Salesforce Einstein

Salesforce Einstein Messages API

Send and receive bot messages

GitHub OpenAPI

Documentation

📖
Documentation
https://metamind.readme.io/docs/intro-to-einstein-vision
📖
Authentication
https://metamind.readme.io/docs/generate-oauth-token
📖
Documentation
https://metamind.readme.io/docs/intro-to-einstein-language
📖
Documentation
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/einstein_prediction_builder.htm
📖
APIReference
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/
📖
Authentication
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/intro_oauth_and_connected_apps.htm
📖
Documentation
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.bi_dev_guide_rest.meta/bi_dev_guide_rest/
📖
APIReference
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.bi_dev_guide_rest.meta/bi_dev_guide_rest/bi_rest_overview.htm
📖
Documentation
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/service/einstein-bots/guide/einstein-bots-developer-overview.html
📖
Documentation
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/einstein/genai/overview

Specifications

⚙
OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce-einstein/refs/heads/main/openapi/salesforce-einstein-messages-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

🔗
Pricing
https://www.salesforce.com/products/einstein/pricing/
🔗
Signup
https://api.einstein.ai/signup
🔗
Setup Guide
https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.bots_service_intro.htm
🔗
Announcement
https://www.salesforce.com/news/press-releases/2023/03/07/einstein-gpt/
🔗
Trust & Safety
https://www.salesforce.com/company/ethical-and-humane-use/

Work with this as data

Every API here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for apis

7 MCP tools reach this
  • find_apisBrowse and filter every API in the catalog.
  • get_api_artifactsOne API's artifacts, grouped by type.
  • get_openapiThe primary OpenAPI for this API.
  • find_similar_apisAPIs that look like this one.
  • apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
  • resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
  • find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.
All 92 tools

Call it yourself

curl for this page
This API 
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis/salesforce-einstein-messages-api"
All apis 
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis?limit=25"

Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no email required.

GitHub Google LinkedIn

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.

OpenAPI Specification

salesforce-einstein-messages-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Salesforce Einstein Bots AI Record Insights Messages API
  description: Conversational AI API for building intelligent chatbots and virtual assistants. Einstein Bots provides REST endpoints to create, manage, and interact with AI-powered bots that can handle customer service conversations across channels.
  version: 58.0.0
  contact:
    name: Salesforce Developer Support
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/
  license:
    name: Salesforce Master Subscription Agreement
    url: https://www.salesforce.com/company/legal/agreements/
  termsOfService: https://www.salesforce.com/company/legal/agreements/
servers:
- url: https://{instance}.salesforce.com/services/data/v58.0
  description: Salesforce Instance
  variables:
    instance:
      default: login
      description: Your Salesforce instance domain.
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Messages
  description: Send and receive bot messages
paths:
  /einstein/bots/{botId}/sessions/{sessionId}/messages:
    post:
      operationId: sendMessage
      summary: Salesforce Einstein Send a message to a bot
      description: Sends a message to an Einstein Bot within an active session and returns the bot's response.
      tags:
      - Messages
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/BotId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SessionId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessageInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with bot messages.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessageResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    get:
      operationId: getMessages
      summary: Salesforce Einstein Get messages in a session
      description: Returns the message history for a bot session.
      tags:
      - Messages
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/BotId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SessionId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with message history.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessageResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
        errorCode:
          type: string
        fields:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    MessageInput:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: object
          properties:
            text:
              type: string
              description: Text message to send to the bot.
            type:
              type: string
              enum:
              - Text
              - Choice
              - Transfer
              description: Type of message.
            choiceIndex:
              type: integer
              description: Index of selected choice (for Choice type messages).
            sequenceId:
              type: integer
              description: Sequence ID for message ordering.
          required:
          - text
          - type
      required:
      - message
    BotMessage:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - Text
          - Choices
          - Transfer
          - EscalateToAgent
          - SessionEnded
          description: Type of bot message.
        text:
          type: string
          description: Text content of the message.
        choices:
          type: array
          description: Available choices (for Choices type messages).
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              label:
                type: string
              value:
                type: string
              index:
                type: integer
        scheduleItem:
          type: object
          description: Schedule information for appointment-related responses.
          properties:
            startDate:
              type: string
              format: date-time
            endDate:
              type: string
              format: date-time
        sequenceId:
          type: integer
    MessageResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        messages:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/BotMessage'
        sessionEnded:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the session has ended.
        processedSequenceId:
          type: integer
          description: Last processed sequence ID.
  parameters:
    SessionId:
      name: sessionId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Unique identifier for the bot session.
      schema:
        type: string
    BotId:
      name: botId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Unique identifier for the Einstein Bot.
      schema:
        type: string
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: Salesforce OAuth 2.0 authentication.
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/token
          scopes:
            api: Full access to Salesforce APIs
            einstein_gpt: Access to Einstein AI features