Post

A Post represents a blog post. An example JSON representation looks like this:

Examples:
Example JSON

JSON including important fields and a Post's resources. See the tables below for a list of all fields and resources.

{
  "type" : "post",
  "status" : "published",
  "subject" : "New Post",
  "parent" : "https://example.jiveon.com/api/core/v3/places/1173",
  "content" : {
    "type" : "text/html",
    "text" : "<p>Post text</p>"
  },
  "contentImages" : [ {
    "id" : "1055",
    "contentType" : "image/jpeg",
    "name" : "pic.jpeg",
    "ref" : "http://example.jiveon.com/api/core/v3/attachments/file/1055/data",
    "size" : 5953,
    "width" : 251,
    "height" : 201,
    "type" : "image"
  } ],
  "author" : {
    "name" : {
      "formatted" : "Administrator"
    },
    "type" : "person",
    "displayName" : "Administrator",
    "id" : "1"
  },
  "visibleToExternalContributors" : false,
  "restrictComments" : false,
  "permalink" : "New-Post",
  "viewCount" : 0,
  "replyCount" : 0,
  "followerCount" : 1,
  "likeCount" : 0,
  "publishDate" : "2012-06-25T23:29:00.000+0000",
  "published" : "2012-06-25T23:29:19.135+0000",
  "updated" : "2012-06-25T23:29:19.135+0000",
  "tags" : [ ],
  "attachments" : [ ],
  "id" : "1001",
  "resources" : {
    "likes" : {
      "ref" : "https://example.jiveon.com/api/core/v3/contents/1174/likes",
      "allowed" : [ "GET" ]
    },
    "self" : {
      "ref" : "https://example.jiveon.com/api/core/v3/contents/1174",
      "allowed" : [ "PUT", "DELETE", "GET" ]
    },
    "html" : {
      "ref" : "https://example.jiveon.com/people/admin/blog/2012/06/25/New-Post",
      "allowed" : [ "GET" ]
    },
    "attachments" : {
      "ref" : "https://example.jiveon.com/api/core/v3/attachments/contents/1174",
      "allowed" : [ "POST", "GET" ]
    },
    "followingIn" : {
      "ref" : "https://example.jiveon.com/api/core/v3/contents/1174/followingIn",
      "allowed" : [ "GET" ]
    },
    "comments" : {
      "ref" : "https://example.jiveon.com/api/core/v3/contents/1174/comments",
      "allowed" : [ "POST", "GET" ]
    }
  }
}
Create Post in Personal Blog

POST to /contents creates a new blog post. The minimum set of fields you must include are: 

 {
  "content":
      {
      "type": "text/html",
      "text": "<body><p>Some interesting text</p></body>"
      },
  "subject": "New Post in Personal Blog",
  "type": "post"
  }

Fields

FieldTypeMode †Description
abuseCountIntegerread-only

Number of abuse reports associated with this content object.

attachmentsAttachment[]optional

List of attachments to this post (if any).

authorPersonread-only

Author of this content object.

authorsPerson[]optional

List of people who are authors on this content. Authors are allowed to edit the content. This value is used only when authorship is limited.

authorshipStringoptionalThe authorship policy for this content.
  • open - anyone with appropriate permissions can edit the content. Default when visibility is place.
  • author - only the author can edit the content. Default when visibility is hidden or all.
  • limited - only those users specified by authors can edit the content. If authors was not specified then users will be used instead when visibility is people. Default when visibility is people.
bannerContentBanneroptional
categoriesString[]optional

Categories associated with this object. Places define the list of possible categories.

contentContentBodyrequired

Content of this content object.

contentIDStringread-only

Internal Jive ID associated with the content.

contentImagesImage[]read-only

A list of Image objects providing metadata about images embedded within this content.

contentVideosContentVideo[]read-only

A list of ContentVideo objects providing metadata about videos embedded within this content.

extendedAuthorsPerson[]optional

List of people who have been granted authorship on this content, who would normally not have access to it. Extended authors are allowed to edit the content. This value is used only when authorship is limited.

favoriteCountIntegerread-only

Number of people who have bookmarked this object.

Availability:

Will be present only for object types that support being bookmarked.

Since: 3.11
followerCountIntegerread-only

Number of people following this object.

Availability:

Will be present only for object types that support being followed.

highlightBodyStringread-only

Highlight snippet of a search match in the body or description.

Availability:

Will be present in search results only.

highlightSubjectStringread-only

Highlight snippet of a search match in the subject or name.

Availability:

Will be present in search results only.

highlightTagsStringread-only

Highlight snippet of a search match in tags.

Availability:

Will be present in search results only.

iconCssStringread-only

CSS Style to locate icon within sprite.

idStringread-only

Identifier (unique within an object type and Jive instance) of this object. This field is internal to Jive and should not be confused with contentID or placeID used in URIs.

lastActivityDateISO 8601 Dateread-only

Date and time when this had its last activity.

Since: 3.12
likeCountIntegerread-only

Number of people who have liked this object.

Availability:

Will be present only for object types that support being liked.

outcomeCountsObjectread-only

Map of structured outcome type names that have been assigned to this content object, and a count of how many times they appear. For top level content objects like Discussion, Document, File, and Post, outcomes assigned to child comments and messages will also be included.

Availability:

Only available for content object types that support structured outcomes

Since: 3.3
outcomeTypeNamesString[]read-only

List of structured outcome type names that have been assigned to this content object. For top level content objects like Discussion, File, and Document, outcomes assigned to child comments and messages will also be included.

Availability:

Only available for content object types that support structured outcomes

Since: 3.3
outcomeTypesOutcomeType[]optional

A list of valid outcome types that can be set on this piece of content

parentStringoptional

URI of the blog of this post. If no parent is specified during creation then the post will be created in the personal blog.

parentContentSummaryread-only

Summary information about the content object that is the parent of this object.

Availability:

Will be present in search results only.

parentContentVisibleBooleanread-only

Flag indicating that the content parent's contents are visible to the viewer.

parentPlaceSummaryread-only

Summary information about the place that contains this object.

Availability:

Will be present in search results only.

parentVisibleBooleanread-only

Flag indicating that the content parent is visible to the viewer.

permalinkStringread-only

Permanent URI for the HTML version of this post.

publishDateISO 8601 Dateoptional

Date and time at which this post should be made visible.

publishedISO 8601 Dateread-only

Date and time when this content object was originally created.

replyCountIntegerread-only

Number of replies to this object.

Availability:

Will be present only for object types that support replies.

resourcesObjectread-only

Resource links (and related permissions for the requesting person) relevant to this object.

restrictCommentsBooleanoptionalFlag indicating that old comments will be visible but new comments are not allowed. If not restricted then anyone with appropriate permissions can comment on the content.
searchRankingsObjectread-only

A map of search result scores including social signals.

Availability:

Will be present in search results only.

statusStringread-only

Published status of this content object.

  • incomplete - Post is in draft mode
  • awaiting moderation - Post is waiting for moderation by an approver
  • rejected - Post has been rejected for publication by an approver
  • scheduled - Post has been scheduled to be published on a given date
  • published - Post has been published
subjectStringrequired

Subject of this content object.

tagsString[]optional

Tags associated with this object.

Availability:

Will be present only for object types that support tags

typeStringrequired

The object type of this object ("post"). This field is required when creating new content.

updatedISO 8601 Dateread-only

Date and time this content object was most recently updated.

usersPerson[]optionalThe list of users that can see the content. On create or update, provide a list of Person URIs or Person entities. On get, returns a list of Person entities. This value is used only when visibility is people.
viewCountIntegerread-only

Number of times this content object has been viewed.

Availability:

Will be present only for objects that support view counts

visibilityStringoptional

The visibility policy for this content object. Valid values are:

  • all - anyone with appropriate permissions can see the content. Default when visibility, parent and users were not specified.
  • hidden - only the author can see the content.
  • people - only those users specified by users can see the content. Default when visibility and parent were not specified but users was specified.
  • place - place permissions specify which users can see the content. Default when visibility was not specified but parent was specified.
visibleToExternalContributorsBooleanread-only

Flag indicating that this content object is potentially visible to external contributors.

followedBooleanread-only

Whether the current user is following this object.

Availability:

Will be present only for object types that support being followed.

promotedResultBooleanread-only

A boolean determining whether this search result is a promoted result

Availability:

Will be present in search results only.

†
→ Fields used by update and create operations
→ Fields used only by create operations
→ Fields not used by update or create operations

Resources

ResourceMethodDescription
attachmentsGET

Return a list of attachments associated to this blog post.

Retrieves:
  • Attachment[]
    • childOutcomeTypesGET

    Return a paginated list of possible outcomes types on the content object's children.

    Retrieves:
  • OutcomeType[]
    • commentsPOST

    Add a comment about this content object.

    The minimum JSON object needed to create a comment is:

         {
         "content": {"type": "text/html", "text": "
    This is a new comment
    "},
     }
    Takes:
    Retrieves:
  • Comment representing the recorded comment
    • commentsGET

    Return a paginated list of the comments about this content object.

    Retrieves:
  • Comment[]
    • extpropsDELETE

    Deletes all extended properties for content.

    Availability:

    Content should be editable to caller.

    extpropsGET

    Returns extended properties for content.

    Availability:

    Content should be visible to caller.

    Retrieves:
  • ExtProps[]
    • extpropsPOST

    Creates extended properties for content.

     {
  "any prop name": "any val",
  "any prop2 name": "any val"
 }
    Availability:

    Content should be editable to caller.

    Retrieves:
  • ExtProps[]
    • followersGET

    Return a paginated list of the people following this content.

    Retrieves:
  • Person[]
    • Since: 3.5
    followingInGET

    Return the list of custom streams in which the requesting person is following this blog post (if any).

    Retrieves:
  • Stream[]
    • htmlGET

    Return the HTML representation of this content object.

    likesPOST

    Register that the requesting person likes this blog post.

    Availability:

    Must be authenticated, must not be your own blog post, and must not have liked this blog post already

    likesGET

    Return a paginated list of people who like this blog post.

    Retrieves:
  • Person[]
    • readPOST

    Mark this post as having been read.

    Since: 3.2
    readDELETE

    Mark this post as having not been read.

    Since: 3.2
    outcomesPOST

    Register that the requesting person created the outcome.

    Here is an example of a JSON with the minimum set of fields you must include: 

    {
  "outcomeType":
      {
          "id": 1
      }
}

    Availability:

    Must be authenticated, must not be able to read the content, and must not have the same outcome type on this comment already

    Takes:
    Retrieves:
  • Outcome Representation of the newly created outcome
    • outcomesGET

    Return a paginated list of outcomes on the content.

    Retrieves:
  • Outcome[]
    • outcomeTypesGET

    Return a paginated list of possible outcomes types on the content.

    Retrieves:
  • OutcomeType[]
    • selfGET

    Return an updated version of this content object.

    Retrieves:
  • Content describing this content object
    • selfPUT

    Update the information about this content object.

    Retrieves:
  • Content representing the updated content object
    • selfDELETE

    Delete this content object and any related comments and other related information.

    likesDELETE

    Delete the like of this blog post by the requesting person.

    Availability:

    Must be authenticated, and must have liked this blog post already