# Scratchpad

The `Scratchpad` family — 5 operations.

A scratchpad collects intent until it holds a plan — ordered steps in the API’s own vocabulary — and, once a person approves it, realizes the plan into records through the ordinary operations under the approving caller’s own permissions. Invalid steps are marked, never repaired; a marked plan can be read but never approved.

## Operations

| Operation | Kind | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [createScratchpad](/reference/scratchpad/createScratchpad/) | mutation | Create a new scratchpad — a plan of records to create, reviewed and approved before anything is born at your organization. |
| [scratchpad](/reference/scratchpad/scratchpad/) | query | Look up one record — a scratchpad — a plan of records to create, reviewed and approved before anything is born. |
| [scratchpads](/reference/scratchpad/scratchpads/) | query | The scratchpad list — each entry is a scratchpad — a plan of records to create, reviewed and approved before anything is born. |
| [transitionScratchpad](/reference/scratchpad/transitionScratchpad/) | mutation | Move a scratchpad through its life — hold the plan for review, reopen it for editing, approve it, or abandon it. |
| [updateScratchpad](/reference/scratchpad/updateScratchpad/) | mutation | Edit a scratchpad — a plan of records to create, reviewed and approved before anything is born — change its details. |