Publish intent-rule draft

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# Publish intent-rule draft

> Publish an intent-rule draft and assign it to one or more agents.

Publishes one draft Intent Rule and assigns it to one or more agents.

<Info>
  This endpoint supports intent rules only. Business Rules are published immediately when created and do not have drafts.
</Info>

## Headers

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
  Bearer token containing your Fini workspace API key. Format: `Bearer fini_...` The key needs `write` scope.
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="Content-Type" type="string" required>
  `application/json`
</ParamField>

## Path parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  Draft rule ID to publish.
</ParamField>

## Body parameters

<ParamField body="botIds" type="string[]" required>
  Agent IDs to assign after publishing. At least one ID is required.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="draftVersionId" type="string" required>
  UUID of the draft version to publish. Get it from [List intent-rule versions](/en/api-reference/list-rule-versions) or a `versionStatus=DRAFT` [Get intent rule](/en/api-reference/get-intent-rule) response.
</ParamField>

## Response

Returns the published Intent Rule.

<RequestExample>
  ~~~bash cURL theme={null}
  curl --request POST \
    --url 'https://api-prod.usefini.com/v2/hc-rules/4f5ef695-d03b-4d56-8fef-7f2bd5c17ef3/publish/public' \
    --header 'Authorization: Bearer fini_your_api_key' \
    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    --data '{
    "botIds": [
      "2a1cf0f0-f35d-46ad-8e61-a15c86b2b312"
    ],
    "draftVersionId": "v3"
  }'
  ~~~

  ~~~javascript Node.js theme={null}
  const response = await fetch('https://api-prod.usefini.com/v2/hc-rules/4f5ef695-d03b-4d56-8fef-7f2bd5c17ef3/publish/public', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      Authorization: 'Bearer fini_your_api_key',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
    'botIds': [
      '2a1cf0f0-f35d-46ad-8e61-a15c86b2b312'
    ],
    'draftVersionId': 'v3'
  }
    )
  });

  const data = await response.json();
  ~~~

  ~~~python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  response = requests.post(
      "https://api-prod.usefini.com/v2/hc-rules/4f5ef695-d03b-4d56-8fef-7f2bd5c17ef3/publish/public",
      headers={"Authorization": "Bearer fini_your_api_key", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
      json={
      "botIds": [
          "2a1cf0f0-f35d-46ad-8e61-a15c86b2b312"
      ],
      "draftVersionId": "v3"
  },
  )

  data = response.json()
  ~~~
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ~~~json 201 Created theme={null}
  {
    "id": "b8b8d87b-2f0c-47f6-8a8a-546da73e0820",
    "name": "Refund escalation",
    "description": "Route refund requests to the right workflow.",
    "status": "PUBLISHED",
    "source": null,
    "triggerType": null,
    "botIds": [
      "2a1cf0f0-f35d-46ad-8e61-a15c86b2b312"
    ],
    "flowConfig": {
      "type": "reply",
      "message": "Escalate refund requests with order context."
    },
    "version": 3,
    "versionId": "v3",
    "createdAt": "2026-07-28T08:55:32.000Z",
    "updatedAt": "2026-07-28T09:10:18.000Z"
  }
  ~~~
</ResponseExample>

## Errors

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="400 Bad Request" icon="circle-exclamation">
    The body is malformed, the `botIds` array is empty, one or more agent IDs do not belong to your workspace, or the selected draft became stale after another version was published.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="401 Unauthorized" icon="lock">
    The API key is missing, malformed, revoked, or invalid.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="403 Forbidden" icon="shield-halved">
    The API key does not include the `write` scope required for this route.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="404 Not Found" icon="ghost">
    The draft rule or `draftVersionId` does not exist in your workspace, does not belong to the rule, or is no longer a draft.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="500 Internal Server Error" icon="triangle-exclamation">
    Fini failed while publishing the draft or syncing agent assignments.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>


## Related topics

- [Generate intent-rule draft with AI](/en/api-reference/generate-intent-rule-draft.md)
- [Restore intent-rule version as draft](/en/api-reference/restore-rule-version-as-draft.md)
- [Delete intent-rule draft version](/en/api-reference/delete-rule-draft-version.md)


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