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# Distribute a generated Form 16 batch: mark sent + notify

> Distribute a generated Form 16 batch: mark sent + notify employees



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /api/compliance/form16/{id}/distribute
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: ontime API
  description: APIs for ontime.v2
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://app.ontime.hosai.app
    description: Production
security:
  - apiKey: []
paths:
  /api/compliance/form16/{id}/distribute:
    post:
      tags:
        - Compliance
      summary: 'Distribute a generated Form 16 batch: mark sent + notify'
      description: 'Distribute a generated Form 16 batch: mark sent + notify employees'
      operationId: postApiComplianceForm16ByIdDistribute
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: id
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
            pattern: >-
              ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$
          required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
                    pattern: >-
                      ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$
                  fy:
                    type: integer
                    minimum: -9007199254740991
                    maximum: 9007199254740991
                  fyLabel:
                    type: string
                  total:
                    type: integer
                    minimum: -9007199254740991
                    maximum: 9007199254740991
                  partBMerged:
                    type: integer
                    minimum: -9007199254740991
                    maximum: 9007199254740991
                  partATraces:
                    type: integer
                    minimum: -9007199254740991
                    maximum: 9007199254740991
                  signed:
                    type: integer
                    minimum: -9007199254740991
                    maximum: 9007199254740991
                  sent:
                    type: integer
                    minimum: -9007199254740991
                    maximum: 9007199254740991
                  generatedAt:
                    anyOf:
                      - type: string
                      - type: 'null'
                  partAFetchedAt:
                    anyOf:
                      - type: string
                      - type: 'null'
                  signedAt:
                    anyOf:
                      - type: string
                      - type: 'null'
                  distributedAt:
                    anyOf:
                      - type: string
                      - type: 'null'
                required:
                  - id
                  - fy
                  - fyLabel
                  - total
                  - partBMerged
                  - partATraces
                  - signed
                  - sent
                  - generatedAt
                  - partAFetchedAt
                  - signedAt
                  - distributedAt
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: ont_ API key
      description: >-
        Issue keys in Settings → API. Send them as `Authorization: Bearer ont_…`
        (an `X-Api-Key: ont_…` header is also accepted). Session-cookie routes
        are used by the OnTime web apps and are shown for completeness.

````