Quote .request
POST /{namespace}/quotes/request
Request asks a Startup for terms on one or more Offers, with the volume, term or scope wanted.
- Noun
- Quote
- Mode
do- Event
Quote.requested
Inputs
| Input | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
offers | list of Offer | required | The Offers wanted. |
deal | Deal | The open Deal the terms are for; without one, a new Deal opens. | |
volume | integer | Units wanted, such as seats or calls a month. | |
term | string | Contract length wanted, such as 12 months. | |
brief | json | A Service buyer’s scope, sizes and due dates, such as 82,000 words in three weeks. |
Outputs
| Output | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
deal | Deal | required | The Deal, waiting on a Quote. |
quote | Quote | required | The Quote requested, in draft. |
Effects
- Emits
Quote.requested. - Refuses an Offer that is not open to the requesting party, such as one behind a Waitlist.
- Records
byandforwhen a buyer’s agent asks for its principal under a Mandate. - Starts Send a quote, which supersedes any open Quote on the Deal.
Refuses when
| Check | Error | Fix | Then call |
|---|---|---|---|
| The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation. | forbidden | Use a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them. | Quote.request |
| An Offer that is not open to the requesting party, such as one behind a Waitlist | refused | Clear what the check names, then call it again. | Quote.request |
When it waits
| Gate | Default |
|---|---|
| Decision class | Low: two-way, nothing at stake |
| Delay window | None: it runs once review passes. |
| Limit | The call Limit of the Permission it runs under. |
| Over the Limit | It waits pending for an Approval from the Founder. Approved, it runs; refused, it ends refused with limit-exceeded; unanswered by its deadline, it ends canceled. |