initialize_query
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Preview suggested validators, enrichments, and date ranges before submitting.
Use when:
- You want to inspect/edit auto-generated validators/enrichments before submitting.
- You want to preview date adjustments via
date_modification_message.
Do not use when:
- You want to start processing immediately with final inputs (use
submit_query).
Key behavior:
- Preview-only endpoint: does not create a job and does not start processing.
- Suggestions are LLM-generated and not deterministic across calls.
- To reuse suggestions, pass them explicitly to
submit_query.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | yes | Natural language query to preview (required). If you plan to attach a company dataset via `connected_dataset_ids` in the subsequent `submit_query`, do NOT reference the company list here — entity filtering is applied automatically by the dataset, not by the query text. |
| api_key | string | no | CatchAll API key. Optional if provided via x-api-key header or CATCHALL_API_KEY env var. |
| context | string | no | Optional guidance on what to prioritize so suggested validators, enrichments, and dates align with your target data points. If a company dataset will be attached in `submit_query`, note that entity-relevance validators (e.g. `company_is_primary_subject`) will be auto-generated — do not ask for them here. Do not mention things like "company list will be attached". Focus on the event or topic only. |
| fetch_all_watchlist_news | boolean | no | When `True`, signals that the subsequent job will retrieve all news for connected watchlist entities without topic filtering. Pass this when you intend to use `fetch_all_watchlist_news=True` in `submit_query` so the previewed validators/enrichments are generated accordingly. Requires `connected_dataset_ids` to be set in `submit_query`. Default: `False`. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Natural language query to preview (required). If you plan to attach a\ncompany dataset via `connected_dataset_ids` in the subsequent `submit_query`,\ndo NOT reference the company list here — entity filtering is applied\nautomatically by the dataset, not by the query text."
},
"api_key": {
"default": "",
"type": "string",
"description": "CatchAll API key. Optional if provided via x-api-key header or CATCHALL_API_KEY env var."
},
"context": {
"default": "",
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional guidance on what to prioritize so suggested validators,\nenrichments, and dates align with your target data points. If a company\ndataset will be attached in `submit_query`, note that entity-relevance\nvalidators (e.g. `company_is_primary_subject`) will be auto-generated —\ndo not ask for them here. Do not mention things like \"company list will be attached\".\nFocus on the event or topic only."
},
"fetch_all_watchlist_news": {
"default": false,
"type": "boolean",
"description": "When `True`, signals that the subsequent job will\nretrieve all news for connected watchlist entities without topic filtering.\nPass this when you intend to use `fetch_all_watchlist_news=True` in\n`submit_query` so the previewed validators/enrichments are generated\naccordingly. Requires `connected_dataset_ids` to be set in `submit_query`.\nDefault: `False`."
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"type": "object"
}