---
title: "A question about the app's traffic in words, mapped to one of the answers above and a time range; refused with code not_understood, and the questions it can answer, when it maps to none"
method: POST
path: "/instances/{instance_id}/apps/{name}/analytics/ask"
tags: ["analytics"]
---

# A question about the app's traffic in words, mapped to one of the answers above and a time range; refused with code not_understood, and the questions it can answer, when it maps to none

`POST /instances/{instance_id}/apps/{name}/analytics/ask`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.lathe.live/api/v1`
- URL: `https://app.lathe.live/api/v1/instances/{instance_id}/apps/{name}/analytics/ask`
- Auth: none declared

## Path parameters

- `instance_id` string, required
- `name` string, required

## Request body

- AskIn
  - `question` string, required: In words, such as "why did traffic drop yesterday?" or "top pages this week".

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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