---
title: "Tests one prompt across engines without tracking it. confirm defaults false (quote only). Costs exactly 1 check when confirm is true. On confirm, returns by_engine (this prompt's mention_kind per engine) and scores_by_engine (updated 0–100 recommendation share). Use to try a query before adding it to monitoring."
method: POST
path: "/check_prompt"
tags: ["action"]
---

# Tests one prompt across engines without tracking it. confirm defaults false (quote only). Costs exactly 1 check when confirm is true. On confirm, returns by_engine (this prompt's mention_kind per engine) and scores_by_engine (updated 0–100 recommendation share). Use to try a query before adding it to monitoring.

`POST /check_prompt`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://scope.online/v1`
- URL: `https://scope.online/v1/check_prompt`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Request body

- object
  - `business_id` string, uuid, required: Owned Scope business ID
  - `prompt` string, required: Prompt to test
  - `confirm` boolean: If false, return a quote only.
  - `idempotency_key` string: Stable caller-provided idempotency key

## Response `200`

Tool payload. `meta` holds tldr, next[], pagination cursors, and request_id.

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request.
- `401`: Missing or invalid API key.
- `402`: Quota or over-committed.
- `403`: Missing scope or Growth required.
- `404`: Unknown tool or resource.
- `405`: Wrong HTTP method for this tool.
- `429`: Rate limited (10 action calls / 60s per key; reads are higher).
- `503`: Temporary infrastructure limit — retry with retry_after.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/scope/apis/scope-api-2.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/scope/apis/scope-api-2/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/scope/apis/scope-api-2/revisions/2f01893f6e5c?raw)