Answers API

Endpoints under /api/answers, from the com_answers API controllers. Authenticate with an OAuth bearer token or a session cookie; see the developers book for the API basics.

Method	Endpoint	Purpose
POST	/answers/questions	Create a new question
GET	/answers/questions/list	Display a list of questions
DELETE	/answers/questions/{id}	Delete a question
GET	/answers/questions/{id}	Retrieve a question
PUT	/answers/questions/{id}	Update a question

POST /answers/questions

Create a new question

API version 1.0, task create in questionsv1_0.php.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
email	integer	no	0	Notify user of responses
anonymous	integer	no	0	List author as anonymous or not
subject	string	yes	—	Short, one-line question
question	string	no	—	Longer, detailed question
created	string	no	now	Created timestamp (YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss)
crated_by	integer	no	0	User ID of entry creator
state	integer	no	0	Published state (0 = unpublished, 1 = published)
reward	integer	no	0	Reward points
tags	string	yes	—	Comma-separated list of tags

GET /answers/questions/list

Display a list of questions

API version 1.0, task list in questionsv1_0.php.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
limit	integer	no	25	Number of result to return.
start	integer	no	0	Number of where to start returning results.
search	string	no	—	A word or phrase to search for.
sort	string	no	created	Field to sort results by.
sort_Dir	string	no	desc	Direction to sort results by.

DELETE /answers/questions/{id}

Delete a question

API version 1.0, task delete in questionsv1_0.php.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
id	integer	yes	0	Question identifier

GET /answers/questions/{id}

Retrieve a question

API version 1.0, task read in questionsv1_0.php.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
id	integer	yes	0	Question identifier

PUT /answers/questions/{id}

Update a question

API version 1.0, task update in questionsv1_0.php.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
id	integer	yes	0	Question identifier
email	integer	no	—	Notify user of responses
anonymous	integer	no	—	List author as anonymous or not
subject	string	no	—	Short, one-line question
question	string	no	—	Longer, detailed question
created	string	no	—	Created timestamp (YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss)
crated_by	integer	no	—	User ID of entry creator
state	integer	no	—	Published state (0 = unpublished, 1 = published)
reward	integer	no	—	Reward points
tags	string	no	—	Comma-separated list of tags