Create alignment category fact

Creates a fact — a verified statement about the brand that future Brand Alignment runs grade AI-stated claims against, e.g. “Ships to 12 EU countries”. Scope it to a category with category_id, or omit category_id for a brand-wide fact that applies to claims in every category. Matches the “Add fact” action on the Alignment Prompts page, and the claim sheet’s “Add to brand facts” shortcut when category_id is omitted.

Get category ids from List alignment categories.

Requires the write:alignment scope, and the workspace must be enabled for API writes.


POST /v1/brands/{brand_id}/alignment/category-facts

Authorization

Header	Type	Required
`Authorization`	`Bearer asky_sk_…`	required
`Idempotency-Key`	`string`	required

Path parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`brand_id`	`uuid`	required	From List brands

Query parameters

None.

Any parameter you pass returns 400 invalid_request naming the offending key.

Body

application/json

Field	Type	Required	Description
`category_id`	`uuid \| null`	optional	Scope the fact to this category, from List alignment categories. Omit or send `null` for a brand-wide fact
`fact_text`	`string`, 1–1000 chars	required	The verified statement. Cannot be empty
`sort_order`	`integer`	optional	Position within its scope. Defaults to appended after the last fact in the same category (or the brand-wide group)

Request

cURL


curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://api.askylabs.com/v1/brands/242546de-4cee-4a7d-952e-f6aa60c63ef8/alignment/category-facts' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <api-key>' \
  --header 'Idempotency-Key: <unique-per-attempt>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"category_id":"b19f3c02-8e41-4b6a-9c17-5d2a781fe346","fact_text":"Enterprise plans include SSO via SAML and OAuth 2.0 at no extra cost."}'

Python


import requests
 
url = "https://api.askylabs.com/v1/brands/242546de-4cee-4a7d-952e-f6aa60c63ef8/alignment/category-facts"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <api-key>", "Idempotency-Key": "<unique-per-attempt>"}
payload = {
    "category_id": "b19f3c02-8e41-4b6a-9c17-5d2a781fe346",
    "fact_text": "Enterprise plans include SSO via SAML and OAuth 2.0 at no extra cost.",
}
 
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)

JavaScript


const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <api-key>', 'Idempotency-Key': '<unique-per-attempt>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    category_id: 'b19f3c02-8e41-4b6a-9c17-5d2a781fe346',
    fact_text: 'Enterprise plans include SSO via SAML and OAuth 2.0 at no extra cost.',
  })
};
 
fetch('https://api.askylabs.com/v1/brands/242546de-4cee-4a7d-952e-f6aa60c63ef8/alignment/category-facts', options)
  .then(res => res.json()).then(res => console.log(res)).catch(err => console.error(err));

Response

200


{
  "data": {
    "fact": {
      "id": "e4a1c8f0-6b39-4d72-8a95-1f0c3e7b4d62",
      "category_id": "b19f3c02-8e41-4b6a-9c17-5d2a781fe346",
      "fact_text": "Enterprise plans include SSO via SAML and OAuth 2.0 at no extra cost.",
      "sort_order": 2,
      "created_at": "2026-08-30T09:16:47.118Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-08-30T09:16:47.118Z"
    }
  },
  "request_id": "req_7d21b0af59c34e18b6ac"
}

400


{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "Invalid input for asky_alignment_category_fact_upsert: fact_text: fact_text cannot exceed 1000 characters",
    "request_id": "req_4c81a0be29d34f1a6b72"
  }
}

403


{
  "error": {
    "code": "insufficient_scope",
    "message": "This action requires the \"write:alignment\" scope, which your token does not have.",
    "request_id": "req_2a71d0ce38f14b9c7d05"
  }
}

404


{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "message": "Not found.",
    "request_id": "req_5b0e77d213a94f6a8ce1"
  }
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
`data.fact.id`	`uuid`	required. Use it as `fact_id` with Update / Delete alignment category facts
`data.fact.category_id`	`uuid \| null`	required. `null` means brand-wide
`data.fact.fact_text`	`string`	required
`data.fact.sort_order`	`integer`	required
`data.fact.created_at`	`timestamptz`	required
`data.fact.updated_at`	`timestamptz`	required
`request_id`	`string`	required. Also returned as the `x-request-id` header

Errors

Status	Code	When
400	`invalid_request`	Unknown field, `fact_text` empty or over 1000 characters, or `sort_order` not an integer
401	`invalid_token`	The key is missing, malformed, or does not exist
401	`token_expired`	The key passed its expiry date
401	`token_revoked`	The key was revoked
403	`insufficient_scope`	The key does not carry `write:alignment`
403	`plan_required`	This workspace is not enabled for API writes
404	`not_found`	The brand does not exist, this key is not allowed to reach it, or `category_id` does not exist for this brand
429	`rate_limited`	Over 60 requests per minute

Notes

category_id is set once. Update alignment category fact cannot move a fact to a different category afterwards — delete it and create a new one in the category you want instead.

Omit category_id for a brand-wide fact. It is checked against claims in every category, not just one — the same effect as the claim sheet’s “Add to brand facts” shortcut in the app.

sort_order defaults to appended last. Leave it unset and the fact is placed after every existing fact in the same scope (its category, or the brand-wide group); pass a value to insert it somewhere specific.

Idempotency-Key is required. Reuse it when retrying an attempt and the original response is replayed rather than a second fact being created. See Idempotency.