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Create a new CatchAll processing job from a natural-language query.

Use when:

You want to start a new CatchAll web research run from a user query.
You want the API to fetch/process sources and then return structured results.

Do not use when:

You want status for an existing job (use get_job_status).
You want records for an existing job (use pull_results).

Key rules:

query is required.
You can submit with only query; omitted optional fields (validators, enrichments, start_date, end_date) are auto-selected/generated by the API.
Optional fields are independent: you can pass any subset (for example, custom validators but no enrichments), and omitted fields are still auto-selected/generated.
When connected_dataset_ids is set, the query must describe the **topic or event type only**

(e.g. "M&A activity", "regulatory filings", "executive changes"). Do NOT write things like
"for my companies", "for the selected list of companies", or "news about my watchlist" — the
entity filtering is applied automatically by the connected dataset. Mentioning companies in
the query when a dataset is attached is redundant and degrades retrieval quality.

When connected_dataset_ids is set, entity-relevance validators (e.g.

company_is_primary_subject) are generated automatically by the API. Do NOT add them
manually to validators — they are redundant and may conflict with the auto-generated ones.
Only pass validators that describe the **event or topic**, not entity filtering.

start_date and end_date filter by web page discovery date, not event date.
Discovery dates and extracted event dates can differ. For event-time accuracy, use event-focused validators/enrichments and verify event_date in pulled results.
end_date must be after start_date.
Dates outside your plan lookback limits return API 400.
limit controls processed record count (cost-affecting). Omit it to retrieve everything

up to your plan's maximum. If provided, must be >= 10.

validators / enrichments may be passed either as arrays or as JSON-string arrays (for client compatibility).
validators[].type must be boolean (if omitted, it defaults to boolean).
enrichments[].type supported values: text, number, date, option, url, company.

Basic examples:

validators:

[{"name":"is_acquisition_event","description":"true if page describes an acquisition","type":"boolean"}]

enrichments:

[{"name":"acquiring_company","description":"Extract acquiring company","type":"company"},{"name":"deal_value","description":"Extract announced deal value","type":"number"}]

Next step:

Save the returned job_id.
Poll get_job_status and call pull_results (partial results can appear before completion).

Input schema

Property	Type	Required	Description
query	string	yes	Plain text search intent (required).
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 (for example, target entities, event types, and specific data points you want captured in enrichments). If a company dataset will be attached, 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".
limit	any	no	Optional processing cap (minimum 10); affects cost. Omit to retrieve everything up to your plan's maximum.
start_date	string	no	Optional ISO 8601 UTC start of search window.
end_date	string	no	Optional ISO 8601 UTC end of search window.
validators	any	no	Optional custom boolean validators (`name`, `description`, `type`), as array or JSON-string array. When `connected_dataset_ids` is set, do NOT include entity-relevance validators such as `company_is_primary_subject` — the API generates those automatically. Only add validators that describe the event or topic (e.g. `is_acquisition_event`).
enrichments	any	no	Optional custom enrichments (`name`, `description`, `type`), as array or JSON-string array.
mode	string	no	Optional job processing mode: `"lite"` (faster, lower cost, less detail) or `"base"` (default, full extraction). If omitted, the API defaults to `"base"`.
project_id	string	no	Optional project ID to associate this job with.
webhook_ids	any	no	Optional list of webhook IDs to notify when the job completes (max 5 per job). Use `list_webhooks` / `create_webhook` to get IDs.
schema	string	no	Optional advanced custom JSON schema string that overrides the default extraction schema. Use `initialize_query` to discover a suitable schema.
connected_dataset_ids	any	no	Optional list of dataset IDs whose entities narrow the retrieval scope. When set: (1) entity filtering is applied automatically — do NOT mention the company list or watchlist in `query`; (2) entity-relevance validators such as `company_is_primary_subject` are generated automatically — do NOT add them to `validators`. `ed_score_min` defaults to 2 if not provided.
ed_score_min	any	no	Optional minimum entity-domain relevance score (1-10). Only relevant when `connected_dataset_ids` is set.
ed_association_type	string	no	Optional filter on how strongly a watchlist entity must appear in each event. Only relevant when `connected_dataset_ids` is set. - `"event_associated"`: keep only events where the entity is a direct actor (default when connected_dataset_ids is set). - `"mention"`: keep all even where the entity is merely referenced.
fetch_all_watchlist_news	boolean	no	When `True`, retrieves all news for connected watchlist entities without applying topic filtering from `query`. Requires `connected_dataset_ids` to be set. Default: `False`.

Raw JSON schema

{
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Plain text search intent (required)."
    },
    "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 (for example, target entities,\nevent types, and specific data points you want captured in enrichments).\nIf a company dataset will be attached, 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\"."
    },
    "limit": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Optional processing cap (minimum 10); affects cost. Omit to retrieve everything\nup to your plan's maximum."
    },
    "start_date": {
      "default": "",
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional ISO 8601 UTC start of search window."
    },
    "end_date": {
      "default": "",
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional ISO 8601 UTC end of search window."
    },
    "validators": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "items": {
            "description": "Schema for a custom validator.",
            "properties": {
              "name": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "description": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "type": {
                "const": "boolean",
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "required": [
              "name",
              "description",
              "type"
            ],
            "type": "object"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Optional custom boolean validators (`name`, `description`, `type`), as array or JSON-string array.\nWhen `connected_dataset_ids` is set, do NOT include entity-relevance validators such as\n`company_is_primary_subject` — the API generates those automatically. Only add validators\nthat describe the event or topic (e.g. `is_acquisition_event`)."
    },
    "enrichments": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "items": {
            "description": "Schema for a custom enrichment.",
            "properties": {
              "name": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "description": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "type": {
                "enum": [
                  "text",
                  "number",
                  "date",
                  "option",
                  "url",
                  "company"
                ],
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "required": [
              "name",
              "description",
              "type"
            ],
            "type": "object"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Optional custom enrichments (`name`, `description`, `type`), as array or JSON-string array."
    },
    "mode": {
      "default": "",
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional job processing mode: `\"lite\"` (faster, lower cost, less detail) or `\"base\"` (default,\nfull extraction). If omitted, the API defaults to `\"base\"`."
    },
    "project_id": {
      "default": "",
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional project ID to associate this job with."
    },
    "webhook_ids": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Optional list of webhook IDs to notify when the job completes (max 5 per job).\nUse `list_webhooks` / `create_webhook` to get IDs."
    },
    "schema": {
      "default": "",
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional advanced custom JSON schema string that overrides the default extraction\nschema. Use `initialize_query` to discover a suitable schema."
    },
    "connected_dataset_ids": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Optional list of dataset IDs whose entities narrow the retrieval\nscope. When set: (1) entity filtering is applied automatically — do NOT mention the\ncompany list or watchlist in `query`; (2) entity-relevance validators such as\n`company_is_primary_subject` are generated automatically — do NOT add them to\n`validators`. `ed_score_min` defaults to 2 if not provided."
    },
    "ed_score_min": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Optional minimum entity-domain relevance score (1-10). Only relevant when\n`connected_dataset_ids` is set."
    },
    "ed_association_type": {
      "default": "",
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional filter on how strongly a watchlist entity must appear in\neach event. Only relevant when `connected_dataset_ids` is set.\n- `\"event_associated\"`: keep only events where the entity is a **direct actor** (default when connected_dataset_ids is set).\n- `\"mention\"`: keep all even where the entity is **merely referenced**."
    },
    "fetch_all_watchlist_news": {
      "default": false,
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "When `True`, retrieves **all** news for connected watchlist\nentities without applying topic filtering from `query`. Requires\n`connected_dataset_ids` to be set. Default: `False`."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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