POST api/v2.0/Question/Answer

Submit a new answer

Request Information

URI Parameters

None.

Body Parameters

New answer to submit

Name	Description	Type	Additional information
Content	The body/description of the answer	string	Required
ParentKey	The unique identifier of the question the user is answering	globally unique identifier	None.
ContainerKey	The communityKey that the answer should be contained in	globally unique identifier	None.
DocumentKey	The document key of the resource library entry containing files to attach to this answer. This field is optional.	globally unique identifier	None.
IsAnonymous	Whether or not you want to post the answer as an anonymous user	boolean	None.

Request Formats

application/json, text/json

Sample:

{
  "Content": "sample string 1",
  "ParentKey": "f4f4be78-6dac-48c6-9238-c3276dbaefe6",
  "ContainerKey": "963a9faf-3ee4-4ade-b1e3-2866f9f55e8e",
  "DocumentKey": "accebd67-0b8d-4317-bf1b-e8721b98ef38",
  "IsAnonymous": true
}

application/xml, text/xml

Sample:

<NewAnswerRequest xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/HigherLogic.API.Models.Enterprise.Request">
  <_x003C_ContainerKey_x003E_k__BackingField>963a9faf-3ee4-4ade-b1e3-2866f9f55e8e</_x003C_ContainerKey_x003E_k__BackingField>
  <_x003C_Content_x003E_k__BackingField>sample string 1</_x003C_Content_x003E_k__BackingField>
  <_x003C_DocumentKey_x003E_k__BackingField>accebd67-0b8d-4317-bf1b-e8721b98ef38</_x003C_DocumentKey_x003E_k__BackingField>
  <_x003C_IsAnonymous_x003E_k__BackingField>true</_x003C_IsAnonymous_x003E_k__BackingField>
  <_x003C_ParentKey_x003E_k__BackingField>f4f4be78-6dac-48c6-9238-c3276dbaefe6</_x003C_ParentKey_x003E_k__BackingField>
</NewAnswerRequest>

Response Information

Resource Description

Submitted answer

Answer

Name	Description	Type	Additional information
AnswerKey	Unique identifier of the answer.	globally unique identifier	None.
ParentKey	Unique identifier of the answer's parent question.	globally unique identifier	None.
IsBestAnswer	True if this answer has been designated as best answer for the root question. False if this answer has not been designated as best answer for the root question.	boolean	None.
BestAnswerOn	DateTime in UTC when this answer had been designated as best answer for the root question. Omitted when this answer has not been designated as best answer.	date	None.
Content	HTML Body of the item	string	None.
PublishedOn	DateTime in UTC when the item was published	date	None.
Community	Community to which the item was published		None.

Response Formats

application/json, text/json

Sample:

{
  "AnswerKey": "90bb473f-9751-48d8-8dbc-083c4fa478c8",
  "ParentKey": "a00b18b4-00b1-4676-8624-280f78b5df49",
  "IsBestAnswer": true,
  "BestAnswerOn": "2022-08-12T05:56:21.0227123Z",
  "Content": "sample string 5",
  "PublishedOn": "2022-08-12T05:56:21.0227123Z",
  "Community": null,
  "Author": {
    "LinkToProfile": "sample string 1",
    "PictureUrl": "sample string 2",
    "ContactKey": "20d75621-39d0-400a-99f0-bc13b94adb1d",
    "FirstName": "sample string 4",
    "LastName": "sample string 5",
    "DisplayName": "sample string 6",
    "EmailAddress": "sample string 7",
    "ContactStatusCode": "sample string 8",
    "PrefixCode": "sample string 9",
    "UpdatedOn": "2022-08-12T05:56:21.0227123Z",
    "UpdatedByContactKey": "1c55d861-39bb-4668-a8d2-8ca47c559c1b",
    "CompanyName": "sample string 12",
    "CompanyTitle": "sample string 13",
    "SuffixCode": "sample string 14",
    "Designation": "sample string 15",
    "LegacyContactKey": "sample string 16",
    "InformalName": "sample string 17",
    "MiddleName": "sample string 18",
    "IsCompany": true,
    "CompanyLegacyContactKey": "sample string 20",
    "AMSDirectoryOptOut": true,
    "HLDirectoryOptOut": true,
    "HLContactMeOptOut": true,
    "LargePictureUrl": "sample string 24",
    "AgreedToTermsDateTime": "2022-08-12T05:56:21.0227123Z"
  },
  "Attachments": [
    {
      "DocumentAttachmentKey": "55796c3b-8016-4be7-8b33-cb26b5ab6dc3",
      "DocumentKey": "c591e2ad-f665-4dbc-81c6-6290ebb7001b",
      "FileName": "sample string 3",
      "UploadedByContact": {
        "LinkToProfile": "sample string 1",
        "PictureUrl": "sample string 2",
        "ContactKey": "20d75621-39d0-400a-99f0-bc13b94adb1d",
        "FirstName": "sample string 4",
        "LastName": "sample string 5",
        "DisplayName": "sample string 6",
        "EmailAddress": "sample string 7",
        "ContactStatusCode": "sample string 8",
        "PrefixCode": "sample string 9",
        "UpdatedOn": "2022-08-12T05:56:21.0227123Z",
        "UpdatedByContactKey": "1c55d861-39bb-4668-a8d2-8ca47c559c1b",
        "CompanyName": "sample string 12",
        "CompanyTitle": "sample string 13",
        "SuffixCode": "sample string 14",
        "Designation": "sample string 15",
        "LegacyContactKey": "sample string 16",
        "InformalName": "sample string 17",
        "MiddleName": "sample string 18",
        "IsCompany": true,
        "CompanyLegacyContactKey": "sample string 20",
        "AMSDirectoryOptOut": true,
        "HLDirectoryOptOut": true,
        "HLContactMeOptOut": true,
        "LargePictureUrl": "sample string 24",
        "AgreedToTermsDateTime": "2022-08-12T05:56:21.0227123Z"
      },
      "CreatedOn": "2022-08-12T05:56:21.0227123Z",
      "FileExtension": "sample string 5",
      "FileSizeInBytes": 1,
      "Width": 1,
      "Height": 1,
      "DurationSeconds": 1,
      "DownloadUrl": "sample string 6",
      "IconUrl": "sample string 7",
      "Status": "sample string 8"
    },
    {
      "DocumentAttachmentKey": "55796c3b-8016-4be7-8b33-cb26b5ab6dc3",
      "DocumentKey": "c591e2ad-f665-4dbc-81c6-6290ebb7001b",
      "FileName": "sample string 3",
      "UploadedByContact": {
        "LinkToProfile": "sample string 1",
        "PictureUrl": "sample string 2",
        "ContactKey": "20d75621-39d0-400a-99f0-bc13b94adb1d",
        "FirstName": "sample string 4",
        "LastName": "sample string 5",
        "DisplayName": "sample string 6",
        "EmailAddress": "sample string 7",
        "ContactStatusCode": "sample string 8",
        "PrefixCode": "sample string 9",
        "UpdatedOn": "2022-08-12T05:56:21.0227123Z",
        "UpdatedByContactKey": "1c55d861-39bb-4668-a8d2-8ca47c559c1b",
        "CompanyName": "sample string 12",
        "CompanyTitle": "sample string 13",
        "SuffixCode": "sample string 14",
        "Designation": "sample string 15",
        "LegacyContactKey": "sample string 16",
        "InformalName": "sample string 17",
        "MiddleName": "sample string 18",
        "IsCompany": true,
        "CompanyLegacyContactKey": "sample string 20",
        "AMSDirectoryOptOut": true,
        "HLDirectoryOptOut": true,
        "HLContactMeOptOut": true,
        "LargePictureUrl": "sample string 24",
        "AgreedToTermsDateTime": "2022-08-12T05:56:21.0227123Z"
      },
      "CreatedOn": "2022-08-12T05:56:21.0227123Z",
      "FileExtension": "sample string 5",
      "FileSizeInBytes": 1,
      "Width": 1,
      "Height": 1,
      "DurationSeconds": 1,
      "DownloadUrl": "sample string 6",
      "IconUrl": "sample string 7",
      "Status": "sample string 8"
    }
  ],
  "IsAnonymous": true,
  "Creator": {
    "LinkToProfile": "sample string 1",
    "PictureUrl": "sample string 2",
    "ContactKey": "20d75621-39d0-400a-99f0-bc13b94adb1d",
    "FirstName": "sample string 4",
    "LastName": "sample string 5",
    "DisplayName": "sample string 6",
    "EmailAddress": "sample string 7",
    "ContactStatusCode": "sample string 8",
    "PrefixCode": "sample string 9",
    "UpdatedOn": "2022-08-12T05:56:21.0227123Z",
    "UpdatedByContactKey": "1c55d861-39bb-4668-a8d2-8ca47c559c1b",
    "CompanyName": "sample string 12",
    "CompanyTitle": "sample string 13",
    "SuffixCode": "sample string 14",
    "Designation": "sample string 15",
    "LegacyContactKey": "sample string 16",
    "InformalName": "sample string 17",
    "MiddleName": "sample string 18",
    "IsCompany": true,
    "CompanyLegacyContactKey": "sample string 20",
    "AMSDirectoryOptOut": true,
    "HLDirectoryOptOut": true,
    "HLContactMeOptOut": true,
    "LargePictureUrl": "sample string 24",
    "AgreedToTermsDateTime": "2022-08-12T05:56:21.0227123Z"
  },
  "EditedOn": "2022-08-12T05:56:21.0227123Z",
  "EditedBy": {
    "LinkToProfile": "sample string 1",
    "PictureUrl": "sample string 2",
    "ContactKey": "20d75621-39d0-400a-99f0-bc13b94adb1d",
    "FirstName": "sample string 4",
    "LastName": "sample string 5",
    "DisplayName": "sample string 6",
    "EmailAddress": "sample string 7",
    "ContactStatusCode": "sample string 8",
    "PrefixCode": "sample string 9",
    "UpdatedOn": "2022-08-12T05:56:21.0227123Z",
    "UpdatedByContactKey": "1c55d861-39bb-4668-a8d2-8ca47c559c1b",
    "CompanyName": "sample string 12",
    "CompanyTitle": "sample string 13",
    "SuffixCode": "sample string 14",
    "Designation": "sample string 15",
    "LegacyContactKey": "sample string 16",
    "InformalName": "sample string 17",
    "MiddleName": "sample string 18",
    "IsCompany": true,
    "CompanyLegacyContactKey": "sample string 20",
    "AMSDirectoryOptOut": true,
    "HLDirectoryOptOut": true,
    "HLContactMeOptOut": true,
    "LargePictureUrl": "sample string 24",
    "AgreedToTermsDateTime": "2022-08-12T05:56:21.0227123Z"
  },
  "IsModerated": true,
  "RecommendationCount": 10,
  "HasRecommended": true,
  "Tags": [
    {
      "Tag": "sample string 1",
      "TagType": "sample string 2"
    },
    {
      "Tag": "sample string 1",
      "TagType": "sample string 2"
    }
  ],
  "UserPermissions": [
    "sample string 1",
    "sample string 2"
  ]
}

application/xml

Sample:

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text/xml

Sample:

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