Create thread
POST
/v1/threadsCreate a new conversation thread. The thread can be project-scoped, scheduled, or immediately executed depending on the request body.
How to call this endpoint
Every ACP API request uses bearer authentication. The examples here show the actual request path, auth header, and body shape that the platform expects.
Path, query, and header parameters
These parameters control which ACP object the endpoint acts on and how the request is processed.
Path parameters
None.
Query parameters
None.
Body schema
Content type: application/json · Required
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| projectId | string | No | Project ID. |
| environmentId | string | No | Environment to execute in |
| agentId | string | No | Agent to use (optional) |
| title | string | No | Thread title (optional) |
| appId | string | No | — |
| content | string | No | Optional first user message to execute immediately. |
| task | string | No | Legacy alias for `content`. |
| stream | boolean | No | — |
| metadata | object | No | Free-form metadata object. |
What the API returns
Each response code below includes the documented payload shape for the ACP API.
201Thread createdapplication/json
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| thread | object | No | — |
| thread.id | string | No | Unique identifier. |
| thread.projectId | string | No | Project ID. |
| thread.environmentId | string | No | Computer ID. |
| thread.agentId | string | No | Agent ID. |
| thread.title | string | No | Display title. |
| thread.task | string | No | — |
| thread.appId | string | No | — |
| thread.status | active | running | completed | failed | cancelled | No | Current lifecycle status. |
| thread.messageCount | integer | No | — |
| thread.lastMessageAt | string | No | — |
| thread.lastMessagePreview | string | No | — |
| thread.inputTokens | integer | No | — |
| thread.outputTokens | integer | No | — |
| thread.totalCost | number | No | — |
| thread.environmentMinutes | number | No | — |
| thread.metadata | object | No | Free-form metadata object. |
| thread.teamExecution | object | No | — |
| thread.teamExecution.mode | team | No | — |
| thread.teamExecution.teamAgentId | string | No | — |
| thread.teamExecution.teamAgentName | string | No | — |
| thread.teamExecution.orchestrator | object | No | — |
| thread.teamExecution.orchestrator.agentId | string | No | Agent ID. |
| thread.teamExecution.orchestrator.agentName | string | No | — |
| thread.teamExecution.orchestrator.claudeAgentName | string | No | — |
| thread.teamExecution.subagents | object[] | No | — |
| thread.teamExecution.subagents[].agentId | string | No | Agent ID. |
| thread.teamExecution.subagents[].agentName | string | No | — |
| thread.teamExecution.subagents[].claudeAgentName | string | No | — |
| thread.subagentActivity | object[] | No | — |
| thread.subagentActivity[].agentId | string | No | Agent ID. |
| thread.subagentActivity[].agentName | string | No | — |
| thread.subagentActivity[].claudeAgentName | string | No | — |
| thread.subagentActivity[].eventCount | integer | No | — |
| thread.subagentActivity[].lastActiveAt | string | No | — |
| thread.subagentActivity[].teamAgentId | string | No | — |
| thread.subagentActivity[].teamAgentName | string | No | — |
| thread.environmentName | string | No | — |
| thread.agentName | string | No | — |
| thread.createdAt | string | No | ISO 8601 timestamp. |
| thread.updatedAt | string | No | ISO 8601 timestamp. |
402Insufficient budgetapplication/json
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| error | string | No | — |
| message | string | No | Message text. |
| currentBudget | number | No | — |