/services/v2/node/[nodeId]/lock.json?prompt=[data]

You can use the following parameters in your lock a node request:

Specific: prompt
Other options: wrap

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Permissions & Notes:

You must have the Lock comments on posts permission under Moderation Roles in the Advanced Editor to lock any node.

If the node you are trying to lock is your own, you must have the Lock comments on own posts permission under Moderation Roles in the Advanced Editor.

Use the mandatory request parameter prompt to specify the reason why the node is being locked.

We added this request in version 1.6.3.

Sample Request

A PUT lock a node request to lock a node's (nodeId: 809) comments with the reasoning "editing not allowed for anyone but author" sent to https://apidocs.cloud.answerhub.com using a human-readable Username/Password (answerhub/test123) would look like this:

curl 
-u answerhub:test123 
-H "Accept: application/json" 
-H "Content-type: application/json" 
-X PUT "https://apidocs.cloud.answerhub.com/services/v2/node/809/lock.json?prompt=editing+not+allowed+for+anyone+but+author" -v

Expected Response

Successful Response:

HTTP Status 200 - OK

{
    "success": true,
    "result": {
        "lockAction": {
            "id": 1068,
            "ip": "172.20.0.3",
            "user": {
                "id": 108,
                "username": "admin",
                "avatarUrl": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4e955c70eeff0abe1974c9be300a8887?d=identicon&r=PG"
            },
            "actionDate": "Wed Feb 06 15:01:00 UTC 2019",
            "canceled": false,
            "extra": "editing not allowed for anyone but author",
            "private": false,
            "verb": "locked",
            "node": {
                "id": 809,
                "type": "kbentry"
            }
        }
    }
}