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Stackexchange Api V2 3 Answer Example

javac++performance

Stackexchange Api V2 3 Answer Example is an example object payload from Stack Exchange, with 22 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

answer_idquestion_idtitlebodybody_markdownlinkscoreup_vote_countdown_vote_countis_acceptedcomment_countcreation_datelast_activity_datelast_edit_dateownerlast_editortagscontent_licensecommunity_owned_datelocked_dateawarded_bounty_amountawarded_bounty_users

Example Payload

{
  "answer_id": 11227902,
  "question_id": 11227809,
  "title": "Why is processing a sorted array faster than processing an unsorted array?",
  "body": "Use the standard library `json` module.",
  "body_markdown": "Use the standard library `json` module.",
  "link": "https://stackoverflow.com/a/11227902",
  "score": 36000,
  "up_vote_count": 36500,
  "down_vote_count": 500,
  "is_accepted": true,
  "comment_count": 20,
  "creation_date": 1338719105,
  "last_activity_date": 1700000000,
  "last_edit_date": 1735076864,
  "owner": {
    "user_id": 22656,
    "user_type": "registered",
    "display_name": "Jon Skeet",
    "reputation": 1500000,
    "profile_image": "https://i.sstatic.net/lLZAr.jpg?s=128",
    "link": "https://stackoverflow.com/users/22656/jon-skeet",
    "accept_rate": 92
  },
  "last_editor": {
    "user_id": 22656,
    "user_type": "registered",
    "display_name": "Jon Skeet",
    "reputation": 1500000,
    "profile_image": "https://i.sstatic.net/lLZAr.jpg?s=128",
    "link": "https://stackoverflow.com/users/22656/jon-skeet",
    "accept_rate": 92
  },
  "tags": [
    "java",
    "c++",
    "performance"
  ],
  "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
  "community_owned_date": 1735003190,
  "locked_date": 1735068757,
  "awarded_bounty_amount": 559584,
  "awarded_bounty_users": [
    {
      "user_id": 22656,
      "user_type": "registered",
      "display_name": "Jon Skeet",
      "reputation": 1500000,
      "profile_image": "https://i.sstatic.net/lLZAr.jpg?s=128",
      "link": "https://stackoverflow.com/users/22656/jon-skeet",
      "accept_rate": 92
    }
  ]
}

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