---
title: "Settle an indeterminate effect after verifying reality"
method: POST
path: "/v1/effects/{effectId}/resolve"
tags: ["Effects"]
---

# Settle an indeterminate effect after verifying reality

`POST /v1/effects/{effectId}/resolve`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://ratchetgate.com`
- URL: `https://ratchetgate.com/v1/effects/{effectId}/resolve`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

The escape hatch that makes a "block" policy safe: once you have checked the vendor and know what actually happened, record it here. The effect leaves the indeterminate state and normal begin() semantics resume.

## Path parameters

- `effectId` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `outcome` 'succeeded' | 'failed' | 'cancelled', required
  - `evidence` string: How you verified the real-world outcome. Stored in the audit trail.
  - `result` unknown

## Response `200`

Default Response

- object

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request.
- `401`: Missing or invalid API key.
- `402`: Insufficient prepaid credit.
- `403`: Scope, policy, or budget refusal.
- `404`: Not found.
- `409`: Conflicting state or idempotency-key reuse.
- `413`: Payload too large.
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded.

---

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