---
title: "Makes a decision"
method: POST
path: "/owner/{ownerID}/context/{context}/decision"
tags: ["Policy Management"]
---

# Makes a decision

`POST /owner/{ownerID}/context/{context}/decision`

This endpoint will evaluate input data (config+metadata) against owner's stored policies and return a decision.

## Path parameters

- `ownerID` string, required
- `context` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `input` string, required
  - `metadata` object

## Response `200`

Decision rendered by applying the policy against the provided data. Response will be modeled by the data and rego processed.

- Decision
  - `enabled_rules` string[]
  - `hard_failures` Violation[]
    - `reason` string, required
    - `rule` string, required
  - `reason` string
  - `soft_failures` Violation[]
    - `reason` string, required
    - `rule` string, required
  - `status` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — The request is malformed
- `401` — The request is unauthorized
- `500` — Something unexpected happened on the server.

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/circleci/apis/api-v2.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/circleci/apis/api-v2/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/circleci/api-v2/revisions/b9c0e0c24058/schema)