Questions tagged [locked-posts]
Locked posts can't be: Edited, Voted on, Commented on, Answered, nor Flagged with most flags. Use this for questions with how the API handles such posts, or for tools/apps/scripts that deal with locked posts.
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Wrong error message when attempting to edit a locked answer
When attempting to edit a locked answer like this one via the /answers/{id}/edit API method, I get an error message:
Account is not allowed to suggest edits
I have the privilege to edit the post, ...
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Why doesn't the API return a 'locked date' for this locked answer?
This answer has been locked, yet when I ask the API about this post it fails to return a locked_date:
It's a rather old lock, but I can't see anything suspicious in the timeline or the Post History.
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OBSOLETE - revisions/{id} is returning an error for locked posts
The API is returning the following error message when I request the revision history for locked posts.
Example URL: http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/revisions/194812
{
"error": {
"code": 500,
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Locked vs Closed
Whats the difference between locked and closed API wise. What I mean is why is this question locked:
https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/4755/should-i-get-a-credit-card-closed
But this one ...
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Why answers don't have a "locked" attribute?
When looking at an answer, I can see that there is no locked_date attribute, like there is for questions. IIRC, answers can be locked by moderators.
Also, if a post is unlocked, is that field ...
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