> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.growthbook.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Start the Holdout's Active Period

> Feature Flags and Experiments can be added during this period while the Holdout measures their cumulative impact.



## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi.yaml POST /v1/holdouts/{id}/start
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  version: 5.0.1
  title: GrowthBook REST API
  description: >
    GrowthBook offers a full REST API for interacting with the application.


    Request data can use either JSON or Form data encoding (with proper
    `Content-Type` headers). All response bodies are JSON-encoded.


    The API base URL for GrowthBook Cloud is `https://api.growthbook.io/api`.
    For self-hosted deployments, it is the same as your API_HOST environment
    variable (defaults to `http://localhost:3100/api`). The rest of these docs
    will assume you are using GrowthBook Cloud.


    ## Versioning


    Endpoints are versioned by path prefix:


    - `/v1/...` — stable, widely-supported endpoints

    - `/v2/...` — updated endpoints with improved shapes (e.g. unified per-rule
    environment scope for feature flags)


    New integrations should prefer v2 where available.


    ## Authentication


    We support both the HTTP Basic and Bearer authentication schemes for
    convenience.


    You first need to generate a new API Key in GrowthBook. Different keys have
    different permissions:


    - **Personal Access Tokens**: These are sensitive and provide the same level
    of access as the user has to an organization. These can be created by going
    to `Personal Access Tokens` under the your user menu.

    - **Secret Keys**: These are sensitive and provide the level of access for
    the role, which currently is either `admin` or `readonly`. Only Admins with
    the `manageApiKeys` permission can manage Secret Keys on behalf of an
    organization. These can be created by going to `Settings -> API Keys`


    If using HTTP Basic auth, pass the Secret Key as the username and leave the
    password blank (when using curl, add `:` at the end of the secret to
    indicate an empty password)


    ```bash

    curl https://api.growthbook.io/api/v1/features \
      -u secret_abc123DEF456:
    ```


    If using Bearer auth, pass the Secret Key as the token:


    ```bash

    curl https://api.growthbook.io/api/v1/features \

    -H "Authorization: Bearer secret_abc123DEF456"

    ```


    ## Errors


    The API may return the following error status codes:


    - **400** - Bad Request - Often due to a missing required parameter

    - **401** - Unauthorized - No valid API key provided

    - **402** - Request Failed - The parameters are valid, but the request
    failed

    - **403** - Forbidden - Provided API key does not have the required access

    - **404** - Not Found - Unknown API route or requested resource

    - **422** - Unprocessable Entity - The request is valid, but a warning,
    validation rule, approval requirement, or another publishing gate blocked
    it. Do not assume that `ignoreWarnings` clears every 422 response.

    - **429** - Too Many Requests - You exceeded the rate limit of 60 requests
    per minute. Try again later.

    - **5XX** - Server Error - Something went wrong on GrowthBook's end (these
    are rare)


    The response body will be a JSON object with the following properties:


    - **message** - Information about the error


    ### Publishing gates


    Publish responses include a `gates` array that explains every blocker:


    - `type`, `severity`, and `messages` identify the problem.

    - `override` names the request-body field that can bypass it. This is
    `ignoreWarnings` for warnings, `skipSchemaValidation` for schema and
    invariant failures, or `skipHooks` for Custom Hook rejections. A value of
    `null` means there is no request-body override.

    - `requiresPermission` identifies any additional permission needed to use
    the override.

    - `resolution` provides an API action, method, and path when the blocker
    must be resolved another way.


    For example, an approval gate is cleared by approving the revision or by
    using a caller with **Bypass draft approvals** access. A Config lock is
    cleared through the unlock route in `resolution`.


    When a successful publish bypasses a gate, the response includes
    `bypassedGates`. Each entry reports the gate `type` and how it was bypassed
    in `via`, which is one of `ignoreWarnings`, `skipSchemaValidation`,
    `skipHooks`, `bypassApprovalPermission`, `restApiBypassesReviews`, or
    `revertsBypassApproval` (reverts only). This field is omitted when no gates
    were bypassed.
servers:
  - url: https://api.growthbook.io/api
    description: GrowthBook Cloud
  - url: https://{domain}/api
    description: Self-hosted GrowthBook
    variables:
      domain:
        default: localhost:3100
        description: Your self-hosted GrowthBook host (and port)
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
  - basicAuth: []
tags:
  - name: projects
    x-displayName: Projects
    description: Projects are used to organize your feature flags and experiments
  - name: environments
    x-displayName: Environments
    description: >-
      GrowthBook comes with one environment by default (production), but you can
      add as many as you need. When used with feature flags, you can
      enable/disable feature flags on a per-environment basis.
  - name: features-v2
    x-displayName: Feature Flags
    description: >-
      Control your feature flags programatically.


      Rules are returned as a unified top-level array; each rule carries
      `allEnvironments` / `environments` scope fields instead of being bucketed
      by environment.
  - name: feature-revisions-v2
    x-displayName: Feature Revisions
    description: >-
      Draft revisions for feature flags, including rules, scheduling, and
      approval workflows.


      Revision `rules` is a flat array with per-rule scope fields.
  - name: features
    x-displayName: Feature Flags (legacy)
    description: >-
      Control your feature flags programatically.


      **These are v1 endpoints.** New integrations should use the v2 Feature
      Flags endpoints, which expose a unified per-rule environment scope instead
      of per-environment rule arrays.
  - name: feature-revisions
    x-displayName: Feature Revisions (legacy)
    description: >-
      Draft revisions for feature flags, including rules, scheduling, and
      approval workflows.


      **These are v1 endpoints.** New integrations should use the v2 Feature
      Revisions endpoints.
  - name: ramp-schedules
    x-displayName: Ramp Schedules
    description: >-
      Multi-step rollout schedules that gradually increase feature rule traffic
      over time, with optional real-time monitoring. Each step supports interval
      timers, approval gates, and hold conditions. Monitored steps are backed by
      a live analysis experiment that can automatically hold, roll back, or
      advance the ramp based on guardrail and signal metric health.
  - name: data-sources
    x-displayName: Data Sources
    description: >-
      How GrowthBook connects and queries your data, including cached database
      schema metadata (information schemas) for tables and columns.
  - name: fact-tables
    x-displayName: Fact Tables
    description: Fact Tables describe the shape of your data warehouse tables
  - name: fact-metrics
    x-displayName: Fact Metrics
    description: Fact Metrics are metrics built on top of Fact Table definitions
  - name: metrics
    x-displayName: Metrics (legacy)
    description: Metrics used as goals and guardrails for experiments
  - name: experiments
    x-displayName: Experiments
    description: Experiments (A/B Tests)
  - name: namespaces
    x-displayName: Namespaces
    description: >-
      Namespaces partition your user population into buckets so that experiments
      using the same hash attribute do not overlap unintentionally. Each
      namespace defines a 0–1 range and individual experiments claim sub-ranges
      within it.
  - name: snapshots
    x-displayName: Experiment Snapshots
    description: Experiment Snapshots (the individual updates of an experiment)
  - name: dimensions
    x-displayName: Dimensions
    description: Dimensions used during experiment analysis
  - name: segments
    x-displayName: Segments
    description: Segments used during experiment analysis
  - name: reports
    x-displayName: Experiment Reports
    description: >-
      Custom analysis reports built on top of experiment snapshots. Reports let
      you re-run analysis with different metrics, date ranges, stats engines,
      and other settings without modifying the underlying experiment.
  - name: sdk-connections
    x-displayName: SDK Connections
    description: Client keys and settings for connecting SDKs to a GrowthBook instance
  - name: visual-changesets
    x-displayName: Visual Changesets
    description: Groups of visual changes made by the visual editor to a single page
  - name: saved-groups
    x-displayName: Saved Groups
    description: >-
      Defined sets of attribute values which can be used with feature rules for
      targeting features at particular users.
  - name: saved-group-revisions
    x-displayName: Saved Group Revisions
    description: >-
      Draft revisions for saved groups, including pending changes, approvals,
      and lifecycle (publish, discard, revert).


      Most callers can interact with these endpoints via shorthand actions
      (`/items/add`, `/items/remove`, single-field PUTs) instead of authoring
      JSON Patch ops directly. Pass `version: "new"` on edit endpoints to
      auto-create a draft.
  - name: constants
    x-displayName: Constants
    description: >-
      **Beta** — these endpoints are new and may change in
      backwards-incompatible ways.


      Reusable named values referenced from feature flag values as `@const:key`
      and resolved into the SDK payload at build time. String constants are
      interpolated via `{{ @const:key }}`; JSON (object) constants are composed
      via an `$extends` array. A constant's own keys **replace** what its
      `$extends` bases provide, wholesale — constants are atomic building
      blocks. (Config and feature values compose as deep, targeted patches
      instead.)
  - name: constant-revisions
    x-displayName: Constant Revisions
    description: >-
      **Beta** — these endpoints are new and may change in
      backwards-incompatible ways.


      Draft revisions for constants, including pending changes, approvals, and
      lifecycle (publish, discard, revert). Pass `version: "new"` on edit
      endpoints to auto-create a draft.
  - name: configs
    x-displayName: Configs
    description: >-
      **Beta** — these endpoints are new and may change in
      backwards-incompatible ways.


      Reusable, typed, inheritable JSON objects referenced from feature flag
      values as `@config:key`. A config carries a field `schema` (with
      TypeScript/JSON Schema import-export) and a lineage `parent`. Inheritance
      is expressed via `parent`, never an in-value `@config:` entry. Values
      layer as a **deep, targeted patch**: a child (or a config-backed feature
      value) restates only the leaves it changes and inherits the rest — unlike
      a constant's `$extends`, whose own keys replace wholesale. Schema fields
      colliding with a published ancestor's key follow 'base wins': identical
      re-declarations are stripped with a warning, differing ones are rejected.
  - name: config-revisions
    x-displayName: Config Revisions
    description: >-
      **Beta** — these endpoints are new and may change in
      backwards-incompatible ways.


      Draft revisions for configs, including value and schema edits, schema
      import (JSON Schema / TypeScript / inferred), approvals, and lifecycle
      (publish, discard, revert). Publishing a schema change cascades the "base
      wins" normalization to descendant configs; a publish that removes or
      retypes fields descendants still use soft-blocks with a 422 unless the
      request body sets `ignoreWarnings: true`. Pass `version: "new"` on edit
      endpoints to auto-create a draft.
  - name: releases
    x-displayName: Releases
    description: >-
      **Beta** — these endpoints are new and may change in
      backwards-incompatible ways.


      Coordinated multi-entity publishing: publish a set of revisions across
      Feature Flags, Saved Groups, configs, and constants as one all-or-nothing
      operation, validated against the combined end-state instead of each
      in-between state. Requires the `releases` commercial feature.
  - name: custom-hooks
    x-displayName: Custom Hooks
    description: >-
      Sandboxed JavaScript validation hooks that run when features, configs, or
      their revisions are saved or published. Throwing an Error blocks the save;
      `addWarning(msg)` raises a soft warning. Hooks are scoped by projects, or
      pinned to a single feature/config via `entityType`/`entityId`; a
      config-scoped hook also runs for every config inheriting from it (its
      whole descendant lineage). Scope can be retargeted on update (or cleared
      with nulls). Requires an enterprise plan; not available on GrowthBook
      Cloud.
  - name: organizations
    x-displayName: Organizations
    description: >-
      Organizations are used for multi-org deployments where different teams can
      run their own isolated feature flags and experiments. These endpoints are
      only via a super-admin's Personal Access Token.
  - name: members
    x-displayName: Members
    description: Members are users who have been invited to an organization.
  - name: code-references
    x-displayName: Code References
    description: >-
      Intended for use with our code reference CI utility,
      [`gb-find-code-refs`](https://github.com/growthbook/gb-find-code-refs).
  - name: archetypes
    x-displayName: Archetypes
    description: >-
      Archetypes allow you to simulate the result of targeting rules on pre-set
      user attributes
  - name: queries
    x-displayName: Queries
    description: Retrieve queries used in experiments to calculate results.
  - name: settings
    x-displayName: Settings
    description: Get the organization settings.
  - name: attributes
    x-displayName: Attributes
    description: Used when targeting feature flags and experiments.
  - name: usage
    x-displayName: Usage
    description: Usage information for metrics in experiments.
  - name: meta
    x-displayName: Meta
    description: >-
      Server metadata, including the running build's version and commit for
      version-skew checks.
  - name: ContextualBandits
    x-displayName: Contextual Bandits
    description: ''
  - name: Dashboards
    x-displayName: Dashboards
    description: ''
  - name: ContextualBanditQueries
    x-displayName: Contextual Bandit Queries
    description: ''
  - name: CustomFields
    x-displayName: Custom Fields
    description: ''
  - name: MetricGroups
    x-displayName: Metric Groups
    description: ''
  - name: Teams
    x-displayName: Teams
    description: ''
  - name: ExperimentTemplates
    x-displayName: Experiment Templates
    description: ''
  - name: AnalyticsExplorations
    x-displayName: Analytics Explorations
    description: ''
  - name: RampScheduleTemplates
    x-displayName: Ramp Schedule Templates
    description: Reusable step configurations for ramp schedules.
  - name: Learnings
    x-displayName: Learnings
    description: >-
      Saved learnings captured across experiments, including AI-discovered
      patterns.
  - name: Holdouts
    x-displayName: Holdouts
    description: >-
      Hold a share of traffic out of all experiments to measure their combined
      effect.
  - name: AggregatedFactTable_model
    x-displayName: Aggregated Fact Table
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/AggregatedFactTable" />
  - name: AnalyticsExploration_model
    x-displayName: Analytics Exploration
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/AnalyticsExploration" />
  - name: Archetype_model
    x-displayName: Archetype
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Archetype" />
  - name: Attribute_model
    x-displayName: Attribute
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Attribute" />
  - name: CodeRef_model
    x-displayName: Code Ref
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/CodeRef" />
  - name: Config_model
    x-displayName: Config
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Config" />
  - name: ConfigKeyUsage_model
    x-displayName: Config Key Usage
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ConfigKeyUsage" />
  - name: ConfigLineage_model
    x-displayName: Config Lineage
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ConfigLineage" />
  - name: ConfigReferences_model
    x-displayName: Config References
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ConfigReferences" />
  - name: ConfigRevision_model
    x-displayName: Config Revision
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ConfigRevision" />
  - name: ConfigRevisionActivityLogEntry_model
    x-displayName: Config Revision Activity Log Entry
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition
      schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ConfigRevisionActivityLogEntry" />
  - name: ConfigRevisionRef_model
    x-displayName: Config Revision Ref
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ConfigRevisionRef" />
  - name: ConfigRevisionReview_model
    x-displayName: Config Revision Review
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ConfigRevisionReview" />
  - name: ConfigSchemaExport_model
    x-displayName: Config Schema Export
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ConfigSchemaExport" />
  - name: ConfigSchemaSource_model
    x-displayName: Config Schema Source
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ConfigSchemaSource" />
  - name: ConfigSchemaVerify_model
    x-displayName: Config Schema Verify
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ConfigSchemaVerify" />
  - name: ConfigSchemaWarning_model
    x-displayName: Config Schema Warning
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ConfigSchemaWarning" />
  - name: Constant_model
    x-displayName: Constant
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Constant" />
  - name: ConstantReferences_model
    x-displayName: Constant References
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ConstantReferences" />
  - name: ConstantRevision_model
    x-displayName: Constant Revision
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ConstantRevision" />
  - name: ConstantRevisionActivityLogEntry_model
    x-displayName: Constant Revision Activity Log Entry
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition
      schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ConstantRevisionActivityLogEntry" />
  - name: ConstantRevisionRef_model
    x-displayName: Constant Revision Ref
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ConstantRevisionRef" />
  - name: ConstantRevisionReview_model
    x-displayName: Constant Revision Review
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ConstantRevisionReview"
      />
  - name: ContextualBandit_model
    x-displayName: Contextual Bandit
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ContextualBandit" />
  - name: ContextualBanditQuery_model
    x-displayName: Contextual Bandit Query
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ContextualBanditQuery"
      />
  - name: CustomField_model
    x-displayName: Custom Field
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/CustomField" />
  - name: CustomHook_model
    x-displayName: Custom Hook
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/CustomHook" />
  - name: Dashboard_model
    x-displayName: Dashboard
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Dashboard" />
  - name: DataSource_model
    x-displayName: Data Source
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/DataSource" />
  - name: Dimension_model
    x-displayName: Dimension
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Dimension" />
  - name: Environment_model
    x-displayName: Environment
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Environment" />
  - name: EventUser_model
    x-displayName: Event User
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/EventUser" />
  - name: Experiment_model
    x-displayName: Experiment
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Experiment" />
  - name: Experiment Rule_model
    x-displayName: Experiment Rule
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Experiment Rule" />
  - name: ExperimentAnalysisSettings_model
    x-displayName: Experiment Analysis Settings
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition
      schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ExperimentAnalysisSettings" />
  - name: ExperimentDecisionFrameworkSettings_model
    x-displayName: Experiment Decision Framework Settings
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition
      schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ExperimentDecisionFrameworkSettings" />
  - name: ExperimentMetric_model
    x-displayName: Experiment Metric
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ExperimentMetric" />
  - name: ExperimentMetricOverrideEntry_model
    x-displayName: Experiment Metric Override Entry
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition
      schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ExperimentMetricOverrideEntry" />
  - name: ExperimentResults_model
    x-displayName: Experiment Results
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ExperimentResults" />
  - name: ExperimentSnapshot_model
    x-displayName: Experiment Snapshot
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ExperimentSnapshot" />
  - name: ExperimentTemplate_model
    x-displayName: Experiment Template
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ExperimentTemplate" />
  - name: ExperimentWithEnhancedStatus_model
    x-displayName: Experiment With Enhanced Status
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition
      schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ExperimentWithEnhancedStatus" />
  - name: FactMetric_model
    x-displayName: Fact Metric
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FactMetric" />
  - name: FactTable_model
    x-displayName: Fact Table
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FactTable" />
  - name: FactTableColumn_model
    x-displayName: Fact Table Column
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FactTableColumn" />
  - name: FactTableFilter_model
    x-displayName: Fact Table Filter
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FactTableFilter" />
  - name: FeatureBaseRule_model
    x-displayName: Feature Base Rule
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FeatureBaseRule" />
  - name: FeatureContextualBanditRefRule_model
    x-displayName: Feature Contextual Bandit Ref Rule
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition
      schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FeatureContextualBanditRefRule" />
  - name: FeatureDefinition_model
    x-displayName: Feature Definition
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FeatureDefinition" />
  - name: FeatureEnvironmentV1_model
    x-displayName: Feature Environment V1
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FeatureEnvironmentV1" />
  - name: FeatureEnvironmentV2_model
    x-displayName: Feature Environment V2
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FeatureEnvironmentV2" />
  - name: FeatureExperimentRefRule_model
    x-displayName: Feature Experiment Ref Rule
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition
      schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FeatureExperimentRefRule" />
  - name: FeatureExperimentRule_model
    x-displayName: Feature Experiment Rule
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FeatureExperimentRule"
      />
  - name: FeatureForceRule_model
    x-displayName: Feature Force Rule
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FeatureForceRule" />
  - name: FeatureRevisionRef_model
    x-displayName: Feature Revision Ref
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FeatureRevisionRef" />
  - name: FeatureRevisionSummary_model
    x-displayName: Feature Revision Summary
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FeatureRevisionSummary"
      />
  - name: FeatureRevisionV1_model
    x-displayName: Feature Revision V1
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FeatureRevisionV1" />
  - name: FeatureRevisionV2_model
    x-displayName: Feature Revision V2
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FeatureRevisionV2" />
  - name: FeatureRolloutRule_model
    x-displayName: Feature Rollout Rule
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FeatureRolloutRule" />
  - name: FeatureRuleV1_model
    x-displayName: Feature Rule V1
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FeatureRuleV1" />
  - name: FeatureRuleV2_model
    x-displayName: Feature Rule V2
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FeatureRuleV2" />
  - name: FeatureSafeRolloutRule_model
    x-displayName: Feature Safe Rollout Rule
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FeatureSafeRolloutRule"
      />
  - name: FeatureV1_model
    x-displayName: Feature V1
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FeatureV1" />
  - name: FeatureV2_model
    x-displayName: Feature V2
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FeatureV2" />
  - name: FeatureWithRevisionsV1_model
    x-displayName: Feature With Revisions V1
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FeatureWithRevisionsV1"
      />
  - name: FeatureWithRevisionsV2_model
    x-displayName: Feature With Revisions V2
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/FeatureWithRevisionsV2"
      />
  - name: Holdout_model
    x-displayName: Holdout
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Holdout" />
  - name: InformationSchema_model
    x-displayName: Information Schema
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/InformationSchema" />
  - name: InformationSchemaTable_model
    x-displayName: Information Schema Table
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/InformationSchemaTable"
      />
  - name: Learning_model
    x-displayName: Learning
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Learning" />
  - name: LookbackOverride_model
    x-displayName: Lookback Override
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/LookbackOverride" />
  - name: Member_model
    x-displayName: Member
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Member" />
  - name: Metric_model
    x-displayName: Metric
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Metric" />
  - name: MetricAnalysis_model
    x-displayName: Metric Analysis
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/MetricAnalysis" />
  - name: MetricGroup_model
    x-displayName: Metric Group
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/MetricGroup" />
  - name: MetricUsage_model
    x-displayName: Metric Usage
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/MetricUsage" />
  - name: Namespace_model
    x-displayName: Namespace
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Namespace" />
  - name: NamespaceExperimentMember_model
    x-displayName: Namespace Experiment Member
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition
      schemaRef="#/components/schemas/NamespaceExperimentMember" />
  - name: Organization_model
    x-displayName: Organization
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Organization" />
  - name: PaginationFields_model
    x-displayName: Pagination Fields
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/PaginationFields" />
  - name: Project_model
    x-displayName: Project
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Project" />
  - name: Query_model
    x-displayName: Query
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Query" />
  - name: RampSchedule_model
    x-displayName: Ramp Schedule
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/RampSchedule" />
  - name: RampScheduleTemplate_model
    x-displayName: Ramp Schedule Template
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/RampScheduleTemplate" />
  - name: Report_model
    x-displayName: Report
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Report" />
  - name: RequireReviewRule_model
    x-displayName: Require Review Rule
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/RequireReviewRule" />
  - name: RequireReviewRuleInput_model
    x-displayName: Require Review Rule Input
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/RequireReviewRuleInput"
      />
  - name: RevisionIdRef_model
    x-displayName: Revision Id Ref
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/RevisionIdRef" />
  - name: Safe Rollout Rule_model
    x-displayName: Safe Rollout Rule
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Safe Rollout Rule" />
  - name: SavedGroup_model
    x-displayName: Saved Group
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/SavedGroup" />
  - name: SavedGroupApprovalRule_model
    x-displayName: Saved Group Approval Rule
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/SavedGroupApprovalRule"
      />
  - name: SavedGroupReferences_model
    x-displayName: Saved Group References
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/SavedGroupReferences" />
  - name: SavedGroupRevision_model
    x-displayName: Saved Group Revision
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/SavedGroupRevision" />
  - name: SavedGroupRevisionActivityLogEntry_model
    x-displayName: Saved Group Revision Activity Log Entry
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition
      schemaRef="#/components/schemas/SavedGroupRevisionActivityLogEntry" />
  - name: SavedGroupRevisionRef_model
    x-displayName: Saved Group Revision Ref
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/SavedGroupRevisionRef"
      />
  - name: SavedGroupRevisionReview_model
    x-displayName: Saved Group Revision Review
    description: >-
      <SchemaDefinition
      schemaRef="#/components/schemas/SavedGroupRevisionReview" />
  - name: ScheduleRule_model
    x-displayName: Schedule Rule
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ScheduleRule" />
  - name: ScheduledStopPlan_model
    x-displayName: Scheduled Stop Plan
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/ScheduledStopPlan" />
  - name: SdkConnection_model
    x-displayName: Sdk Connection
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/SdkConnection" />
  - name: Segment_model
    x-displayName: Segment
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Segment" />
  - name: Settings_model
    x-displayName: Settings
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Settings" />
  - name: Targeting Rule_model
    x-displayName: Targeting Rule
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Targeting Rule" />
  - name: Team_model
    x-displayName: Team
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/Team" />
  - name: VisualChange_model
    x-displayName: Visual Change
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/VisualChange" />
  - name: VisualChangeset_model
    x-displayName: Visual Changeset
    description: <SchemaDefinition schemaRef="#/components/schemas/VisualChangeset" />
paths:
  /v1/holdouts/{id}/start:
    post:
      tags:
        - Holdouts
      summary: Start the Holdout's Active Period
      description: >-
        Feature Flags and Experiments can be added during this period while the
        Holdout measures their cumulative impact.
      operationId: startHoldout
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          description: ''
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Resource created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  holdout:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Holdout'
                required:
                  - holdout
                additionalProperties: false
        '409':
          description: Conflict
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                description: Resource is not in a valid status for this operation
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - invalid_status
                  details:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorInvalidStatusDetails'
                required:
                  - message
                  - code
                  - details
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: cURL
          source: >-
            curl -X POST 'https://api.growthbook.io/api/v1/holdouts/{id}/start'
            \
              -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
components:
  schemas:
    Holdout:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        dateCreated:
          format: date-time
          type: string
        dateUpdated:
          format: date-time
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
          maxLength: 10000
        projects:
          description: >-
            Project IDs this Holdout applies to. An empty array means All
            Projects.
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        owner:
          description: The userId of the owner (or raw owner name/email for legacy records)
          type: string
        ownerEmail:
          description: >-
            The email address of the owner, when the owner can be resolved to a
            known user.
          type: string
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        archived:
          type: boolean
        stage:
          description: >-
            Lifecycle stage of the Holdout. Use the start, start-analysis, and
            stop endpoints to move through the lifecycle.
          type: string
          enum:
            - draft
            - running
            - analysis-period
            - stopped
        trackingKey:
          type: string
        experimentId:
          description: >-
            ID of the companion experiment that stores this Holdout's analysis.
            Use it with the experiment results endpoints (e.g. GET
            /experiments/{experimentId}/results). Pass phase=0 for results
            across the whole Holdout period, or phase=1 for results limited to
            the analysis period.
          type: string
        skipAsDefaultHoldout:
          description: >-
            When true, this Holdout is not selected automatically when creating
            Feature Flags or experiments in Projects assigned to the Holdout.
          type: boolean
        holdoutSize:
          description: >-
            Proportion of traffic placed in the holdout group (e.g. 0.05 for
            5%). An equally sized comparison group is sampled from the remaining
            traffic for measurement, so 2× this value enters the holdout
            experiment in total. Must be greater than 0 and at most 0.5.
          type: number
          exclusiveMinimum: 0
          maximum: 0.5
        hashAttribute:
          description: Attribute used to assign users to the Holdout.
          type: string
        targetingCondition:
          description: Targeting condition as a JSON string.
          type: string
        savedGroupTargeting:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              match:
                type: string
                enum:
                  - all
                  - none
                  - any
              ids:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: string
            required:
              - match
              - ids
            additionalProperties: false
        datasourceId:
          type: string
        assignmentQueryId:
          type: string
        goalMetrics:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        secondaryMetrics:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        statsEngine:
          description: Statistics engine used to analyze this Holdout.
          type: string
          enum:
            - bayesian
            - frequentist
        variations:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              variationId:
                type: string
              key:
                type: string
              name:
                type: string
              description:
                type: string
                maxLength: 10000
            required:
              - variationId
              - key
              - name
            additionalProperties: false
        environments:
          description: >-
            Per-environment state, keyed by environment ID. Environments not
            present are disabled.
          type: object
          propertyNames:
            type: string
          additionalProperties:
            type: object
            properties:
              enabled:
                description: Whether the Holdout is active in this environment.
                type: boolean
            required:
              - enabled
            additionalProperties: false
        linkedFeatures:
          description: >-
            Feature Flags held out by this Holdout. Manage these through the
            Feature Flag endpoints.
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
              dateAdded:
                format: date-time
                type: string
            required:
              - id
              - dateAdded
            additionalProperties: false
        linkedExperiments:
          description: >-
            Experiments held out by this Holdout. Manage these through the
            experiment endpoints.
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
              dateAdded:
                format: date-time
                type: string
            required:
              - id
              - dateAdded
            additionalProperties: false
        dateStarted:
          format: date-time
          type: string
        analysisStartDate:
          description: When the Holdout entered its analysis period.
          type: string
          format: date-time
        dateStopped:
          format: date-time
          type: string
        statusUpdateSchedule:
          anyOf:
            - description: >-
                Automatic stage transitions for the Holdout. Dates must be
                consecutive: `startAt` before `startAnalysisPeriodAt` before
                `stopAt`. Send `null` to delete the schedule.
              type: object
              properties:
                startAt:
                  description: >-
                    ISO datetime to move the Holdout from `draft` to `running`.
                    Must be in the future while the Holdout is still a draft.
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                startAnalysisPeriodAt:
                  description: >-
                    ISO datetime to move the Holdout from `running` to
                    `analysis-period`. Requires `startAt` while the Holdout is
                    still a draft.
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                stopAt:
                  description: >-
                    ISO datetime to stop the Holdout. Requires
                    `startAnalysisPeriodAt` unless the analysis period has
                    already begun.
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
              additionalProperties: false
            - type: 'null'
        nextScheduledStatusUpdate:
          anyOf:
            - description: The next stage transition that will run automatically.
              type: object
              properties:
                type:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - start
                    - startAnalysisPeriod
                    - stop
                date:
                  format: date-time
                  type: string
              required:
                - type
                - date
              additionalProperties: false
            - type: 'null'
      required:
        - id
        - dateCreated
        - dateUpdated
        - name
        - description
        - projects
        - owner
        - tags
        - archived
        - stage
        - trackingKey
        - experimentId
        - skipAsDefaultHoldout
        - holdoutSize
        - hashAttribute
        - targetingCondition
        - datasourceId
        - assignmentQueryId
        - goalMetrics
        - secondaryMetrics
        - variations
        - environments
        - linkedFeatures
        - linkedExperiments
      additionalProperties: false
    ApiErrorInvalidStatusDetails:
      type: object
      properties:
        currentStatus:
          type: string
        expectedStatuses:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      required:
        - currentStatus
        - expectedStatuses
      additionalProperties: false
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >
        If using Bearer auth, pass the Secret Key as the token:

        ```bash

        curl https://api.growthbook.io/api/v1/features   -H "Authorization:
        Bearer secret_abc123DEF456"

        ```
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: >
        If using HTTP Basic auth, pass the Secret Key as the username and leave
        the password blank:

        ```bash

        curl https://api.growthbook.io/api/v1/features   -u secret_abc123DEF456:

        # The ":" at the end stops curl from asking for a password

        ```

````