Stack Overflow Questions API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Stack Overflow for Teams Answers Questions 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: Questions
  description: Operations for managing questions in a Stack Overflow for Teams workspace.
paths:
  /teams/{team}/questions:
    get:
      operationId: getTeamQuestions
      summary: Get Team Questions
      description: Returns a list of questions in the specified Stack Overflow for Teams workspace. Supports filtering by tags, status, and date ranges.
      tags:
      - Questions
      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 questions in the team workspace
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuestionsResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
    post:
      operationId: createTeamQuestion
      summary: Create a Team Question
      description: Creates a new question in the specified Stack Overflow for Teams workspace. Requires write access (Business tier).
      tags:
      - Questions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/team'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateQuestionRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Question created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Question'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
  /teams/{team}/questions/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getTeamQuestion
      summary: Get a Team Question
      description: Returns a specific question from a Stack Overflow for Teams workspace by its ID.
      tags:
      - Questions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/team'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested question
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Question'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: updateTeamQuestion
      summary: Update a Team Question
      description: Updates an existing question in a Stack Overflow for Teams workspace. Requires write access.
      tags:
      - Questions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/team'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateQuestionRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Question updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Question'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /teams/{team}/questions/{id}/answers:
    get:
      operationId: getTeamAnswers
      summary: Get Answers for a Team Question
      description: Returns all answers to a specific question in a Stack Overflow for Teams workspace.
      tags:
      - Questions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/team'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Answers for the specified question
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AnswersResponse'
  /questions:
    get:
      operationId: getQuestions
      summary: Get All Questions
      description: Returns questions on Stack Overflow sorted by activity, creation date, votes, or relevance. Supports filtering by tags and date ranges.
      tags:
      - Questions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pagesize_2'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fromdate'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/todate'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/order'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sort'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/tagged'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/site'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of questions
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuestionsResponse_2'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest_2'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized_2'
  /questions/{ids}:
    get:
      operationId: getQuestionsByIds
      summary: Get Questions by IDs
      description: Returns the questions identified by a semicolon-delimited list of question IDs (maximum 100).
      tags:
      - Questions
      parameters:
      - name: ids
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Semicolon-delimited list of question IDs (max 100)
        example: 12345;67890
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/site'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Questions matching the provided IDs
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuestionsResponse_2'
  /questions/{ids}/answers:
    get:
      operationId: getAnswersForQuestion
      summary: Get Answers for Questions
      description: Returns the answers for the questions identified by a semicolon- delimited list of question IDs.
      tags:
      - Questions
      parameters:
      - name: ids
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Semicolon-delimited list of question IDs
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/site'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pagesize_2'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/order'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sort'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Answers for the specified questions
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AnswersResponse_2'
  /questions/unanswered:
    get:
      operationId: getUnansweredQuestions
      summary: Get Unanswered Questions
      description: Returns Stack Overflow questions that have no upvoted or accepted answers. These are questions that need community attention.
      tags:
      - Questions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/site'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pagesize_2'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/order'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sort'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/tagged'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Unanswered questions
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuestionsResponse_2'
  /questions/featured:
    get:
      operationId: getFeaturedQuestions
      summary: Get Featured Questions
      description: Returns Stack Overflow questions that have active bounties. Bounty questions are featured to attract answers.
      tags:
      - Questions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/site'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pagesize_2'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/tagged'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Featured questions with active bounties
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuestionsResponse_2'
  /users/{ids}/questions:
    get:
      operationId: getQuestionsByUser
      summary: Get Questions by User
      description: Returns questions asked by users identified by a semicolon-delimited list of user IDs.
      tags:
      - Questions
      parameters:
      - name: ids
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Semicolon-delimited list of user IDs
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/site'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pagesize_2'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/order'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sort'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Questions asked by the specified users
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuestionsResponse_2'
components:
  schemas:
    Question_2:
      type: object
      properties:
        question_id:
          type: integer
        title:
          type: string
        body:
          type: string
        score:
          type: integer
        view_count:
          type: integer
        answer_count:
          type: integer
        accepted_answer_id:
          type: integer
        is_answered:
          type: boolean
        creation_date:
          type: integer
        last_activity_date:
          type: integer
        owner:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ShallowUser'
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        link:
          type: string
          format: uri
        bounty_amount:
          type: integer
        bounty_closes_date:
          type: integer
    Question:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Unique identifier of the question
        title:
          type: string
          description: The title of the question
        body:
          type: string
          description: The HTML body of the question
        score:
          type: integer
          description: Net vote score
        answer_count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of answers
        view_count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of views
        creation_date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the question was created
        last_activity_date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the question last had activity
        owner:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserRef'
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        is_answered:
          type: boolean
        link:
          type: string
          format: uri
    QuestionsResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Question'
        has_more:
          type: boolean
        total:
          type: integer
    AnswersResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Answer'
        has_more:
          type: boolean
        total:
          type: integer
    Answer_2:
      type: object
      properties:
        answer_id:
          type: integer
        question_id:
          type: integer
        body:
          type: string
        score:
          type: integer
        is_accepted:
          type: boolean
        creation_date:
          type: integer
        last_activity_date:
          type: integer
        owner:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ShallowUser'
        link:
          type: string
          format: uri
    Wrapper:
      type: object
      properties:
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
        has_more:
          type: boolean
        quota_max:
          type: integer
        quota_remaining:
          type: integer
        backoff:
          type: integer
        total:
          type: integer
    UpdateQuestionRequest:
      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
    QuestionsResponse_2:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Wrapper'
      - type: object
        properties:
          items:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Question_2'
    Answer:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Unique identifier of the answer
        question_id:
          type: integer
          description: ID of the question this answer belongs to
        body:
          type: string
          description: The HTML body of the answer
        score:
          type: integer
          description: Net vote score
        is_accepted:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether this is the accepted answer
        creation_date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        owner:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserRef'
    AnswersResponse_2:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Wrapper'
      - type: object
        properties:
          items:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Answer_2'
    ShallowUser:
      type: object
      properties:
        user_id:
          type: integer
        display_name:
          type: string
        reputation:
          type: integer
        user_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - unregistered
          - registered
          - moderator
        profile_image:
          type: string
          format: uri
        link:
          type: string
          format: uri
    UserRef:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        display_name:
          type: string
        profile_image:
          type: string
          format: uri
    CreateQuestionRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - title
      - body
      - tags
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          description: Question title
        body:
          type: string
          description: Question body in Markdown
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Tags for the question
  parameters:
    order:
      name: order
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - asc
        - desc
        default: desc
      description: Sort order
    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
    tagged:
      name: tagged
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Semicolon-delimited list of tags to filter by
    site:
      name: site
      in: query
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        default: stackoverflow
      description: Stack Exchange site identifier (use stackoverflow for Stack Overflow)
    fromdate:
      name: fromdate
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: Unix timestamp for minimum creation date
    id:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: The unique identifier of the resource
    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
    todate:
      name: todate
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: Unix timestamp for maximum creation date
    filter:
      name: filter
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Filter to control which fields are returned
    pagesize_2:
      name: pagesize
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
        maximum: 100
        default: 30
      description: Number of results per page (max 100)
  responses:
    Unauthorized_2:
      description: Authentication required or token is invalid
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request due to invalid parameters
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest_2:
      description: Bad request due to missing or invalid parameters
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication required or PAT is invalid
      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