AskFred Quickstart - Fireflies.ai API Documentation

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

API Key: Obtain your API key from app.fireflies.ai/integrations
AI Credits: Your account must have AI credits to use AskFred. Visit Upgrade to add AI credits to your plan.
Transcript ID (optional): The ID of a meeting transcript you want to query

If you don’t have a transcript ID, you can query across all your meetings using filters. See Step 3 below.

Step 1: Create Your First Thread

Start by asking a question about a specific meeting:

mutation CreateThread {
  createAskFredThread(input: {
    query: "What were the main discussion points?",
    transcript_id: "your_transcript_id",
    response_language: "en",
    format_mode: "markdown"
  }) {
    message {
      id
      thread_id
      answer
      suggested_queries
    }
  }
}

curl -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your_api_key" \
  -d '{
    "query": "mutation CreateThread($input: CreateAskFredThreadInput!) { createAskFredThread(input: $input) { message { id thread_id answer suggested_queries } } }",
    "variables": {
      "input": {
        "query": "What were the main discussion points?",
        "transcript_id": "your_transcript_id",
        "response_language": "en",
        "format_mode": "markdown"
      }
    }
  }' \
  https://api.fireflies.ai/graphql

const axios = require('axios');

const url = 'https://api.fireflies.ai/graphql';
const headers = {
  'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  Authorization: 'Bearer your_api_key'
};

const mutation = `
  mutation CreateThread($input: CreateAskFredThreadInput!) {
    createAskFredThread(input: $input) {
      message {
        id
        thread_id
        answer
        suggested_queries
      }
    }
  }
`;

const variables = {
  input: {
    query: 'What were the main discussion points?',
    transcript_id: 'your_transcript_id',
    response_language: 'en',
    format_mode: 'markdown'
  }
};

axios
  .post(url, { query: mutation, variables }, { headers })
  .then(response => {
    console.log(response.data.data.createAskFredThread);
  })
  .catch(error => {
    console.error(error);
  });

import requests

url = 'https://api.fireflies.ai/graphql'
headers = {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer your_api_key'
}

mutation = """
mutation CreateThread($input: CreateAskFredThreadInput!) {
  createAskFredThread(input: $input) {
    message {
      id
      thread_id
      answer
      suggested_queries
    }
  }
}
"""

variables = {
    'input': {
        'query': 'What were the main discussion points?',
        'transcript_id': 'your_transcript_id',
        'response_language': 'en',
        'format_mode': 'markdown'
    }
}

response = requests.post(
    url,
    json={'query': mutation, 'variables': variables},
    headers=headers
)

print(response.json())

Response

{
  "data": {
    "createAskFredThread": {
      "message": {
        "id": "msg_abc123",
        "thread_id": "thread_xyz789",
        "answer": "The main discussion points were:\n\n1. **Q4 Product Roadmap**: The team reviewed upcoming features...\n2. **Budget Allocation**: Discussion on resource allocation...\n3. **Timeline Concerns**: Several concerns about launch dates...",
        "suggested_queries": [
          "Can you elaborate on the timeline concerns?",
          "What features are prioritized for Q4?",
          "Who raised concerns about the budget?"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Step 2: Ask Follow-up Questions

Continue the conversation with context-aware follow-ups using the thread_id from the previous response:

mutation ContinueThread {
  continueAskFredThread(input: {
    thread_id: "thread_xyz789",
    query: "Can you elaborate on the timeline concerns?"
  }) {
    message {
      answer
      suggested_queries
    }
  }
}

curl -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your_api_key" \
  -d '{
    "query": "mutation ContinueThread($input: ContinueAskFredThreadInput!) { continueAskFredThread(input: $input) { message { answer suggested_queries } } }",
    "variables": {
      "input": {
        "thread_id": "thread_xyz789",
        "query": "Can you elaborate on the timeline concerns?"
      }
    }
  }' \
  https://api.fireflies.ai/graphql

const variables = {
  input: {
    thread_id: 'thread_xyz789',
    query: 'Can you elaborate on the timeline concerns?'
  }
};

const mutation = `
  mutation ContinueThread($input: ContinueAskFredThreadInput!) {
    continueAskFredThread(input: $input) {
      message {
        answer
        suggested_queries
      }
    }
  }
`;

axios.post(url, { query: mutation, variables }, { headers })
  .then(response => console.log(response.data))
  .catch(error => console.error(error));

variables = {
    'input': {
        'thread_id': 'thread_xyz789',
        'query': 'Can you elaborate on the timeline concerns?'
    }
}

mutation = """
mutation ContinueThread($input: ContinueAskFredThreadInput!) {
  continueAskFredThread(input: $input) {
    message {
      answer
      suggested_queries
    }
  }
}
"""

response = requests.post(
    url,
    json={'query': mutation, 'variables': variables},
    headers=headers
)

print(response.json())

Step 3: Query Across Meetings

Analyze patterns across multiple meetings using filters:

mutation CrossMeetingAnalysis {
  createAskFredThread(input: {
    query: "What customer concerns were raised this month?",
    filters: {
      start_time: "2024-03-01T00:00:00Z",
      end_time: "2024-03-31T23:59:59Z",
      participants: ["customer@example.com"]
    }
  }) {
    message {
      answer
      suggested_queries
    }
  }
}

curl -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your_api_key" \
  -d '{
    "query": "mutation CrossMeetingAnalysis($input: CreateAskFredThreadInput!) { createAskFredThread(input: $input) { message { answer suggested_queries } } }",
    "variables": {
      "input": {
        "query": "What customer concerns were raised this month?",
        "filters": {
          "start_time": "2024-03-01T00:00:00Z",
          "end_time": "2024-03-31T23:59:59Z",
          "participants": ["customer@example.com"]
        }
      }
    }
  }' \
  https://api.fireflies.ai/graphql

For more details on available filters and parameters, see the createAskFredThread documentation.

Step 4: List Your Threads

Retrieve all your conversation threads:

query GetThreads {
  askfred_threads {
    id
    title
    transcript_id
    created_at
  }
}

curl -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your_api_key" \
  -d '{
    "query": "query { askfred_threads { id title transcript_id created_at } }"
  }' \
  https://api.fireflies.ai/graphql

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Additional Info

Quickstart

Prerequisites

Step 1: Create Your First Thread

Response

Step 2: Ask Follow-up Questions

Step 3: Query Across Meetings

Step 4: List Your Threads

Additional Resources

Explore Use Cases

API Reference

​Prerequisites

​Step 1: Create Your First Thread

​Response

​Step 2: Ask Follow-up Questions

​Step 3: Query Across Meetings

​Step 4: List Your Threads

​Additional Resources

Explore Use Cases

API Reference

Prerequisites

Step 1: Create Your First Thread

Response

Step 2: Ask Follow-up Questions

Step 3: Query Across Meetings

Step 4: List Your Threads

Additional Resources