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Answer a request

Workforce module

POST/help-desk-requests/{id}/answerhelpDeskRequests.answer

A team member answers; the first answer records the response time. Requires `Idempotency-Key`; a replay returns the original response. A rule that refuses the request returns 422 with `refusal` and `reason`.

  • Requires the capability inbox.notifications.write.
  • OAuth scopes: inbox.
  • Send an Idempotency-Key header. A replay with the same key returns the original response.
  • Error statuses: 400, 401, 404, 409, 422, 429. Errors are RFC 9457 problem details.

Path and query parameters

helpDeskRequests.answer: Path and query parameters
FieldTypeRequiredDescription
idstring (uuid)YesIdentifier of the help desk request.

Request body: AnswerHelpDeskRequest

helpDeskRequests.answer: AnswerHelpDeskRequest
FieldTypeRequiredDescription
bodystringYesAnswer.Constraints: length 1 to 10000
{
  "body": "Restarting the profile now."
}

Response 201: HelpDeskAnswer

helpDeskRequests.answer: HelpDeskAnswer
FieldTypeRequiredDescription
message_idstring (uuid)YesThe message written.
{
  "message_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f"
}

Code samples

curl -X POST "$XOS_BASE_URL/help-desk-requests/0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f/answer" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $XOS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"body":"Restarting the profile now."}'
const { data } = await xos.helpDeskRequests.answer("0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f", {
    "body": "Restarting the profile now."
  });
response = xos.help_desk_requests.answer("0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f", {"body": "Restarting the profile now."})
xos help-desk-requests answer 0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f --data '{"body":"Restarting the profile now."}'