---
title: "Accept or decline a connection request."
method: POST
path: "/v1/connections/{connection_id}/respond"
tags: ["Network"]
---

# Accept or decline a connection request.

`POST /v1/connections/{connection_id}/respond`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://www.rightshold.com`
- URL: `https://www.rightshold.com/v1/connections/{connection_id}/respond`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Path parameters

- `connection_id` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Request-Id` string

## Request body

- object: Fields seen in accepted requests; required ones are proven by tests (omitting each returns a 4xx naming it).
  - `accept` boolean, required

## Response `200`

OK

- object: Inferred from recorded responses; additional properties may appear.
  - `id` string
  - `status` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Problem details: a stable error code, type URI, title, status and an explanation
- `401`: Problem details: a stable error code, type URI, title, status and an explanation
- `404`: Problem details: a stable error code, type URI, title, status and an explanation
- `405`: Problem details: a stable error code, type URI, title, status and an explanation
- `422`: Problem details: a stable error code, type URI, title, status and an explanation
- `429`: Request budget exhausted; retry after Retry-After seconds
- `500`: Problem details: a stable error code, type URI, title, status and an explanation
- `4XX`: {error, detail}

---

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