Check a custom domain now

email.domain.check

POST/api/v1/households/{household_id}/commands/email.domain.check

Command
Rigel runs it
Waits for the server

Asks for the domain's DNS records and sending verification to be checked right away. The result shows up on the domain shortly (see email.domain.records). Fails with domain_not_found.

Parameters#

Check a custom domain now: parameters
Field	Description
`household_id`pathstringrequired	The household's ID.
`Idempotency-Key`headerstringoptional	The command's ID. Reuse it when retrying the same command.

Request body#

JSON, as application/json.

Check a custom domain now: request body fields
Field	Description
`email_domain_id`stringrequired	The domain to check.

Response#

200 The command was applied.

Check a custom domain now: response fields
Field	Description
`result`objectrequired	What the command returned, such as the IDs it created.
`version`integerrequired	The household version after the command.

Errors#

Every error has the same envelope: error.code, error.message, error.details, error.recovery and error.request_id.

Check a custom domain now: errors
Status	Code	When
`400`	`validation_failed`	A field is missing, misspelled or out of range. details.fields lists each problem.
`401`	`unauthenticated`	The request has no valid session.
`404`	`domain_not_found`	A domain that isn't there is refused.
`404`	`not_found`	The household doesn't exist, or you aren't a member of it.
`409`	`idempotency_key_reused`	The Idempotency-Key was already used for a different command.

Examples#

These are real. Each scenario is one of the command's test cases, run on a household when this site was built, and the response is what the API returned.

Asks for a check now

Request, curl

curl -X POST 'https://rigel.house/api/v1/households/hh_01K9BKKP003AHRZ6DMV29GQY5C/commands/email.domain.check' \
  -H "Cookie: rigel_session=$RIGEL_SESSION" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: cmd_01JC4N0000AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA' \
  -d '{
  "email_domain_id": "emd_01JC0000000000000000000001"
}'

Request, TypeScript

const response = await fetch("https://rigel.house/api/v1/households/hh_01K9BKKP003AHRZ6DMV29GQY5C/commands/email.domain.check", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Idempotency-Key": "cmd_01JC4N0000AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA",
    Cookie: `rigel_session=${process.env.RIGEL_SESSION}`,
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    email_domain_id: "emd_01JC0000000000000000000001",
  }),
});
const data = await response.json();

Request, HTTP

POST /api/v1/households/hh_01K9BKKP003AHRZ6DMV29GQY5C/commands/email.domain.check HTTP/1.1
Host: rigel.house
Cookie: rigel_session=<your session>
Content-Type: application/json
Idempotency-Key: cmd_01JC4N0000AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

{
  "email_domain_id": "emd_01JC0000000000000000000001"
}

Response, 200

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
X-Request-Id: req_01K9D9S2R04VK3CZSCN2EC819F

{
  "result": {},
  "version": 1
}

Asking again moves the request time

Request, curl

curl -X POST 'https://rigel.house/api/v1/households/hh_01K9BKKP003AHRZ6DMV29GQY5C/commands/email.domain.check' \
  -H "Cookie: rigel_session=$RIGEL_SESSION" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: cmd_01JC4N0000AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA' \
  -d '{
  "email_domain_id": "emd_01JC0000000000000000000001"
}'

Request, TypeScript

const response = await fetch("https://rigel.house/api/v1/households/hh_01K9BKKP003AHRZ6DMV29GQY5C/commands/email.domain.check", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Idempotency-Key": "cmd_01JC4N0000AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA",
    Cookie: `rigel_session=${process.env.RIGEL_SESSION}`,
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    email_domain_id: "emd_01JC0000000000000000000001",
  }),
});
const data = await response.json();

Request, HTTP

POST /api/v1/households/hh_01K9BKKP003AHRZ6DMV29GQY5C/commands/email.domain.check HTTP/1.1
Host: rigel.house
Cookie: rigel_session=<your session>
Content-Type: application/json
Idempotency-Key: cmd_01JC4N0000AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

{
  "email_domain_id": "emd_01JC0000000000000000000001"
}

Response, 200

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
X-Request-Id: req_01K9D9S2R0YAYD55MQ6EVR53BR

{
  "result": {},
  "version": 1
}

A domain that isn't there is refused

Request, curl

curl -X POST 'https://rigel.house/api/v1/households/hh_01K9BKKP003AHRZ6DMV29GQY5C/commands/email.domain.check' \
  -H "Cookie: rigel_session=$RIGEL_SESSION" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: cmd_01JC4N0000AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA' \
  -d '{
  "email_domain_id": "emd_01JC0000000000000000000001"
}'

Request, TypeScript

const response = await fetch("https://rigel.house/api/v1/households/hh_01K9BKKP003AHRZ6DMV29GQY5C/commands/email.domain.check", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Idempotency-Key": "cmd_01JC4N0000AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA",
    Cookie: `rigel_session=${process.env.RIGEL_SESSION}`,
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    email_domain_id: "emd_01JC0000000000000000000001",
  }),
});
const data = await response.json();

Request, HTTP

POST /api/v1/households/hh_01K9BKKP003AHRZ6DMV29GQY5C/commands/email.domain.check HTTP/1.1
Host: rigel.house
Cookie: rigel_session=<your session>
Content-Type: application/json
Idempotency-Key: cmd_01JC4N0000AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

{
  "email_domain_id": "emd_01JC0000000000000000000001"
}

Response, 404

HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
Content-Type: application/json
X-Request-Id: req_01K9D9S2R0YN8RTP5CHYMMXQ83

{
  "error": {
    "code": "domain_not_found",
    "message": "That domain isn't here any more. No changes were applied.",
    "details": {
      "email_domain_id": "emd_01JC0000000000000000000001"
    },
    "recovery": "Read the current state, then send a command that fits it.",
    "request_id": "req_01K9D9S2R0YN8RTP5CHYMMXQ83"
  }
}

For Rigel#

Rigel's tool for this command is email_domain_check. Rigel runs this on its own, then says what it did. The agent guide has the rest.