> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.voicebip.com/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.voicebip.com/_mcp/server.

# Retrieve relevant chunks from a knowledge base (BYOM)

POST https://api.voicebip.com/v1/knowledge-bases/{kb_id}/query
Content-Type: application/json

Runs the relevance-gated vector search and returns raw chunks for the
developer to inject into their own LLM. Empty results (no match or all
below the relevance threshold) return 200 with an empty list.

Reference: https://docs.voicebip.com/api/knowledge-bases/query-knowledge-base

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Servers

- `https://api.voicebip.com` (Production, default)
- `https://sandbox.voicebip.com` (Sandbox)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `kb_id` (string, required)

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `query` (string, required)
- `top_k` (integer, optional, default: 5)

## Response

### 200

Retrieved chunks

- `query` (string, optional)
- `count` (integer, optional)
- `chunks` (list of QueryChunk, optional)

## Errors

### 400 Query Knowledge Base Request Bad Request Error

Bad request

- `error_code` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `NOT_FOUND`, `ALREADY_EXISTS`, `INVALID_ARGUMENT`, `PERMISSION_DENIED`, `UNAUTHENTICATED`, `RATE_LIMITED`, `INTERNAL`, `UNAVAILABLE`, `QUOTA_EXCEEDED`, `NUMBER_UNAVAILABLE`, `CALL_FAILED`, `MESSAGE_FAILED`, `WEBHOOK_FAILED`, `AI_PROVIDER_ERROR`, `CALL_WINDOW_RESTRICTED`, `INVALID_REQUEST`, `INVALID_PLAN`, `NO_OP`, `NO_ACTIVE_SUBSCRIPTION`, `WORKSPACE_NOT_FOUND`, `TIER_SWITCH_UNSUPPORTED`, `INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE`, `WORKSPACE_BLOCKED`, `TIER_SWITCH_TOO_FREQUENT`, `CHANNEL_MISMATCH`, `OPT_OUT_ENFORCED`, `UPSTREAM_ERROR`, `REQUEST_BODY_TOO_LARGE`, `INVALID_BODY`, `AI_ERROR`, `ADMIN_DISABLED`, `STORE_UNAVAILABLE`, `ADMIN_DB_UNAVAILABLE`, `MISSING_ACTOR`, `ACTOR_TOO_LONG`, `MISSING_FIELD`, `INVALID_JSON`, `INVALID_AMOUNT`, `INVALID_INCLUDED_QTY`, `INVALID_CURRENCY`, `INVALID_PROFILE`, `INVALID_RESOURCE`, `INVALID_UNIT`, `INVALID_TIER`, `INVALID_EFFECTIVE_FROM`, `NOTES_TOO_LONG`, `INVALID_LIMIT`, `LIST_FAILED`, `UPSERT_FAILED`, `WORKSPACE_OVERRIDE_DISABLED`, `WORKSPACE_OVERRIDE_UNCONFIRMED`, `MISSING_WORKSPACE_HEADER`, `INVALID_PASSWORD`, `INVALID_EMAIL`, `INVALID_CREDENTIALS`, `EMAIL_EXISTS`, `EMAIL_NOT_VERIFIED`, `WEAK_PASSWORD`, `MISSING_COMPANY`, `MISSING_TOKEN`, `INVALID_TOKEN`, `TOO_MANY_ATTEMPTS`
- `message` (string, required)
- `request_id` (string, required)
- `documentation_url` (string, optional)

### 404 Query Knowledge Base Request Not Found Error

Not found

- `error_code` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `NOT_FOUND`, `ALREADY_EXISTS`, `INVALID_ARGUMENT`, `PERMISSION_DENIED`, `UNAUTHENTICATED`, `RATE_LIMITED`, `INTERNAL`, `UNAVAILABLE`, `QUOTA_EXCEEDED`, `NUMBER_UNAVAILABLE`, `CALL_FAILED`, `MESSAGE_FAILED`, `WEBHOOK_FAILED`, `AI_PROVIDER_ERROR`, `CALL_WINDOW_RESTRICTED`, `INVALID_REQUEST`, `INVALID_PLAN`, `NO_OP`, `NO_ACTIVE_SUBSCRIPTION`, `WORKSPACE_NOT_FOUND`, `TIER_SWITCH_UNSUPPORTED`, `INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE`, `WORKSPACE_BLOCKED`, `TIER_SWITCH_TOO_FREQUENT`, `CHANNEL_MISMATCH`, `OPT_OUT_ENFORCED`, `UPSTREAM_ERROR`, `REQUEST_BODY_TOO_LARGE`, `INVALID_BODY`, `AI_ERROR`, `ADMIN_DISABLED`, `STORE_UNAVAILABLE`, `ADMIN_DB_UNAVAILABLE`, `MISSING_ACTOR`, `ACTOR_TOO_LONG`, `MISSING_FIELD`, `INVALID_JSON`, `INVALID_AMOUNT`, `INVALID_INCLUDED_QTY`, `INVALID_CURRENCY`, `INVALID_PROFILE`, `INVALID_RESOURCE`, `INVALID_UNIT`, `INVALID_TIER`, `INVALID_EFFECTIVE_FROM`, `NOTES_TOO_LONG`, `INVALID_LIMIT`, `LIST_FAILED`, `UPSERT_FAILED`, `WORKSPACE_OVERRIDE_DISABLED`, `WORKSPACE_OVERRIDE_UNCONFIRMED`, `MISSING_WORKSPACE_HEADER`, `INVALID_PASSWORD`, `INVALID_EMAIL`, `INVALID_CREDENTIALS`, `EMAIL_EXISTS`, `EMAIL_NOT_VERIFIED`, `WEAK_PASSWORD`, `MISSING_COMPANY`, `MISSING_TOKEN`, `INVALID_TOKEN`, `TOO_MANY_ATTEMPTS`
- `message` (string, required)
- `request_id` (string, required)
- `documentation_url` (string, optional)

### 429 Query Knowledge Base Request Too Many Requests Error

Rate limited

- `error_code` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `NOT_FOUND`, `ALREADY_EXISTS`, `INVALID_ARGUMENT`, `PERMISSION_DENIED`, `UNAUTHENTICATED`, `RATE_LIMITED`, `INTERNAL`, `UNAVAILABLE`, `QUOTA_EXCEEDED`, `NUMBER_UNAVAILABLE`, `CALL_FAILED`, `MESSAGE_FAILED`, `WEBHOOK_FAILED`, `AI_PROVIDER_ERROR`, `CALL_WINDOW_RESTRICTED`, `INVALID_REQUEST`, `INVALID_PLAN`, `NO_OP`, `NO_ACTIVE_SUBSCRIPTION`, `WORKSPACE_NOT_FOUND`, `TIER_SWITCH_UNSUPPORTED`, `INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE`, `WORKSPACE_BLOCKED`, `TIER_SWITCH_TOO_FREQUENT`, `CHANNEL_MISMATCH`, `OPT_OUT_ENFORCED`, `UPSTREAM_ERROR`, `REQUEST_BODY_TOO_LARGE`, `INVALID_BODY`, `AI_ERROR`, `ADMIN_DISABLED`, `STORE_UNAVAILABLE`, `ADMIN_DB_UNAVAILABLE`, `MISSING_ACTOR`, `ACTOR_TOO_LONG`, `MISSING_FIELD`, `INVALID_JSON`, `INVALID_AMOUNT`, `INVALID_INCLUDED_QTY`, `INVALID_CURRENCY`, `INVALID_PROFILE`, `INVALID_RESOURCE`, `INVALID_UNIT`, `INVALID_TIER`, `INVALID_EFFECTIVE_FROM`, `NOTES_TOO_LONG`, `INVALID_LIMIT`, `LIST_FAILED`, `UPSERT_FAILED`, `WORKSPACE_OVERRIDE_DISABLED`, `WORKSPACE_OVERRIDE_UNCONFIRMED`, `MISSING_WORKSPACE_HEADER`, `INVALID_PASSWORD`, `INVALID_EMAIL`, `INVALID_CREDENTIALS`, `EMAIL_EXISTS`, `EMAIL_NOT_VERIFIED`, `WEAK_PASSWORD`, `MISSING_COMPANY`, `MISSING_TOKEN`, `INVALID_TOKEN`, `TOO_MANY_ATTEMPTS`
- `message` (string, required)
- `request_id` (string, required)
- `documentation_url` (string, optional)

### 503 Query Knowledge Base Request Service Unavailable Error

Retrieval not configured on this deployment

- `error_code` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `NOT_FOUND`, `ALREADY_EXISTS`, `INVALID_ARGUMENT`, `PERMISSION_DENIED`, `UNAUTHENTICATED`, `RATE_LIMITED`, `INTERNAL`, `UNAVAILABLE`, `QUOTA_EXCEEDED`, `NUMBER_UNAVAILABLE`, `CALL_FAILED`, `MESSAGE_FAILED`, `WEBHOOK_FAILED`, `AI_PROVIDER_ERROR`, `CALL_WINDOW_RESTRICTED`, `INVALID_REQUEST`, `INVALID_PLAN`, `NO_OP`, `NO_ACTIVE_SUBSCRIPTION`, `WORKSPACE_NOT_FOUND`, `TIER_SWITCH_UNSUPPORTED`, `INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE`, `WORKSPACE_BLOCKED`, `TIER_SWITCH_TOO_FREQUENT`, `CHANNEL_MISMATCH`, `OPT_OUT_ENFORCED`, `UPSTREAM_ERROR`, `REQUEST_BODY_TOO_LARGE`, `INVALID_BODY`, `AI_ERROR`, `ADMIN_DISABLED`, `STORE_UNAVAILABLE`, `ADMIN_DB_UNAVAILABLE`, `MISSING_ACTOR`, `ACTOR_TOO_LONG`, `MISSING_FIELD`, `INVALID_JSON`, `INVALID_AMOUNT`, `INVALID_INCLUDED_QTY`, `INVALID_CURRENCY`, `INVALID_PROFILE`, `INVALID_RESOURCE`, `INVALID_UNIT`, `INVALID_TIER`, `INVALID_EFFECTIVE_FROM`, `NOTES_TOO_LONG`, `INVALID_LIMIT`, `LIST_FAILED`, `UPSERT_FAILED`, `WORKSPACE_OVERRIDE_DISABLED`, `WORKSPACE_OVERRIDE_UNCONFIRMED`, `MISSING_WORKSPACE_HEADER`, `INVALID_PASSWORD`, `INVALID_EMAIL`, `INVALID_CREDENTIALS`, `EMAIL_EXISTS`, `EMAIL_NOT_VERIFIED`, `WEAK_PASSWORD`, `MISSING_COMPANY`, `MISSING_TOKEN`, `INVALID_TOKEN`, `TOO_MANY_ATTEMPTS`
- `message` (string, required)
- `request_id` (string, required)
- `documentation_url` (string, optional)

## Types

### QueryChunk

- `content` (string, optional)
- `source` (string, optional)
- `score` (double, optional)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "query": "query"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "query": "query",
  "count": 1,
  "chunks": [
    {
      "content": "content",
      "source": "source",
      "score": 1.1
    }
  ]
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.voicebip.com/v1/knowledge-bases/kb_id/query"

payload = { "query": "query" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.voicebip.com/v1/knowledge-bases/kb_id/query';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"query":"query"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.voicebip.com/v1/knowledge-bases/kb_id/query"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"query\": \"query\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.voicebip.com/v1/knowledge-bases/kb_id/query")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"query\": \"query\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.voicebip.com/v1/knowledge-bases/kb_id/query")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"query\": \"query\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.voicebip.com/v1/knowledge-bases/kb_id/query', [
  'body' => '{
  "query": "query"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.voicebip.com/v1/knowledge-bases/kb_id/query");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"query\": \"query\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["query": "query"] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.voicebip.com/v1/knowledge-bases/kb_id/query")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```