---
title: "Record a company brief interview outcome"
method: POST
path: "/companies/{companyId}/brief/sections/{sectionKey}/ask-outcome"
tags: ["Company brief"]
---

# Record a company brief interview outcome

`POST /companies/{companyId}/brief/sections/{sectionKey}/ask-outcome`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://ledgerhq.pro/api/v1`
- URL: `https://ledgerhq.pro/api/v1/companies/{companyId}/brief/sections/{sectionKey}/ask-outcome`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer and API key in header `x-organization-id`
  - HTTP bearer and API key in header `x-organization-id`

Records deferred or not_applicable for a standard question. A second defer becomes manual-only; applicable reopens a not-applicable question as unasked.

## Path parameters

- `companyId` string, uuid, required
- `sectionKey` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `outcome` 'deferred' | 'not_applicable' | 'applicable', required
  - `expectedUpdatedAt` string, date-time, nullable

## Response `200`

Interview outcome recorded or reopened

## Other responses

- `409`: Concurrent edit conflict
- `default`: Error response

---

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