---
title: "Generate Research"
method: POST
path: "/api/research/generate"
tags: ["Research"]
---

# Generate Research

`POST /api/research/generate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.flagpost.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.flagpost.ai/api/research/generate`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Trigger research generation job.

Creates a background job to generate research insights using Perplexity API.
Re-running will replace existing insights for this research type.

## Request body

- GenerateResearchRequest: Request to generate research insights.
  - `business_id` string, required
  - `research_type` 'website' | 'industry' | 'competitive', required
  - `max_insights` integer

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- GenerateResearchResponse: Response from research generation request.
  - `job_id` string, required
  - `message` string, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/flagpost/apis/flagpost-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/flagpost/apis/flagpost-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/flagpost/apis/flagpost-api/revisions/0308cef485ca?raw)