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  1. Post

Ask and offer help

🤝 Ask or Offer Help Post#

Used to create posts under the "Ask and Offer Help" section, such as Introduction, Advice, Recommendation, Kudos, or Help. The postType determines the type of post being created.

🔢 postType Reference#

Post Type NameValue
Introduction8
Advice9
Recommendation10
Help11
Kudos12

HTTP Method#

POST

Endpoint#

/api/v1/posts/external

Headers#

NameTypeRequiredDescription
x-api-keystring✅Used to authorize the request.

Body Parameters#

NameTypeRequiredDescription
postTypenumber✅Type of post (Refer to postType table above).
textstring✅The content or message of the post.
communitiesstring[]✅Array of community IDs where this post should be shared.
hideFromDiscoverboolean❌If true, the post will not appear in the public discover section (default: false).

Sample Response#

{
  "data": {
    "postId": "688317e48582724f7cb79f3c",
    "status": 4,
    "communities": [
      "67959032bc6bea0012fdc671"
    ]
  },
  "error": false,
  "message": "Operation completed successfully"
}

Response Interface#

interface ICreatePostResponse {
  data: {
    postId: string;
    status: number;
    communities: string[];
  };
  error: boolean;
  message: string;
}

Response Field Descriptions#

FieldTypeDescription
postIdstringUnique identifier of the newly created post.
statusnumberCurrent status of the post (e.g., published, pending, etc.).
communitiesstring[]List of community IDs where the post is to be published.
errorbooleanIndicates whether the request failed.
messagestringHuman-readable status message.

Reference#

Sample Code:
Standard Response Codes

Notes#

The same endpoint is used for all Ask/Offer Help post types. Just change the postType value accordingly.
Ensure the community ID is valid and that the API key has permission to post within it.
Modified at 2026-05-11 08:27:04
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