Vettly Moderation API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Vettly Content Moderation API
  version: 0.3.0
  description: '# Vettly Content Moderation API


    Content moderation API for apps with user-generated content.'
  contact:
    name: Vettly Support
    url: https://vettly.dev
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://vettly.dev/legal/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.vettly.dev
  description: Production
- url: http://localhost:3000
  description: Development
tags:
- name: Moderation
  description: Content moderation endpoints. Use POST /v1/check to moderate user-generated content (text, images, video) and get allow/flag/block decisions.
paths:
  /v1/check:
    post:
      summary: Check content for moderation
      description: Send user-generated content (text, image, or video) and get an allow/flag/block decision based on your policy. This is the primary endpoint for content moderation. Returns category scores, a decision action, and a decision ID for audit trail.
      operationId: checkContent
      tags:
      - Moderation
      security:
      - BearerAuth: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CheckRequest'
            examples:
              textModeration:
                summary: Text moderation
                value:
                  content: This is a sample text to moderate
                  policyId: default-policy
                  contentType: text
              imageModeration:
                summary: Image moderation
                value:
                  content: https://example.com/image.jpg
                  policyId: default-policy
                  contentType: image
              withIdempotency:
                summary: With idempotency key
                value:
                  content: This is a sample text
                  policyId: default-policy
                  requestId: req_unique_123
                  metadata:
                    userId: user_123
                    source: chat
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Moderation decision
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CheckResponse'
          headers:
            X-Request-ID:
              description: Request tracking ID
              schema:
                type: string
            X-RateLimit-Limit-Minute:
              description: Rate limit per minute
              schema:
                type: integer
            X-RateLimit-Remaining-Minute:
              description: Remaining requests this minute
              schema:
                type: integer
        '400':
          description: Invalid request (validation error)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized (missing or invalid API key)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Policy not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          headers:
            Retry-After:
              description: Seconds until rate limit resets
              schema:
                type: integer
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /v1/check/dry-run:
    post:
      summary: Test policy (dry run)
      description: Test a moderation policy with mock scores without saving results
      operationId: dryRunCheck
      tags:
      - Moderation
      security:
      - BearerAuth: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              allOf:
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CheckRequest'
              - type: object
                properties:
                  mockScores:
                    type: object
                    description: Mock category scores for testing
                    additionalProperties:
                      type: number
                    example:
                      hate_speech: 0.9
                      violence: 0.3
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Dry run result
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  dryRun:
                    type: boolean
                    example: true
                  evaluation:
                    type: object
                    description: Policy evaluation result
                  policy:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: string
                      version:
                        type: string
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Policy not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    CheckRequest:
      type: object
      description: Request body for content moderation. Send user-generated content (text, image URL, or video URL) and a policy ID to get an allow/flag/block decision.
      properties:
        content:
          type: string
          description: The user-generated content to moderate. For text, send the raw string. For images, send a URL or base64 data URI. For video, send a URL.
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 100000
          example: This is a sample text to moderate
        policyId:
          type: string
          description: ID of the moderation policy to evaluate against. Use "default" if you have not created a custom policy.
          example: default
        contentType:
          type: string
          enum:
          - text
          - image
          - video
          description: Type of content. Determines which AI models are used for scoring.
          default: text
        requestId:
          type: string
          description: Idempotency key. If you send the same requestId twice, you get the cached result instead of a duplicate check.
          example: req_abc123
        metadata:
          type: object
          description: Attach context like userId or source. Stored with the decision for audit purposes.
          additionalProperties: true
          example:
            userId: user_123
            source: chat
      required:
      - content
      - policyId
    CheckResponse:
      type: object
      description: Moderation decision. Contains the action (allow/flag/block), category scores, and a decision ID for audit trail.
      properties:
        decisionId:
          type: string
          description: Unique decision ID for audit trail. Use this to look up the decision later or for appeals.
          example: dec_abc123
        safe:
          type: boolean
          description: true if no category thresholds were exceeded
        flagged:
          type: boolean
          description: true if content needs human review
        action:
          type: string
          enum:
          - allow
          - review
          - block
          description: 'What to do with this content: allow it, queue for review, or block it'
        categories:
          type: array
          description: Category scores from moderation provider
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              category:
                type: string
                example: hate_speech
              score:
                type: number
                example: 0.85
              triggered:
                type: boolean
                example: true
        provider:
          type: string
          description: Provider used for moderation
          example: openai
        latency:
          type: number
          description: Total request latency in milliseconds
          example: 245
        cost:
          type: number
          description: Estimated cost in USD
          example: 0.001
        requestId:
          type: string
          description: Your provided requestId (if any)
          example: req_abc123
        cached:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether this was a cached response (idempotency)
      required:
      - decisionId
      - safe
      - flagged
      - action
      - categories
      - provider
      - latency
      - cost
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
        code:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error code
        message:
          type: string
          description: Additional error details
      required:
      - error
      - code
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: API Key
      description: Enter your API key starting with vettly_live_ or vettly_test_