---
title: "Trigger an on-demand refresh of a document"
method: POST
path: "/documents/{uuid}/refresh"
tags: ["documents"]
---

# Trigger an on-demand refresh of a document

`POST /documents/{uuid}/refresh`

Triggers an on-demand refresh of the target document. Opens an ephemeral
Chat::Thread, posts a refresh prompt, and kicks off the universal chat
agent which invokes the `document_refresh` skill. Returns immediately
with a `thread_uuid` tracking handle; callers poll the thread or re-read
the document to see the refresh outcome.

## Path parameters

- `uuid` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request - Invalid parameters or malformed request
- `401` — Unauthorized - Invalid or missing authentication
- `403` — Forbidden - User lacks permission to access this resource
- `404` — Not Found - Resource does not exist
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity - Invalid request parameters or validation errors
- `429` — Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded
- `500` — Internal Server Error - Unexpected server error

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