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# Respond to input prompts

> Send a response when the agent requests user input during API creation. Task status must be 'needs_input'.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json post /dispatch/{task_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Parse API
  description: Programmatic API for creating, managing, and executing web scraping APIs.
  version: 2.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.parse.bot
    description: Production
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Execute
    description: Call the endpoints of an API you've built — the most common operation
  - name: Marketplace
    description: >-
      Browse and search the public marketplace of pre-built APIs (no auth
      required)
  - name: Dispatch
    description: Create and manage scraping APIs
  - name: Export
    description: Export API specs in standard formats
  - name: Updates
    description: Check and merge upstream improvements to your APIs
paths:
  /dispatch/{task_id}:
    post:
      tags:
        - Dispatch
      summary: Respond to input prompts
      description: >-
        Send a response when the agent requests user input during API creation.
        Task status must be 'needs_input'.
      operationId: respond_to_input
      parameters:
        - name: task_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserResponseRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Response accepted
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  ok:
                    type: boolean
components:
  schemas:
    UserResponseRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - user_response
      properties:
        user_response:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: Key-value pairs responding to the agent's input prompt
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: >-
        API key for programmatic access. Create one in the Parse dashboard at
        https://parse.bot (Settings → API Keys). Keys start with 'pmx_'.

````