> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Thread tree

> Read the parent-child chat thread hierarchy.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /chat/tree
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Dench API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Versioned Dench workspace API. The operation registry is shared with the
    Dench CLI parity layer, so every CLI command maps to an endpoint here.
servers:
  - url: https://www.dench.com/api/v1
security: []
tags:
  - name: agent-config
    description: Agent Config operations.
  - name: approvals
    description: Approvals operations.
  - name: apps
    description: Apps operations.
  - name: auth
    description: Auth operations.
  - name: billing
    description: Billing operations.
  - name: browser
    description: Browser operations.
  - name: chat
    description: Chat operations.
  - name: crm
    description: Crm operations.
  - name: email
    description: Email operations.
  - name: files
    description: Files operations.
  - name: gateway
    description: Gateway operations.
  - name: local
    description: Local operations.
  - name: memory
    description: Memory operations.
  - name: meta
    description: Meta operations.
  - name: routines
    description: Routines operations.
  - name: workspace
    description: Workspace operations.
paths:
  /chat/tree:
    get:
      tags:
        - chat
      summary: Thread tree
      description: Read the parent-child chat thread hierarchy.
      operationId: chat_tree
      parameters:
        - name: titleQuery
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            description: Filter threads by title.
            type: string
          description: Filter threads by title.
        - name: limit
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
            maximum: 100
        - name: includeArchived
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: boolean
        - name: includeAutomated
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            description: Include routine-spawned threads. Defaults false.
            type: boolean
          description: Include routine-spawned threads. Defaults false.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    threadId:
                      type: string
                    title:
                      type: string
                    lastMessageAt:
                      type: number
                    createdAt:
                      type: number
                    status:
                      type: string
                      enum:
                        - idle
                        - streaming
                        - error
                    visibility:
                      type: string
                      enum:
                        - private
                        - shared
                    createdByUserId:
                      type: string
                    archivedAt:
                      anyOf:
                        - type: number
                        - type: 'null'
                    fileContextPath:
                      anyOf:
                        - type: string
                        - type: 'null'
                    parentThreadId:
                      anyOf:
                        - type: string
                        - type: 'null'
                      description: Parent thread when this is a spawned sub-agent.
                    nestingDepth:
                      anyOf:
                        - type: number
                        - type: 'null'
                    summary:
                      anyOf:
                        - type: string
                        - type: 'null'
                    activeRunId:
                      anyOf:
                        - type: string
                        - type: 'null'
                  required:
                    - threadId
                    - title
                    - lastMessageAt
                    - createdAt
                    - status
                    - visibility
                    - createdByUserId
                    - archivedAt
                    - fileContextPath
                    - parentThreadId
                    - nestingDepth
                    - summary
                    - activeRunId
                  additionalProperties: false
                description: Flat thread rows; parentThreadId encodes the hierarchy.
              example:
                - threadId: th_abc123
                  title: Deploy checklist
                  lastMessageAt: 1765526400000
                  createdAt: 1765526000000
                  status: idle
                  visibility: private
                  createdByUserId: us_xyz789
                  archivedAt: null
                  fileContextPath: null
                  parentThreadId: null
                  nestingDepth: null
                  summary: null
                  activeRunId: null
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
      security:
        - DenchApiKey: []
        - AgentSession: []
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Invalid request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid authentication
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    NotFound:
      description: Operation or resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    InternalError:
      description: Server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
  schemas:
    ApiError:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - message
            - type
            - code
          properties:
            message:
              type: string
            type:
              type: string
            code:
              type: string
            details: {}
  securitySchemes:
    DenchApiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: DENCH_API_KEY
      description: >-
        Workspace-scoped Dench API key from workspace settings. This is the same
        key used by DENCH_API_KEY in sandboxes.
    AgentSession:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: dch_agent_*
      description: >-
        Agent session token created by `dench signin`. Gateway-backed routes
        exchange this token for the workspace gateway key.

````