Conversation routes: update, delete

Reference for Conversation, one group of Conversation routes.

Conversation.update

Changes the given properties of a Conversation. Verb page.

Text

PATCH /{namespace}/conversations/{id}

Path: id. Body, as JSON: the other inputs. Emits Conversation.updated.

Inputs

Input	Type	Required	Description
`id`	`string`	required	The id of the Conversation.
`subject`	`string`		What the Thread is about.
`answeredAt`	`datetime`		When a Worker last answered.
`resolution`	`string`		How it was resolved: the Customer said so, or 72 hours passed after an answer with no reply.

Returns

Output	Type	Required	Description
`conversation`	Conversation	required	The Conversation.

Refuses when

Check	Error	Fix	Then call
The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation.	`forbidden`	Use a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them.	None.

Example

Terminal

curl -X PATCH https://api.sb/leaseline.app/conversations/conversation_0vg6SDjB6k \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $STARTUP_BUILDER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"answeredAt":"2026-10-22T12:00:00Z"}'

JSON

{
  "api": "https://api.sb/leaseline.app",
  "conversation": {
    "$id": "https://api.sb/leaseline.app/conversations/conversation_0vg6SDjB6k",
    "$type": "Conversation",
    "subject": "Example subject",
    "answeredAt": "2026-10-22T12:00:00Z"
  },
  "action": {
    "$id": "https://api.sb/leaseline.app/actions/act_br07HsG8MG",
    "operation": "Conversation.update",
    "status": "done"
  },
  "links": {
    "self": "https://api.sb/leaseline.app/actions/act_br07HsG8MG"
  }
}

Conversation.delete

Deletes a Conversation: a soft delete that keeps its history, undone by Thing.restore. Verb page.