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# Trigger a funder submission

> Triggers an async submission to a funder. Returns 202 immediately; poll via GET /funder_submissions/{submission_heron_id}/ to check progress.




## OpenAPI

````yaml https://app.herondata.io/swagger post /api/funder_submissions/{submission_heron_id}/trigger/
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  contact:
    email: support@herondata.io
    name: Support
  title: Heron Data API
  version: '2021-07-19'
servers:
  - description: Production
    url: https://app.herondata.io
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth:
      - key_XXX
externalDocs:
  description: Read Tutorial
  url: https://docs.herondata.io/
paths:
  /api/funder_submissions/{submission_heron_id}/trigger/:
    post:
      summary: Trigger a funder submission
      description: >
        Triggers an async submission to a funder. Returns 202 immediately; poll
        via GET /funder_submissions/{submission_heron_id}/ to check progress.
      parameters:
        - description: The Heron ID of the funder submission
          in: path
          name: submission_heron_id
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SubmitFunderSubmissionRequestSchema'
        required: true
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Submission accepted and queued for processing
        '400':
          description: Submission has a non-submittable status
        '404':
          description: Funder submission not found
        '409':
          description: Submission is already in progress
      security:
        - ApiKeyAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    SubmitFunderSubmissionRequestSchema:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        use_sandbox:
          type: boolean
      required:
        - use_sandbox
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      type: apiKey

````