# Public API

Public endpoints live under `/api/public/*` and bypass session auth. Authenticate with an API key issued from `/projects/:id`.

## Submit an item

`POST /api/public/items`

### Headers

```
Content-Type: application/json
x-api-key: <your project API key>
```

### Body

```json
{
  "project_id": "uuid",
  "input": { "anything": "json" },
  "suggestion": "AI's proposed answer (string or JSON)",
  "confidence": 0.82,
  "risk_flags": ["pii", "high_value"],
  "metadata": { "source": "support-bot-v3" }
}
```

### Response

```json
{
  "id": "uuid",
  "status": "auto_approved" | "queued" | "escalated",
  "decision": null | { ... }
}
```

## Stable URLs

Use these for webhook destinations and external integrations — they survive renames:

* Production: `https://human-in-the-loop.cc`
* Custom domain: `https://human-in-the-loop.cc`

## Source

`src/routes/api/public/items.ts`


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