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Check a visitor out

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POST/visits/{visit_id}/check-out

Checks out the visitor on a checked_in visit and fires visit.checked_out. Any other status returns invalid_state.

Scope: visits:write · Plan: Pro and Enterprise in live mode; every plan in test mode.

Authorization

AuthorizationBearer <token>

Send Authorization: Bearer <token> on every request. The token is one of:

PrefixWhat it isWhere it may be used
agoo_sk_live_Secret key, live modeYour servers only
agoo_sk_test_Secret key, test modeYour servers only
agoo_pk_live_Publishable key, live modeBrowsers and apps: create pre-registrations and bookings, read public booking types (with their intake questions) and their free slots, read the visit types open for pre-registration with their public forms. Never lists people.
agoo_pk_test_Publishable key, test modeAs above, in test mode

Admins create keys in Console → Developers → API keys and choose each key's scopes. A key is shown once. Never put a secret key in a URL, a browser or a mobile app.

In: header

Scope: visits:write

Path Parameters

visit_id*string

The visit's ID.

Match^visit_[0-7][0-9a-hjkmnp-tv-z]{25}$
Example"visit_01m4k5z4j0fxbte6sn6e8tpgza"

Header Parameters

Idempotency-Key*string

A UUID you generate for this operation. If you retry with the same key within 24 hours, Agoo returns the original response instead of acting twice. While the first request is still running, a retry returns conflict. Reusing a key with a different request returns idempotency_key_reused. Responses with rate_limited, internal_error or unavailable aren't stored, so retry those with the same key.

Formatuuid

Response Body

application/json

application/problem+json

application/problem+json

application/problem+json

application/problem+json

application/problem+json

application/problem+json

application/problem+json

curl -X POST "https://example.com/visits/visit_01m4k5z4j0fxbte6sn6e8tpgza/check-out" \  -H "Idempotency-Key: 3f6b2a1e-8c4d-4f7a-9b2e-5d1c0a7e9f64"
{  "id": "visit_01m4k5z4j0fxbte6sn6e8tpgza",  "status": "checked_out",  "type": "meeting",  "source": "invitation",  "site_id": "site_01kjpt3yw0fz0v414608h9x65s",  "gate_id": "gate_01kjpt7m20fpf9vcsaexsxgqr3",  "host_id": "person_01kjsesxm0e4zbyvkr7bcfxbfg",  "visitor": {    "id": "visitor_01krdtb870fxj8t6ntdtcxwdk5",    "name": "Ama Owusu",    "phone": "+233241234567",    "email": "ama@coastline.example",    "company": "Coastline Consult"  },  "purpose": "Quarterly treasury review",  "expected_at": "2026-10-14T09:30:00Z",  "expected_until": "2026-10-14T11:30:00Z",  "checked_in_at": "2026-10-14T09:31:02Z",  "checked_out_at": "2026-10-14T11:12:09Z",  "cancelled_at": null,  "decision": {    "outcome": "approved",    "decided_at": "2026-10-14T09:31:02Z",    "decided_by": "person_01kjsesxm0e4zbyvkr7bcfxbfg",    "reason": null  },  "booking_id": null,  "pass": {    "channels": [      "whatsapp"    ],    "last_sent_at": "2026-10-10T15:12:44Z"  },  "custom_fields": {    "vehicle_plate": "GR 4521-24",    "bringing_laptop": true  },  "created_at": "2026-10-10T15:12:40Z",  "updated_at": "2026-10-14T11:12:09Z"}

Check a visitor in POST

Checks in the visitor on an `expected` visit, for example from your own gate system or reception desk. To record a walk-in from your own system, create the visit first, then check it in. - If the site's rules need host approval, and the host hasn't approved the visit ahead of time, the visit moves to `awaiting_approval`, the host is asked and `visit.approval_requested` fires. Approving the visit then checks the visitor in. - Otherwise the visit moves to `checked_in`, the host is told their visitor has arrived and `visit.checked_in` fires. - The watchlist is checked just as it is at the kiosk. A match holds the check-in for security (`awaiting_approval`), fires `watchlist.matched` and alerts the site's security leads. The host isn't told. - A visit already held for security when it was created records that the visitor has arrived, alerts security and stays `awaiting_approval`. - Any other status returns `invalid_state`. **Scope:** `visits:write` · **Plan:** Pro and Enterprise in live mode; every plan in test mode.

Approve a visit POST

Approves a visit that is `awaiting_approval`. What happens depends on whether the visitor has arrived: - **On site** (they checked in and the host must approve, or they walked in): the visitor is checked in. Fires `visit.approved` and then `visit.checked_in`. Reception sees the decision straight away. - **Not arrived yet** (a pre-registration waiting for the host): the visit is approved ahead of time. It goes back to `expected` with the decision, nobody is checked in, and Agoo sends the visitor their QR pass with the news. Fires `visit.approved`, then `pass.sent` once the pass is sent. When they arrive, checking in doesn't ask the host again. A visit held by a watchlist match returns `invalid_state` until your security team resolves the match. With an OAuth token, `decision.decided_by` is the signed-in person; with an API key it is `null` and the key is recorded in the audit trail. Any other status returns `invalid_state`. **Scope:** `visits:write` · **Plan:** Pro and Enterprise in live mode; every plan in test mode.