---
title: "Answer Roark's question"
method: POST
path: "/v1/autoimprove/job/{jobId}/answer"
tags: ["Autoimprove"]
---

# Answer Roark's question

`POST /v1/autoimprove/job/{jobId}/answer`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.roark.ai`
- URL: `https://api.roark.ai/v1/autoimprove/job/{jobId}/answer`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Answer the question a job is blocked on. Only meaningful while the job status is NEEDS_INPUT (the open QUESTION entry carries the offered options; free text is also accepted). Otherwise returns a conflict.

## Path parameters

- `jobId` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- AutoimproveTextInput
  - `text` string, required: The message for Roark.

## Response `200`

The answer was delivered; the job resumes.

- object
  - `data` object, required
    - `accepted` true, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Autoimprove job not found
- `409`: Roark is not waiting on an answer right now
- `429`: Too Many Requests
- `500`: Internal Server Error

## Changes

> 187 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2026-09-21** `99617fc5ccab`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/roarkhq/apis/roark-analytics-api/changes/v1/autoimprove/job/:jobId/answer/post.md)

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