---
title: "Create instruction"
method: POST
path: "/v1/me/instructions"
tags: ["Owner"]
---

# Create instruction

`POST /v1/me/instructions`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.vicem.ai`
- URL: `https://api.vicem.ai/v1/me/instructions`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Request body

- CreateInstructionRequest
  - `scope` 'everyone' | 'contact' | 'tier', required
  - `contactId` string
  - `tier` 'observe' | 'handle' | 'act'
  - `kind` 'say' | 'do' | 'status', required
  - `text` string, required
  - `startsAt` string, date-time
  - `endsAt` string, date-time
  - `todayOnly` boolean
  - `deliverOnce` boolean

## Response `200`

OK

- CreateInstructionResponse
  - `id` string, required
  - `scope` 'everyone' | 'contact' | 'tier', required
  - `contactId` string, required
  - `tier` 'observe' | 'handle' | 'act', nullable, required
  - `kind` 'say' | 'do' | 'status', required
  - `text` string, required
  - `startsAt` string, date-time, required
  - `endsAt` string, date-time, required
  - `deliverOnce` boolean, required
  - `deliveredAt` string, date-time, required
  - `live` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request (body not JSON, or schema validation failed).
- `401`: Missing, expired or invalid bearer token.
- `413`: Body over the limit (64 KB; 512 KB for contact import).
- `500`: Unexpected server error (reported to Sentry).

---

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