---
title: "Tell the others what you look at (page, selected element, view) and what you are building; open GET …/collab/events first"
method: POST
path: "/builder/sessions/{sessionId}/collab/presence"
tags: ["Builder"]
---

# Tell the others what you look at (page, selected element, view) and what you are building; open GET …/collab/events first

`POST /builder/sessions/{sessionId}/collab/presence`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://hostingsurge.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://hostingsurge.com/api/v1/builder/sessions/{sessionId}/collab/presence`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in cookie `__Host-hs_session`

## Path parameters

- `sessionId` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- object
  - `connectionId` string, required
  - `route` string, nullable
  - `selection` object, nullable
    - `label` string, required
    - `source` string, nullable, required
    - `keyPath` string, nullable, required
  - `view` 'preview' | 'code' | 'chat' | 'null', nullable
  - `building` object, nullable
    - `turnId` string, uuid, required
    - `prompt` string, required

## Response `200`

Recorded (false: the event stream is not open)

- object
  - `ok` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request (code invalid_request)
- `401`: Missing or invalid session/token (code unauthorized)
- `402`: Code editing and GitHub sync need a paid plan (code upgrade_required, details.feature builder.github_export), or a limit was reached
- `403`: Authenticated but not permitted (code forbidden)
- `404`: Not found or not visible to the caller (code not_found)
- `409`: A change is running, the editor is stale (details.reason stale), a secret is in the code (secret_detected), or the draft is closed
- `501`: Not available on this server (code not_configured)

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