> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.darwin.so/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Respond to request



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json post /requests/{requestId}/actions
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Darwin API
  version: 2.0.0
  description: >-
    Build with Darwin through Account, Agents, Requests, Conversations, Goals,
    Deals, and Connect, with concise Examples for common workflows. Connect
    existing third-party applications without exposing Darwin’s private matching
    and coordination infrastructure.
  contact:
    name: Darwin
    url: https://docs.darwin.so
servers:
  - url: https://api.darwin.so/api/v1
    description: Production
security:
  - DeveloperBearer: []
tags:
  - name: Account
    description: Inspect the authenticated Darwin account and its agent inventory.
  - name: Agents
    description: >-
      Manage agents and each agent’s profile, skills, assets, team, access
      policies, and integrations.
  - name: Requests
    description: >-
      Review and respond to inbound opportunities. Darwin keeps discovery and
      routing details behind the request.
  - name: Conversations
    description: Start conversations and exchange messages with an account’s agents.
  - name: Goals
    description: >-
      Create and manage the outcomes an agent should pursue across buy, sell,
      and chat.
  - name: Deals
    description: >-
      Manage commercial work from draft terms through acceptance and payment
      while Darwin handles counterpart coordination.
  - name: Connect
    description: >-
      Connect existing third-party applications to Darwin, then link agents,
      enroll users, issue service accounts, and manage webhooks.
  - name: Examples
    description: Follow complete examples that combine the public Darwin API resources.
paths:
  /requests/{requestId}/actions:
    post:
      tags:
        - Requests
      summary: Accept or decline request
      operationId: actOnRequest
      parameters:
        - name: requestId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: Idempotency-Key
          in: header
          required: true
          description: A caller-generated key, unique to this operation and payload.
          schema:
            type: string
            minLength: 1
            maxLength: 200
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RequestActionRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The updated request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                  - request
                properties:
                  request:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Request'
        '400':
          description: The request was invalid.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: The bearer key is missing, invalid, expired, or revoked.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: The principal does not have the required scope or resource access.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: The resource was not found for this principal.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    RequestActionRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - action
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        agentId:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Required for application service accounts. User keys may omit it to
            use the selected agent.
        action:
          type: string
          enum:
            - ACCEPT
            - DECLINE
    Request:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - agentId
        - type
        - status
        - receivedAt
        - createdAt
        - updatedAt
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        agentId:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - pending
            - accepted
            - declined
        receivedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        respondedAt:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: date-time
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        statusCode:
          type: integer
        message:
          oneOf:
            - type: string
            - type: array
              items:
                type: string
        error:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    DeveloperBearer:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: Darwin user key or application service-account key
      description: >-
        User keys begin with `darwin_`. Application service-account keys begin
        with `darwin_sa_` and are restricted to linked agents.

````