create (Comments)

POST comments/create

Create a comment

URL:

http://www.mobileroadie.com/api/comments/create

Formats

XML, JSON, HTML

Requirements

SSL, API Secret, White-Listed IP Address

HTTP Method(s):

POST

URL Parameter(s):

• key
  • Required

POST Parameters:

• secret
  • Required.
• type
  • Required. The content section to post the comment to. Available types provided by comments/getTypes
• body
  • Required. The text of the comment.
• nickname
  • Username of the comment poster.
• profile_image
  • URL of profile image of the comment poster. Image will be auto-cropped to 50px by 50px.
• parent_id
  • Required. ID of the parent thread. You can Default this to 0.
• item_id
  • Required for all types except fanwall. ID of the content item the comment is in reference to.

Usage Example

<?php
 
$data = array(
  'secret' => 'your_secret_key',
  'type' => 'fanwall', 
  'body' => 'I love this app!', 
  'nickname' => 'moro', 
  'profile_image' => 'http://mobileroadie.com/img/default-image.png',
  'parent_id' => '0',
  'item_id' => ''
  );
 
$handle = curl_init("https://mobileroadie.com/api/comments/create/key/4d4ba30d73b77f7");
curl_setopt($handle, CURLOPT_HTTPAUTH, CURLAUTH_ANY);
curl_setopt($handle, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($handle, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $data);
$response = curl_exec($handle);
curl_close($handle);
 
?>

Success Response

<xml>
 
<id></id>
</xml>

NOTE: Presently there is a bug where a fanwall post will not return back a comment ID. However, the comment will still be posted. We hope to have this fixed shorty.

Response when Missing Required Fields

<xml>
 
<error>[FieldName1] is required. [FieldNameX] is required.</error>
</xml>