---
title: "Trigger a tone run"
method: POST
path: "/api/v2/entity-tone/runs"
tags: ["Media Intelligence"]
---

# Trigger a tone run

`POST /api/v2/entity-tone/runs`

Queue an on-demand entity-tone scoring run for an entity/topic. Requires a plan with Entity media tone access (`can_use_tone`) — the Analyst, Media Intelligence, Geopolitical Intelligence, and Global Intelligence plans.

## Query parameters

- `entity_search` string
- `topic` string

## Response `200`

Trigger a tone run.

- object
  - `success` boolean
  - `data` object
    - `run_id` string
    - `status` string
    - `poll_url` string
    - `confirm_required` boolean
    - `entity_ids` string[]
    - `resolved_entities` object[]
      - `canonical_entity_id` string
      - `display_name` string
      - `entity_type` string
      - `wikipedia_url` string
      - `match_type` string
      - `confidence` number
    - `window` object
      - `start_date` string
      - `end_date` string
    - `candidate_story_count` integer
    - `candidate_article_count` integer
    - `queued_case_count` integer
    - `estimated_query_units` integer
    - `charged_query_units` integer
    - `estimated_cost_usd` number
    - `note` string

## Other responses

- `401` — Missing/invalid API key
- `403` — Plan required (PLAN_REQUIRED) — the caller's plan does not carry the required source entitlement.
- `500` — Server error

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[API](https://skmtc.net/gdeltcloud/apis/gdelt-cloud-api-v2.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/gdeltcloud/apis/gdelt-cloud-api-v2/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/gdeltcloud/gdelt-cloud-api-v2/versions/01aaa6255180/schema)