---
title: "Start a synthetic asynchronous sandbox job."
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/sandbox/jobs"
---

# Start a synthetic asynchronous sandbox job.

`POST /api/v1/sandbox/jobs`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://nowyourlink.com`
- URL: `https://nowyourlink.com/api/v1/sandbox/jobs`
- Auth: none required

Integration example for retry and polling logic. Requires Idempotency-Key; the same key always yields the same jobId. Never writes production data.

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string, required

## Response `202`

Job accepted. Poll the Location header.

- object
  - `sandbox` unknown, required
  - `jobId` string, required
  - `status` 'queued' | 'completed', required
  - `statusUrl` string, uri, required
  - `result` object
    - `sandbox` unknown, required
    - `data` object, required
      - `day` string, date, required: Settled auction date in UTC, YYYY-MM-DD.
      - `headline` string, required
      - `description` string, required
      - `advertiser` string, required
      - `canonicalUrl` string, uri, required
      - `contentType` 'paid_advertisement' | 'house_advertisement', required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid input. See problem detail.
- `429`: Shared public token bucket exhausted. Wait Retry-After seconds before retrying.

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