# Start a Conversation

> Start a Conversation activity in the Databricks connector.

## Project compatibility

Windows | Cross-platform

## Overview

| Description | API Method | API Path |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ask a natural-language question to open a new Genie conversation. Requires space_id and content; returns conversation_id and message_id for follow-up calls. | POST | `/genie_conversations/{space_id}` |

## Input

| Parameter | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Space Id \* | ID of the Genie space. For example, `01f0a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8c9d0e1f2a3b4`. | string |
| Message Content \* | Natural-language question to send to the Genie space. For example, `Which products had the highest revenue last quarter?`. | string |

\* Required parameter.

## Output

| Parameter | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content | The content of the Genie message. | string |
| Conversation ID | ID of the Genie conversation. | string |
| Message ID | ID of the Genie message. | string |
| ID | Unique identifier of the returned record. | string |
| Space ID | ID of the Genie space. | string |
| Status | SUBMITTED, FETCHING_METADATA, ASKING_AI, EXECUTING_QUERY, COMPLETED, FAILED, CANCELLED. | string |
| Attachments | Genie response attachments (text answer and/or generated SQL query). | array |
| Query Result | Result of the SQL query that Genie generated for the message. | object |
| Conversation | The Genie conversation that contains the message. | object |
| Message | The Genie message, including its content and status. | object |
| Created Timestamp | Time the message was created, as a Unix timestamp in milliseconds. | integer |

:::note
You might see variations in the output depending on where you run the activity. In API workflows and Maestro Flow, a single response object containing all the fields is returned. In RPA workflows, not all fields are exposed, but you can still retrieve them from the exposed response object.
:::