POST /v1/feedback - AmbientMeta

Every correction you submit helps the system learn. Corrections drive contradiction detection, rule formulation, and accuracy improvements specific to your data.

Authentication

X-API-Key: am_live_your_key_here

Batch Format (Preferred)

Submit multiple corrections in a single request. Each correction references either a placeholder from the sanitize response or raw text for missed entities.

Field	Type	Required	Description
`session_id`	string	Yes	Session ID from the sanitize response
`corrections`	array	Yes	Array of correction objects (max 50)
`corrections[].placeholder`	string	Conditional	Reference to `[TYPE_N]` placeholder. Required for `misclassification` and `false_positive`
`corrections[].span_text`	string	Conditional	Raw text span. Required for `missed_entity`
`corrections[].correct_type`	string	Conditional	What the entity should be classified as. Required for `misclassification` and `missed_entity`
`corrections[].feedback_type`	string	Yes	`misclassification`, `false_positive`, `missed_entity`, or `wrong_type`

Example Request

curl -X POST https://api.ambientmeta.com/v1/feedback \
  -H "X-API-Key: am_live_xxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "session_id": "ses_a1b2c3d4e5f6",
    "corrections": [
      {"placeholder": "[PHONE_NUMBER_1]", "correct_type": "NPI", "feedback_type": "misclassification"},
      {"span_text": "Dr. Jane Smith", "correct_type": "PERSON", "feedback_type": "missed_entity"},
      {"placeholder": "[SSN_1]", "feedback_type": "false_positive"}
    ]
  }'

Example Response

{
  "accepted": 3,
  "correction_ids": ["cor_xxx", "cor_yyy", "cor_zzz"],
  "contradictions_detected": 1,
  "message": "Thank you. 1 contradiction detected — check /v1/insights for details.",
  "status": "recorded"
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`accepted`	integer	Number of corrections accepted
`correction_ids`	array	IDs assigned to each correction
`contradictions_detected`	integer	Number of contradictions found against previous corrections
`message`	string	Human-readable summary
`status`	string	Always `"recorded"`

Contradiction detection is automatic. When you correct an entity in one direction (e.g., PHONE_NUMBER to NPI) and a previous correction went the other way (NPI to PHONE_NUMBER), the system detects this as a contradiction and creates an insight. Check GET /v1/insights for details and resolution options.

Feedback Types

Type	When to Use	Required Fields
`misclassification`	Entity was detected but classified as the wrong type	`placeholder` + `correct_type`
`wrong_type`	Alias for `misclassification`	`placeholder` + `correct_type`
`missed_entity`	System failed to detect an entity	`span_text` + `correct_type`
`false_positive`	System flagged something that is not PII	`placeholder`

Legacy Single-Correction Format

The original single-correction format is still supported for backwards compatibility.

Field	Type	Required	Description
`session_id`	string	Yes	Session ID from the sanitize response
`feedback_type`	string	Yes	`wrong_type`, `missed_entity`, `false_positive`, or `misclassification`
`text_snippet`	string	Yes	The text span being corrected
`expected_type`	string	No	What the entity should be classified as

Legacy Example

curl -X POST https://api.ambientmeta.com/v1/feedback \
  -H "X-API-Key: am_live_xxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "session_id": "ses_a1b2c3d4e5f6",
    "feedback_type": "wrong_type",
    "text_snippet": "1234567890",
    "expected_type": "NPI"
  }'

SDK Example

from ambientmeta import AmbientMeta

client = AmbientMeta(api_key="am_live_xxx")

# Sanitize first
result = client.sanitize("Contact NPI 1234567890 at 555-867-5309")

# Chain corrections on the result
result.correct("[PHONE_NUMBER_1]", "NPI")         # Misclassified
result.report_missed("Dr. Smith", "PERSON")       # Missed entity
result.report_false_positive("[LOCATION_1]")       # False positive

# Submit all corrections at once
feedback = result.submit_corrections()
print(f"Accepted: {feedback.accepted}, Contradictions: {feedback.contradictions_detected}")

Errors

Code	HTTP Status	Description
`invalid_api_key`	401	API key is missing or invalid
`session_not_found`	404	Session ID doesn’t exist or has expired
`rate_limited`	429	Too many requests

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​Authentication

​Batch Format (Preferred)

​Example Request

​Example Response

​Response Fields

​Feedback Types

​Legacy Single-Correction Format

​Legacy Example

​SDK Example

​Errors

Authentication

Batch Format (Preferred)

Example Request

Example Response

Response Fields

Feedback Types

Legacy Single-Correction Format

Legacy Example

SDK Example

Errors