POST/api/v1/annotation-queue-items/{itemId}/release

Release the lock on a queue item without submitting

Releases the lock so the item returns to the pool. Only the lock holder can release unless force=true is set (audit-logged separately).

Authentication

Send Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY on every request. Generate API keys at /dashboard/api-keys.

Parameters

itemId in pathrequired
string

Request body

Example

{
  "force": false
}
Schema
{
  "application/json": {
    "schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "force": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "default": false
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Response

All status codes

200{released: bool, forced: bool}
400(no description)
401(no description)
403LOCK_OWNERSHIP
404Item not found
409ALREADY_COMPLETED
429(no description)

Code samples

cURL

curl -X POST \
  https://evalguard.ai/api/v1/annotation-queue-items/{itemId}/release \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EVALGUARD_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "force": false }'

TypeScript

import { EvalGuard } from "@evalguard/sdk";

const client = new EvalGuard({ apiKey: process.env.EVALGUARD_API_KEY });

const response = await client.request({
  method: "POST",
  path: "/api/v1/annotation-queue-items/{itemId}/release",
  body: {
    "force": false
  },
});
console.log(response);

Python

from evalguard import EvalGuard
import os

client = EvalGuard(api_key=os.environ["EVALGUARD_API_KEY"])

response = client.request(
    method="POST",
    path="/api/v1/annotation-queue-items/{itemId}/release",
    body={
    "force": False
},
)
print(response)

Go

package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"os"

	"github.com/evalguard/evalguard-go"
)

func main() {
	client := evalguard.NewClient(os.Getenv("EVALGUARD_API_KEY"))
	resp, err := client.Request(context.Background(), "POST", "/api/v1/annotation-queue-items/{itemId}/release", map[string]any{"force": false})
	if err != nil { panic(err) }
	fmt.Println(resp)
}

Errors

400401403404409429

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