---
title: "Answer from dental practice evidence"
method: POST
path: "/api/public/dental-network/tools/answer_dental_practice_question"
---

# Answer from dental practice evidence

`POST /api/public/dental-network/tools/answer_dental_practice_question`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://book.xonark.com`
- URL: `https://book.xonark.com/api/public/dental-network/tools/answer_dental_practice_question`
- Auth: none required

Answer a bounded factual question from the selected practices' evidence. Unknown is returned explicitly; missing data is never inferred as no.

## Request body

- object
  - `practice_slugs` string[], required
  - `topic` 'identity' | 'location' | 'hours' | 'services' | 'languages' | 'new_patients' | 'coverage' | 'accessibility' | 'emergency' | 'booking' | 'patient_mentions', required

## Response `200`

Answer from dental practice evidence

- object
  - `answers` object[], required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request or action state
- `403`: Public write is disabled, or not a member of the claiming account
- `404`: Dental resource not found
- `410`: Dental action expired
- `413`: Request body too large
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded
- `502`: Clinic booking provider is unavailable
- `503`: Gateway temporarily unavailable
- `504`: Clinic booking provider timed out

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/xonark/apis/xona-dental-gateway-public-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/xonark/apis/xona-dental-gateway-public-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/xonark/apis/xona-dental-gateway-public-api/revisions/886252359184?raw)