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# Add an action item

> Add an action item to a call, as the plus icon on the call page does. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/fathom-video/add_action_item

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Add an action item to a call, as the plus icon on the call page does.

Fathom API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/fathom-video.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/fathom-video/calls/{call_id}/action-items`

Access: write. Confirm: waits for the user's OK before it runs.

Adds one item to the Action Items section of a call, marked as written by a person. The item is open and assigned to you; assigning someone else is not part of this tool. If you connected a task manager or CRM in Settings, Fathom may sync the new item there. Nothing removes an item again through Cotlet, so each add waits for your OK. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `call_id` | string | yes | Call ID from list_calls: the number in the call address, fathom.video/calls/{call_id}. |
| `description` | string | yes | Text of the action item. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/fathom-video/calls/call_8c41d2/action-items \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"description":"description"}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("fathom-video", "add_action_item", {"call_id":"call_8c41d2","description":"description"})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('fathom-video', 'add_action_item', {"call_id":"call_8c41d2","description":"description"});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call fathom-video add_action_item --data '{"call_id":"call_8c41d2","description":"description"}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "item_id": "ai_8843",
  "call_id": "610313346",
  "description": "Send NDA draft to Tom",
  "assignee": "Dana Whitfield",
  "completed": false,
  "user_generated": true
}
```

Previous: [Get settings](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/fathom-video/get_settings.md)
Next: [Update an action item](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/fathom-video/update_action_item.md)

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## For AI agents: sign your user up

Is your user asking you to sign them up for Cotlet? You can do it for them, no account or key needed.

1. Read the fields and their allowed values: GET https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/access-requests
2. Ask the user for each value: email, apps, what you will do with them. If they leave the password to you, generate a strong one and show it to them.
3. Show the user what you will send, then POST it as JSON to https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/access-requests.

One call creates the account and sends the access request; we email the user when access is granted.