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\n", "protected": false }, "author": 1, "featured_media": 0, "comment_status": "open", "ping_status": "open", "sticky": false, "template": "", "format": "standard", "meta": { "footnotes": "" }, "categories": [], "tags": [], "class_list": [ "post-17", "post", "type-post", "status-publish", "format-standard", "hentry" ], "_links": { "self": [ { "href": "https://myurl.com/index.php?rest_route=/wp/v2/posts/17" } ], "collection": [ { "href": "https://myurl.com/index.php?rest_route=/wp/v2/posts" } ], "about": [ { "href": "https://myurl.com/index.php?rest_route=/wp/v2/types/post" } ], "author": [ { "embeddable": true, "href": "https://myurl.com/index.php?rest_route=/wp/v2/users/1" } ], "replies": [ { "embeddable": true, "href": "https://myurl.com/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17" } ], "version-history": [ { "count": 0, "href": "https://myurl.com/index.php?rest_route=/wp/v2/posts/17/revisions" } ], "wp:attachment": [ { "href": "https://myurl.com/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17" } ], "wp:term": [ { "taxonomy": "category", "embeddable": true, "href": "https://myurl.com/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17" }, { "taxonomy": "post_tag", "embeddable": true, "href": "https://myurl.com/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17" } ], "curies": [ { "name": "wp", "href": "https://api.w.org/{rel}", "templated": true } ] }} ``` - This topic was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by [sgt621](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sgt621/). Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * [Shyamsundar Gadde](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shyamgadde/) * (@shyamgadde) * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-comment-on-post-through-api/#post-18066445) * I’d like you to try the following steps: 1. **URL Structure**: WordPress sites with custom permalinks can sometimes have routing issues. Even though you’re retrieving the post correctly with `{{baseUrl}}/? rest_route=/wp/v2/posts/17`, try using the URL format: `{{baseUrl}}/wp-json/ wp/v2/comments`. 2. **Request Body**: 3. - The `status` field for comments is typically either `"hold"` (for pending comments) or `"approved"`, not `"publish"`. Try removing the `"status": " publish"` field or setting it to `"approved"`. - The `author: 0` might cause issues for anonymous comments. Try removing the` author` field altogether, or if the user is authenticated, ensure you’re passing the correct user ID. * Let me know about the status after these adjustments. * Thread Starter [sgt621](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sgt621/) * (@sgt621) * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-comment-on-post-through-api/#post-18068215) * [@shyamgadde](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shyamgadde/) thanks for looking into this. I made all the changes in #2, but that did not solve the issue. I’ve tried to switch the permalink on the Settings > Permalinks page, but the change has not worked. I still have to use the old URL, even after I save the changes. Not sure if there is something else misconfigured. * [Shyamsundar Gadde](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shyamgadde/) * (@shyamgadde) * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-comment-on-post-through-api/#post-18068563) * I’m honestly not sure why you’re facing this issue. It’s quite perplexing, given the information you’ve provided. Let’s dig a bit deeper: * Based on the source code of `WP_REST_Comments_Controller`, there are only two cases in the permission checks that could trigger this specific error when creating a comment: - The first case is if the `post` key isn’t set in the request, but that’s clearly not the issue here since your request contains it. - The second case is if the call to `get_post()` with the provided post ID returns` null`, which is strange since your GET request for the same post ID returns the correct post object. * This discrepancy is puzzling. To troubleshoot further: 1. Could you double-check that post ID 17 is visible and published in the WordPress admin panel? Sometimes, there can be inconsistencies between what’s accessible via the API and what’s in the database. 2. Try creating a new post directly from the WordPress admin (instead of via the API) and then attempt to post comments to it using the API. I’m assuming the post you’re working with was created via the API—if that’s the case, testing with a manually created post might help identify if the issue is related to how the post was created. 3. It might be worth checking your WordPress version and if you have any plugins that could potentially interfere with comments or the REST API. 4. As a long shot, you could try enabling WordPress debug mode by setting `WP_DEBUG` to `true` in your `wp-config.php` file. This might provide more detailed error information. * Without attaching a debugger, it’s hard to figure out exactly what’s going wrong. I’m not sure what your setup is, but if possible, debugging would be the best way to get more insights. * Also, I don’t believe it’s an authentication issue since those checks happen before the post ID validation, and you would have gotten a different error. However, it might be worth verifying your authentication method (if you’re using one) just to rule it out completely. * Let me know the results of these steps, particularly the test with a new, manually created post. If the issue persists, we might need to consider more advanced debugging methods, like adding some temporary logging to the `WP_REST_Comments_Controller` class to pinpoint exactly where the permission check is failing. * Let me know if that changes anything, and I can assist further if needed. Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) The topic ‘cannot comment on post through API’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Developing with WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/wp-advanced/) * 3 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Shyamsundar Gadde](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shyamgadde/) * Last activity: [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-comment-on-post-through-api/#post-18068563) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics