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": "1816a0af-807d-4195-9872-f0c320b80697",
  "ContainerKey": "345a158a-d175-42c6-9b2f-93212ad929ef",
  "DocumentKey": "085b7b9a-29e9-45af-bcee-daf517ffc35d",
  "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>345a158a-d175-42c6-9b2f-93212ad929ef</_x003C_ContainerKey_x003E_k__BackingField>
  <_x003C_Content_x003E_k__BackingField>sample string 1</_x003C_Content_x003E_k__BackingField>
  <_x003C_DocumentKey_x003E_k__BackingField>085b7b9a-29e9-45af-bcee-daf517ffc35d</_x003C_DocumentKey_x003E_k__BackingField>
  <_x003C_IsAnonymous_x003E_k__BackingField>true</_x003C_IsAnonymous_x003E_k__BackingField>
  <_x003C_ParentKey_x003E_k__BackingField>1816a0af-807d-4195-9872-f0c320b80697</_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	Community	None.
Author	Author to which the item should be attributed	ContactConcise	None.
Attachments	Attachments included with this item.	Collection of DocumentAttachment	None.
IsAnonymous	True if author attribution is to indicate item was submitted anonymously, False if the author attribution indicates who authored the item. Omitted when item is attributed to its author.	boolean	None.
Creator	When item is posted anonymously, indicates the actual author of the item. Omitted when item is attributed to its author.	ContactConcise	None.
EditedOn	DateTime in UTC when the item was last edited. Omitted if item has not been edited.	date	None.
EditedBy	Indicates contact that last edited this item. Omitted if item has not been edited.	ContactConcise	None.
IsModerated	Indicates whether the item is currently moderated. Omitted when the item is not in moderation.	boolean	None.
RecommendationCount	Number of contacts who have recommended this item.	integer	None.
HasRecommended	If the current contact has recommended this item	boolean	None.
Tags	All of the tags indexed for the item. This includes user tags and admin based tags.	Collection of ItemTagResponse	None.
UserPermissions	Permissions for actions the current user can take on the item.	Collection of string	None.

Response Formats

application/json, text/json

Sample:

{
  "AnswerKey": "eb32ef4a-0aea-4aa5-9f90-f309f6d85048",
  "ParentKey": "4240c235-3f25-4417-a55d-0e1d6b9be115",
  "IsBestAnswer": true,
  "BestAnswerOn": "2026-04-08T07:44:10.4020394Z",
  "Content": "sample string 5",
  "PublishedOn": "2026-04-08T07:44:10.4020394Z",
  "Community": null,
  "Author": {
    "LinkToProfile": "sample string 1",
    "PictureUrl": "sample string 2",
    "ContactKey": "2c26daa1-b739-4ea6-9eea-001977c37df5",
    "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": "2026-04-08T07:44:10.4020394Z",
    "UpdatedByContactKey": "10958727-9b2d-409c-ac7b-fdc88b61f345",
    "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": "2026-04-08T07:44:10.4020394Z"
  },
  "Attachments": [
    {
      "DocumentAttachmentKey": "4999f20d-e6fe-42d2-add3-6c3f3193776c",
      "DocumentKey": "c76fd9ee-7f36-4738-8a0a-725ef99ea09e",
      "FileName": "sample string 3",
      "UploadedByContact": {
        "LinkToProfile": "sample string 1",
        "PictureUrl": "sample string 2",
        "ContactKey": "2c26daa1-b739-4ea6-9eea-001977c37df5",
        "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": "2026-04-08T07:44:10.4020394Z",
        "UpdatedByContactKey": "10958727-9b2d-409c-ac7b-fdc88b61f345",
        "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": "2026-04-08T07:44:10.4020394Z"
      },
      "CreatedOn": "2026-04-08T07:44:10.4020394Z",
      "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": "4999f20d-e6fe-42d2-add3-6c3f3193776c",
      "DocumentKey": "c76fd9ee-7f36-4738-8a0a-725ef99ea09e",
      "FileName": "sample string 3",
      "UploadedByContact": {
        "LinkToProfile": "sample string 1",
        "PictureUrl": "sample string 2",
        "ContactKey": "2c26daa1-b739-4ea6-9eea-001977c37df5",
        "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": "2026-04-08T07:44:10.4020394Z",
        "UpdatedByContactKey": "10958727-9b2d-409c-ac7b-fdc88b61f345",
        "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": "2026-04-08T07:44:10.4020394Z"
      },
      "CreatedOn": "2026-04-08T07:44:10.4020394Z",
      "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": "2c26daa1-b739-4ea6-9eea-001977c37df5",
    "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": "2026-04-08T07:44:10.4020394Z",
    "UpdatedByContactKey": "10958727-9b2d-409c-ac7b-fdc88b61f345",
    "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": "2026-04-08T07:44:10.4020394Z"
  },
  "EditedOn": "2026-04-08T07:44:10.4020394Z",
  "EditedBy": {
    "LinkToProfile": "sample string 1",
    "PictureUrl": "sample string 2",
    "ContactKey": "2c26daa1-b739-4ea6-9eea-001977c37df5",
    "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": "2026-04-08T07:44:10.4020394Z",
    "UpdatedByContactKey": "10958727-9b2d-409c-ac7b-fdc88b61f345",
    "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": "2026-04-08T07:44:10.4020394Z"
  },
  "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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