OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
title: GC AI External Chat Utility API
version: 1.0.0
description: 'The GC AI External API allows programmatic access to GC AI''s chat capabilities. It''s designed for integration with workflow automation tools like Zapier, Make, n8n, or custom applications.
## Authentication
All API requests must include an API key in the `Authorization` header:
```
Authorization: gcai_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
```
API keys can be created in the GC AI app under **Settings → API**.
## Multi-turn Conversations
Conversations can span multiple turns: pass the `chat_id` returned by a completion back on your next request to continue the same chat. See [Multi-turn Conversations](/api-reference/concepts/multi-turn).
## Current Limitations
The following is not yet available via API:
- **Interactive clarification**: the model cannot pause to ask the caller a follow-up question; the `askUserQuestions` tool is disabled on the API surface in beta
## Usage
Usage is tracked and viewable in the GC AI app under **Settings → API → View Usage**.
## Support
For API support, contact [support@gc.ai](mailto:support@gc.ai) or reach out to your account representative.'
contact:
email: support@gc.ai
servers:
- url: https://app.gc.ai/api/external/v1
description: Production server
tags:
- name: Utility
description: Health check and connectivity endpoints
paths:
/ping:
get:
summary: Health check
description: Returns a simple health check response. Useful for verifying API key validity and connectivity.
operationId: ping
tags:
- Utility
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
responses:
'200':
description: API is reachable and key is valid
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PingResponse'
'401':
description: Missing or malformed API key
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
'403':
description: Invalid API key
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
'429':
description: Rate limit exceeded. See [Rate Limits](/api-reference/concepts/rate-limits) for the tiers, limits, and how to back off.
headers:
Retry-After:
schema:
type: string
description: Seconds to wait before retrying after a rate-limit block.
example: '60'
required: true
description: Seconds to wait before retrying after a rate-limit block.
RateLimit-Limit:
schema:
type: string
description: Request quota for the applicable window.
example: '3'
required: true
description: Request quota for the applicable window.
RateLimit-Remaining:
schema:
type: string
description: Requests remaining in the current window.
example: '0'
required: true
description: Requests remaining in the current window.
RateLimit-Reset:
schema:
type: string
description: Seconds until the quota resets.
example: '60'
required: true
description: Seconds until the quota resets.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
'500':
description: Internal server error
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
'503':
description: Service temporarily unavailable
headers:
Retry-After:
schema:
type: string
description: Seconds to wait before retrying after a transient service outage.
example: '5'
required: true
description: Seconds to wait before retrying after a transient service outage.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
schemas:
Error:
type: object
properties:
error:
type: string
description: Error message
code:
type: string
description: Machine-readable error code present on some errors (e.g. `RATE_LIMITED`, `INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS`, `TRIAL_NOT_STARTED`, `BILLING_NOT_CONFIGURED`). Branch on this rather than the human-readable `error` string.
message:
type: string
description: Additional error details
details:
type: object
additionalProperties:
nullable: true
description: Validation error details (for 400 errors)
required:
- error
PingResponse:
type: object
properties:
status:
type: string
enum:
- pong
description: Always `pong`
timestamp:
type: string
description: ISO 8601 server timestamp
required:
- status
- timestamp
securitySchemes:
ApiKeyAuth:
type: apiKey
in: header
name: Authorization
description: 'API key for authentication. Format: `gcai_xxxxxxxxx`
Create API keys in the GC AI app under Settings → API.'