> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.gc.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Run a Playbook Against Uploaded Files

> Run a playbook against one or more uploaded files and receive structured check results.

<Note>
This endpoint is asynchronous: it returns a job envelope, and the result is filled in once the job completes. See [Asynchronous Requests](/api-reference/concepts/async-jobs) for how waiting, polling, and the envelope work.
</Note>

Files referenced by `file_ids` must be accessible to the caller and in `ready` status. The playbook must be in `completed` status. Org-scoped keys can run org-visible playbooks against non-access-controlled files.

<Note>
This is an inference endpoint and is [rate limited](/api-reference/concepts/rate-limits): during the free beta, roughly 1 request/minute per organization (burst of 3). Exceeding the limit returns `429` with a `Retry-After` header.
</Note>



## OpenAPI

````yaml POST /playbooks/{id}/run
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: GC AI External API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    The GC AI External API allows programmatic access to GC AI's chat
    capabilities. It's designed for integration with workflow automation tools
    like Zapier, Make, n8n, or custom applications.


    ## Authentication


    All API requests must include an API key in the `Authorization` header:


    ```

    Authorization: gcai_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    ```


    API keys can be created in the GC AI app under **Settings → API**.


    ## Multi-turn Conversations


    Conversations can span multiple turns: pass the `chat_id` returned by a
    completion back on your next request to continue the same chat. See
    [Multi-turn Conversations](/api-reference/concepts/multi-turn).


    ## Current Limitations


    The following is not yet available via API:


    - **Interactive clarification**: the model cannot pause to ask the caller a
    follow-up question; the `askUserQuestions` tool is disabled on the API
    surface in beta


    ## Usage


    Usage is tracked and viewable in the GC AI app under **Settings → API → View
    Usage**.


    ## Support


    For API support, contact [support@gc.ai](mailto:support@gc.ai) or reach out
    to your account representative.
  contact:
    email: support@gc.ai
servers:
  - url: https://app.gc.ai/api/external/v1
    description: Production server
security: []
tags:
  - name: Chat
    description: AI chat completion endpoints
  - name: Files
    description: File upload and management endpoints
  - name: Folders
    description: Folder management endpoints
  - name: Playbooks
    description: Playbook review endpoints
  - name: Profiles
    description: Personal and company profile endpoints
  - name: Projects
    description: Project management endpoints
  - name: Skills
    description: Skill library management endpoints
  - name: Utility
    description: Health check and connectivity endpoints
  - name: Usage
    description: Usage and credit/billing reporting endpoints
paths:
  /playbooks/{id}/run:
    post:
      tags:
        - Playbooks
      summary: Run a playbook against uploaded files
      description: >-
        Run a playbook against one or more uploaded files and receive structured
        check results.


        <Note>

        This endpoint is asynchronous: it returns a job envelope, and the result
        is filled in once the job completes. See [Asynchronous
        Requests](/api-reference/concepts/async-jobs) for how waiting, polling,
        and the envelope work.

        </Note>


        Files referenced by `file_ids` must be accessible to the caller and in
        `ready` status. The playbook must be in `completed` status. Org-scoped
        keys can run org-visible playbooks against non-access-controlled files.


        <Note>

        This is an inference endpoint and is [rate
        limited](/api-reference/concepts/rate-limits): during the free beta,
        roughly 1 request/minute per organization (burst of 3). Exceeding the
        limit returns `429` with a `Retry-After` header.

        </Note>
      operationId: runPlaybook
      parameters:
        - schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
            description: Playbook ID from `GET /playbooks`.
          required: true
          description: Playbook ID from `GET /playbooks`.
          name: id
          in: path
        - schema:
            type: integer
            nullable: true
            minimum: 0
            description: >-
              Optional long-poll wait time in seconds. Use `0` for
              fire-and-forget behavior. If both `wait` and `Prefer: wait=...`
              are supplied, they must match. Values above 90 are clamped.
            example: 0
          required: false
          description: >-
            Optional long-poll wait time in seconds. Use `0` for fire-and-forget
            behavior. If both `wait` and `Prefer: wait=...` are supplied, they
            must match. Values above 90 are clamped.
          name: wait
          in: query
        - schema:
            type: string
            description: >-
              Optional RFC 7240 wait preference, for example `wait=0`. If both
              this header and the `wait` query parameter are supplied, they must
              match.
            example: wait=0
          required: false
          description: >-
            Optional RFC 7240 wait preference, for example `wait=0`. If both
            this header and the `wait` query parameter are supplied, they must
            match.
          name: Prefer
          in: header
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RunPlaybookRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Job completed within the effective wait window
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RunPlaybookResponse'
        '202':
          description: Job accepted but not yet complete
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RunPlaybookResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request body, playbook not ready, or files still extracting
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Missing or malformed API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Invalid API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Playbook not found or file IDs not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '422':
          description: One or more files have a permanent extraction failure
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '429':
          description: >-
            Rate limit exceeded. See [Rate
            Limits](/api-reference/concepts/rate-limits) for the tiers, limits,
            and how to back off.
          headers:
            Retry-After:
              schema:
                type: string
                description: Seconds to wait before retrying after a rate-limit block.
                example: '60'
              required: true
              description: Seconds to wait before retrying after a rate-limit block.
            RateLimit-Limit:
              schema:
                type: string
                description: Request quota for the applicable window.
                example: '3'
              required: true
              description: Request quota for the applicable window.
            RateLimit-Remaining:
              schema:
                type: string
                description: Requests remaining in the current window.
                example: '0'
              required: true
              description: Requests remaining in the current window.
            RateLimit-Reset:
              schema:
                type: string
                description: Seconds until the quota resets.
                example: '60'
              required: true
              description: Seconds until the quota resets.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '503':
          description: Service temporarily unavailable
          headers:
            Retry-After:
              schema:
                type: string
                description: >-
                  Seconds to wait before retrying after a transient service
                  outage.
                example: '5'
              required: true
              description: >-
                Seconds to wait before retrying after a transient service
                outage.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      security:
        - ApiKeyAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    RunPlaybookRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        file_ids:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          minItems: 1
          description: >-
            IDs of uploaded files to review. Files must be in `ready` status. At
            least one file is required.
        review_mode:
          type: string
          enum:
            - first-party
            - third-party
          default: third-party
          description: >-
            Whose perspective the review takes. `third-party` reviews a
            counterparty document (default); `first-party` reviews your own.
        representing_party:
          type: string
          default: our company
          description: 'Name of the party the review represents (default: "our company").'
        check_ids:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          minItems: 1
          description: >-
            Optional subset of check IDs to evaluate. Omit to run every check in
            the playbook.
      required:
        - file_ids
    RunPlaybookResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        job_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Async job identifier
        kind:
          type: string
          enum:
            - playbooks/run
          description: Stable job kind for this endpoint
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - pending
            - running
            - succeeded
            - failed
            - canceled
          description: Current job status
        result:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RunPlaybookResult'
        error:
          type: object
          nullable: true
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
            message:
              type: string
          required:
            - code
            - message
          description: Failure payload when the job has failed
        created_at:
          type: string
          description: ISO 8601 creation timestamp
        completed_at:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: ISO 8601 completion timestamp, or null when not terminal
      required:
        - job_id
        - kind
        - status
        - result
        - error
        - created_at
        - completed_at
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message
        code:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Machine-readable error code present on some errors (e.g.
            `RATE_LIMITED`, `INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS`, `TRIAL_NOT_STARTED`,
            `BILLING_NOT_CONFIGURED`). Branch on this rather than the
            human-readable `error` string.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Additional error details
        details:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            nullable: true
          description: Validation error details (for 400 errors)
      required:
        - error
    RunPlaybookResult:
      type: object
      nullable: true
      properties:
        playbookTitle:
          type: string
        totalChecks:
          type: number
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlaybookCheckResult'
        summary:
          type: object
          properties:
            flags:
              type: number
            fallbacks:
              type: number
            passes:
              type: number
            errors:
              type: number
          required:
            - flags
            - fallbacks
            - passes
            - errors
        documents:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiDocument'
          description: >-
            Redlined documents produced from the review's suggested revisions,
            applied as tracked changes. Present only when a single DOCX file was
            reviewed under a user-scoped key and at least one revision applied.
            The original file is preserved; each entry exposes a new `file_id`
            and a signed download URL.
      required:
        - playbookTitle
        - totalChecks
        - results
        - summary
      description: Playbook review payload when the job has succeeded
    PlaybookCheckResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        checkId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        checkTitle:
          type: string
        evaluationResult:
          type: string
          description: Evaluation outcome. One of `Pass`, `Flag`, `Fallback`, or `Error`.
        documentPosition:
          type: number
          nullable: true
          description: >-
            Position in the document where the matched language was found, or
            null if not anchored.
      required:
        - checkId
        - checkTitle
        - evaluationResult
        - documentPosition
      additionalProperties:
        nullable: true
      description: >-
        Per-check evaluation result. Additional fields (e.g. `analysis`,
        `revisions`) may appear depending on the check type.
    ApiDocument:
      type: object
      properties:
        file_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: >-
            The new uploaded file ID for the produced document. Use it with
            `POST /chat/completions` `file_ids` to apply further edits to this
            version. Download via `signed_url` for the finished file.
        original_file_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: >-
            The `file_id` the changes were applied to (edits only). The original
            file is preserved unchanged. Omitted for newly generated documents.
        filename:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Filename of the produced document (edits are prefixed with
            `edited_`).
        original_filename:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Filename of the source file the changes were applied to (edits
            only). Omitted for newly generated documents.
        signed_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: >-
            Time-limited download URL for the produced document. Valid for 7
            days from job completion. Download promptly — the URL is not
            re-minted, so re-fetching the job after expiry returns the same
            expired URL.
      required:
        - file_id
        - filename
        - signed_url
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: |-
        API key for authentication. Format: `gcai_xxxxxxxxx`

        Create API keys in the GC AI app under Settings → API.

````