get_refresh_status
Get Refresh Status
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Checks a scan queued by refresh_company, and WAITS for it.
This call blocks until the scan is done or wait_seconds runs out, so you do not
have to idle between polls — just call it again if it comes back unfinished. A
typical scan needs two or three calls at the default wait.
Read is_finished, not status. A scan reaches completed when its jobs report
back, but the signal analysis they started is still writing rows for a few seconds
after that — read too early and you get the pre-scan picture with a completed
stamp on it. status becomes settling for that window and is_finished stays
false until the writes stop.
Do not answer from the old data while a scan you asked for is unfinished: you
requested it because the existing figures were too stale to rely on, and they have
not changed yet. Either wait for it, or say plainly that a refresh is in flight.
When it finishes, signals_added says how many new signals the scan actually
produced — zero is a real answer and means we looked and found nothing new, not
that the scan failed. Then read the data with get_company or get_company_signals;
this tool returns progress, not company data.
Cost: free — call it as often as you need.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| batch_id | string | yes | The batch_id returned by refresh_company. |
| wait_seconds | integer | no | How long this call may block waiting for the scan, 0-25. Default 20. It returns the moment the scan finishes, and waiting the full 25 costs exactly what waiting 1 costs — so there is nothing to gain by polling with a low value. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"batch_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The batch_id returned by refresh_company."
},
"wait_seconds": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "How long this call may block waiting for the scan, 0-25. Default 20. It returns the moment the scan finishes, and waiting the full 25 costs exactly what waiting 1 costs — so there is nothing to gain by polling with a low value."
}
},
"required": [
"batch_id"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}