# External ## Sends data from an external source. > Sends data from an external source. ```json {"openapi":"3.0.0","info":{"title":"Guardian","version":"3.6.0-rc"},"servers":[{"url":"/api/v1","description":"version 1.0"}],"paths":{"/external/{policyId}/{blockTag}":{"post":{"description":"Sends data from an external source.","operationId":"ExternalApi_receiveExternalDataCustom","parameters":[{"name":"policyId","required":true,"in":"path","description":"Target policy identifier","schema":{"type":"string"}},{"name":"blockTag","required":true,"in":"path","description":"Target block tag in policy","schema":{"type":"string"}}],"requestBody":{"required":true,"description":"Object that contains a VC Document.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ExternalDocumentDTO"}}}},"responses":{"200":{"description":"Successful operation.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"boolean"}}}},"500":{"description":"Internal server error.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/InternalServerErrorDTO"}}}}},"summary":"Sends data from an external source.","tags":["external"]}}},"components":{"schemas":{"ExternalDocumentDTO":{"type":"object","properties":{"owner":{"type":"string"},"policyTag":{"type":"string"},"document":{"nullable":false,"allOf":[{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/VcDTO"}]}},"required":["owner","policyTag","document"]},"VcDTO":{"type":"object","properties":{"id":{"type":"string","nullable":true},"@context":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}},"type":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}},"credentialSubject":{"additionalProperties":true,"type":"array","items":{"type":"object"}},"issuer":{"oneOf":[{"type":"string"},{"type":"object","additionalProperties":true}]},"issuanceDate":{"type":"string"},"proof":{"nullable":true,"type":"object","allOf":[{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ProofDTO"}]}},"required":["id","@context","type","credentialSubject","issuer","issuanceDate","proof"]},"ProofDTO":{"type":"object","properties":{"type":{"type":"string"},"created":{"type":"string"},"verificationMethod":{"type":"string"},"proofPurpose":{"type":"string"},"jws":{"type":"string"}},"required":["type","created","verificationMethod","proofPurpose","jws"]},"InternalServerErrorDTO":{"type":"object","properties":{"statusCode":{"type":"number"},"message":{"type":"string"}},"required":["statusCode","message"]}}}} ``` ## 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