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Stack Overflow Articles API

Operations for managing knowledge articles in a Teams workspace.

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OpenAPI Specification

stack-overflow-articles-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Stack Overflow for Teams Answers Articles API
  description: The Stack Overflow for Teams API v3 provides read and write access to private team knowledge bases hosted on Stack Overflow for Teams. It supports managing questions, answers, articles, user groups, subject matter experts (SMEs), tags, and team members. The API uses Personal Access Token (PAT) authentication via the Authorization Bearer header. Business tier subscriptions have read/write access; Basic tier has read-only access.
  version: v3
  contact:
    name: Stack Overflow for Teams Support
    url: https://stackoverflow.com/teams
  termsOfService: https://stackoverflow.com/legal/terms-of-service
servers:
- url: https://api.stackoverflowteams.com/v3
  description: Stack Overflow for Teams API v3
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Articles
  description: Operations for managing knowledge articles in a Teams workspace.
paths:
  /teams/{team}/articles:
    get:
      operationId: getTeamArticles
      summary: Get Team Articles
      description: Returns a list of knowledge articles in the specified Stack Overflow for Teams workspace. Articles are long-form content pieces for documentation and knowledge sharing.
      tags:
      - Articles
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/team'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pagesize'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sort'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/order'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of articles in the team workspace
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ArticlesResponse'
    post:
      operationId: createTeamArticle
      summary: Create a Team Article
      description: Creates a new knowledge article in a Stack Overflow for Teams workspace. Requires write access (Business tier).
      tags:
      - Articles
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/team'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateArticleRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Article created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Article'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
  /teams/{team}/articles/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getTeamArticle
      summary: Get a Team Article
      description: Returns a specific knowledge article from a Stack Overflow for Teams workspace by its ID.
      tags:
      - Articles
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/team'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested article
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Article'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: updateTeamArticle
      summary: Update a Team Article
      description: Updates an existing knowledge article in a Stack Overflow for Teams workspace. Requires write access.
      tags:
      - Articles
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/team'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateArticleRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Article updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Article'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  parameters:
    team:
      name: team
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: The slug of the Stack Overflow for Teams workspace. If your team lives at stackoverflowteams.com/c/my-team, the slug is my-team.
      example: my-team
    order:
      name: order
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - asc
        - desc
        default: desc
      description: Sort order
    filter:
      name: filter
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Filter to control which fields are returned
    id:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: The unique identifier of the resource
    page:
      name: page
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        default: 1
      description: Page number (1-indexed)
    pagesize:
      name: pagesize
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 100
        default: 30
      description: Number of results per page (max 100)
    sort:
      name: sort
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Field to sort results by
  schemas:
    UpdateArticleRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
        body:
          type: string
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error_id:
          type: integer
        error_message:
          type: string
        error_name:
          type: string
    UserRef:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        display_name:
          type: string
        profile_image:
          type: string
          format: uri
    Article:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Unique identifier of the article
        title:
          type: string
          description: Article title
        body:
          type: string
          description: HTML body of the article
        creation_date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        last_edit_date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        owner:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserRef'
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        link:
          type: string
          format: uri
    CreateArticleRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - title
      - body
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          description: Article title
        body:
          type: string
          description: Article body in Markdown
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    ArticlesResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Article'
        has_more:
          type: boolean
        total:
          type: integer
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Forbidden:
      description: Insufficient permissions (requires write access or Business tier)
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Personal Access Token (PAT) authentication. Pass your PAT as a Bearer token in the Authorization header. Generate tokens from your Stack Overflow for Teams account settings.
externalDocs:
  description: Stack Overflow for Teams API Documentation
  url: https://api.stackoverflowteams.com/docs