Knowledge Bank API

All the relevant APIs needed to interact with Knowledge Bank for you AI characters with Convai.

This API is available only on the Enterprise Plan.

Upload a new KB File

POST https://api.convai.com/character/knowledge-bank/upload

Users can upload a new KB file. Once the file is successfully uploaded, they can connect it to a character. Upon calling the API, the file will only be uploaded for processing and will not be available for use until the processing is complete. The upload API will return a unique ID assigned to the uploaded file, which must be used for all future interactions with the file.

Headers

Name	Type	Description
CONVAI-API-KEY*	String	The unique api-key provided for every user. Found under the Key icon when logged into your Convai account.

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
file_name	String	Name of the file
file	Bytes	Raw file bytes

200: OK The file is successfully uploaded

{
   "id": "<uuid of the uploaded file>",
   "file_name": "<file_name>",
   "is_available": false,
   "status": "inactive",
   "timestamp": "2024-09-17 20:51:09.216522",
   "file_size": "72374"
}

401 API Key validation has failed

Here are some sample codes to demonstrate the request format for the endpoint -->

Python

import requests
import json

url = "https://api.convai.com/character/knowledge-bank/upload"


headers = { 
  'CONVAI-API-KEY': '<Your-API-Key>',
}

# Path to the file you want to upload
file_path = "photosynthesis.txt"

# Open the file in binary mode
with open(file_path, "rb") as file:
    # Create a dictionary for the form data
    form_data = { 
        "file_name": file.name,
        "file": file
    }   

    # Send the POST request with multipart/form-data
    response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, files=form_data)


print(response.text)

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Update Existing KB File

POST https://api.convai.com/character/knowledge-bank/update

Users can update an existing KB file by uploading a new version. Once the file is successfully uploaded, they can connect it to a character. Upon calling the API, the file will only be uploaded for processing and will not be available for use until the processing is complete.

Headers

Name	Type	Description
CONVAI-API-KEY*	String	The unique api-key provided for every user. Found under the Key icon when logged into your Convai account.

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
document_id	String	ID of the existing document that needs to be upated
file	Bytes	Raw file bytes

200: OK The file is successfully uploaded

{
   "id": "<uuid of the uploaded file>",
   "file_name": "<file_name>",
   "is_available": false,
   "status": "inactive",
   "timestamp": "2024-09-17 20:51:09.216522",
   "file_size": "72374"
}

401 API Key validation has failed

Here are some sample codes to demonstrate the request format for the endpoint -->

Python

import requests
import json

url = "https://api.convai.com/character/knowledge-bank/update"


headers = { 
  'CONVAI-API-KEY': '<Your-API-Key>',
}

# Path to the file you want to upload
file_path = "photosynthesis.txt"

# Open the file in binary mode
with open(file_path, "rb") as file:
    # Create a dictionary for the form data
    files = {"file": ("photosynthesis-filename.txt", file, "text/plain")}
    form_data = {"document_id": "<document_id"}

    # Send the POST request with multipart/form-data
    response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, files=files, data=form_data)


print(response.text)

List KB File Status

POST https://api.convai.com/character/knowledge-bank/list

List the status of KB files. Use this API to check the status of previously uploaded KB files. Once this API returns "is_available" as true for your UUID, you can confidently assume that the previously uploaded file is processed and ready to be connected to your character.

Please note that the list API requires the character_id as input. Accordingly, it returns a "status" field, which can either be "active" or "inactive." This field indicates whether a particular file is connected to a character. A file is considered connected if its "status" is "active" in the output.

Headers

Name	Type	Description
CONVAI-API-KEY*	String	The unique api-key provided for every user. Found under the Key icon when logged into your Convai account.

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
character_id	String	Id of your character.

200: OK The file is successfully uploaded

{
  'docs': [
    '{
        "id": "<File UUID>",
        "file_name": "photosynthesis.txt",
        "is_available": true,
        "status": "inactive",
        "timestamp": "2024-09-17 21:44:53.201385",
        "file_size": "1404"
    }',
    '{
        "id": "<File UUID>",
        "file_name": "FAQ.txt",
        "is_available": true,
        "status": "inactive",
        "timestamp": "2024-09-17 21:21:35.566677",
        "file_size": "736"
    }']
}

401 API Key validation has failed

Here are some sample codes to demonstrate the request format for the endpoint -->

Python

import requests
import json

url = "https://api.convai.com/character/knowledge-bank/list"


headers = { 
  'CONVAI-API-KEY': '<Your-API-Key>',
}

# Create a dictionary for the form data
form_data = { 
    'character_id': '<Your-CharacterId>',
}

# Send the POST request with multipart/form-data
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=form_data)

print(response.text)

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Connect (or Disconnect) a KB file to a Character

POST https://api.convai.com/character/update

Update API can be used to attach (or remove) a KB file to your character. Once the file is successfully connected, all future interactions with the character will fetch knowledge from the attached KB as needed.

Headers

Name	Type	Description
CONVAI-API-KEY*	String	The unique api-key provided for every user. Found under the Key icon when logged into your Convai account.

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
charID	String	Id of your character.
docs	List	List of JSON. Each entry correspond to a file. Fields "id" and "status".

200: OK The file is successfully uploaded

{"STATUS": "SUCCESS"}

401 API Key validation has failed

Here are some sample codes to demonstrate the request format for the endpoint -->

Python

import requests
import json

url = "https://api.convai.com/character/update"

headers = { 
    'CONVAI-API-KEY': '<Your-API-Key>',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

# Create a dictionary for the JSON payload
payload = { 
    "charID": "<Your-Character-Id>",
    "docs": [
        {   
            "id": "<File-UUID>",
            "status": "active"  # or "inactive" depending on what you want to set
        }   
    ]   
}

# Convert the payload to JSON
json_payload = json.dumps(payload)

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=json_payload)

print(response.text)

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Delete a KB file

POST https://api.convai.com/character/knowledge-bank/delete

The knowledge bank delete API can be used to permanently remove documents from the user's account. Note that deleting a document will remove it from all characters it is associated with.

Headers

Name	Type	Description
CONVAI-API-KEY*	String	The unique api-key provided for every user. Found under the Key icon when logged into your Convai account.

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
document_id	String	Id of the document that should be deleted.

200: OK The file is successfully deleted

{"Successfully deleted document"}

401 API Key validation has failed

Here are some sample codes to demonstrate the request format for the endpoint -->

Python

import requests
import json

url = "https://api.convai.com/character/knowledge-bank/delete"

headers = { 
    'CONVAI-API-KEY': '<Your-API-Key>',
}

# Create a dictionary for the JSON payload
form_data = { 
    "document_id": "<File-UUID>"   
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=form_data)

print(response.text)

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