---
title: "Post-processing"
method: POST
path: "/api/{projectId}/jobs/post-processing"
tags: ["Jobs"]
---

# Post-processing

`POST /api/{projectId}/jobs/post-processing`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://studio.edgeimpulse.com/v1`
- URL: `https://studio.edgeimpulse.com/v1/api/{projectId}/jobs/post-processing`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `x-api-key`
  - API key in cookie `jwt`
  - API key in header `x-jwt-token`
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `/v1/oauth/authorize`
    - Client credentials
    - Implicit: `/v1/oauth/authorize`
    - Password
    - Token URL: `/v1/oauth/token`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/edgeimpulse/apis/edge-impulse-api/docs/api/:projectId/jobs/post-processing/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Begins post processing job

## Path parameters

- `projectId` integer, required

## Query parameters

- `impulseId` integer

## Request body

- StartPostProcessingRequest
  - `variant` 'int8' | 'float32' | 'akida', required
  - `dataset` 'training' | 'validation' | 'testing', required: Which dataset to use
  - `algorithm` string, required: Which algorithm container to use
  - `evaluation` string, required: Which evaluation container to use
  - `population` integer: The population size for the genetic algorithm
  - `maxGenerations` integer: The maximum number of generations for the genetic algorithm
  - `designSpaceTolerance` number: The tolerance for the design space
  - `objectiveSpaceTolerance` number: The tolerance for the objective space
  - `terminationPeriod` integer: The number of generations the termination criteria are averaged across

## Response `200`

OK

- StartJobResponse
  - `success` boolean, required: Whether the operation succeeded
  - `error` string: Optional error description (set if 'success' was false)
  - `id` integer, required: Job identifier. Status updates will include this identifier.

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