Make a Node a Favorite

You can use this API request to make a node a favorite.
The system tracks favorites on a per-user basis, with each user having a separate set of nodes marked as favorites.
The system automatically extracts the identity of the user, making the node a favorite from the credentials used to authenticate the request.

/services/v2/node/[nodeId]/markfavorite.json

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

Other options: wrap

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Permissions & Notes:

  • You must have the View the question page permission under Anonymous Roles in the Advanced Editor.

  • You must also have the Mark as favorite permission under Standard Roles in the Advanced Editor.

  • We added this request in version 1.6.3.

Sample Request

A PUT make a node a favorite request to make a node (nodeId: 544) a favorite 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/544/markfavorite.json"

Expected Response

Successful Response:

  • HTTP Status 200 - OK
{
    "success": true,
    "result": {
        "favoriteAction": {
            "id": 1062,
            "ip": "172.20.0.3",
            "user": {
                "id": 108,
                "username": "admin",
                "avatarUrl": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4e955c70eeff0abe1974c9be300a8887?d=identicon&r=PG"
            },
            "actionDate": "Tue Feb 05 14:19:38 UTC 2019",
            "canceled": false,
            "extra": null,
            "private": false,
            "verb": "favorited",
            "node": {
                "id": 544,
                "type": "question"
            }
        },
        "favoriteCount": 1
    }
}
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