---
title: "Star variant"
method: POST
path: "/sessions/{session_id}/review-board"
tags: ["review-board"]
---

# Star variant

`POST /sessions/{session_id}/review-board`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.helena.bio` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.helena.bio/sessions/{session_id}/review-board`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Add a variant to the review board. Case owner only.

## Path parameters

- `session_id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- StarVariantRequest: Request to star a variant for review.
  - `variant_idx` integer, required: Variant index to add to review board

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- ReviewBoardItemResponse: Response for a single review board item.
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `user` ReviewBoardAuthor, required: Compact author info for display.
    - `name` string, required
    - `initials` string, required
  - `variant_idx` integer, required
  - `added_at` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/helena/apis/helix-insight-variant-analysis-service.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/helena/apis/helix-insight-variant-analysis-service/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/helena/apis/helix-insight-variant-analysis-service/revisions/fe51fd20cdf1?raw)