Update app.py

app.py

@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ async def api_home():
 @app.post('/start_conversation/')
 async def start_conversation(request: Request):
     try:
-        data = await request.json()
-        prompt = data.get('prompt')
+        data = await request.body()
+        prompt = data.decode('utf-8')  # Decode the bytes to text assuming UTF-8 encoding
+
 
         if not prompt:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="No prompt provided")