diff --git a/app/api/roomSegment/route.ts b/app/api/roomSegment/route.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c7302e598..000000000
--- a/app/api/roomSegment/route.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-import { getSegmentIdForRoomId } from "@/lib/supabase/getSegmentIdForRoomId";
-
-export async function GET(req: Request) {
-  try {
-    const roomId = new URL(req.url).searchParams.get("roomId");
-    if (!roomId) {
-      return new Response(
-        JSON.stringify({
-          error: "Room ID is required",
-        }),
-        {
-          status: 400,
-          headers: {
-            "Content-Type": "application/json",
-          },
-        }
-      );
-    }
-
-    const segmentId = await getSegmentIdForRoomId(roomId);
-    return Response.json({ segmentId });
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error("[/api/roomSegment] Error:", {
-      error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown error",
-      stack: error instanceof Error ? error.stack : undefined,
-    });
-
-    return new Response(
-      JSON.stringify({
-        error: "Failed to get segment ID",
-        details: error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown error",
-      }),
-      {
-        status: 500,
-        headers: {
-          "Content-Type": "application/json",
-        },
-      }
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
-export const revalidate = 0;
-export const fetchCache = "force-no-store";
diff --git a/hooks/useChatSegment.ts b/hooks/useChatSegment.ts
index c45871e12..158e2fb6d 100644
--- a/hooks/useChatSegment.ts
+++ b/hooks/useChatSegment.ts
@@ -1,33 +1,29 @@
 import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { usePrivy } from "@privy-io/react-auth";
+import { useApiOverride } from "@/hooks/useApiOverride";
+import { getChatSegment } from "@/lib/chats/getChatSegment";
 
 interface RoomSegmentResponse {
   segmentId: string | null;
-  error?: string;
 }
 
 export const useChatSegment = (roomId?: string) => {
+  const { getAccessToken } = usePrivy();
+  const apiOverride = useApiOverride();
+
   return useQuery({
     queryKey: ["roomSegment", roomId],
     queryFn: async (): Promise<RoomSegmentResponse> => {
-      if (!roomId) {
-        return { segmentId: null };
-      }
+      if (!roomId) return { segmentId: null };
 
-      const response = await fetch(`/api/roomSegment?roomId=${roomId}`);
-      if (!response.ok) {
-        const error = await response.json();
-        console.error("[useChatSegment] API error:", {
-          status: response.status,
-          error,
-        });
-        throw new Error(error.error || "Failed to fetch segment ID");
-      }
+      const accessToken = await getAccessToken();
+      if (!accessToken) throw new Error("No access token");
 
-      const data = await response.json();
-      return data;
+      const data = await getChatSegment(roomId, accessToken, apiOverride ?? undefined);
+      return { segmentId: data.segment_id ?? null };
     },
     enabled: !!roomId,
-    staleTime: 1000 * 60 * 5, // Cache for 5 minutes
+    staleTime: 1000 * 60 * 5,
     retry: 2,
   });
 };
diff --git a/lib/chats/getChatSegment.ts b/lib/chats/getChatSegment.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06b53d716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/chats/getChatSegment.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { NEW_API_BASE_URL } from "@/lib/consts";
+
+interface ChatSegmentResponse {
+  status: string;
+  room_id: string;
+  segment_id: string | null;
+  segment_exists: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fetches the segment associated with a chat room.
+ */
+export async function getChatSegment(
+  roomId: string,
+  accessToken: string,
+  baseUrl?: string,
+): Promise<ChatSegmentResponse> {
+  const url = baseUrl || NEW_API_BASE_URL;
+
+  const response = await fetch(`${url}/api/chats/${encodeURIComponent(roomId)}/segment`, {
+    headers: {
+      Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
+    },
+  });
+
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    const error = await response.json();
+    throw new Error(error.error || "Failed to fetch segment ID");
+  }
+
+  return response.json();
+}