# External APIs

**Base URL:** `/api/v1/external`

These endpoints allow external systems to push Verifiable Credential (VC) documents into running Guardian policy workflows, either by specifying a target block via URL path parameters or by resolving the policy from fields within the request body.

**Authentication:** No authentication is required for any endpoint in this group.

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## Endpoints

| Method | Endpoint                                      | Description                                                                   | Auth Required |
| ------ | --------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
| POST   | `/external/{policyId}/{blockTag}`             | Send data from an external source to a specific policy block                  | No            |
| POST   | `/external`                                   | Send data from an external source (policy resolved from request body)         | No            |
| POST   | `/external/{policyId}/{blockTag}/sync-events` | Send data to a specific block with synchronous event response                 | No            |
| POST   | `/external/sync-events`                       | Send data with synchronous event response (policy resolved from request body) | No            |

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## Endpoint Details

* [Sends Data from External Source (Specific Block)](/docs/develop/tasks-and-external/external-apis/sends-data-from-external-source.md)
* [Sends Data from External Source (Generic)](/docs/develop/tasks-and-external/external-apis/sends-data-from-external-source-generic.md)
* [Sends Data with Sync Events (Specific Block)](/docs/develop/tasks-and-external/external-apis/sends-data-with-sync-events.md)
* [Sends Data with Sync Events (Generic)](/docs/develop/tasks-and-external/external-apis/sends-data-with-sync-events-generic.md)


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