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PATCH
/
sourcing
/
{id}
Patch sourcing run
curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://api.instaview.sk/sourcing/{id} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "query": "Senior Node.js engineer fintech remote",
  "limit": 10
}
'
{
  "success": true,
  "requestId": "req_550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "status": "processing",
  "message": "Sourcing run accepted and queued for processing.",
  "webhookId": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "createdAt": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-01-01T00:01:00.000Z"
}

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Refines an existing sourcing session by patching the reasoning context and/or requesting additional candidates. Triggers a new background run and returns 202 Accepted.

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Overview

After a sourcing run completes you can iterate on it — tighten or relax criteria, prioritize different signals, or harvest more candidates from the same discovered pool. The agent incorporates the new query as a context patch before evaluating additional profiles.
Sequential Execution Constraint: A PATCH request is only accepted once the current run has a status of "completed" or "failed". If the run is still "processing", the API returns 409 Conflict.

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Request Body

At least one of query or limit must be provided. Both fields may be combined in a single request.
FieldTypeRequiredDescription
querystringNo (one required)Natural language instruction to patch into the session context. Max 500 chars.
limitnumberNo (one required)Number of additional candidates to evaluate (default: 10, max: 50). Profiles already scored in this session are excluded.

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Examples

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Prompt Refinement Only

{
  "query": "Relax experience requirement from 8 years to 5 years, but prioritize candidates with strong open-source GitHub portfolios."
}

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Request Additional Candidates Only

{
  "limit": 15
}

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Combined Refinement + Additional Candidates

{
  "query": "Focus on startup founders with Kubernetes orchestration experience at Series A/B companies.",
  "limit": 5
}
The agent applies the query as an updated context patch first, then evaluates 5 additional profiles against the refined criteria — all in a single asynchronous reasoning pass.

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Response (202 Accepted)

{
  "success": true,
  "requestId": "req_9f3b827e-8c31-4bda-a7a2-b2d99d14f4e2",
  "status": "processing",
  "message": "Sourcing re-run accepted and queued for processing.",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-20T13:21:12.000Z"
}

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Error Responses

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400 — Both Fields Omitted

{
  "statusCode": 400,
  "error": "INVALID_PATCH_PAYLOAD",
  "message": "Validation failed: You must provide at least one of 'query' or 'limit'."
}

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409 — Run Still In Progress

{
  "statusCode": 409,
  "error": "RUN_IN_PROGRESS",
  "message": "Sourcing agent run 'req_9f3b827e-…' is currently in progress. You can only patch the run context after the current execution finishes."
}

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

API key for authentication using Bearer scheme

Path Parameters

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id
string
required

The requestId returned by POST /sourcing (e.g. req_550e8400-…).

Body

application/json
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query
string

New free-text search query for the re-run. At least one of query or limit must be supplied.

Maximum string length: 500
Example:

"Senior Node.js engineer fintech remote"

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limit
integer
default:10

Number of additional candidates to evaluate in this re-run (default: 10, max: 50). At least one of query or limit must be supplied.

Required range: 1 <= x <= 50
Example:

10

Response

Sourcing re-run accepted and queued

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success
boolean
required

Whether the request was accepted for processing.

Example:

true

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requestId
string
required

Unique external identifier for this sourcing run.

Example:

"req_550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"

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status
enum<string>
required

Current status of the run.

Available options:
processing,
completed,
failed
Example:

"processing"

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message
string
required

Human-readable message.

Example:

"Sourcing run accepted and queued for processing."

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webhookId
string

UUID of the webhook configuration that will receive completion events.

Example:

"123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"

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createdAt
string

ISO 8601 timestamp when the run was created (POST only).

Example:

"2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"

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updatedAt
string

ISO 8601 timestamp when the run was last updated (PATCH only).

Example:

"2025-01-01T00:01:00.000Z"