---
title: "Simplify a metric prompt"
method: POST
path: "/test_framework/v2/metrics/simplify_prompt/"
tags: ["test_framework"]
---

# Simplify a metric prompt

`POST /test_framework/v2/metrics/simplify_prompt/`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.cekura.ai`
- URL: `https://api.cekura.ai/test_framework/v2/metrics/simplify_prompt/`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `X-CEKURA-API-KEY`
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP bearer

Simplify a metric prompt

## Request body

- SimplifyPromptRequest
  - `original_prompt` string, required: The verbose prompt to simplify
  - `metric_id` integer: Optional metric ID. If provided and metric is already optimized, returns stored instructions instead of simplifying.

## Response `200`

- SimplifyPromptResponse
  - `simplified_prompt` string
  - `original_prompt` string
  - `skipped_simplification` boolean
  - `progress_id` string: Returned when async processing is needed. Poll simplify_prompt_progress for result.

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `a6fb6a739212`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/cekura/apis/cekura-api/changes/test_framework/v2/metrics/simplify_prompt/post.md)

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