# Manually evaluate threads

**POST** `/v1/private/manual-evaluation/threads`

Manually trigger evaluation rules on selected threads. Bypasses sampling and enqueues all specified threads for evaluation.

Base URL: `https://www.comet.com/opik/api`

Tags: `Manual Evaluation`

## Authorization

This operation requires no authorization.

## Request body

Optional. Media type: `application/json`

### Example request body

```json
{
  "entity_ids": [
    "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001"
  ],
  "entity_type": "trace",
  "project_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "rule_ids": [
    "660e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
  ]
}
```

## Responses

| Status | Description | Media type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `202` | Accepted - Evaluation request queued successfully | `application/json` |
| `400` | Bad Request - Invalid request or missing automation rules | `application/json` |
| `404` | Not Found - Project not found | `application/json` |

### Example response: 202 — Accepted - Evaluation request queued successfully

```json
{
  "entities_queued": 5,
  "rules_applied": 2
}
```

### Example response: 400 — Bad Request - Invalid request or missing automation rules

```json
{
  "code": 0,
  "details": "string",
  "message": "string"
}
```

### Example response: 404 — Not Found - Project not found

```json
{
  "code": 0,
  "details": "string",
  "message": "string"
}
```

## Related pages

- [Activate a pairing session](./activatepairingsession.md)
- [Add blueprint to existing config](./updateagentconfig.md)
- [Add items to annotation queue](./additemstoannotationqueue.md)
- [Add span comment](./addspancomment.md)
- [Add span feedback score](./addspanfeedbackscore.md)
- [Add thread comment](./addthreadcomment.md)
- [Add trace comment](./addtracecomment.md)
- [Add trace feedback score](./addtracefeedbackscore.md)
- [Agent Configs](./tags/agent-configs.md)
- [Agent Insights](./tags/agent-insights.md)

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