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# Gleap REST API

Interact with the Gleap customer support platform via its REST API. Fetch ticket data, support metrics, team performance, heatmaps, and raw event logs.

## Quick start

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### Authentication

Every request requires two headers:

```bash
Authorization: Bearer $GLEAP_TOKEN
Project: $GLEAP_PROJECT
```

- `GLEAP_TOKEN` — JWT service account token. Get it from Gleap dashboard → Settings → API.
- `GLEAP_PROJECT` — Your project ID. Found in Gleap dashboard URL or Settings.

### Base URL

```
https://api.gleap.io/v3
```

### Rate limit

1000 requests per 60 seconds per project.

### Test your connection

```bash
curl -s "https://api.gleap.io/v3/statistics/facts?chartType=NEW_TICKETS_COUNT&startDate=$(date -u -v-7d +%Y-%m-%dT00:00:00.000Z)&endDate=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT23:59:59.999Z)" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GLEAP_TOKEN" \
  -H "Project: $GLEAP_PROJECT" | jq .
```

If this returns a JSON object with `title` and `value`, you're connected.

---

## API overview

The Gleap API has 6 main endpoint families:

| Endpoint | Purpose | When to use |
|----------|---------|-------------|
| `/statistics/facts` | Single aggregate KPI | "How many tickets this week?" |
| `/statistics/bar-chart` | Time-series data | "Show me ticket trends over the last 30 days" |
| `/statistics/lists` | Tabular data (agents, tickets) | "How is each agent performing?" |
| `/statistics/lists/export` | CSV export of list data | "Export team performance as CSV" |
| `/statistics/heatmap` | Volume by hour/weekday | "When are our busiest support hours?" |
| `/statistics/raw-data` | Individual event records | "Show me every ticket action today" |
| `/tickets` | Ticket objects | "Get actual ticket details" |

All endpoints accept these common parameters:
- `startDate` — ISO 8601 (e.g., `2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z`)
- `endDate` — ISO 8601 (e.g., `2026-04-04T23:59:59.999Z`)
- `timezone` — IANA timezone (e.g., `Europe/Paris`, `America/New_York`)

For the full endpoint reference with all chartType values, response structures, and examples, read `references/endpoints.md`.

---

## Common request pattern

```bash
curl -s "https://api.gleap.io/v3/statistics/{endpoint}?chartType={CHART_TYPE}&startDate={START}&endDate={END}&timezone={TZ}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GLEAP_TOKEN" \
  -H "Project: $GLEAP_PROJECT" | jq .
```

Always use `-s` (silent) and pipe to `jq` for clean output.

### Date helpers

```bash
# Today
TODAY=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT00:00:00.000Z)
TODAY_END=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT23:59:59.999Z)

# Yesterday
YESTERDAY=$(date -u -v-1d +%Y-%m-%dT00:00:00.000Z)
YESTERDAY_END=$(date -u -v-1d +%Y-%m-%dT23:59:59.999Z)

# Last 7 days
WEEK_AGO=$(date -u -v-7d +%Y-%m-%dT00:00:00.000Z)

# Last 30 days
MONTH_AGO=$(date -u -v-30d +%Y-%m-%dT00:00:00.000Z)
```

---

## Key metrics available

### Ticket volume
| chartType | What it measures |
|-----------|-----------------|
| `NEW_TICKETS_COUNT` | New tickets created |
| `TICKET_CLOSE_COUNT` | Tickets closed |
| `REPLIES_COUNT` | Replies sent by agents |
| `MESSAGE_COUNT` | Total messages (all sources) |

### Response times
| chartType | What it measures | Unit |
|-----------|-----------------|------|
| `MEDIAN_FIRST_RESPONSE_TIME` | Time to first reply | seconds |
| `MEDIAN_REPLY_TIME` | Median reply time | seconds |
| `MEDIAN_TIME_TO_CLOSE` | Time from open to close | seconds |

### AI & automation
| chartType | What it measures |
|-----------|-----------------|
| `KAI_INVOLVED` | AI bot handled ticket |
| `AI_QUESTIONS_ASKED_COUNT` | Questions asked to AI |
| `CUSTOMER_SUPPORT_REQUESTED` | Escalated to human |

### Quality & SLA
| chartType | What it measures |
|-----------|-----------------|
| `MEDIAN_CONVERSATION_RATING` | Customer satisfaction score |
| `SLA_BREACHES_COUNT` | SLA violations |
| `SLA_STARTED_COUNT` | SLA tracking started |

---

## Common workflows

### Daily support summary
```bash
# 1. Get yesterday's ticket count
curl -s "https://api.gleap.io/v3/statistics/facts?chartType=NEW_TICKETS_COUNT&startDate=$YESTERDAY&endDate=$YESTERDAY_END" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GLEAP_TOKEN" \
  -H "Project: $GLEAP_PROJECT" | jq '{tickets: .value, change_pct: .progressValue}'

# 2. Get team performance
curl -s "https://api.gleap.io/v3/statistics/lists?chartType=TEAM_PERFORMANCE_LIST&startDate=$YESTERDAY&endDate=$YESTERDAY_END" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GLEAP_TOKEN" \
  -H "Project: $GLEAP_PROJECT" | jq '.data[] | {agent: .processingUserREF, assigned: .totalCountForUser.value, replies: .commentCount.value, closed: .rawClosed.value}'

# 3. Get open ticket snapshot
curl -s "https://api.gleap.io/v3/statistics/lists?chartType=SNAPSHOT_TICKETS&startDate=$YESTERDAY&endDate=$YESTERDAY_END" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GLEAP_TOKEN" \
  -H "Project: $GLEAP_PROJECT" | jq '.data[] | {type: .type, open: .openCount, closed: .closedCount}'
```

### Week-over-week trends
```bash
# Facts endpoint includes progressValue (% change vs previous period)
for metric in NEW_TICKETS_COUNT MEDIAN_FIRST_RESPONSE_TIME MEDIAN_TIME_TO_CLOSE; do
  echo "=== $metric ==="
  curl -s "https://api.gleap.io/v3/statistics/facts?chartType=$metric&startDate=$WEEK_AGO&endDate=$TODAY_END" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $GLEAP_TOKEN" \
    -H "Project: $GLEAP_PROJECT" | jq '{metric: .title, value: .value, unit: .valueUnit, change_pct: .progressValue}'
done
```

### Busiest hours analysis
```bash
curl -s "https://api.gleap.io/v3/statistics/heatmap?chartType=BUSIEST_HOURS_PER_WEEKDAY&startDate=$MONTH_AGO&endDate=$TODAY_END&timezone=Europe/Paris" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GLEAP_TOKEN" \
  -H "Project: $GLEAP_PROJECT" | jq '.series[] | {day: .name, peak_hour: (.data | max_by(.y) | .x), peak_volume: (.data | max_by(.y) | .y)}'
```

For more workflows and use cases, read `references/use-cases.md`.

---

## Important notes

- **Time values are in seconds.** `rawValue: 6570.52` = 6570 seconds = ~1.8 hours. Always convert for display.
- **Team average** is always the last row in TEAM_PERFORMANCE_LIST data. Identify it by checking if the name contains "Team average".
- **progressValue** = % change vs the previous equivalent period. Positive = increase, negative = decrease.
- **The Project header is mandatory.** Without it, the API returns 400.
- **Pagination:** For `/statistics/raw-data` and `/tickets`, use `limit` and `skip` parameters. Default limit is ~10000 for raw-data.
- **Tickets endpoint** returns in chronological order (oldest first) with no native date filtering — filter client-side by `createdAt`.

## Reference files

| File | When to read |
|------|-------------|
| `references/endpoints.md` | Need full endpoint details, response structures, all chartType values |
| `references/use-cases.md` | Building reports, dashboards, automations, or integrating with other tools |