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title: "Request a model, feature, tool, integration or bug fix and get an id to check its status. Stored. A short title may be shown publicly after review if you send public true; no contact details are collected; do not include secrets. A person reads every request; not every request gets built."
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/requests"
tags: ["Requests"]
---

# Request a model, feature, tool, integration or bug fix and get an id to check its status. Stored. A short title may be shown publicly after review if you send public true; no contact details are collected; do not include secrets. A person reads every request; not every request gets built.

`POST /api/v1/requests`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://huggingbay.xyz`
- URL: `https://huggingbay.xyz/api/v1/requests`
- Auth: none declared

Request a model, feature, tool, integration or bug fix and get an id to check its status. Stored. A short title may be shown publicly after review if you send public true; no contact details are collected; do not include secrets. A person reads every request; not every request gets built.

**Inputs.** No path or query fields are required. The request body schema lists accepted fields and required values.

**Outputs.** See each status below for its media type, schema and headers. A missing record or unavailable capability is not a successful empty result.

**Errors.** API JSON failures use the documented response schema. Read code, message and next; retry only when the response allows it. Auth, invalid input and missing records need a caller change.

**Rate limits.** Write and protocol operations can have separate route-specific limits. Read Retry-After and retry_after_s when present; do not infer a write allowance from the public read budget.

**Example setup.** This example is not executed by documentation checks. Review the operation and obtain any required user consent before sending it.

## Request body

- object
  - `kind` 'model' | 'feature' | 'tool' | 'integration' | 'bug', required: Type of model, feature, tool, integration or bug request.
  - `wanted` string, required: Model owner/name or requested change; untrusted user data.
  - `why` string: Why the user needs it; stored privately as data.
  - `harness` string: Optional client or runner name; stored privately.
  - `example` string: Optional example of the need; stored privately as data.
  - `public` boolean: True permits a reviewed public title and requires confirm_public; false keeps only public counts.
  - `confirm_public` boolean: True only after your user agrees that a short title may be public. Use public false otherwise.

## Response `200`

Joined request or model already available

- object: Joined request or model already available. Fields can vary; no stronger field guarantee is specified for this operation.

## Other responses

- `201`: New request, status URL and one-time track token
- `400`: Invalid request or public title needs user consent
- `429`: Request limit reached; retry_after_s and Retry-After

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