Answer API

You can use this REST API to send a query and get the answer just like you do on the chat widget. Use this to integrate it with your own application or workflows to build complex solutions. You can see the queries asked on the Messages page with channel as API.

API Key

You need to pass an API_KEY to all the following requests. You can create an API_KEY from the API Keys page on your dashboard.

URL

POST https://wings.crawlchat.app/answer/{COLLECTION_ID}

You can find the COLLECTION_ID from the Settings page on your dashboard. Paste it in the above URL

Headers

You need to pass the following headers in the request

Key	Value	Note
x-api-key	{API_KEY}	Use the API_KEY that you generated from the dashboard
content-type	application/json	The request should send the body as JSON

Body

Pass the following information in the body of the request

Key	Type	Note
query (required)	STRING	The query or the question you want to ask
prompt (optional)	STRING	You can pass a custom prompt for the LLMs for this particular query

CURL Request

curl --location --request POST 'https://wings.crawlchat.app/answer/YOUR_COLLECTION_ID' \
--header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "query": "How to setup the Discord bot?",
    "prompt": "Keep it as short as possible"
}'

Response

You get the answer from the LLMs along with source pages information. Following is a sample response

{
  "content": "To set up a Discord bot, you need to add it to your Discord server. Once installed, you can tag the bot with `@crawlchat` to ask questions, and it will provide answers based on your documentation. Additionally, you can make the bot learn new information by tagging it with `@crawlchat learn`, allowing it to improve its responses over time . \n\nFor more functionalities, you can configure specific settings in the Discord settings page on your dashboard, such as which channels the bot should listen to, ensuring it replies only in designated channels for a clutter-free experience .",
  "message": {
    "links": [
      {
        "url": "https://crawlchat.app/changelog/15-discord-reply-thread-channel-names",
        "title": "Set channel names and reply as thread for Discord",
        "score": 0.9904406,
        "scrapeItemId": "68de58a8029458e0a489d2d6",
        "knowledgeGroupId": "68de5854f1336a523386e07c",
        "fetchUniqueId": "03309",
        "searchQuery": "setup Discord bot"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://crawlchat.app/discord-bot",
        "title": "Discord bot - CrawlChat",
        "score": 0.95961094,
        "scrapeItemId": "68de5871029458e0a489d2c3",
        "knowledgeGroupId": "68de5854f1336a523386e07c",
        "fetchUniqueId": "08370",
        "searchQuery": "setup Discord bot"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://crawlchat.app/blog/how-discord-bot-helps",
        "title": "How Discord Bot helps?",
        "score": 0.95447797,
        "scrapeItemId": "68de5886029458e0a489d2cb",
        "knowledgeGroupId": "68de5854f1336a523386e07c",
        "fetchUniqueId": "11882",
        "searchQuery": "setup Discord bot"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://crawlchat.app/changelog/17-image-attachments-on-discord",
        "title": "Image attachments on Discord",
        "score": 0.83141696,
        "scrapeItemId": "68de58a4029458e0a489d2d4",
        "knowledgeGroupId": "68de5854f1336a523386e07c",
        "fetchUniqueId": "54050",
        "searchQuery": "setup Discord bot"
      }
    ],
    "ticketMessage": null,
    "apiActionCalls": [],
    "analysis": null,
    "id": "68e7afd6379054e45a88ae5d",
    "threadId": "683affa84c1cb69dcc5b2164",
    "ownerUserId": "6790c3cc84f4e51db33779c5",
    "scrapeId": "67d29ce750df5f4d86e1db33",
    "questionId": null,
    "llmMessage": {
      "role": "assistant",
      "content": "To set up a Discord bot, you need to add it to your Discord server. Once installed, you can tag the bot with `@crawlchat` to ask questions, and it will provide answers based on your documentation. Additionally, you can make the bot learn new information by tagging it with `@crawlchat learn`, allowing it to improve its responses over time !!11882!!. \n\nFor more functionalities, you can configure specific settings in the Discord settings page on your dashboard, such as which channels the bot should listen to, ensuring it replies only in designated channels for a clutter-free experience !!03309!!."
    },
    "pinnedAt": null,
    "channel": "api",
    "rating": null,
    "correctionItemId": null,
    "slackMessageId": null,
    "discordMessageId": null,
    "createdAt": "2025-10-09T12:51:34.340Z",
    "updatedAt": "2025-10-09T12:51:34.340Z"
  }
}