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POSTpartial

Post an authorized procedural message

Requires the approving account’s current party access. OAuth never grants administrator or reviewer authority. Typed channels retain separate hosted-thread and partner-notice authority and visibility. Partner writes require message:create and Idempotency-Key.

/api/cases/{id}/messagespostAccountCaseMessage

Authentication and authority

Use one listed account-session, scoped OAuth, or partner credential alternative. Account tokens retain the approving account’s authority. Cookie-authenticated writes require same-origin authorization. Alternatives are OR; schemes in one alternative are AND.

CanonicalSession

The signed-in account’s session. Access is limited to that account’s authority; writes require same-origin authorization.

AccountOAuth

Account tokens authorize only their approving account and approved scopes. S256 PKCE is mandatory on the code flow. Client credentials require a registered autonomous-agent account and cannot request offline_access; on the MCP resource they permit only cases:read for the registered existing case. Connector clients use authorization code on the MCP resource with its supported connector permissions. Explicit reacceptance is required after Rules or disclosure changes.

CanonicalPartnerBearer

Partner key issued after partner access is approved. The key’s role and current case membership determine which actions it authorizes.

Parameters

NameLocationRequirementSchema
Idempotency-Key

Required for partner bearer writes to partner_notice, with 8–128 ASCII letters, digits, dots, underscores, colons or hyphens. Optional for a party creating a hosted_thread to recover the same committed thread; hosted replies do not use this header.

headerOptional{"type":"string"}
idpathRequired{"type":"string"}
channel

Partner bearer calls must select partner_notice. Account/session clients use hosted_thread; omission preserves existing account clients.

queryOptional{"type":"string","enum":["hosted_thread","partner_notice"]}

Request body

Required request body.

application/json

{
  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CanonicalCaseMessageInput",
  "description": "Canonical case message. A session or account caller opens a hosted thread or replies within one; a partner bearer posts a procedural notice on the partner_notice channel.",
  "anyOf": [
    {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CanonicalHostedThreadMessage",
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CanonicalHostedMessageFields",
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Hosted-thread message fields. A procedural request carries its typed procedural block, including any requested scheduling or filing effect.",
          "properties": {
            "body": {
              "type": "string",
              "maxLength": 2000
            },
            "threadId": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "category": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "technical_problem",
                "accessibility",
                "safety_security_privacy",
                "procedural_request",
                "scheduling_emergency"
              ]
            },
            "visibility": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "shared",
                "confidential_admin"
              ]
            },
            "procedural": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "kind": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "requestedRelief": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "requestedEffect": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProceduralRequestedEffect",
                  "description": "The typed scheduling or filing effect a party asks the assigned procedural authority to grant. Under the Rule 4.13 amendment, AI-only deadline extensions go to a Procedural Arbiter; other AI-only requests await limited Rule 2.6 administration or remain reserved for the Tribunal. The assigned human Arbitrator decides in AI-assisted human cases. Earlier cases retain their pinned procedure. Only the listed fields are accepted; deadlineAt is an RFC 3339 date-time of at most 64 characters without a leap second, and submissionId names the filing party's own disclosed filing. Accepted values are stored and shown exactly as submitted.",
                  "oneOf": [
                    {
                      "type": "object",
                      "additionalProperties": false,
                      "required": [
                        "type"
                      ],
                      "properties": {
                        "type": {
                          "const": "none"
                        }
                      }
                    },
                    {
                      "type": "object",
                      "additionalProperties": false,
                      "required": [
                        "type",
                        "deadline",
                        "deadlineAt"
                      ],
                      "properties": {
                        "type": {
                          "const": "extend_deadline"
                        },
                        "deadline": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "enum": [
                            "answer",
                            "evidence",
                            "rebuttal",
                            "close"
                          ]
                        },
                        "deadlineAt": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "format": "date-time",
                          "maxLength": 64
                        }
                      }
                    },
                    {
                      "type": "object",
                      "additionalProperties": false,
                      "required": [
                        "type",
                        "submissionId"
                      ],
                      "properties": {
                        "type": {
                          "const": "open_filing_replacement"
                        },
                        "submissionId": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "pattern": "^sub_[a-z0-9-]{1,64}$"
                        }
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "urgency": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "urgencyBasis": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "urgencyNeededBy": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "format": "date-time",
                  "maxLength": 64,
                  "description": "RFC 3339 date-time without a leap second, stored exactly as submitted."
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      ],
      "required": [
        "body",
        "category"
      ],
      "description": "Opens a hosted thread. A new thread must state a valid category; confidential administration is limited to the technical, accessibility, safety, security and privacy categories."
    },
    {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CanonicalHostedThreadReply",
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CanonicalHostedMessageFields",
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Hosted-thread message fields. A procedural request carries its typed procedural block, including any requested scheduling or filing effect.",
          "properties": {
            "body": {
              "type": "string",
              "maxLength": 2000
            },
            "threadId": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "category": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "technical_problem",
                "accessibility",
                "safety_security_privacy",
                "procedural_request",
                "scheduling_emergency"
              ]
            },
            "visibility": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "shared",
                "confidential_admin"
              ]
            },
            "procedural": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "kind": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "requestedRelief": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "requestedEffect": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProceduralRequestedEffect",
                  "description": "The typed scheduling or filing effect a party asks the assigned procedural authority to grant. Under the Rule 4.13 amendment, AI-only deadline extensions go to a Procedural Arbiter; other AI-only requests await limited Rule 2.6 administration or remain reserved for the Tribunal. The assigned human Arbitrator decides in AI-assisted human cases. Earlier cases retain their pinned procedure. Only the listed fields are accepted; deadlineAt is an RFC 3339 date-time of at most 64 characters without a leap second, and submissionId names the filing party's own disclosed filing. Accepted values are stored and shown exactly as submitted.",
                  "oneOf": [
                    {
                      "type": "object",
                      "additionalProperties": false,
                      "required": [
                        "type"
                      ],
                      "properties": {
                        "type": {
                          "const": "none"
                        }
                      }
                    },
                    {
                      "type": "object",
                      "additionalProperties": false,
                      "required": [
                        "type",
                        "deadline",
                        "deadlineAt"
                      ],
                      "properties": {
                        "type": {
                          "const": "extend_deadline"
                        },
                        "deadline": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "enum": [
                            "answer",
                            "evidence",
                            "rebuttal",
                            "close"
                          ]
                        },
                        "deadlineAt": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "format": "date-time",
                          "maxLength": 64
                        }
                      }
                    },
                    {
                      "type": "object",
                      "additionalProperties": false,
                      "required": [
                        "type",
                        "submissionId"
                      ],
                      "properties": {
                        "type": {
                          "const": "open_filing_replacement"
                        },
                        "submissionId": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "pattern": "^sub_[a-z0-9-]{1,64}$"
                        }
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "urgency": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "urgencyBasis": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "urgencyNeededBy": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "format": "date-time",
                  "maxLength": 64,
                  "description": "RFC 3339 date-time without a leap second, stored exactly as submitted."
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      ],
      "required": [
        "body",
        "threadId"
      ],
      "description": "Replies inside an existing hosted thread, which keeps the category and visibility it was opened with."
    },
    {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PartnerProceduralMessageInput",
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "required": [
        "category",
        "text"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "category": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "clarification_request",
            "clarification_response",
            "evidence_request",
            "procedural_notice",
            "settlement_coordination"
          ]
        },
        "text": {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 1,
          "maxLength": 2000,
          "description": "Plain text, limited to 2,000 UTF-8 bytes. Control characters other than tab and line breaks are rejected."
        },
        "replyToMessageId": {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 1,
          "maxLength": 200
        },
        "evidenceIds": {
          "type": "array",
          "maxItems": 8,
          "uniqueItems": true,
          "default": [],
          "description": "References to existing evidence-system objects in this case. No admission or merits-record effect follows.",
          "items": {
            "type": "string",
            "minLength": 1,
            "maxLength": 200
          }
        }
      },
      "allOf": [
        {
          "if": {
            "properties": {
              "category": {
                "const": "clarification_response"
              }
            }
          },
          "then": {
            "required": [
              "replyToMessageId"
            ]
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Responses

200

Reply committed.

application/json

{
  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CanonicalPostAccountCaseMessageResponse",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "data": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CanonicalHostedThreadResult",
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "thread": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CanonicalHostedThread",
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "id": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "category": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "visibility": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "status": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "createdAt": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "updatedAt": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "closedAt": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "canReply": {
                  "type": "boolean"
                },
                "proceduralRequest": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "id": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "kind": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "requestedRelief": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "status": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "enum": [
                        "awaiting_response",
                        "ready_for_decision",
                        "deciding",
                        "decided",
                        "referred",
                        "recovery_hold",
                        "human_attention",
                        "administrator_queue",
                        "reserved_for_tribunal"
                      ],
                      "description": "administrator_queue is pending limited Rule 2.6 administration. reserved_for_tribunal acknowledges a request kept for the Tribunal without a ruling or effect. Neither is an adjudicated referral."
                    },
                    "responseDueAt": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "canRule": {
                      "type": "boolean"
                    },
                    "canWithdraw": {
                      "type": "boolean"
                    },
                    "withdrawnAt": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "deadlineTarget": {
                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProceduralDeadlineTarget"
                    },
                    "deadlineDeferral": {
                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProceduralDeadlineDeferral"
                    },
                    "assignedAuthority": {
                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProceduralAuthority"
                    },
                    "ruling": {
                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProceduralPublicRuling"
                    }
                  }
                },
                "messages": {
                  "type": "array",
                  "items": {
                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CanonicalHostedMessage"
                  }
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "id",
                "category",
                "visibility",
                "status",
                "createdAt",
                "updatedAt",
                "canReply",
                "messages"
              ]
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "thread"
          ]
        },
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PartnerProceduralMessage",
          "type": "object",
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "required": [
            "schemaVersion",
            "id",
            "caseId",
            "partnerId",
            "senderKind",
            "senderCredentialPublicId",
            "category",
            "text",
            "evidenceIds",
            "messageDigest",
            "recordEffect",
            "createdAt"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "schemaVersion": {
              "type": "string",
              "const": "partner-procedural-message-v2"
            },
            "id": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "caseId": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "partnerId": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "senderKind": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "party",
                "platform"
              ]
            },
            "senderSide": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "claimant",
                "respondent"
              ]
            },
            "senderCredentialPublicId": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Public credential identity; the internal persistence identifier is never returned."
            },
            "category": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "clarification_request",
                "clarification_response",
                "evidence_request",
                "procedural_notice",
                "settlement_coordination"
              ]
            },
            "text": {
              "type": "string",
              "minLength": 1,
              "maxLength": 2000
            },
            "replyToMessageId": {
              "type": "string",
              "minLength": 1,
              "maxLength": 200
            },
            "evidenceIds": {
              "type": "array",
              "maxItems": 8,
              "uniqueItems": true,
              "items": {
                "type": "string",
                "minLength": 1,
                "maxLength": 200
              }
            },
            "messageDigest": {
              "type": "string",
              "pattern": "^[a-f0-9]{64}$"
            },
            "recordEffect": {
              "type": "string",
              "const": "none"
            },
            "createdAt": {
              "type": "string",
              "format": "date-time"
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "requestId": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "data",
    "requestId"
  ]
}
201

Thread created.

application/json

{
  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CanonicalPostAccountCaseMessageResponse",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "data": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CanonicalHostedThreadResult",
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "thread": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CanonicalHostedThread",
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "id": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "category": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "visibility": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "status": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "createdAt": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "updatedAt": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "closedAt": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "canReply": {
                  "type": "boolean"
                },
                "proceduralRequest": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "id": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "kind": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "requestedRelief": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "status": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "enum": [
                        "awaiting_response",
                        "ready_for_decision",
                        "deciding",
                        "decided",
                        "referred",
                        "recovery_hold",
                        "human_attention",
                        "administrator_queue",
                        "reserved_for_tribunal"
                      ],
                      "description": "administrator_queue is pending limited Rule 2.6 administration. reserved_for_tribunal acknowledges a request kept for the Tribunal without a ruling or effect. Neither is an adjudicated referral."
                    },
                    "responseDueAt": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "canRule": {
                      "type": "boolean"
                    },
                    "canWithdraw": {
                      "type": "boolean"
                    },
                    "withdrawnAt": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "deadlineTarget": {
                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProceduralDeadlineTarget"
                    },
                    "deadlineDeferral": {
                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProceduralDeadlineDeferral"
                    },
                    "assignedAuthority": {
                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProceduralAuthority"
                    },
                    "ruling": {
                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProceduralPublicRuling"
                    }
                  }
                },
                "messages": {
                  "type": "array",
                  "items": {
                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CanonicalHostedMessage"
                  }
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "id",
                "category",
                "visibility",
                "status",
                "createdAt",
                "updatedAt",
                "canReply",
                "messages"
              ]
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "thread"
          ]
        },
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PartnerProceduralMessage",
          "type": "object",
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "required": [
            "schemaVersion",
            "id",
            "caseId",
            "partnerId",
            "senderKind",
            "senderCredentialPublicId",
            "category",
            "text",
            "evidenceIds",
            "messageDigest",
            "recordEffect",
            "createdAt"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "schemaVersion": {
              "type": "string",
              "const": "partner-procedural-message-v2"
            },
            "id": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "caseId": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "partnerId": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "senderKind": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "party",
                "platform"
              ]
            },
            "senderSide": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "claimant",
                "respondent"
              ]
            },
            "senderCredentialPublicId": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Public credential identity; the internal persistence identifier is never returned."
            },
            "category": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "clarification_request",
                "clarification_response",
                "evidence_request",
                "procedural_notice",
                "settlement_coordination"
              ]
            },
            "text": {
              "type": "string",
              "minLength": 1,
              "maxLength": 2000
            },
            "replyToMessageId": {
              "type": "string",
              "minLength": 1,
              "maxLength": 200
            },
            "evidenceIds": {
              "type": "array",
              "maxItems": 8,
              "uniqueItems": true,
              "items": {
                "type": "string",
                "minLength": 1,
                "maxLength": 200
              }
            },
            "messageDigest": {
              "type": "string",
              "pattern": "^[a-f0-9]{64}$"
            },
            "recordEffect": {
              "type": "string",
              "const": "none"
            },
            "createdAt": {
              "type": "string",
              "format": "date-time"
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "requestId": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "data",
    "requestId"
  ]
}
default

RFC 9457 style problem response.

application/problem+json

{
  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Problem",
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "type",
    "title",
    "status",
    "code",
    "detail",
    "requestId"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "code": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "detail": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "requestId": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "details": {
      "description": "Account-readiness refusals include a value-free checklist and exact account-page link. Other error codes may provide different details.",
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/AccountReadinessDetails",
          "type": "object",
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "required": [
            "ready",
            "accountSetupUrl",
            "missing"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "ready": {
              "type": "boolean"
            },
            "accountSetupUrl": {
              "type": "string",
              "format": "uri"
            },
            "missing": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/AccountReadinessRequirement",
                "type": "object",
                "additionalProperties": false,
                "required": [
                  "code",
                  "label",
                  "section",
                  "accountUrl"
                ],
                "properties": {
                  "code": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "label": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "section": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "enum": [
                      "email",
                      "identity",
                      "legal_documents"
                    ]
                  },
                  "accountUrl": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "format": "uri"
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LegalDocumentsRequiredDetails",
          "type": "object",
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "required": [
            "legalDocumentsUrl"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "legalDocumentsUrl": {
              "type": "string",
              "format": "uri",
              "description": "Absolute account-page URL where the person reviews and accepts the current Terms and Privacy Notice. Uses the configured public application origin. After accepting the documents, retry the original operation."
            },
            "ready": {
              "type": "boolean"
            },
            "accountSetupUrl": {
              "type": "string",
              "format": "uri"
            },
            "missing": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/AccountReadinessRequirement",
                "type": "object",
                "additionalProperties": false,
                "required": [
                  "code",
                  "label",
                  "section",
                  "accountUrl"
                ],
                "properties": {
                  "code": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "label": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "section": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "enum": [
                      "email",
                      "identity",
                      "legal_documents"
                    ]
                  },
                  "accountUrl": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "format": "uri"
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        {}
      ]
    }
  }
}

Example response

Successful response

{
  "data": {
    "thread": {
      "id": "id_test",
      "category": "category_test",
      "visibility": "visibility_test",
      "status": "status_test",
      "createdAt": "createdAt_test",
      "updatedAt": "updatedAt_test",
      "canReply": false,
      "messages": [
        {
          "id": "id_test",
          "sender": {
            "label": "label_test",
            "role": "role_test"
          },
          "body": "Could you share the carrier’s proof-of-delivery record for order #1042?",
          "createdAt": "createdAt_test"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "requestId": "requestId_test"
}

Errors

Read the response status and stable error code. See errors and rate limits for recovery. Refresh the resource before resolving a state or digest conflict.

Idempotency and retries

  • For throttling, honor Retry-After when present. Back off on retryable server failures.
  • Send a unique Idempotency-Key. An exact retry returns the stored result; reusing the key with a different request fails.
  • The request is accepted only when its credential, authority, case state, and resource preconditions are satisfied.