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Find someone and open a chat

Find someone by phone number or @username from an account (optionally saving them as a contact) and open a chat. Follow the operation for the conversation.

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Find someone by phone number or @username from an account (optionally saving them as a contact) and open a chat. Follow the operation for the conversation.

Overview

Name	Value
Code	`contacts.start_chat`
Scope needed	`contacts.write`
Risk	Write
May need confirmation	No
Runs as	Queues work for a node
Needs `Idempotency-Key`	Yes
Member roles allowed	`owner`, `manager`, `agent`
In the app	Inbox → New message

Input fields

Field	Type	Required
`accountId`	`uuid`	Yes
`query`	`text`	Yes
`saveAs`	`object`	No

Example request

curl -X POST https://tlg.builera.app/api/public/v2/ops/contacts.start_chat \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELEGRAM_AUTO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: <unique key per operation>" \
  -d '{"accountId":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","query":"…"}'

Output fields (`data`)

Field	Type	Required
`ok`	`true`	Yes
`conversationId`	`text`	Yes
`jobId`	`null`	Yes

Example answer

{
  "data": {
    "ok": true,
    "conversationId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
    "jobId": null
  }
}

Using it over MCP

Not listed on any profile: call tools_describe then tools_run with code: "contacts.start_chat". Tool name when listed: contacts_start_chat.

Find someone and open a chat

#Overview

#Input fields

#Example request

#Output fields (data)

#Example answer