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# Create Appeal

> Create a strike appeal for reviewer workflow and downstream action updates.

Use this endpoint when a user submits an appeal for a strike.

For the complete appeals lifecycle and operational guidance, see [Strike System](/2026-04-15/first-steps/strike-system#appeals).


## OpenAPI

````yaml POST /api/user/strike/appeal
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: WhiteCircle API Backend
  description: 'Authentication: Bearer API Key Required'
  license:
    name: ''
  version: '2025-12-01'
servers:
  - url: https://eu.whitecircle.com
  - url: https://us.whitecircle.com
security: []
tags:
  - name: Session
    description: Session-based content checking and moderation
  - name: User
    description: User risk assessment and scoring
  - name: Policy
    description: Policy management CRUD
  - name: Metric
    description: Metric management CRUD
  - name: Artifact
    description: Standalone artifact moderation
paths:
  /api/user/strike/appeal:
    post:
      tags:
        - User
      operationId: create_strike_appeal_v3
      parameters:
        - name: whitecircle-version
          in: header
          description: API Version
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          example: '2025-12-01'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateUserStrikeAppealRequest'
            example:
              reason: This strike was applied by mistake.
              strike_id: 4aa6b3e7-66fb-4865-8d54-6f7f2faa49c4
              session_id: session-456
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateUserStrikeAppealResponse'
              example:
                appeal_id: 8f3a6f48-6f63-4ac0-b3ec-6beefca3e8c2
                status: appeal.in_review
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: cURL
          label: cURL
          source: |-
            curl --request POST \
              --url 'https://eu.whitecircle.com/api/user/strike/appeal' \
              --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
              --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
              --header 'whitecircle-version: 2025-12-01' \
              --data '{"reason":"This strike was applied by mistake.","strike_id":"4aa6b3e7-66fb-4865-8d54-6f7f2faa49c4","session_id":"session-456"}'
components:
  schemas:
    CreateUserStrikeAppealRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - reason
      properties:
        reason:
          type: string
        session_id:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        strike_id:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: uuid
    CreateUserStrikeAppealResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - appeal_id
        - status
      properties:
        appeal_id:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: API Key
      description: 'API Key required. Format: Bearer wc-your-api-key'

````