> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ontora.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Start Sandbox Conversation

> Reset the sandbox contact and return a fresh conversation ID.

Wipes any prior conversation transcript, flips the contact back to
pending, then schedules the conduct job to run immediately.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json post /v1/dev/sandbox/start
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Ontora API
  description: >-
    Ontora's public API. Covers interview campaigns, transcripts, synthesis
    reports, graph queries, webhooks, and workspace management. 


    **Authentication**: endpoints accept either a Clerk JWT (`Authorization:
    Bearer <token>`) or a workspace API key (`X-API-Key: ont_...`). Workspace
    keys are managed via `/v1/api-keys`.
  version: 0.1.0
servers: []
security:
  - ClerkJWT: []
  - WorkspaceApiKey: []
tags:
  - name: interviews
    description: Campaign CRUD, lifecycle, contacts, question sets.
  - name: campaign-insights
    description: Synthesis outputs — cartography, roadmap, personas, conversations.
  - name: interview-query
    description: Graph RAG query over campaign data.
  - name: campaign-reports
    description: Versioned synthesis Reports — manual regenerate, version history.
  - name: interview-export
    description: Markdown / ZIP exports of transcripts and reports.
  - name: api-keys
    description: Manage workspace-scoped API keys for programmatic access.
  - name: webhook-endpoints
    description: Outbound webhook endpoints for automation.
  - name: booking
    description: Public self-scheduling endpoints for interview participants.
  - name: join
    description: Public QR-code / share-link self-registration for campaign participants.
  - name: workspaces
    description: Workspace and membership management.
  - name: vaults
    description: Context vault management.
paths:
  /v1/dev/sandbox/start:
    post:
      tags:
        - dev
      summary: Start Sandbox Conversation
      description: |-
        Reset the sandbox contact and return a fresh conversation ID.

        Wipes any prior conversation transcript, flips the contact back to
        pending, then schedules the conduct job to run immediately.
      operationId: start_sandbox_conversation_v1_dev_sandbox_start_post
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SandboxStartResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    SandboxStartResponse:
      properties:
        conversation_id:
          type: string
          title: Conversation Id
        meeting_url:
          type: string
          title: Meeting Url
      type: object
      required:
        - conversation_id
        - meeting_url
      title: SandboxStartResponse
  securitySchemes:
    ClerkJWT:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: Clerk-issued RS256 JWT.
    WorkspaceApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: 'Workspace-scoped API key (prefix: `ont_`).'

````