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# Share Chat

> Share a chat to make it publicly accessible

Creates a publicly shareable version of the chat. If the chat is already shared, updates the shared version with the latest chat data.

<Note>
  Users require the `chat.share` permission to share chats. Admin users can share any chat.
</Note>

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  The unique identifier of the chat to share
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="id" type="string" required>
  Unique identifier for the chat
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="user_id" type="string" required>
  ID of the user who owns the chat
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="title" type="string" required>
  Chat title
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="chat" type="object" required>
  Complete chat data object
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="created_at" type="integer" required>
  Unix timestamp (epoch seconds) when chat was created
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="updated_at" type="integer" required>
  Unix timestamp (epoch seconds) when chat was last updated
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="share_id" type="string" required>
  ID for accessing the shared chat publicly. Use this ID to construct the share URL.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="archived" type="boolean" required>
  Whether the chat is archived
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="pinned" type="boolean" required>
  Whether the chat is pinned
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="meta" type="object" default={{}}>
  Metadata object
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="folder_id" type="string" optional>
  ID of the folder containing this chat
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST "https://your-domain.com/api/chats/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000/share" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={null}
  {
    "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "user_id": "user-123",
    "title": "AI Assistant Conversation",
    "chat": {
      "title": "AI Assistant Conversation",
      "history": {
        "messages": {
          "msg-1": {
            "id": "msg-1",
            "role": "user",
            "content": "Hello, how can you help me?",
            "timestamp": 1709164800
          },
          "msg-2": {
            "id": "msg-2",
            "role": "assistant",
            "content": "I'm here to help! What do you need?",
            "model": "gpt-4",
            "timestamp": 1709164805
          }
        },
        "currentId": "msg-2"
      }
    },
    "created_at": 1709164800,
    "updated_at": 1709251200,
    "share_id": "880h1733-h5ce-74g7-d049-779988773333",
    "archived": false,
    "pinned": false,
    "meta": {
      "tags": ["work", "ai_help"]
    },
    "folder_id": null
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Notes

* The `share_id` in the response can be used to construct a public share URL
* If the chat is already shared, this endpoint updates the shared version with the latest chat content
* Shared chats are stored as separate chat records with a `user_id` of `shared-{original_chat_id}`
* To unshare a chat, use the `DELETE /api/chats/{id}/share` endpoint
* Non-admin users require `chat.share` permission to use this endpoint