---
title: "POST /api/v1/public/consulting/intakes"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/public/consulting/intakes"
tags: ["Consulting", "Public"]
---

# POST /api/v1/public/consulting/intakes

`POST /api/v1/public/consulting/intakes`

Starts an opaque pre-registration ExpertAnswer triage. Private content never enters a URL and is not copied to core PostgreSQL before a successful signup; the anonymous intake remains in a bounded-retention agent Durable Object until expiry. Communication locale and approximate Cloudflare country/city context are derived server-side and remain correctable hints.

## Request body

- object
  - `clientMessageId` string, uuid, required
  - `message` string, required
  - `intakeId` string, required

## Response `202`

The public triage message was durably admitted.

- object
  - `intakeId` string, required
  - `status` 'processing', required
  - `submissionId` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — The public triage request is invalid.
- `409` — The intake is complete or has reached its bounded turn limit.
- `429` — The public triage rate limit was exceeded.
- `503` — Public triage is unavailable.

---

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