Core objects & data model

Six objects carry every parental-controls integration, plus one more that lives on the enforcement path. This page is the map: how they nest, how many of each you get, what states they move through, and where each one's field-by-field reference lives. Read it once and the rest of the API reference falls into place.

Every shape below is taken directly from the OpenAPI spec — the same document that generates the SDKs and the API reference. Where a field is an enum, the allowed values are the real ones the census accepts.

The resource graph

Entity-relationship diagram: Family 1—many Child and 1—many FamilyMember; Child 1—many ChildPolicy; ChildPolicy 1—many PolicyRule and 1—many EnforcementJob; EnforcementJob 1—many EnforcementResult (one per platform); each PolicyRule compiles to a Verdict/CategoryEntry, which on confirm() produces an EnforcementReceipt. — The Phosra core object model. A Family owns Children and FamilyMembers; each Child owns ChildPolicies; each policy owns PolicyRules. Enforcing a policy creates an EnforcementJob that fans out to one EnforcementResult per platform. On the data plane, each rule compiles to a Verdict that the gatekeeper reads locally, and confirming it writes an EnforcementReceipt.

Read each edge as "one ... has many ...":

Relationship	Cardinality	Foreign key	Meaning
Family → Child	1 — ∗	`child.family_id`	A household holds one profile per kid.
Family → FamilyMember	1 — ∗	`member.family_id`	The guardians/parents on the account.
Child → ChildPolicy	1 — ∗	`policy.child_id`	A kid can have several policies (e.g. School Day, Weekend); one is active.
ChildPolicy → PolicyRule	1 — ∗	`rule.policy_id`	A policy is a set of rules drawn from the 123 OCSS categories.
ChildPolicy → EnforcementJob	1 — ∗	`job.policy_id`, `job.child_id`	Each push of a policy to platforms is a job.
EnforcementJob → EnforcementResult	1 — ∗	`result.enforcement_job_id`	One result row per connected platform the job fanned out to.
PolicyRule → Verdict	1 — 1 (derived)	`verdict.rule_ref`	Each active rule compiles to one per-category decision in the signed profile.
Verdict → EnforcementReceipt	1 — 1 (on confirm)	`receipt.rule_ref`	Confirming an applied verdict writes one signed receipt.

Two planes, one graph. The green objects (Family → PolicyRule) and the blue objects (EnforcementJob, EnforcementResult) live in the control/product plane — normal REST resources you read and write with a phosra_ key. The violet Verdict and EnforcementReceipt live on the data plane: they are compiled into a signed profile and evaluated locally, in-process by the gatekeeper — there is no hosted POST /check. The rule_ref field is the thread that stitches a product-plane PolicyRule to its data-plane Verdict and back to a receipt.

Objects

The top of the graph. Everything else hangs off a family, directly or transitively.

Field	Type	Notes
`id`	`uuid`	Primary key.
`name`	`string`	Display name of the household.
`created_at`	`date-time`	RFC 3339.

json

{
  "id": "d3b07384-d9a0-4c9b-8f2e-2f1a6b0c1a20",
  "name": "The Rivera Family",
  "created_at": "2026-07-06T14:03:11Z"
}

Reference: Create a family · List families · concept → Families

The people who can manage a family. Distinct from Child.

Field	Type	Notes
`id`	`uuid`	Primary key.
`family_id`	`uuid`	Foreign key → `Family`.
`user_id`	`uuid`	The underlying user.
`role`	`enum`	`owner` · `parent` · `guardian`.
`joined_at`	`date-time`	RFC 3339.

json

{
  "id": "b8c9e1a2-3f45-4d67-89ab-cdef01234567",
  "family_id": "d3b07384-d9a0-4c9b-8f2e-2f1a6b0c1a20",
  "user_id": "6a1f0e2d-7c8b-4a9e-b0c1-d2e3f4a5b6c7",
  "role": "owner",
  "joined_at": "2026-07-06T14:03:11Z"
}

Reference: Add a member · List members

A profile within a family, keyed by birth date. Phosra derives the age group (and thus the age-appropriate rule defaults) from birth_date.

Field	Type	Notes
`id`	`uuid`	Primary key.
`family_id`	`uuid`	Foreign key → `Family`.
`name`	`string`	Display name.
`birth_date`	`date`	`YYYY-MM-DD`. Drives age-group defaults and the ≥13 write-notice branch.
`avatar_url`	`string`	Optional profile image.
`created_at`	`date-time`	RFC 3339.

json

{
  "id": "a11ce0fa-0000-4000-8000-0000000000a1",
  "family_id": "d3b07384-d9a0-4c9b-8f2e-2f1a6b0c1a20",
  "name": "Mia",
  "birth_date": "2013-01-15",
  "avatar_url": null,
  "created_at": "2026-07-06T14:03:11Z"
}

Reference: Add a child · Get a child · Age ratings · concept → Children & Age Groups

The container a child's rules live in. A child may own several; policies carry a lifecycle status and a priority for ordering.

Field	Type	Notes
`id`	`uuid`	Primary key.
`child_id`	`uuid`	Foreign key → `Child`.
`name`	`string`	Display name (e.g. School Day).
`status`	`enum`	`draft` · `active` · `paused`. Only `active` policies enforce.
`priority`	`integer`	Ordering weight when multiple policies apply; higher wins.
`version`	`integer`	Bumped on every change.
`created_at`	`date-time`	RFC 3339.

json

{
  "id": "b011c1e5-0000-4000-8000-000000000b01",
  "child_id": "a11ce0fa-0000-4000-8000-0000000000a1",
  "name": "School Day",
  "status": "active",
  "priority": 10,
  "version": 3,
  "created_at": "2026-07-06T14:03:11Z"
}

Reference: Create a policy · Generate rules from age · Activate · Pause · concept → Policies & Rules

A single rule inside a policy: which OCSS category, whether it's on, and its category-specific config. There are 123 categories — see the Rule Categories reference.

Field	Type	Notes
`id`	`uuid`	Primary key.
`policy_id`	`uuid`	Foreign key → `ChildPolicy`.
`category`	`enum`	One of the 123 OCSS rule categories.
`enabled`	`boolean`	Whether this rule is active.
`config`	`object`	Category-specific configuration.
`created_at`	`date-time`	RFC 3339.

json

{
  "id": "c4f1e2d3-0000-4000-8000-0000000000c1",
  "policy_id": "b011c1e5-0000-4000-8000-000000000b01",
  "category": "content_rating",
  "enabled": true,
  "config": { "max_ratings": { "mpaa": "PG-13", "tv": "TV-Y7", "esrb": "E" } },
  "created_at": "2026-07-06T14:03:11Z"
}

Reference: List policy rules · Bulk upsert rules · Update a rule

Created when you enforce a policy. It fans out to every connected platform in parallel.

Field	Type	Notes
`id`	`uuid`	Primary key.
`child_id`	`uuid`	Foreign key → `Child`.
`policy_id`	`uuid`	Foreign key → `ChildPolicy`.
`trigger_type`	`enum`	`manual` · `auto` · `webhook`.
`status`	`enum`	`pending` · `running` · `completed` · `failed` · `partial`.
`started_at`	`date-time \| null`	Set when the job starts running.
`completed_at`	`date-time \| null`	Set when it finishes.
`created_at`	`date-time`	RFC 3339.

json

{
  "id": "e5a2b3c4-0000-4000-8000-0000000000e1",
  "child_id": "a11ce0fa-0000-4000-8000-0000000000a1",
  "policy_id": "b011c1e5-0000-4000-8000-000000000b01",
  "trigger_type": "manual",
  "status": "completed",
  "started_at": "2026-07-06T14:05:02Z",
  "completed_at": "2026-07-06T14:05:04Z",
  "created_at": "2026-07-06T14:05:02Z"
}

Reference: Trigger enforcement · List jobs · Job results · concept → Enforcement

One row per connected platform in a job. This is what you poll to verify enforcement — there is no push webhook on job completion.

Field	Type	Notes
`id`	`uuid`	Primary key.
`enforcement_job_id`	`uuid`	Foreign key → `EnforcementJob`.
`compliance_link_id`	`uuid`	Foreign key → the compliance link this result is attributed to.
`platform_id`	`string`	The target platform (e.g. `nextdns`).
`status`	`enum`	`pending` · `running` · `completed` · `failed` · `partial`.
`rules_applied`	`integer`	Rules successfully applied.
`rules_skipped`	`integer`	Rules the platform can't express (see Platforms).
`rules_failed`	`integer`	Rules that errored.
`error_message`	`string \| null`	Detail on failure; `null` on success.
`details`	`object`	Free-form provider response payload captured for debugging.
`started_at`	`date-time \| null`	RFC 3339 timestamp of when the result started running.
`completed_at`	`date-time \| null`	RFC 3339 timestamp of when it finished.

json

{
  "id": "f6b3c4d5-0000-4000-8000-0000000000f1",
  "enforcement_job_id": "e5a2b3c4-0000-4000-8000-0000000000e1",
  "compliance_link_id": "c7d8e9f0-0000-4000-8000-0000000000c1",
  "platform_id": "nextdns",
  "status": "completed",
  "rules_applied": 5,
  "rules_skipped": 2,
  "rules_failed": 0,
  "error_message": null,
  "details": { "provider_status": 200 },
  "started_at": "2026-07-06T14:05:02Z",
  "completed_at": "2026-07-06T14:05:04Z"
}

Reference: Get job results · Retry a job

On the data plane, each active rule compiles into a CategoryEntry inside the signed §8.3.6 enforcement profile. The @phosra/gatekeeper SDK reads it with gk.isAllowed({ category }) — entirely locally, zero network — and returns a Verdict.

Field	Type	Notes
`category`	`slug`	OCSS rule category.
`decision`	`enum`	`allow` · `warn` · `block`.
`fail_mode`	`enum`	`open` · `closed`. `closed` = must block if the profile is missing/expired.
`rule_ref`	`string`	Per-child opaque handle; echo it back to `confirm()`. `null` when fail-closed.
`rule_slug`	`string`	Registry slug, for logging.

json

{
  "category": "addictive_pattern_block",
  "decision": "block",
  "fail_mode": "closed",
  "rule_ref": "rr_9f3c...opaque",
  "rule_slug": "addictive_pattern_block"
}

One field, two spellings. The wire/profile names this fail_mode with values open/closed; the gatekeeper SDK surfaces the same signal as failMode with allow/block. fail_mode:"closed" ⇔ failMode:"block". See Platform integration.

Reference: Fetch profile · Platform integration · glossary → Verdict

After enforcing (or refusing) a verdict, the platform calls verdict.confirm(...), which signs and POSTs a §8.3.8 enforcement_result receipt. It is identity-free by construction — no child ref, device id, or user id. The inner body is exactly five fields.

Field	Type	Notes
`envelope_ref`	`string`	Idempotency key of the carried envelope.
`rule_ref`	`string`	The same `rule_ref` from the Verdict — ties the receipt to the rule.
`enforcement_state`	`enum`	`applied` · `degraded` · `refused`.
`applied_at`	`date-time`	RFC 3339.
`method_class`	`string`	Mechanism of enforcement (e.g. `dns_block`, `platform_gate`). Non-empty when `applied`.

json

{
  "envelope_ref": "env_01JT...",
  "rule_ref": "rr_9f3c...opaque",
  "enforcement_state": "applied",
  "applied_at": "2026-07-06T14:05:04Z",
  "method_class": "dns_block"
}

Reference: Submit confirmation · glossary → Receipt

Lifecycle & state

Three objects in the graph are state machines. Knowing the transitions saves you a class of "why isn't this enforcing?" bugs.

ChildPolicy — `draft → active → paused`

1
draft
Created but not enforcing. Build up rules here. POST /policies starts a policy in draft unless you activate it.
2
active
The only status that enforces. POST /policies/{id}/activate. When a child has multiple active policies, priority (higher wins) breaks the tie.
3
paused
Temporarily off without deleting. POST /policies/{id}/pause. Re-activate any time.

EnforcementJob — `pending → running → completed | failed | partial`

1
pending → running
The job is created (202 Accepted) and begins fanning out to platforms.
2
completed
Every EnforcementResult succeeded.
3
partial
Some platforms applied, some didn't — inspect rules_skipped / rules_failed per result. Common when a platform can't express a category (manual_attested; see Platforms).
4
failed
The job as a whole failed. Retry it.

Verdict standing — `allow · warn · block` (fail-closed)

A verdict is not a stored row that transitions; it is recomputed locally on every isAllowed() call from the current signed profile. Its standing is one of allow, warn, or block. If the cached profile is missing or expired, a fail_mode: closed category resolves to block with rule_ref: null — enforcement never silently passes.

Do not call confirm() on a fail-closed verdict (rule_ref is null) — there is nothing to attest. The SDK throws RuleRefRequired. See Platform integration.

Prove the graph is live

The product-plane objects are served today. No key gives you a 401 (not a 404), which is the correct answer — the surface exists:

bash

# The control/product plane is live:
curl -fsS https://prodapi.phosra.com/health
# → 200 {"status":"ok"}
 
# Family (and every product object) requires a phosra_ key — 401 without one:
curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}\n" https://prodapi.phosra.com/api/v1/families
# → 401

The data-plane objects (Verdict, EnforcementReceipt) are served by the census. The public sandbox census is live and serves the signed Trust List every profile verifies against:

bash

curl -fsS https://phosra-api-sandbox-production.up.railway.app/health
# → 200
 
curl -fsS https://phosra-api-sandbox-production.up.railway.app/.well-known/ocss/trust-list | head -c 80
# → {"document":"{\"document_type\":\"trust_list_issue\",\"entries\":[ ...

On production the product-plane resources above require a phosra_ key (mint one in the Developer Console); see Authentication. On the open sandbox the product plane is keyless — the Quickstart's POST /setup/quick creates your first family → child → policy → rule → enforcement job end to end with no credential at all (see Test in the sandbox).

Core objects & data model

The resource graph

Objects

Lifecycle & state

ChildPolicy — `draft → active → paused`

EnforcementJob — `pending → running → completed | failed | partial`

Verdict standing — `allow · warn · block` (fail-closed)

Prove the graph is live

Where to go next

Quickstart →

Architecture →

Policies & Rules →

Enforcement →

Core objects & data model

The resource graph

Objects

Family — the household root

FamilyMember — a guardian on the account

Child — a kid's profile

ChildPolicy — a named set of rules

PolicyRule — one category decision

EnforcementJob — one push to platforms

EnforcementResult — per-platform outcome

Verdict — the gatekeeper's local decision

EnforcementReceipt — the signed apply attestation

Lifecycle & state

ChildPolicy — draft → active → paused

EnforcementJob — pending → running → completed | failed | partial

Verdict standing — allow · warn · block (fail-closed)

Prove the graph is live

Where to go next

Quickstart →

Architecture →

Policies & Rules →

Enforcement →

ChildPolicy — `draft → active → paused`

EnforcementJob — `pending → running → completed | failed | partial`

Verdict standing — `allow · warn · block` (fail-closed)