---
title: "Start Group Scan"
method: POST
path: "/api/groups/discovered/{group_id}/scan"
tags: ["group-discovery", "group-discovery"]
---

# Start Group Scan

`POST /api/groups/discovered/{group_id}/scan`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.dialogbrain.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.dialogbrain.com/api/groups/discovered/{group_id}/scan`
- Auth: none declared

Start an async scan for a group.

Returns 202 Accepted immediately. Poll /scan-status for progress.

## Path parameters

- `group_id` integer, required

## Request body

- StartScanRequest: Request to start a scan.
  - `keywords` string[], nullable

## Response `202`

Successful Response

- ScanStatusResponse: Scan status response.
  - `status` string, required
  - `progress` integer, required
  - `error_code` string, nullable, required
  - `scan_mode` string, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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