> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.papers.bot/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Poll a mutation outcome

> Agent credentials can read only operations created by that credential. A completed send means provider acceptance, not recipient delivery.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json get /operations/{id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Papers API
  version: 0.1.0
  description: >-
    Email, SMS, and workspace resources for Papers. Authenticate resource
    requests with a scoped API key or OAuth token. Administrative endpoints
    require a human session.
servers:
  - url: https://www.papers.bot/v1
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /operations/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Operations
      summary: Poll a mutation outcome
      description: >-
        Agent credentials can read only operations created by that credential. A
        completed send means provider acceptance, not recipient delivery.
      operationId: getOperation
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful JSON response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Operation'
        '429':
          description: >-
            Request rate limit or communication quota exceeded. Rate-limit
            responses include Retry-After.
          headers:
            Retry-After:
              description: >-
                Seconds until the request-rate window resets (rate_limited
                errors)
              schema:
                type: integer
                minimum: 1
                maximum: 60
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        default:
          description: Request rejected
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    Operation:
      $schema: https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - pending
            - unknown
            - completed
            - failed
          description: >-
            Operation state. Completed sends mean provider acceptance, not
            recipient delivery. Poll pending or unknown operations; do not
            resend with a new key.
        resourceId:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
              minLength: 1
            - type: 'null'
        error:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          pattern: >-
            ^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d:[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?(?:Z|([+-](?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d)))$
        failure:
          type: object
          properties:
            kind:
              type: string
              enum:
                - provider_http_error
                - timeout
                - connection_error
                - invalid_provider_response
                - confirmation_failed
                - unexpected_error
            httpStatus:
              type: integer
              minimum: 100
              maximum: 599
            providerCodes:
              maxItems: 10
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
                pattern: ^\d{3,10}$
          required:
            - kind
            - providerCodes
          additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - id
        - status
        - resourceId
        - error
        - createdAt
      additionalProperties: false
    Error:
      $schema: https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
            message:
              type: string
            request_id:
              type: string
            retryable:
              type: boolean
            details:
              anyOf:
                - type: object
                  properties:
                    approvalId:
                      type: string
                      minLength: 1
                  required:
                    - approvalId
                  additionalProperties: false
                - type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      code:
                        type: string
                      path:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type:
                            - string
                            - number
                      message:
                        type: string
                    required:
                      - code
                      - path
                      - message
                    additionalProperties: false
          required:
            - code
            - message
            - request_id
            - retryable
          additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - error
      additionalProperties: false
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        Workspace API key or delegated OAuth access token with /v1 resource
        audience. Administrative routes require the Better Auth browser session
        instead.

````

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