When you call payman.ask() in your code, you receive a structured response object. This object contains not only the main answer to your prompt, but also useful metadata for tracking, auditing, and advanced workflows.

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Example Response

Here is a real-world example of a response you might get from the SDK: 
{
	"taskId": "tsk-5085db82-caa4-4f6a-a7d6-95a610eefe40",
	"requestId": "req-3f9454d6-6d2a-4df7-ad24-fe81fcb538e6",
	"sessionId": "ses-e4a71cad-9e5a-4333-8db4-acd8ff74987d",
	"status": "COMPLETED",
	"statusMessage": "Processing completed successfully",
	"timestamp": "2025-06-27T16:31:41.510422505Z",
	"artifacts": [
		{
			"name": "response",
			"description": "AI Assistant Response",
			"content": "Here's a summary of your wallets and their current balances:\n\n1. AAHI Agent Wallet (paytag: tube.tense.cask/53)\n   - Spendable Balance: $989.99\n   - Pending Balance: $0.00\n   - Currency: TSD\n\n2. Demo Wallet (paytag: kite.flap.halo/88)\n   - Spendable Balance: $969.97\n   - Pending Balance: $0.00\n   - Currency: TSD\n\n3. TSD Wallet (paytag: adverb.exasperate.dust/74)\n   - Spendable Balance: $964.96\n   - Pending Balance: $0.00\n   - Currency: TSD\n\nAll wallets are in TSD currency with no pending transactions. Is there anything specific you would like to do with these wallets?",
			"type": "text",
			"timestamp": "2025-06-27T16:31:41.584Z",
			"metadata": {}
		}
	],
	"metadata": {
		"timestamp": "2025-06-27T16:31:30.892Z",
		"agentId": "ai-1f042092-f548-6635-8646-6f0238b93691",
		"orgId": "org-1efef51b-02c3-6bbd-894e-4324bac0f4d1"
	}
}

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Key Fields

  • content (inside artifacts):
    This is the main answer to your prompt. For most use cases, you will display or process this field in your app.
  • status: Indicates if the request was completed, failed, or is still in progress.
  • sessionId: Used to track and resume conversations or workflows.
  • taskId and requestId: Useful for debugging, logging, or support.
  • metadata: Contains additional context about the agent, organization, and timestamps.

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How to Use the Response

In your code, you typically want to extract the main answer from the first artifact: 
response = client.ask("Show my wallet balances")
main_content = response['artifacts'][0]['content']
print(main_content)
If you use streaming, you will receive updates to the artifacts as they are generated. For most synchronous use cases, just use the first artifact’s content.
If you need to debug or audit, you can log the full response object. For most user-facing features, just show the content field.