---
title: "Start a strategist run"
method: POST
path: "/v3/ai-sdr/strategist/start"
tags: ["AI SDR Strategist"]
---

# Start a strategist run

`POST /v3/ai-sdr/strategist/start`

<Warning>
  **Coming soon.** This endpoint will be available by early July 2026.
</Warning>

<small>_Requires the `ai-sdr:write` scope (or a broader one that includes it)._</small>

Starts an AI Strategist run for the caller's team. The strategist generates sequence ideas and creates a sequence for each one.

Returns a background job to poll via `GET /v3/background-jobs/{jobId}`; on completion its `jsonDataResult` carries `{ sequenceIds }` — the ids of the sequences created from the generated ideas.

Requires the AI SDR feature on the caller's team.

## Request body

- object
  - `companyName` string, required — Company the strategist generates ideas for
  - `companyUrl` string — Optional company website used to enrich the generated ideas

## Response `202`

Strategist run accepted; poll the returned job for progress and results

- object
  - `jobId` string, uuid, required — Background job id; poll `GET /v3/background-jobs/{jobId}`.

## Other responses

- `400` — Request body validation failure
- `401` — Unauthorized. The response body is empty; check the `WWW-Authenticate` header for the expected scheme.
- `403` — AI SDR feature is not available for the caller's team
- `409` — A strategist run could not be started (for example, another run is already in progress for the team)
- `502` — Upstream AI SDR service failure while starting the run

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