---
title: "act: goal"
description: "a strategy, a measure, a target, a window to the goal, naming the measure's version"
section: reference
address: /reference/act/goal
contract: 0476e35e6e275db5
---
# act: goal
a strategy, a measure, a target, a window to the goal, naming the measure's version
[figure: The caller sends GoalInput to /v1/act/goal. The platform returns a card whose body is Goal.]
POST/v1/act/goal
Add a goal. The call needs the strategy rung under a token with the act grant, and it is served by the platform.
The route takes [GoalInput](/concepts/goalinput) and returns a card whose body is [Goal](/concepts/goal).
## Request body
The request body is [GoalInput](/concepts/goalinput).
| field | type | required | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| `goal` | [Goal](/concepts/goal) | yes | |
## Response
The route returns a card whose body is [Goal](/concepts/goal). Every card ends with a foot that states the basis of each number, the scope of the call, and the time when the facts were true.
## Headers
| header | required | meaning |
|---|---|---|
| `Scale-Scope` | yes | the scope the call runs in: tenant/, then /brand/, then /strategy/ |
| `Scale-As-True-On` | no | the date the facts must have been true on; defaults to now |
| `Scale-As-Known-On` | no | the date the facts must have been known on; defaults to now |
| `Scale-Key` | no | for a change, the key made from the input; a repeat under the same key returns the unit held and writes nothing |
A caller needs the strategy rung and a token with the act grant. The platform serves this route.
## Example
The example sends the smallest body that GoalInput allows. The build validates it against the schema of GoalInput.
Example
```sh
curl -X POST https://api.scaleintelligence.co/v1/act/goal \
-H "Scale-Key: $SCALE_KEY" -H "Scale-Scope: tenant/" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{ "goal": { "strategy": "…", "measure": "…", "measure_version": 0, "target": null, "window": "…" } }'
```
```typescript
import { client } from "@scale/sdk";
const answer = await client.act.goal({
"goal": {
"strategy": "…",
"measure": "…",
"measure_version": 0,
"target": null,
"window": "…"
}
});
// answer.body is a Goal. answer.foot holds the basis, the scope and the time.
```
```python
import requests
answer = requests.post("https://api.scaleintelligence.co/v1/act/goal",
headers={"Scale-Key": KEY, "Scale-Scope": "tenant/"},
json={
"goal": {
"strategy": "…",
"measure": "…",
"measure_version": 0,
"target": null,
"window": "…"
}
}).json()
```
```rust
let answer: Card = client.post("https://api.scaleintelligence.co/v1/act/goal")
.header("Scale-Key", key).header("Scale-Scope", "tenant/")
.json(&GoalInput { /* the fields of the page */ }).send().await?.json().await?;
```