💻API

An alternative to our SDK - for submitting custom attributes to new or existing customers.

What can you use the Mava API for?

1. Custom Attributes: You can use the Mava API to push user attributes to Mava via the identify endpoint. This offers similar functionality to the web chat SDK but can be used with all integration options and enables you to push data from third-party systems, such as your database, into Mava.

2. Status Updates: You can use the API to update ticket statuses, for example to close them.

3. Ticket Updates: You can use the API to update tickets, for example adding a tag or category.

4. Messages & Private Notes: You can use the API to send messages or add private notes to tickets.

5. Creating Tickets: creating tickets is coming soon

We're expanding our API so if you're looking to build more with the Mava API please send us a message or book a feedback call.

Getting Started

Head over to the API section within the Mava dashboard and create an API key.

Please note: If you send no customer ID, a customer will be created for you and a new customer ID sent back which should be stored and used for subsequent calls to update that same customer.

CURL

curl -X POST https://gateway.mava.app/api/identify \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "emailAddress": "",
    "mavaCustomerId": "",
    "customAttributes": [
      {
        "label": "exampleLabel",
        "value": "exampleValue"
      }
    ]
  }'

NodeJS

fetch('https://gateway.mava.app/api/identify', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'x-auth-token': 'YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN_HERE'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    emailAddress: '', 
    mavaCustomerId: '',
    customAttributes: [
      {
        label: 'exampleLabel',
        value: 'exampleValue'
      }
    ]
  })
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch((error) => console.error('Error:', error));

Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "emailAddress": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "plaformUserId": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "mavaCustomerId": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "customAttributes": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "label": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "value": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "required": ["label", "value"]
      }
    }
  }
}

API Endpoints

1. Get Categories

Retrieves a list of all active categories for the authenticated client.

Endpoint

GET /api/categories

Authentication

• Requires API token authentication

• Subject to rate limiting

Response

Success (200 OK)

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "_id": "string",
      "name": "string"
    }
  ]
}

Error (500 Internal Server Error)

{
  "error": "Internal server error"
}

2. Update Ticket

Updates a ticket's status, priority, and/or category.

Endpoint

PUT /api/ticket

Authentication

• Requires API token authentication

• Subject to rate limiting

Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
ticketId	string	Yes	The unique identifier of the ticket
status	string	No	New ticket status
priority	number	No	New priority level
categoryId	string	No	ID of the category to assign

Valid Values

• Status: "Open", "Resolved", "Pending", "Waiting"

• Priority: 1, 2, 3

• CategoryId: Must be a valid category ID from GET /categories

Response

Success (200 OK)

{
  "message": "Ticket updated"
}

Error Responses

Ticket not found (400)

{
  "error": "Ticket not found"
}

Invalid category (400)

{
  "error": "Category not found"
}

Invalid status/priority (400)

{
  "error": "Invalid status or priority"
}

Server error (500)

{
  "error": "Internal server error"
}

Behavior

• Each change (status, priority, category) creates an audit log message

• Changes are only made if the new value differs from the current value

• Category must be active (not archived) and belong to the client

3. Send Message or Private Note

The send message endpoint allows you to send messages or private notes to existing tickets programmatically.

Endpoint

PUT /api/message

Authentication

• Requires API token authentication

• Subject to rate limiting

Behavior

You can send two types of messages:

• External messages: visible to the customer and delivered through the ticket's integration channel (e.g. email, Discord, Telegram).

• Internal notes: private messages only visible to your support team inside the Mava dashboard.

If no messageType is specified, the message defaults to an External Message.

Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
ticketId	string	Yes	The ID of the ticket to send the message to
content	string	No*	The text content of the message
messageType	string	No	The type of message to send. Accepted values: ExternalMessage, InternalNote. Defaults to ExternalMessage
attachments	array	No*	A list of file attachments to include with the message
attachments[].fileName	string	Yes (if attachments)	The display name of the file
attachments[].url	string	Yes (if attachments)	The publicly accessible URL of the file
attachments[].fileType	string	Yes (if attachments)	The MIME type of the file (e.g. image/png, application/pdf)

*Either content or attachments must be provided.

Valid Values

• messageType: "ExternalMessage", "InternalNote" — Defaults to "ExternalMessage"

Response

Success (200)

{
"message": { ... },
"ticket": { ... },
"sender": { ... }
}

Bad Request (400)

Returned when required fields are missing or the ticket is not found.

{
"error": "Content or attachments are required"
}
{
"error": "Ticket not found"
}

Unauthorized (401)

Returned when the API key is missing or invalid.

Too Many Requests (429)

Returned when the rate limit is exceeded. The API allows up to 90 requests per 30 seconds per API key.

Internal Server Error (500)

Code Examples

Curl

curl -X POST https://app.mava.app/api/message \
    -H "x-auth-token: YOUR_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "ticketId": "TICKET_ID",
      "content": "Thanks for reaching out! We will look into this right away.",
      "messageType": "ExternalMessage"
    }'

NodeJS

const response = await fetch("https://app.mava.app/api/message", {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      "x-auth-token": "YOUR_API_KEY",
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      ticketId: "TICKET_ID",
      content: "Thanks for reaching out! We will look into this right away.",
      messageType: "ExternalMessage",
    }),
  });
 const data = await response.json();

Schema

{
    "ticketId": "string",
    "content": "string",
    "messageType": "ExternalMessage | InternalNote",
    "attachments": [
      {
        "fileName": "string",
        "url": "string",
        "fileType": "string"
      }
    ]
  }

Sending an Internal Note

To send a message that is only visible internally to your team, set messageType to InternalNote:

{
"ticketId": "TICKET_ID",
"content": "Customer has been flagged as a premium user, prioritise this ticket.",
"messageType": "InternalNote"
}