Run an app tool

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.valendata.com/v1/apps/{app}/tools/{tool}/run \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "inputs": {
    "query": "is:unread",
    "max_results": 2
  }
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.valendata.com/v1/apps/{app}/tools/{tool}/run"

payload = { "inputs": {
        "query": "is:unread",
        "max_results": 2
    } }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({inputs: {query: 'is:unread', max_results: 2}})
};

fetch('https://api.valendata.com/v1/apps/{app}/tools/{tool}/run', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.valendata.com/v1/apps/{app}/tools/{tool}/run",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'inputs' => [
        'query' => 'is:unread',
        'max_results' => 2
    ]
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.valendata.com/v1/apps/{app}/tools/{tool}/run"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"inputs\": {\n    \"query\": \"is:unread\",\n    \"max_results\": 2\n  }\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.valendata.com/v1/apps/{app}/tools/{tool}/run")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"inputs\": {\n    \"query\": \"is:unread\",\n    \"max_results\": 2\n  }\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.valendata.com/v1/apps/{app}/tools/{tool}/run")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"inputs\": {\n    \"query\": \"is:unread\",\n    \"max_results\": 2\n  }\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "app": "gmail",
  "tool": "GMAIL_FETCH_EMAILS",
  "kind": "read",
  "data": {
    "messages": [
      {
        "messageId": "19a2f0c4e1b7d3a5",
        "sender": "Ada <ada@example.com>",
        "subject": "Q4 plan",
        "messageTimestamp": "2026-10-08T09:12:00Z",
        "preview": {
          "body": "Here is the plan for Q4…"
        }
      }
    ],
    "nextPageToken": null
  }
}

{
  "detail": "The request is malformed: the body is not JSON, the cursor or Idempotency-Key is not valid.",
  "code": "invalid_json",
  "type": "invalid_request_error",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c2b7d4e"
}

{
  "detail": "The API key is missing, malformed, revoked, or expired.",
  "code": "unauthorized",
  "type": "authentication_error",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c2b7d4e"
}

{
  "detail": "The key lacks a scope, is limited to other skills or workflows, or you may not do this.",
  "code": "permission_denied",
  "type": "permission_error",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c2b7d4e"
}

{
  "detail": "It does not exist, or it is not yours to see.",
  "code": "not_found",
  "type": "invalid_request_error",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c2b7d4e"
}

{
  "detail": "A conflict with the current state, or a request with this Idempotency-Key is still running.",
  "code": "conflict",
  "type": "conflict_error",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c2b7d4e"
}

{
  "detail": "Invalid request — name: Field required",
  "code": "validation_error",
  "type": "invalid_request_error",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c2b7d4e",
  "param": "name",
  "errors": [
    {
      "type": "missing",
      "loc": [
        "body",
        "name"
      ],
      "msg": "Field required"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "detail": "Too many requests for this key, or too many runs in progress. Wait `Retry-After` seconds.",
  "code": "rate_limited",
  "type": "rate_limit_error",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c2b7d4e"
}

{
  "detail": "Something broke on our side. Retry; runs that fail on our side are refunded.",
  "code": "internal_error",
  "type": "api_error",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c2b7d4e"
}

{
  "detail": "A connected app, or the service that connects it, answered with an error or could not be reached.",
  "code": "upstream_error",
  "type": "api_error",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c2b7d4e"
}

{
  "detail": "This part of the API is not available on the server right now. Retry later.",
  "code": "service_unavailable",
  "type": "api_error",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c2b7d4e"
}