---
title: "Publish an assistant"
description: "Publish an assistant. Needs the admin scope. Request and response shapes come from the OpenAPI description."
canonical: "https://lookio.app/docs/api/assistants/publish-assistant"
updated: "2026-10-29"
---

# Publish an assistant



```http
PUT https://api.lookio.app/v1/assistants/{assistant_id}/publication
```

## Authorizations

- `Authorization` (bearer, in header, required)

## Path parameters

- `assistant_id` (`string`, required, pattern: `^ast_[abcdefghjkmnpqrstuvwxyz23456789]{12}$`)

## Body

`application/json`, required

- `description` (`string`, required, length: `40–1000 chars`): What the directory shows: what it answers, from what kind of sources, for whom. 40 to 1,000 characters. Its context, guidelines and resources stay private.

## Response

**200**: Publish an assistant

- `data` (`object`, required)
- `data.state` (`enum<string>`, required, one of: `private, pending, public, rejected`): `pending`: waiting for Lookio's review. `public`: listed in the directory, any Lookio workspace may ask it. `rejected`: see `note`.
- `data.description` (`string`, required)
- `data.note` (`string,null`, required): Why Lookio refused it.
- `data.requested_at` (`string,null`, required)
- `data.published_at` (`string,null`, required)
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "data": {
    "state": "pending",
    "description": "Answers questions on German employment law from the statutes and the federal court's leading decisions, with citations.",
    "note": null,
    "requested_at": "2026-10-29T10:00:00.000Z",
    "published_at": null
  },
  "request_id": "req_01K9X7M2Q4"
}
```

**400**: Possible codes: invalid_request, unknown_field, invalid_parameter, invalid_cursor

- `error` (`object`, required)
- `error.type` (`string`, required)
- `error.code` (`string`, required)
- `error.message` (`string`, required)
- `error.param` (`string`)
- `error.docs_url` (`string`, required)
- `error.action_url` (`string<uri>`)
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "code": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "param": "<string>",
    "docs_url": "<string>",
    "action_url": "<string>"
  },
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
```

**401**: Possible codes: authentication_required, invalid_api_key, api_key_expired, api_key_revoked, invalid_access_key

- `error` (`object`, required)
- `error.type` (`string`, required)
- `error.code` (`string`, required)
- `error.message` (`string`, required)
- `error.param` (`string`)
- `error.docs_url` (`string`, required)
- `error.action_url` (`string<uri>`)
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "code": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "param": "<string>",
    "docs_url": "<string>",
    "action_url": "<string>"
  },
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
```

**403**: Possible codes: insufficient_scope, feature_not_available, admin_required, permission_denied

- `error` (`object`, required)
- `error.type` (`string`, required)
- `error.code` (`string`, required)
- `error.message` (`string`, required)
- `error.param` (`string`)
- `error.docs_url` (`string`, required)
- `error.action_url` (`string<uri>`)
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "code": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "param": "<string>",
    "docs_url": "<string>",
    "action_url": "<string>"
  },
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
```

**404**: Possible codes: resource_not_found

- `error` (`object`, required)
- `error.type` (`string`, required)
- `error.code` (`string`, required)
- `error.message` (`string`, required)
- `error.param` (`string`)
- `error.docs_url` (`string`, required)
- `error.action_url` (`string<uri>`)
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "code": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "param": "<string>",
    "docs_url": "<string>",
    "action_url": "<string>"
  },
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
```

**409**: Possible codes: conflict, assistant_has_no_resources

- `error` (`object`, required)
- `error.type` (`string`, required)
- `error.code` (`string`, required)
- `error.message` (`string`, required)
- `error.param` (`string`)
- `error.docs_url` (`string`, required)
- `error.action_url` (`string<uri>`)
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "code": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "param": "<string>",
    "docs_url": "<string>",
    "action_url": "<string>"
  },
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
```

**413**: Possible codes: request_too_large

- `error` (`object`, required)
- `error.type` (`string`, required)
- `error.code` (`string`, required)
- `error.message` (`string`, required)
- `error.param` (`string`)
- `error.docs_url` (`string`, required)
- `error.action_url` (`string<uri>`)
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "code": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "param": "<string>",
    "docs_url": "<string>",
    "action_url": "<string>"
  },
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
```

**429**: Possible codes: rate_limited

- `error` (`object`, required)
- `error.type` (`string`, required)
- `error.code` (`string`, required)
- `error.message` (`string`, required)
- `error.param` (`string`)
- `error.docs_url` (`string`, required)
- `error.action_url` (`string<uri>`)
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "code": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "param": "<string>",
    "docs_url": "<string>",
    "action_url": "<string>"
  },
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
```

**500**: Possible codes: internal_error

- `error` (`object`, required)
- `error.type` (`string`, required)
- `error.code` (`string`, required)
- `error.message` (`string`, required)
- `error.param` (`string`)
- `error.docs_url` (`string`, required)
- `error.action_url` (`string<uri>`)
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "code": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "param": "<string>",
    "docs_url": "<string>",
    "action_url": "<string>"
  },
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
```

**Example request**

```bash
curl --request PUT \
  --url 'https://api.lookio.app/v1/assistants/<assistant_id>/publication' \
  --header 'Authorization: <api-key>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "description": "<string>"
}'
```