# Create a Briefing Document from Text

This snippet mirrors the [text-based document recipe](https://docs.autocontentapi.com/quick-start/documents/from-text) using C#.

```csharp
// Requires .NET 7+ for raw string literals.
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Text;

var token = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AUTOCONTENT_TOKEN") ?? "YOUR_API_TOKEN";
var endpoint = "https://api.autocontentapi.com/content/Create";

var payloadJson = """
{
  "outputType": "briefing_doc",
  "format": "text",
  "resources": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "content": "Q1 board memo: revenue growth slowed to 11%, enterprise expansion remains strongest, sales cycles increased by 18 days, and churn improved by 0.7 points."
    }
  ],
  "text": "Create an executive briefing with summary, risks, and action items.",
  "language": "English"
}
""";

using var client = new HttpClient();
using var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, endpoint)
{
    Content = new StringContent(payloadJson, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json")
};
request.Headers.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", token);

var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
var body = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
    Console.Error.WriteLine("Request failed: " + (int)response.StatusCode + " " + response.ReasonPhrase);
    Console.Error.WriteLine(body);
    Environment.Exit(1);
}

Console.WriteLine("Document request accepted:");
Console.WriteLine(body);
```

Replace `YOUR_API_TOKEN` (or set `AUTOCONTENT_TOKEN`) before running.

**See also**

* [Scenario overview](https://docs.autocontentapi.com/quick-start/documents/from-text)
* [C# guide](https://docs.autocontentapi.com/code-samples/language-quickstarts/csharp)