acc_create_rfi
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Create a Request For Information in ACC Build's RFIs module via the APS Construction RFIs v1 API, in 'draft' status. Returns the ACC rfi_id.
When to use: a trade or subcontractor needs formal information from the design team (unclear detail, conflicting spec, missing dimension) and you want a tracked paper trail.
When NOT to use: the item is just a punchlist fix — use acc_create_issue. The question is internal to one trade — handle inside that trade's toolchain.
APS scopes: data:read data:write account:read
Rate limits: APS default ~50 req/min per app per endpoint; Model Derivative translation jobs ~60 req/min; OSS uploads size-limited per file to 100MB for direct upload, larger via resumable.
Errors: 401 APS token expired/invalid — refresh; 403 scope or resource permission denied (app not provisioned for the project's ACC account, or RFIs module not enabled); 404 project_id not found — check the ID; 429 rate limited — backoff and retry; 5xx APS upstream outage — retry with jitter.
Side effects: NON-IDEMPOTENT. Creates a new draft RFI each call. Inserts a row into D1 usage_log.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| project_id | string | yes | ACC project ID in 'b.<uuid>' or '<uuid>' form (the 'b.' prefix is stripped automatically). Obtainable via acc_list_projects. |
| subject | string | yes | Short RFI subject line, 1-255 chars. Appears as the RFI headline in ACC. |
| question | string | yes | Full question body sent to the design team. Plain text with newlines allowed. |
| assigned_to | string | no | ACC user ID (UUID) or email of the responder. Pass null or omit to leave unassigned. |
| priority | string | no | RFI priority. Defaults to 'medium'. |
| linked_clash_id | string | no | Optional clash ID from detect_clashes output used to link this RFI back to the triggering clash. Stored for ScanBIM cross-referencing; not forwarded to ACC. |
| linked_model_id | string | no | Optional APS URN of the model the RFI references. Stored for ScanBIM cross-referencing; not forwarded to ACC. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"project_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ACC project ID in 'b.<uuid>' or '<uuid>' form (the 'b.' prefix is stripped automatically). Obtainable via acc_list_projects.",
"examples": [
"b.a4be0c34a-4a01-4b0e-9f1a-123456789abc"
]
},
"subject": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Short RFI subject line, 1-255 chars. Appears as the RFI headline in ACC.",
"examples": [
"Confirm fireproofing thickness on W18 beams at Level 3"
]
},
"question": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Full question body sent to the design team. Plain text with newlines allowed.",
"examples": [
"Drawing S2.03 shows 1-hour rating on W18x35 beams but spec 07 81 00 calls for 2-hour. Which governs at Level 3?"
]
},
"assigned_to": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ACC user ID (UUID) or email of the responder. Pass null or omit to leave unassigned.",
"examples": [
"architect@designfirm.com"
]
},
"priority": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"critical",
"high",
"medium",
"low"
],
"description": "RFI priority. Defaults to 'medium'.",
"examples": [
"high"
]
},
"linked_clash_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional clash ID from detect_clashes output used to link this RFI back to the triggering clash. Stored for ScanBIM cross-referencing; not forwarded to ACC.",
"examples": [
"Ducts_001_Structural Framing_002"
]
},
"linked_model_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional APS URN of the model the RFI references. Stored for ScanBIM cross-referencing; not forwarded to ACC.",
"examples": [
"dXJuOmFkc2sub2JqZWN0czpvcy5vYmplY3Q6c2NhbmJpbS1tb2RlbHMvMTcwMDAwMDAwMDAwMF9idWlsZGluZy5ydnQ"
]
}
},
"required": [
"project_id",
"subject",
"question"
]
}