Answer hold

POST/api/public/v1/holds/{native_tool_use_id}/answer

cURL

curl --fail-with-body -X POST 'https://app.openlatch.ai/api/public/v1/holds/<native_tool_use_id>/answer' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENLATCH_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"decision":"approve"}'

Python

import json
import os
import urllib.request

body = '{"decision":"approve"}'
request = urllib.request.Request(
    'https://app.openlatch.ai/api/public/v1/holds/<native_tool_use_id>/answer',
    method='POST',
    data=body.encode(),
    headers={
        'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + os.environ['OPENLATCH_API_KEY'],
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
)
with urllib.request.urlopen(request) as response:
    text = response.read().decode()
    print(json.dumps(json.loads(text), indent=2) if text else response.status)

Bash

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

curl -sS --fail-with-body -X POST 'https://app.openlatch.ai/api/public/v1/holds/<native_tool_use_id>/answer' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENLATCH_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"decision":"approve"}' | jq .

PowerShell

$headers = @{
  Authorization = "Bearer $env:OPENLATCH_API_KEY"
}
$body = '{"decision":"approve"}'
Invoke-RestMethod -Method POST -Uri 'https://app.openlatch.ai/api/public/v1/holds/<native_tool_use_id>/answer' -Headers $headers -ContentType 'application/json; charset=utf-8' -Body $body | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 20

Authorization

Role in the organization	This endpoint
owner	Allowed
admin	Allowed
editor	Allowed
viewer	Not allowed

A key carries the role its owner holds in the organization. See Authentication.

API key scope: triage:write

Path parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
native_tool_use_id	string	Required.

Header parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
Idempotency-Key	string or null	Optional. Makes the request safe to retry: the same key and the same request, within 24 hours, returns the stored response with Idempotent-Replayed: true and runs once.

Request body

Field	Type	Description
decision	string — one of approve, reject	Required.

Response

• 200 OK — the call succeeded.
• 400 Bad Request — BAD_REQUEST
• 401 Unauthorized — UNAUTHORIZED
• 402 Payment Required — license_expired
• 403 Forbidden — FEATURE_DISABLED, FORBIDDEN, INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE
• 404 Not Found — NOT_FOUND
• 409 Conflict — IDEMPOTENCY_IN_PROGRESS, NOT_PENDING
• 422 Unprocessable Content — IDEMPOTENCY_KEY_REUSED, INVALID_ID, VALIDATION_ERROR
• 429 Too Many Requests — TOO_MANY_REQUESTS
• 500 Internal Server Error — INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, tenant_isolation_violation
• 503 Service Unavailable — FEATURE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE, SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
data	object	Required.
data.action_summary	string or null
data.agent_id	string or null
data.decided_at	string (date-time) or null
data.effects	array of object
data.id	string	Required.
data.native_tool_use_id	string	Required.
data.policy_public_id	string or null
data.requested_at	string (date-time)	Required.
data.state	string	Required.
data.timeout_at	string (date-time)	Required.

Example response

{
  "data": {
    "action_summary": "string",
    "agent_id": "agt_01jbwa2k1vfrn9y42xhgxhmzj2",
    "decided_at": "2026-01-15T14:32:05Z",
    "effects": [
      {}
    ],
    "id": "3f6c1a2e-8b4d-4c1f-9a7e-0d5b2c8e4f10",
    "native_tool_use_id": "3f6c1a2e-8b4d-4c1f-9a7e-0d5b2c8e4f10",
    "policy_public_id": "3f6c1a2e-8b4d-4c1f-9a7e-0d5b2c8e4f10",
    "requested_at": "2026-01-15T14:32:05Z",
    "state": "string",
    "timeout_at": "2026-01-15T14:32:05Z"
  }
}

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