# Send follow-up message

> Sends a follow-up message to an existing agent job. The message is processed asynchronously — poll the get job endpoint to track progress.

Authenticate with an admin API key.

Send a follow-up instruction to an existing agent job. The agent processes the message asynchronously. Poll the [get agent job](/guides/api-agent-v2-get-agent-job) endpoint to track progress.

## Rate limits

- 100 uses per Mintlify project per hour

## Usage

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST https://api.mintlify.com/v2/agent/{projectId}/job/{id}/message \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mint_xxxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"prompt": "Also add error handling examples to the quickstart guide"}'
```

## OpenAPI

```yaml admin-openapi.json POST /v2/agent/{projectId}/job/{id}/message
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: Mintlify Admin API
  description: >-
    An API for administrative operations including documentation updates and
    agent management.
  version: 2.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.mintlify.com
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /v2/agent/{projectId}/job/{id}/message:
    post:
      summary: Send follow-up message
      description: >-
        Sends a follow-up message to an existing agent job. The message is
        processed asynchronously — poll the get job endpoint to track progress.


        Authenticate with an admin API key.
      parameters:
        - name: projectId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: >-
            Your project ID. Can be copied from the [API
            keys](https://app.mintlify.com/settings/organization/api-keys) page
            in your dashboard.
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: The unique identifier of the agent job to send a message to.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - prompt
              properties:
                prompt:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                  description: The follow-up instruction for the agent.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Message sent successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AgentJob'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Job not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    AgentJob:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the agent job.
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - active
            - completed
            - archived
            - failed
          description: >-
            Current status of the job. `active` — the agent is currently
            processing the prompt. `completed` — the agent finished successfully
            and a PR may have been created (check `prLink`). `archived` — the
            job has been archived. `failed` — the agent encountered an
            unrecoverable error. Poll until status is `completed`, `archived`,
            or `failed`.
        source:
          type: object
          description: Source repository information.
          properties:
            repository:
              type: string
              description: Full URL of the GitHub repository.
            ref:
              type: string
              description: Git branch the agent is working on.
              nullable: true
        model:
          type: string
          description: The AI model used for this job.
        prLink:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://github.com/org/repo/pull/123
          description: >-
            GitHub pull request URL created by the agent. `null` while the job
            is still `active` or if no files were changed. Populated once the
            agent successfully creates a PR.
          nullable: true
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the job was created.
        archivedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the job was archived.
          nullable: true
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        The Authorization header expects a Bearer token. Use an admin API key.
        This is a server-side secret key. Generate one on the [API keys
        page](https://app.mintlify.com/settings/organization/api-keys) in your
        dashboard.

```

## Related topics

- [Mintlify REST API introduction](/docs/api/introduction.md)
- [Analytics overview](/docs/analytics/index.md)
- [Mintlify CLI command reference](/docs/cli/commands.md)

## Related pages

- [Create agent job](./api-agent-v2-create-agent-job.md)
- [Get agent job](./api-agent-v2-get-agent-job.md)

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