# Chat API

:::callout{intent="note" title="This Guide Uses the Chat Endpoint."}
You can find the API reference for the endpoint [here](https://docs.cohere.com/fern/pages/-ARCHIVE-/api-reference/chat-1/chat.mdx).
:::

In this guide, we show how to use the Chat endpoint to create a simple Chatbot that, given an input query, responds to it considering the previous context.

## Getting Set Up

First, let's install the SDK (the examples below are in Python, Typescript, and Go):

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## Related pages

- [Changelog](../changelog.md)
- [Cohere](../index.md)
- [Cohere API](./cohere-api-index.md)
- [Cohere Labs](./cohere-labs-index.md)
- [Cohere Platform](./cohere-platform-index.md)
- [Cookbooks](./cookbooks-index.md)
- [Deployment Options](./deployment-options-index.md)
- [Embeddings (Vectors, Search, Retrieval)](./embeddings-vectors-search-retrieval-index.md)
- [Get Started](./get-started-index.md)
- [Going to Production](./going-to-production-index.md)

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