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# GetConversation

# Package: aiSiteChat

# Namespace: Conversations

# Method link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-management/ai-site-chat/conversations/get-conversation.md

## Permission Scopes:
Innovation Lab User: SCOPE.INNOVATION_LAB.USER

## Introduction

Retrieves the conversation for the site visitor calling this method.

This method must be called using the site visitor or site member identity ([SDK](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/articles/get-started/about-identities.md#site-member) | [REST](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/articles/getting-started/about-identities.md#site-member)) to identify the site visitor that is requesting the conversation.

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## REST API

### Schema

```
 Method: getConversation
 Description: Retrieves the conversation for the site visitor calling this method.  This method must be called using the site visitor or site member identity ([SDK](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/articles/get-started/about-identities.md#site-member) | [REST](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/articles/getting-started/about-identities.md#site-member)) to identify the site visitor that is requesting the conversation.
 URL: https://www.wixapis.com/v1/conversation
 Method: GET
 Return type: GetConversationResponse
  - name: conversation | type: Conversation | description: Retrieved conversation. 
     - name: id | type: string | description: Conversation GUID. 
     - name: contact | type: boolean | description: Whether the site visitor engaging in this conversation is a contact. 
     - name: createdDate | type: string | description: Date and time the conversation was created. 
     - name: updatedDate | type: string | description: Date and time the conversation was updated. 


```

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## JavaScript SDK

### Schema

```
 Method: wixClientAdmin.aiSiteChat.Conversations.getConversation()
 Description: Retrieves the conversation for the site visitor calling this method.  This method must be called using the site visitor or site member identity ([SDK](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/articles/get-started/about-identities.md#site-member) | [REST](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/articles/getting-started/about-identities.md#site-member)) to identify the site visitor that is requesting the conversation.
 Return type: PROMISE<GetConversationResponse>
  - name: conversation | type: Conversation | description: Retrieved conversation. 
     - name: _id | type: string | description: Conversation GUID. 
     - name: contact | type: boolean | description: Whether the site visitor engaging in this conversation is a contact. 
     - name: _createdDate | type: Date | description: Date and time the conversation was created. 
     - name: _updatedDate | type: Date | description: Date and time the conversation was updated. 


```

### Examples

### getConversation
```javascript
import { conversations } from '@wix/ai-site-chat';

async function getConversation() {
  const response = await conversations.getConversation();
};
```

### getConversation (with elevated permissions)
```javascript
import { conversations } from '@wix/ai-site-chat';
import { auth } from '@wix/essentials';

async function myGetConversationMethod() {
  const elevatedGetConversation = auth.elevate(conversations.getConversation);
  const response = await elevatedGetConversation();
}
```

### getConversation (self-hosted)
Self-hosted SDK calls require you to [create a client](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/articles/work-with-the-sdk/about-the-wix-client.md).

```javascript
import { createClient } from '@wix/sdk';
import { conversations } from '@wix/ai-site-chat';
// Import the auth strategy for the relevant access type
// Import the relevant host module if needed

const myWixClient = createClient ({
  modules: { conversations },
  // Include the auth strategy and host as relevant
});


async function getConversation() {
  const response = await myWixClient.conversations.getConversation();
};
```

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