---
title: "Reject, answer, or acknowledge one item (never approve)"
method: POST
path: "/companies/{company_id}/attention/{attention_item_id}/respond"
tags: ["Attention"]
---

# Reject, answer, or acknowledge one item (never approve)

`POST /companies/{company_id}/attention/{attention_item_id}/respond`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.madethis.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.madethis.com/v1/companies/{company_id}/attention/{attention_item_id}/respond`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Path parameters

- `company_id` string, required
- `attention_item_id` string, required

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string

## Request body

- union: There is deliberately no approve: approving a consequential action happens in a MadeThis session signed in as the owner.
  - object
    - `decision` 'reject', required
  - object
    - `decision` 'answer', required
    - `answer` string, required
  - object
    - `decision` 'acknowledge', required

## Response `200`

Success envelope.

- object
  - `data` object, required
  - `hint` string: One-sentence orientation for agents.
  - `next_action` string: The literal next call an agent would chain.

## Other responses

- `default`: Error envelope — machine-readable `code` plus a docs link.

---

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