---
title: "Preview the side effects (exposure, dropped collections, template changes, refusals) of moving capsules into a Type"
method: POST
path: "/api/preview/capsules/batch/move-impact"
tags: ["capsule"]
---

# Preview the side effects (exposure, dropped collections, template changes, refusals) of moving capsules into a Type

`POST /api/preview/capsules/batch/move-impact`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://symbol.chat` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://symbol.chat/api/preview/capsules/batch/move-impact`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in cookie `__Secure-next-auth.session-token`
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `https://mcp.symbol.chat/authorize`
    - Token URL: `https://mcp.symbol.chat/token`

## Request body

- object
  - `capsuleIds` string[], required: Capsule UUIDs to operate on
  - `targetTypeId` string, required: Type the capsules would be moved into

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `constraint_breaks` object[]
    - `citing_count` integer, required
    - `field` string, required
    - `type_id` string, required: UUID v4 string
    - `type_name` string, required
    - `type_slug` string, required
  - `dropped_collections` object[], required
    - `capsule_id` string, required: UUID v4 string
    - `collections` object[], required
      - `id` string, required: UUID v4 string
      - `name` string, required
      - `slug` string, required
  - `exposure` object[], required
    - `id` string, required: UUID v4 string
    - `kind` 'type' | 'collection', required
    - `name` string, required
    - `slug` string, required
    - `visibility` 'link' | 'public', required
  - `log_type_target` boolean, required
  - `owned_log_effects` object[]
    - `capsule_id` string, required: UUID v4 string
    - `effect` 'detached', required
  - `refusals` object[], required
    - `capsule_id` string, required: UUID v4 string
    - `code` 'encryption_incompatible' | 'archived' | 'owned_log_type_mismatch' | 'log_capsule_source', required
  - `required_fields` object[]
    - `capsule_id` string, required: UUID v4 string
    - `missing` string[], required
  - `required_fields_unknown` object[]
    - `capsule_id` string, required: UUID v4 string
  - `template_effects` object[], required
    - `capsule_id` string, required: UUID v4 string
    - `effect` 'template_changes' | 'body_becomes_blank' | 'renders_structured', required
  - `will_publish_count` integer, required

## Changes

- **2026-10-09** `c7729725d527`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/symbol/apis/symbol-api/changes/api/preview/capsules/batch/move-impact/post.md)

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