Discussions API Issue: Unable to create a topic under forums ?

Vamsi.K.827
Vamsi.K.827 Posts: 5 🌱
edited July 16 in Higher Ed / Postsecondary

I'm able to create a forum successfully but unable to create a topic, could you please help me what went wrong here.


POST /d2l/api/le/(version)/(orgUnitId)/discussions/forums/

Create a new forum for an org unit. - Successful

Response: {
"ForumId": 39,
"Name": "New Post 2",
"Description": {
"Text": "Forum description 2",
"Html": "<p>Forum description 2</p>"
},
"ShowDescriptionInTopics": true,
"AllowAnonymous": false,
"IsLocked": false,
"IsHidden": false,
"RequiresApproval": false,
"MustPostToParticipate": true,
"DisplayInCalendar": false,
"DisplayPostDatesInCalendar": false,
"StartDate": null,
"EndDate": null,
"PostStartDate": null,
"PostEndDate": null,
"StartDateAvailabilityType": null,
"EndDateAvailabilityType": null
}

POST /d2l/api/le/(version)/(orgUnitId)/discussions/forums/(forumId)/topics/

Create a new topic for the provided discussion forum in an org unit. - failed getting 400 error.

Request: {    "Name": "Your Topic Name 39",    "Description": {        "Text": "Topic description 39",        "Html": "<p>Topicdescription39</p>"    },    "AllowAnonymousPosts": false,    "StartDate": null,    "EndDate": null,    "IsHidden": false,    "UnlockStartDate": null,    "UnlockEndDate": null,    "RequiresApproval": false,    "ScoreOutOf": null,    "IsAutoScore": false,    "IncludeNonScoredValues": false,    "ScoringType": null,    "IsLocked": false,    "MustPostToParticipate": true,    "RatingType": null,    "DisplayInCalendar": null,    "DisplayUnlockDatesInCalendar": null,    "GroupTypeId": null,    "StartDateAvailabilityType": null,    "EndDateAvailabilityType": null}



Note: Most of the API's are working except creating topic.

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  • Nathan.G.332
    Nathan.G.332 Posts: 13 🧭
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    Hello!
    I believe the issue is your "Description" value. The format you are attempting to use is what the GET call returns but it's not what the POST call requires.

    Whenever you see a { composite:RichTextInput } field in a JSON example, that stands in for a composite block like this:

    {
    "Content": <string>,
    "Type": "Text|Html"
    }

    So I believe you would want to try something like:

    {
    "Content": "<p>Forum description 2</p>",
    "Type": "Html"
    }

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