Post Endpoints

Description of endpoints used to get data related to posts on the DeSo blockchain

Please make sure you've read 3️⃣ Data: API so you are familiar with the following types referenced in this documentation:

• ProfileEntryResponse

• PostEntryResponse

• BalanceEntryResponse

• NFTEntryResponse

• NFTCollectionResponse

Get Posts Stateless

POST /api/v0/get-posts-stateless

Get Posts Stateless returns an array of posts based on the request body. This endpoint is used to fetch posts for many different kinds of feeds.

To fetch the global feed, set GetPostsForGlobalWhitelist to true

To fetch the following feed for a user, set GetPostsforFollowFeed to true

To fetch the admin view of posts ordered by creator coin price, set GetPostsByDeSo to true and provide a value for PostsByDESOMinutesLookback

Endpoint implementation in backend.

Example usages in frontend: - Make request to Get Posts Stateless - Use Get Posts Stateless to get the global feed - Use Get Posts Stateless to get the following feed for a user - Use Get Posts Stateless to get posts ordered by time for an admin to curate the global feed - Use Get Posts Stateless to get posts from user's with the high coin prices in the last hour

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
GetPostsForFollowFeed	Boolean	If true, get posts from creators that the reader follows
OrderBy	String	Order the posts by certain attributes
NumToFetch*	int	Maximum Number of posts to return
ReaderPublicKeyBase58Check	String	Public key of the reader
PostHashHex	String	Start paginated look-up of posts after this post hash
GetPostsForGlobalWhitelist	Boolean	If true, get posts for the global feed - these are posts that have been manually selected for the global feed
PostContent	String	Filters out posts that do not match the text provided in PostContent (case-insensitive)
StartTstampSecs	uint64	deprecated
FetchSubcomments	Boolean	If true, fetches comments on comments of each post. Note: not implemented for the following feed
GetPostsByDESO	Boolean	Get posts from the creators with the highest DESO locked within a certain timeframe
GetPostsByClout	Boolean	deprecated - use GetPostsByDESO instead
MediaRequired	Boolean	If true, filter out posts that do not have images or video in them
PostsByDESOMinutesLookback	uint64	If GetPostsByDESO is true, get all posts within PostsByDESOMinutesLookback, order them by the creator's DESO locked, and take the top NumToFetch posts. Must be 60 or less
AddGlobalFeedBool	Boolean	If set to true, then the posts in the response will contain a boolean about whether they're in the global feed

200: OK Successfully retrieved posts requested

Sample Response

{
  "PostsFound": [<PostEntryResponse>, <PostEntryResponse>], // Array of PostEntryResponses that were found for the provided request body.
}

Response Field Descriptions

...coming soon! See comments in sample response for descriptions for now.

400: Bad Request

{
    // Response
}

Get Single Post

POST /api/v0/get-single-post

Gets a single post, optionally including parents and children. This endpoint is used to display a thread view of a post.

Endpoint implementation in backend.

Example usages in frontend: - Make request to Get Single Post - Use GetSinglePost to get a thread view of a post

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
PostHashHex*	String	Hex of Post Hash to fetch
FetchParents	Boolean	if true, fetch all parents of this post, up to 100 parents.
CommentOffset	uint32	Offset at which to begin result set of comments returned. Defaults to 0
CommentLimit*	uint32	number of comments to return, starting at CommentOffset
ReaderPublicKeyBase58Check	String	public key of the user reading this single post
AddGlobalFeedBool	Boolean	if set to true, then the posts in the response will contain a boolean indicating if they're in the global feed

200: OK Successfully retrieved the single post and any parents or comments

Sample Response

{
 "PostFound": <PostEntryResponse>, // A single PostEntryResponse that optionally contains all children and parent of itself.
}

Response Field Descriptions

...coming soon! See comments in sample response for descriptions for now.

400: Bad Request

{
    // Response
}

Get Posts For Public Key

POST /api/v0/get-posts-for-public-key

Get posts created by a public key or username. This endpoint is used to populate the posts on a user's profile page.

Endpoint implementation in backend.

Example usages in frontend: - Make request to Get Posts For Public Key - Use GetPostsForPublicKey to get posts to display on a user's profile

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
PublicKeyBase58Check	String	Public key of the user whose posts we will fetch Only required if Username is not provided
Username	String	Username of the user whose posts we will fetch Only required if PublicKeyBase58Check is not provided
ReaderPublicKeyBase58Check	String	public key of the user reading the posts
LastPostHashHex	String	Hex of the Post Hash that ended the previous page of results
NumToFetch*	uint64	Number of posts to fetch
MediaRequired	Boolean	if true, only return posts that have images, videos, or embed video URLs.

200: OK Successfully retrieved posts for a given public key or username

Sample Response

{
  "Posts": [<PostEntryResponse>, <PostEntryResponse>], // Array of PostEntryResponses representing a page of results for posts created by the provided public key.
  "LastPostHashHex": "21285bd8c0ed74125cd82a65a74606d8fcb84e309f58bb44b6cb0b76489897b5", //Hex of the last Post Hash in the array of Posts above.  
}

Response Field Descriptions

...coming soon! See comments in sample response for descriptions for now.

400: Bad Request

{
    // Response
}

Get Hot Feed

POST /api/v0/get-hot-feed

Get Hot Feed returns a page of Posts that are currently "hot". A post's hotness is determined by the time since the post was created and the number of likes, diamonds, comments, reposts, and quote reposts.

Endpoint implementation in backend.

Example usages in diamondapp.com's frontend: - Make request to Get Hot Feed - Use GetHotFeed to get posts to display to the user in the Hot Feed tab

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
ReaderPublicKeyBase58Check	String	public key of the user reading the posts
SeenPosts	String[]	A list of posts that have already been seen by the reader
ResponseLimit	uint64	Number of posts to fetch

200: OK Successfully retrieved posts from the hot feed

Sample Response

{
  "HotFeedPage": [<PostEntryResponse>, <PostEntryResponse>,...] // Array of PostEntryResponses that represent the next page of the hot feed for the reader
}

Response Field Descriptions

...coming soon! See comments in sample response for descriptions for now.

400: Bad Request

{
    // Response
}

Get Diamonded Posts

POST /api/v0/get-diamonded-posts

Get all posts on which sender sent diamonds to the receiver. Posts are sorted by the number of diamonds given from the sender to the receiver and then by timestamp.

Endpoint implementation in backend.

Example usages in frontend: - Make request to Get Diamonded Posts - Use GetDiamondedPosts to get posts in which a specific user received diamonds from another specific user. Example on node.deso.org

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
ReceiverPublicKeyBase58Check	String	Public key of the user who received diamonds from sender Only required if ReceiverUsername is not provided
ReceiverUsername	String	Username of the user who received diamonds from sender Only required if ReceiverPublicKeyBase58Check is not provided
SenderPublicKeyBase58Check	String	Public key of the user who sent diamonds to the receiver Only required if SenderUsername is not provided
SenderUsername	String	Username of the user who sent diamonds to the receiver Only required if SenderPublicKeyBase58Check is not provided
ReaderPublicKeyBase58Check	String	public key of the user reading the posts
StartPostHashHex	String	Hex of the first Post Hash to include in this page of results
NumToFetch*	uint64	Number of posts to fetch
MediaRequired	Boolean	if true, only return posts that have images, videos, or embed video URLs.

200: OK Successfully retrieved the requested diamonded posts between sender and receiver

Sample Response

{
  "DiamondedPosts": [<PostEntryResponse>, <PostEntryResponse>] // Array of PostEntryResponses. Each post is a post created by the receiver AND received diamonds from the sender. The DiamondsFromSender attribute is populated in each PostEntryResponse. Posts are ordered by DiamondsFromSender and then by timestamp.
}

Response Field Descriptions

...coming soon! See comments in sample response for descriptions for now.

400: Bad Request

{
    // Response
}

Get Likes For Post

POST /api/v0/get-likes-for-post

Get Profiles of users who liked a given post.

Endpoint implementation in backend.

Example usages in frontend: - Make request to Get Likes For Post - Use GetLikesForPosts to show all users who have liked a po

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
PostHashHex*	String	Hex of Post hash for which we want to retrieve likes
Offset*	uint32	Position at which to return this page of results
Limit*	uint32	Number of profiles to return in this page of results
ReaderPublicKeyBase58Check	String	Public key of the reader

200: OK Successfully retrieved profiles of users who liked a given post

Sample Response

{
  "Likers": [<ProfileEntryResponse>, <ProfileEntryResponse>] // ProfileEntryResponses for users who liked this post.
}

Response Field Descriptions

...coming soon! See comments in sample response for descriptions for now.

400: Bad Request

{
    // Response
}

Get Diamonds For Post

POST /api/v0/get-diamonds-for-post

Get Profiles and number of diamonds for users who gave diamonds to a given post

Endpoint implementation in backend.

Example usages in frontend: - Make request to Get Diamonds For Post - Use GetDiamondsForPosts to show all users who have diamonded a post and how many diamonds the user gave

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
PostHashHex*	String	Hex of Post hash for which we want to retrieve profiles and diamonds
Offset*	uint32	Position at which to return this page of results
Limit*	uint32	Number of profiles to return in this page of results
ReaderPublicKeyBase58Check	String	Public key of the reader

200: OK Successfully retrieved profiles and diamond levels of users who gave diamonds the given post

Sample Response

{
  "DiamondSenders": [
    { 
      "DiamondSenderProfile": <ProfileEntryResponse>, // Profile of the user who gave diamonds to this post
      "DiamondLevel":  2 // Number of diamonds this user gave to this post
    }
  ]
}

Response Field Descriptions

...coming soon! See comments in sample response for descriptions for now.

400: Bad Request

{
    // Response
}

Get Reposts For Post

POST /api/v0/get-reposts-for-post

Get Profiles of users who reposted (without a quote) a given post

Endpoint implementation in backend.

Example usages in frontend: - Make request to Get Reposts For Post - Use GetRepostsForPosts to show all users who have reposted a post

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
PostHashHex*	String	Hex of Post hash for which we want to retrieve reposters
Offset*	uint32	Position at which to return this page of results
Limit*	uint32	Number of profiles to return in this page of results
ReaderPublicKeyBase58Check	String	Public key of the reader

200: OK Successfully retrieved profiles of users who reposted (without a quote) the provided post

Sample Response

{
  "Reposters": [<ProfileEntryResponse>, <ProfileEntryResponse>] // Profiles of users who reposted (without a quote) this post.
}

Response Field Descriptions

...coming soon! See comments in sample response for descriptions for now.

400: Bad Request

{
    // Response
}

Get Quote Reposts For Post

POST /api/v0/get-quote-reposts-for-post

Get profiles of users who quote reposted a given post and the content of the quote repost

Endpoint implementation in backend.

Example usages in frontend: - Make request to Get Quote Reposts For Post - Use GetQuoteRepostsForPost to show all users who have quoted reposted a post and what the quote said

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
PostHashHex*	String	Hex of Post hash for which we want to retrieve quote reposters
Offset*	uint32	Position at which to return this page of results
Limit*	uint32	Number of profiles to return in this page of results
ReaderPublicKeyBase58Check	String	Public key of the reader

200: OK Successfully retrieved the profiles that quote reposted a given post and the post that is quote reposting

Sample Response

{
  "QuoteReposts": [<PostEntryResponse>, <PostEntryResponse>] // Post that quote reposted this quote. Each PostEntryResponse will have a ProfileEntryResponse in it.
}

Response Field Descriptions

...coming soon! See comments in sample response for descriptions for now.{

  "QuoteReposts": [<PostEntryResponse>, <PostEntryResponse>] // Post that quote reposted this quote. Each PostEntryResponse will have a ProfileEntryResponse in it.
}{
  "QuoteReposts": [<PostEntryResponse>, <PostEntryResponse>] // Post that quote reposted this quote. Each PostEntryResponse will have a ProfileEntryResponse in it.
}{
  "QuoteReposts": [<PostEntryResponse>, <PostEntryResponse>] // Post that quote reposted this quote. Each PostEntryResponse will have a ProfileEntryResponse in it.
}{
  "QuoteReposts": [<PostEntryResponse>, <PostEntryResponse>] // Post that quote reposted this quote. Each PostEntryResponse will have a ProfileEntryResponse in it.
}

400: Bad Request

{
    // Response
}