<Warning>If you haven't set up your endpoints, visit the [Customer Endpoints](/content-creation/customer-endpoints/) section for instructions.</Warning>

Once your endpoints are set up, you can start using our API to enqueue your users' conversations.

## Your First Request

We have designed a simple and reliable API for enqueuing your conversations. To receive your first reply, simply follow the steps below 👍.

### 1. Authentication

We use access keys to authenticate requests made to our API. An access key is required to start sending requests. To create one, visit your customer dashboard under ["Project > Access Keys" section](https://dash.dumgum.ai/access-keys).

Once you have your access key, include it in every request using the HTTP header `Authorization` like this `Bearer {api-key}` (e.g. `Authorization: Bearer sk-proj-XXXXXXXXXX`).

### 2. Request Parameters

Conversation enqueue endpoint requires the following parameters:

| Name               | Description                                                                                                                                 |
|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `userProfileId`    | Your user/customer profile ID, used to retrieve data from your [Profile Endpoint](/content-creation/customer-endpoints/profile-endpoint).   |
| `personaProfileId` | Your persona/virtual profile ID, used to retrieve data from your [Profile Endpoint](/content-creation/customer-endpoints/profile-endpoint). |
| `language`         | The desired language for your answer. For today's example, we are going to use `EN` (english).                                              |


<Note>Additional parameters are available in [API Reference > Content Creation > Endpoints > Enqueue Conversation](/api-reference/content-creation/enqueue-conversation).</Note>

### 3. Building Your Request Body

Our API expects a request containing JSON. Below is an example of the expected format:

```json
{
  "userProfileId": "YOUR_USER_PROFILE_ID",
  "personaProfileId": "YOUR_PERSONA_PROFILE_ID",
  "language": "EN"
}
```

### 4. Sending Your Request

You have to send a request using a cURL command.

```sh
curl -X POST https://api.dumgum.com/cs/v1/content_creation/conversations/enqueue \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $YOUR_ACCESS_KEY" \
-d '{
  "userProfileId": "1234",
  "personaProfileId": "9876",
  "language": "EN"
}'
```

You should receive a **204 HTTP response status**, indicating that your request has been accepted. An answer will be sent soon to your [Incoming Content Endpoint](customer-endpoints/incoming-content-endpoint.md).

### 5. Receiving Your Reply

You will receive a reply as soon as possible. If the user replies again, simply enqueue the conversation again, and we'll continue from there!

<Warning>
Check your [project logs](https://dash.dumgum.ai/content-creation/response-explorer) for any errors from your customer endpoints. To do this, go to your customer dashboard, navigate to the **Project** section in the left sidebar, and select **Logs**.
</Warning>