, returns them on the object and in every webhook that carries it, and never acts on them. Up to 50 keys of up to 40 characters (no square brackets), values up to 500 characters. See metadata.

created_atstring date-time

When the brand kit was created, in ISO 8601.

Example response

{
  "id": "brk_01k6c3v7w2q9d8m4n5p6r7s8tx",
  "object": "brand_kit",
  "workspace_ids": [
    "wks_01k6a2r9s8x7c2dvq3m5n6p4ab",
    "wks_01k6a3t4v5w6x7y8z9a0b1c2de"
  ],
  "bot_name": "Acme Assistant",
  "background_color": "#2E2E2E",
  "brand_color": "#0052FF",
  "brand_url": "https://acme.com/app",
  "brand_description": "Acme AI Meeting Companion",
  "logo_url": "https://assets.happyscribe.com/logos/acme.png",
  "logo_scale": 80,
  "custom_thumbnail_url": null,
  "show_video": true,
  "send_chat_message": true,
  "chat_message": "Hi everyone! I am taking notes for {{user}}.",
  "chat_message_paused": "Recording is currently paused.",
  "preview_url": "https://www.happyscribe.com/app/shared/brand-kits/brk_01k6c3v7w2q9d8m4n5p6r7s8tx/preview?token=WyJicmtfMDFrNmMzdjd3MnE5ZDhtNG41cDZyN3M4dHgiLDE3OTA0MTM4MDBd--50d858e0985ecc7f60418aaf0cc5ab587f42c2570a884095a9e8ccacd0f6545c",
  "preview_expires_at": "2026-09-26T09:10:00Z",
  "metadata": {},
  "created_at": "2026-09-26T09:00:00Z"
}

Changes

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