---
title: "Draft one Hive AI answer to a test message and return it for review. Nothing is sent, no contact is changed, and no contact allowance is used."
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/tools/try_ai_reply"
---

# Draft one Hive AI answer to a test message and return it for review. Nothing is sent, no contact is changed, and no contact allowance is used.

`POST /api/v1/tools/try_ai_reply`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://hivepublish.com`
- URL: `https://hivepublish.com/api/v1/tools/try_ai_reply`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `policyId` string, required: The Hive AI policy to try.
  - `customerText` string, required: The message to answer, at most 8,000 characters.
  - `providerConnectionId` string: Optional saved provider connection for this evaluation.
  - `context` string: Anything else the AI should know.

## Response `200`

Tool result

- ToolResult
  - `data` unknown, required
  - `meta` object, required
    - `tool` string
    - `workspaceId` string, uuid

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid input
- `401`: Missing or invalid credential
- `403`: Missing workspace scope, role permission, or plan entitlement
- `409`: Idempotency conflict, replay, or request still in progress
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/hivepublish/apis/hive-developer-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/hivepublish/apis/hive-developer-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/hivepublish/apis/hive-developer-api/revisions/b440c763583e?raw)