DEV Community Reactions API
The reactions API from DEV Community — 4 operation(s) for reactions.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Devto Reactions API
version: 1.0.0
description: 'Operations tagged reactions across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: openapi.json, openapi.yaml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://dev.to/api
description: Production server
security:
- api-key: []
tags:
- name: Reactions
paths:
/api/reactions/toggle:
post:
summary: toggle reaction
tags:
- Reactions
description: 'This endpoint allows the client to toggle the user''s reaction to a specified reactable (eg, Article, Comment, or User). For examples:
* "Like"ing an Article will create a new "like" Reaction from the user for that Articles
* "Like"ing that Article a second time will remove the "like" from the user'
parameters:
- name: category
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: string
enum:
- like
- unicorn
- exploding_head
- raised_hands
- fire
- name: reactable_id
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: integer
format: int32
- name: reactable_type
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: string
enum:
- Comment
- Article
- User
responses:
'200':
description: successful
content:
application/json:
example:
result: create
category: like
id: 161
reactable_id: 2260
reactable_type: Article
'401':
description: unauthorized
content:
application/json:
example:
error: unauthorized
status: 401
operationId: postApiReactionsToggle
x-operation-id-source: derived
servers:
- url: https://dev.to/api
description: Production server
/api/reactions:
post:
summary: create reaction
tags:
- Reactions
description: 'This endpoint allows the client to create a reaction to a specified reactable (eg, Article, Comment, or User). For examples:
* "Like"ing an Article will create a new "like" Reaction from the user for that Articles
* "Like"ing that Article a second time will return the previous "like"'
parameters:
- name: category
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: string
enum:
- like
- unicorn
- exploding_head
- raised_hands
- fire
- name: reactable_id
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: integer
format: int32
- name: reactable_type
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: string
enum:
- Comment
- Article
- User
responses:
'200':
description: successful
content:
application/json:
example:
result: none
category: like
id: 163
reactable_id: 2262
reactable_type: Article
'401':
description: unauthorized
content:
application/json:
example:
error: unauthorized
status: 401
operationId: postApiReactions
x-operation-id-source: derived
servers:
- url: https://dev.to/api
description: Production server
/reactions/toggle:
post:
summary: toggle reaction
tags:
- Reactions
description: 'This endpoint allows the client to toggle the user''s reaction to a specified reactable (eg, Article, Comment, or User). For examples:
* "Like"ing an Article will create a new "like" Reaction from the user for that Articles
* "Like"ing that Article a second time will remove the "like" from the user'
parameters:
- name: category
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: string
enum:
- like
- unicorn
- exploding_head
- raised_hands
- fire
- name: reactable_id
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: integer
format: int32
- name: reactable_type
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: string
enum:
- Comment
- Article
- User
responses:
'200':
description: successful
content:
application/json:
example:
result: create
category: like
id: 13
reactable_id: 283
reactable_type: Article
'401':
description: unauthorized
content:
application/json:
example:
error: unauthorized
status: 401
operationId: postReactionsToggle
x-operation-id-source: derived
servers:
- url: https://dev.to/api
description: Production server
/reactions:
post:
summary: create reaction
tags:
- Reactions
description: 'This endpoint allows the client to create a reaction to a specified reactable (eg, Article, Comment, or User). For examples:
* "Like"ing an Article will create a new "like" Reaction from the user for that Articles
* "Like"ing that Article a second time will return the previous "like"'
parameters:
- name: category
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: string
enum:
- like
- unicorn
- exploding_head
- raised_hands
- fire
- name: reactable_id
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: integer
format: int32
- name: reactable_type
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: string
enum:
- Comment
- Article
- User
responses:
'200':
description: successful
content:
application/json:
example:
result: none
category: like
id: 15
reactable_id: 285
reactable_type: Article
'401':
description: unauthorized
content:
application/json:
example:
error: unauthorized
status: 401
operationId: postReactions
x-operation-id-source: derived
servers:
- url: https://dev.to/api
description: Production server
components:
securitySchemes:
api-key:
type: apiKey
name: api-key
in: header
description: "API Key authentication.\n\nAuthentication for some endpoints, like write operations on the\nArticles API require a DEV API key.\n\nAll authenticated endpoints are CORS disabled, the API key is intended for non-browser scripts.\n\n### Getting an API key\n\nTo obtain one, please follow these steps:\n\n - visit https://dev.to/settings/extensions\n - in the \"DEV API Keys\" section create a new key by adding a\n description and clicking on \"Generate API Key\"\n\n \n\n - You'll see the newly generated key in the same view\n "
x-refined-from:
- openapi.json
- openapi.yaml