---
title: "Choose Inbox Matter Case"
method: POST
path: "/automations/inbox/matters/{inbox_matter_id}/case"
tags: ["Automations"]
---

# Choose Inbox Matter Case

`POST /automations/inbox/matters/{inbox_matter_id}/case`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.openintake.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.openintake.ai/automations/inbox/matters/{inbox_matter_id}/case`
- Auth: none declared

Send all this client's mail to the case a person names, whatever it was matched to: what isn't
written yet is planned again for that case, and a case it opened is noted as a possible duplicate.

## Path parameters

- `inbox_matter_id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- ChooseInboxCaseRequest
  - `case_number` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- InboxCaseSchema: A SmartAdvocate case as a reviewer checks it before sending a client's mail there.
  - `sa_case_id` integer, required
  - `case_number` string, required
  - `case_name` string, nullable
  - `case_type` string, nullable
  - `case_status` string, nullable
  - `incident_date` string, nullable
  - `closed` boolean
  - `plaintiffs` string[]

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-10-27** `f5873bddf22a`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/openintake/apis/openintake-api/changes/automations/inbox/matters/:inbox_matter_id/case/post.md)

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