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`szurubooru` uses REST API for all operations.



# Table of contents

1. [General rules](#general-rules)

   - [Authentication](#authentication)
   - [Basic requests](#basic-requests)
   - [File uploads](#file-uploads)
   - [Error handling](#error-handling)
   - [Field selecting](#field-selecting)

2. [API reference](#api-reference)

    - Tag categories
        - [Listing tag categories](#listing-tag-categories)
        - [Creating tag category](#creating-tag-category)
        - [Updating tag category](#updating-tag-category)
        - [Getting tag category](#getting-tag-category)
        - [Deleting tag category](#deleting-tag-category)
        - [Setting default tag category](#setting-default-tag-category)
    - Tags
        - [Listing tags](#listing-tags)
        - [Creating tag](#creating-tag)
        - [Updating tag](#updating-tag)
        - [Getting tag](#getting-tag)
        - [Deleting tag](#deleting-tag)
        - [Merging tags](#merging-tags)
        - [Listing tag siblings](#listing-tag-siblings)
    - Posts
        - [Listing posts](#listing-posts)
        - [Creating post](#creating-post)
        - [Updating post](#updating-post)
        - [Getting post](#getting-post)
        - [Deleting post](#deleting-post)
        - [Rating post](#rating-post)
        - [Adding post to favorites](#adding-post-to-favorites)
        - [Removing post from favorites](#removing-post-from-favorites)
        - [Getting featured post](#getting-featured-post)
        - [Featuring post](#featuring-post)
    - Comments
        - [Listing comments](#listing-comments)
        - [Creating comment](#creating-comment)
        - [Updating comment](#updating-comment)
        - [Getting comment](#getting-comment)
        - [Deleting comment](#deleting-comment)
        - [Rating comment](#rating-comment)
    - Users
        - [Listing users](#listing-users)
        - [Creating user](#creating-user)
        - [Updating user](#updating-user)
        - [Getting user](#getting-user)
        - [Deleting user](#deleting-user)
    - Password reset
        - [Password reset - step 1: mail request](#password-reset---step-2-confirmation)
        - [Password reset - step 2: confirmation](#password-reset---step-2-confirmation)
    - Snapshots
        - [Listing snapshots](#listing-snapshots)
    - Global info
        - [Getting global info](#getting-global-info)

3. [Resources](#resources)

   - [User](#user)
   - [Micro user](#micro-user)
   - [Tag category](#tag-category)
   - [Tag](#tag)
   - [Post](#post)
   - [Micro post](#micro-post)
   - [Note](#note)
   - [Comment](#comment)
   - [Snapshot](#snapshot)
   - [Unpaged search result](#unpaged-search-result)
   - [Paged search result](#paged-search-result)

4. [Search](#search)



# General rules

## Authentication

Authentication is achieved by means of [basic HTTP
auth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_access_authentication). For this
reason, it is recommended to connect through HTTPS. There are no sessions, so
every privileged request must be authenticated. Available privileges depend on
the user's rank. The way how rank translates to privileges is defined in the
server's configuration.

It is recommended to add `?bump-login` GET parameter to the first request in a
client "session" (where the definition of a session is up to the client), so
that the user's last login time is kept up to date.

## Basic requests

Every request must use `Content-Type: application/json` and `Accept:
application/json`. An exception to this rule are requests that upload files.

## File uploads

Requests that upload files must use `multipart/form-data` encoding. JSON
metadata must then be included as field of name `metadata`, whereas files must
be included as separate fields with names specific to each request type.

Alternatively, the server can download the files from the Internet on client's
behalf. In that case, the request doesn't need to be specially encoded in any
way. The files, however, should be passed as regular fields appended with `Url`
suffix. For example, to download a file named `content` from
`http://example.com/file.jpg`, the client should pass
`{"contentUrl":"http://example.com/file.jpg"}` as part of the message body.

## Error handling

All errors (except for unhandled fatal server errors) send relevant HTTP status
code together with JSON of following structure:

```json5
{
    "title": "Generic title of error message, e.g. 'Not found'",
    "description": "Detailed description of what went wrong, e.g. 'User `rr-` not found."
}
```

## Field selecting

For performance considerations, sometimes the client might want to choose the
fields the server sends to it in order to improve the query speed. This
customization is available for top-level fields of most of the
[resources](#resources). To choose the fields, the client should pass
`?fields=field1,field2,...` suffix to the query. This works regardless of the
requesttype (`GET`, `PUT` etc.).

For example, to list posts while getting only their IDs and tags, the client
should send a `GET` query like this:

```
GET /posts/?fields=id,tags
```


# API reference

Depending on the deployment, the URLs might be relative to some base path such
as `/api/`. Values denoted with diamond braces (`<like this>`) signify variable
data.

## Listing tag categories
- **Request**

    `GET /tag-categories`

- **Output**

    An [unpaged search result](#unpaged-search-result), for which `<resource>`
    is a [tag category resource](#tag-category).

- **Errors**

    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Lists all tag categories. Doesn't use paging.

    **Note**: independently, the server exports current tag category list
    snapshots to the data directory under `tags.json` name. Its purpose is to
    reduce the trips frontend needs to make when doing autocompletion, and ease
    caching. The data directory and its URL are controlled with `data_dir` and
    `data_url` variables in server's configuration.

## Creating tag category
- **Request**

    `POST /tag-categories`

- **Input**

    ```json5
    {
        "name":  <name>,
        "color": <color>
    }
    ```

- **Output**

    A [tag category resource](#tag-category).

- **Errors**

    - the name is used by an existing tag category (names are case insensitive)
    - the name is invalid or missing
    - the color is invalid or missing
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Creates a new tag category using specified parameters. Name must match
    `tag_category_name_regex` from server's configuration. First category
    created becomes the default category.

## Updating tag category
- **Request**

    `PUT /tag-category/<name>`

- **Input**

    ```json5
    {
        "name":  <name>,    // optional
        "color": <color>,   // optional
    }
    ```

- **Output**

    A [tag category resource](#tag-category).

- **Errors**

    - the tag category does not exist
    - the name is used by an existing tag category (names are case insensitive)
    - the name is invalid
    - the color is invalid
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Updates an existing tag category using specified parameters. Name must
    match `tag_category_name_regex` from server's configuration. All fields are
    optional - update concerns only provided fields.

## Getting tag category
- **Request**

    `GET /tag-category/<name>`

- **Output**

    A [tag category resource](#tag-category).

- **Errors**

    - the tag category does not exist
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Retrieves information about an existing tag category.

## Deleting tag category
- **Request**

    `DELETE /tag-category/<name>`

- **Output**

    ```json5
    {}
    ```

- **Errors**

    - the tag category does not exist
    - the tag category is used by some tags
    - the tag category is the last tag category available
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Deletes existing tag category. The tag category to be deleted must have no
    usages.

## Setting default tag category
- **Request**

    `PUT /tag-category/<name>/default`

- **Input**

    ```json5
    {}
    ```

- **Output**

    A [tag category resource](#tag-category).

- **Errors**

    - the tag category does not exist
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Sets given tag category as default. All new tags created manually or
    automatically will have this category.

## Listing tags
- **Request**

    `GET /tags/?page=<page>&pageSize=<page-size>&query=<query>`

- **Output**

    A [paged search result resource](#paged-search-result), for which
    `<resource>` is a [tag resource](#tag).

- **Errors**

    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Searches for tags.

    **Note**: independently, the server exports current tag list snapshots to
    the data directory under `tags.json` name. Its purpose is to reduce the
    trips frontend needs to make when doing autocompletion, and ease caching.
    The data directory and its URL are controlled with `data_dir` and
    `data_url` variables in server's configuration.

    **Anonymous tokens**

    Same as `name` token.

    **Named tokens**

    | `<key>`             | Description                           |
    | ------------------- | ------------------------------------- |
    | `name`              | having given name (accepts wildcards) |
    | `category`          | having given category                 |
    | `creation-date`     | created at given date                 |
    | `creation-time`     | alias of `creation-date`              |
    | `last-edit-date`    | edited at given date                  |
    | `last-edit-time`    | alias of `last-edit-date`             |
    | `edit-date`         | alias of `last-edit-date`             |
    | `edit-time`         | alias of `last-edit-date`             |
    | `usages`            | used in given number of posts         |
    | `usage-count`       | alias of `usages`                     |
    | `post-count`        | alias of `usages`                     |
    | `suggestion-count`  | with given number of suggestions      |
    | `implication-count` | with given number of implications     |

    **Sort style tokens**

    | `<value>`           | Description                  |
    | ------------------- | ---------------------------- |
    | `random`            | as random as it can get      |
    | `name`              | A to Z                       |
    | `category`          | category (A to Z)            |
    | `creation-date`     | recently created first       |
    | `creation-time`     | alias of `creation-date`     |
    | `last-edit-date`    | recently edited first        |
    | `last-edit-time`    | alias of `creation-time`     |
    | `edit-date`         | alias of `creation-time`     |
    | `edit-time`         | alias of `creation-time`     |
    | `usages`            | used in most posts first     |
    | `usage-count`       | alias of `usages`            |
    | `post-count`        | alias of `usages`            |
    | `suggestion-count`  | with most suggestions first  |
    | `implication-count` | with most implications first |

    **Special tokens**

    None.

## Creating tag
- **Request**

    `POST /tags`

- **Input**

    ```json5
    {
        "names":        [<name1>, <name2>, ...],
        "category":     <category>,
        "description":  <description>,              // optional
        "implications": [<name1>, <name2>, ...],    // optional
        "suggestions":  [<name1>, <name2>, ...]     // optional
    }
    ```

- **Output**

    A [tag resource](#tag).

- **Errors**

    - any name is used by an existing tag (names are case insensitive)
    - any name, implication or is invalid
    - category is invalid
    - no name was specified
    - implications or suggestions contain any item from names (e.g. there's a
      shallow cyclic dependency)
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Creates a new tag using specified parameters. Names, suggestions and
    implications must match `tag_name_regex` from server's configuration.
    Category must exist and is the same as `name` field within
    [`<tag-category>` resource](#tag-category). Suggestions and implications
    are optional. If specified implied tags or suggested tags do not exist yet,
    they will be automatically created. Tags created automatically have no
    implications, no suggestions, one name and their category is set to the
    first tag category found. If there are no tag categories established yet,
    an error will be thrown.

## Updating tag
- **Request**

    `PUT /tag/<name>`

- **Input**

    ```json5
    {
        "names":        [<name1>, <name2>, ...],    // optional
        "category":     <category>,                 // optional
        "description":  <description>,              // optional
        "implications": [<name1>, <name2>, ...],    // optional
        "suggestions":  [<name1>, <name2>, ...]     // optional
    }
    ```

- **Output**

    A [tag resource](#tag).

- **Errors**

    - the tag does not exist
    - any name is used by an existing tag (names are case insensitive)
    - any name, implication or suggestion name is invalid
    - category is invalid
    - implications or suggestions contain any item from names (e.g. there's a
      shallow cyclic dependency)
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Updates an existing tag using specified parameters. Names, suggestions and
    implications must match `tag_name_regex` from server's configuration.
    Category must exist and is the same as `name` field within
    [`<tag-category>` resource](#tag-category). If specified implied tags or
    suggested tags do not exist yet, they will be automatically created. Tags
    created automatically have no implications, no suggestions, one name and
    their category is set to the first tag category found. All fields are
    optional - update concerns only provided fields.

## Getting tag
- **Request**

    `GET /tag/<name>`

- **Output**

    A [tag resource](#tag).

- **Errors**

    - the tag does not exist
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Retrieves information about an existing tag.

## Deleting tag
- **Request**

    `DELETE /tag/<name>`

- **Output**

    ```json5
    {}
    ```

- **Errors**

    - the tag does not exist
    - the tag is used by some posts
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Deletes existing tag. The tag to be deleted must have no usages.

## Merging tags
- **Request**

    `POST /tag-merge/`

- **Input**

    ```json5
    {
        "remove":  <source-tag-name>,
        "mergeTo": <target-tag-name>
    }
    ```

- **Output**

    A [tag resource](#tag) containing the merged tag.

- **Errors**

    - the source or target tag does not exist
    - the source tag is the same as the target tag
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Removes source tag and merges all of its usages to the target tag. Source
    tag properties such as category, tag relations etc. do not get transferred
    and are discarded. The target tag effectively remains unchanged with the
    exception of the set of posts it's used in.

## Listing tag siblings
- **Request**

    `GET /tag-siblings/<name>`

- **Output**

    ```json5
    {
        "results": [
            {
                "tag": <tag>,
                "occurrences": <occurrence-count>
            },
            {
                "tag": <tag>,
                "occurrences": <occurrence-count>
            }
        ]
    }
    ```
    ...where `<tag>` is a [tag resource](#tag).

- **Errors**

    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Lists siblings of given tag, e.g. tags that were used in the same posts as
    the given tag. `occurrences` field signifies how many times a given sibling
    appears with given tag. Results are sorted by occurrences count and the
    list is truncated to the first 50 elements. Doesn't use paging.

## Listing posts
- **Request**

    `GET /posts/?page=<page>&pageSize=<page-size>&query=<query>`

- **Output**

    A [paged search result resource](#paged-search-result), for which
    `<resource>` is a [post resource](#post).

- **Errors**

    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Searches for posts.

    **Anonymous tokens**

    Same as `tag` token.

    **Named tokens**

    | `<key>`          | Description                                                |
    | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
    | `id`             | having given post number                                   |
    | `tag`            | having given tag                                           |
    | `score`          | having given score                                         |
    | `uploader`       | uploaded by given user                                     |
    | `upload`         | alias of upload                                            |
    | `submit`         | alias of upload                                            |
    | `comment`        | commented by given user                                    |
    | `fav`            | favorited by given user                                    |
    | `tag-count`      | having given number of tags                                |
    | `comment-count`  | having given number of comments                            |
    | `fav-count`      | favorited by given number of users                         |
    | `note-count`     | having given number of annotations                         |
    | `relation-count` | having given number of relations                           |
    | `feature-count`  | having been featured given number of times                 |
    | `type`           | given type of posts. `<value>` can be either `image`, `animation` (or `animated` or `anim`), `flash` (or `swf`) or `video` (or `webm`). |
    | `file-size`      | having given file size (in bytes)                          |
    | `image-width`    | having given image width (where applicable)                |
    | `image-height`   | having given image height (where applicable)               |
    | `image-area`     | having given number of pixels (image width * image height) |
    | `width`          | alias of `image-width`                                     |
    | `height`         | alias of `image-height`                                    |
    | `area`           | alias of `image-area`                                      |
    | `creation-date`  | posted at given date                                       |
    | `creation-time`  | alias of `creation-date`                                   |
    | `date`           | alias of `creation-date`                                   |
    | `time`           | alias of `creation-date`                                   |
    | `last-edit-date` | edited at given date                                       |
    | `last-edit-time` | alias of `last-edit-date`                                  |
    | `edit-date`      | alias of `last-edit-date`                                  |
    | `edit-time`      | alias of `last-edit-date`                                  |
    | `comment-date`   | commented at given date                                    |
    | `comment-time`   | alias of `comment-date`                                    |
    | `fav-date`       | last favorited at given date                               |
    | `fav-time`       | alias of `fav-date`                                        |
    | `feature-date`   | featured at given date                                     |
    | `feature-time`   | alias of `feature-time`                                    |
    | `safety`         | having given safety. `<value>` can be either `safe`, `sketchy` (or `questionable`) or `unsafe`. |
    | `rating`         | alias of `safety`                                          |

    **Sort style tokens**

    | `<value>`        | Description                                      |
    | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
    | `random`         | as random as it can get                          |
    | `id`             | highest to lowest post number                    |
    | `score`          | highest scored                                   |
    | `tag-count`      | with most tags                                   |
    | `comment-count`  | most commented first                             |
    | `fav-count`      | loved by most                                    |
    | `note-count`     | with most annotations                            |
    | `relation-count` | with most relations                              |
    | `feature-count`  | most often featured                              |
    | `file-size`      | largest files first                              |
    | `image-width`    | widest images first                              |
    | `image-height`   | tallest images first                             |
    | `image-area`     | largest images first                             |
    | `width`          | alias of `image-width`                           |
    | `height`         | alias of `image-height`                          |
    | `area`           | alias of `image-area`                            |
    | `creation-date`  | newest to oldest (pretty much same as id)        |
    | `creation-time`  | alias of `creation-date`                         |
    | `date`           | alias of `creation-date`                         |
    | `time`           | alias of `creation-date`                         |
    | `last-edit-date` | like creation-date, only looks at last edit time |
    | `last-edit-time` | alias of `last-edit-date`                        |
    | `edit-date`      | alias of `last-edit-date`                        |
    | `edit-time`      | alias of `last-edit-date`                        |
    | `comment-date`   | recently commented by anyone                     |
    | `comment-time`   | alias of `comment-date`                          |
    | `fav-date`       | recently added to favorites by anyone            |
    | `fav-time`       | alias of `fav-date`                              |
    | `feature-date`   | recently featured                                |
    | `feature-time`   | alias of `feature-time`                          |

    **Special tokens**

    | `<value>`    | Description                                                   |
    | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
    | `liked`      | posts liked by currently logged in user                       |
    | `disliked`   | posts disliked by currently logged in user                    |
    | `fav`        | posts added to favorites by currently logged in user          |
    | `tumbleweed` | posts with score of 0, without comments and without favorites |

## Creating post
- **Request**

    `POST /posts/`

- **Input**

    ```json5
    {
        "tags":         [<tag1>, <tag2>, <tag3>],
        "safety":       <safety>,
        "source":       <source>,                     // optional
        "relations":    [<post1>, <post2>, <post3>],  // optional
        "notes":        [<note1>, <note2>, <note3>],  // optional
        "flags":        [<flag1>, <flag2>],           // optional
        "anonymous":    <anonymous>                   // optional
    }
    ```

- **Files**

    - `content` - the content of the content.
    - `thumbnail` - the content of custom thumbnail (optional).

- **Output**

    A [post resource](#post).

- **Errors**

    - tags have invalid names
    - safety, notes or flags are invalid
    - relations refer to non-existing posts
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Creates a new post. If specified tags do not exist yet, they will be
    automatically created. Tags created automatically have no implications, no
    suggestions, one name and their category is set to the first tag category
    found. Safety must be any of `"safe"`, `"sketchy"` or `"unsafe"`. Relations
    must contain valid post IDs. `<flag>` currently can be only `"loop"` to
    enable looping for video posts. Sending empty `thumbnail` will cause the
    post to use default thumbnail. If `anonymous` is set to truthy value, the
    uploader name won't be recorded (privilege verification still applies; it's
    possible to disallow anonymous uploads completely from config.) All fields
    are optional - update concerns only provided fields. For details how to
    pass `content` and `thumbnail`, see [file uploads](#file-uploads) for
    details.

## Updating post
- **Request**

    `PUT /post/<id>`

- **Input**

    ```json5
    {
        "tags":         [<tag1>, <tag2>, <tag3>],     // optional
        "safety":       <safety>,                     // optional
        "source":       <source>,                     // optional
        "relations":    [<post1>, <post2>, <post3>],  // optional
        "notes":        [<note1>, <note2>, <note3>],  // optional
        "flags":        [<flag1>, <flag2>]            // optional
    }
    ```

- **Files**

    - `content` - the content of the content (optional).
    - `thumbnail` - the content of custom thumbnail (optional).

- **Output**

    A [post resource](#post).

- **Errors**

    - tags have invalid names
    - safety, notes or flags are invalid
    - relations refer to non-existing posts
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Updates existing post. If specified tags do not exist yet, they will be
    automatically created. Tags created automatically have no implications, no
    suggestions, one name and their category is set to the first tag category
    found. Safety must be any of `"safe"`, `"sketchy"` or `"unsafe"`. Relations
    must contain valid post IDs. `<flag>` currently can be only `"loop"` to
    enable looping for video posts. Sending empty `thumbnail` will reset the
    post thumbnail to default. For details how to pass `content` and
    `thumbnail`, see [file uploads](#file-uploads) for details.

## Getting post
- **Request**

    `GET /post/<id>`

- **Output**

    A [post resource](#post).

- **Errors**

    - the post does not exist
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Retrieves information about an existing post.

## Deleting post
- **Request**

    `DELETE /post/<id>`

- **Output**

    ```json5
    {}
    ```

- **Errors**

    - the post does not exist
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Deletes existing post. Related posts and tags are kept.

## Rating post
- **Request**

    `PUT /post/<id>/score`

- **Input**

    ```json5
    {
        "score": <score>
    }
    ```

- **Output**

    A [post resource](#post).

- **Errors**

    - post does not exist
    - score is invalid
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Updates score of authenticated user for given post. Valid scores are -1, 0
    and 1.

## Adding post to favorites
- **Request**

    `POST /post/<id>/favorite`

- **Output**

    A [post resource](#post).

- **Errors**

    - post does not exist
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Marks the post as favorite for authenticated user.

## Removing post from favorites
- **Request**

    `DELETE /post/<id>/favorite`

- **Output**

    A [post resource](#post).

- **Errors**

    - post does not exist
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Unmarks the post as favorite for authenticated user.

## Getting featured post
- **Request**

    `GET /featured-post`

- **Output**

    A [post resource](#post).

- **Errors**

    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Retrieves the post that is currently featured on the main page in web
    client. If no post is featured, `<post>` is null and `snapshots` array is
    empty. Note that this method exists mostly for compatibility with setting
    featured post - most of times, you'd want to use query global info which
    contains more information.

## Featuring post
- **Request**

    `POST /featured-post`

- **Input**

    ```json5
    {
        "id": <post-id>
    }
    ```

- **Output**

    A [post resource](#post).

- **Errors**

    - privileges are too low
    - trying to feature a post that is currently featured

- **Description**

    Features a post on the main page in web client.

## Listing comments
- **Request**

    `GET /comments/?page=<page>&pageSize=<page-size>&query=<query>`

- **Output**

    A [paged search result resource](#paged-search-result), for which
    `<resource>` is a [comment resource](#comment).

- **Errors**

    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Searches for comments.

    **Anonymous tokens**

    Same as `text` token.

    **Named tokens**

    | `<key>`          | Description                                    |
    | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
    | `id`             | specific comment ID                            |
    | `post`           | specific post ID                               |
    | `user`           | created by given user (accepts wildcards)      |
    | `author`         | alias of `user`                                |
    | `text`           | containing given text (accepts wildcards)      |
    | `creation-date`  | created at given date                          |
    | `creation-time`  | alias of `creation-date`                       |
    | `last-edit-date` | whose most recent edit date matches given date |
    | `last-edit-time` | alias of `last-edit-date`                      |
    | `edit-date`      | alias of `last-edit-date`                      |
    | `edit-time`      | alias of `last-edit-date`                      |

    **Sort style tokens**

    | `<value>`        | Description               |
    | ---------------- | ------------------------- |
    | `random`         | as random as it can get   |
    | `user`           | author name, A to Z       |
    | `author`         | alias of `user`           |
    | `post`           | post ID, newest to oldest |
    | `creation-date`  | newest to oldest          |
    | `creation-time`  | alias of `creation-date`  |
    | `last-edit-date` | recently edited first     |
    | `last-edit-time` | alias of `last-edit-date` |
    | `edit-date`      | alias of `last-edit-date` |
    | `edit-time`      | alias of `last-edit-date` |

    **Special tokens**

    None.

## Creating comment
- **Request**

    `POST /comments/`

- **Input**

    ```json5
    {
        "text":     <text>,
        "postId":   <post-id>
    }
    ```

- **Output**

    A [comment resource](#comment).

- **Errors**

    - the post does not exist
    - comment text is empty
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Creates a new comment under given post.

## Updating comment
- **Request**

    `PUT /comment/<id>`

- **Input**

    ```json5
    {
        "text": <new-text>      // mandatory
    }
    ```

- **Output**

    A [comment resource](#comment).

- **Errors**

    - the comment does not exist
    - new comment text is empty
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Updates an existing comment text.

## Getting comment
- **Request**

    `GET /comment/<id>`

- **Output**

    A [comment resource](#comment).

- **Errors**

    - the comment does not exist
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Retrieves information about an existing comment.

## Deleting comment
- **Request**

    `DELETE /comment/<id>`

- **Output**

    ```json5
    {}
    ```

- **Errors**

    - the comment does not exist
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Deletes existing comment.

## Rating comment
- **Request**

    `PUT /comment/<id>/score`

- **Input**

    ```json5
    {
        "score": <score>
    }
    ```

- **Output**

    A [comment resource](#comment).

- **Errors**

    - comment does not exist
    - score is invalid
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Updates score of authenticated user for given comment. Valid scores are -1,
    0 and 1.

## Listing users
- **Request**

    `GET /users/?page=<page>&pageSize=<page-size>&query=<query>`

- **Output**

    A [paged search result resource](#paged-search-result), for which
    `<resource>` is a [user resource](#user).

- **Errors**

    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Searches for users.

    **Anonymous tokens**

    Same as `name` token.

    **Named tokens**

    | `<key>`           | Description                                     |
    | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
    | `name`            | having given name (accepts wildcards)           |
    | `creation-date`   | registered at given date                        |
    | `creation-time`   | alias of `creation-date`                        |
    | `last-login-date` | whose most recent login date matches given date |
    | `last-login-time` | alias of `last-login-date`                      |
    | `login-date`      | alias of `last-login-date`                      |
    | `login-time`      | alias of `last-login-date`                      |

    **Sort style tokens**

    | `<value>`         | Description                |
    | ----------------- | -------------------------- |
    | `random`          | as random as it can get    |
    | `name`            | A to Z                     |
    | `creation-date`   | newest to oldest           |
    | `creation-time`   | alias of `creation-date`   |
    | `last-login-date` | recently active first      |
    | `last-login-time` | alias of `last-login-date` |
    | `login-date`      | alias of `last-login-date` |
    | `login-time`      | alias of `last-login-date` |

    **Special tokens**

    None.

## Creating user
- **Request**

    `POST /users`

- **Input**

    ```json5
    {
        "name": <user-name>,
        "password": <user-password>,
        "email": <email>,               // optional
        "rank": <rank>,                 // optional
        "avatarStyle": <avatar-style>   // optional
    }
    ```

- **Files**

    - `avatar` - the content of the new avatar (optional).

- **Output**

    A [user resource](#user).

- **Errors**

    - a user with such name already exists (names are case insensitive)
    - either user name, password, email or rank are invalid
    - the user is trying to update their or someone else's rank to higher than
      their own
    - avatar is missing for manual avatar style
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Creates a new user using specified parameters. Names and passwords must
    match `user_name_regex` and `password_regex` from server's configuration,
    respectively. Email address, rank and avatar fields are optional. Avatar
    style can be either `gravatar` or `manual`. `manual` avatar style requires
    client to pass also `avatar` file - see [file uploads](#file-uploads) for
    details. If the rank is empty and the user happens to be the first user
    ever created, become an administrator, whereas subsequent users will be
    given the rank indicated by `default_rank` in the server's configuration.

## Updating user
- **Request**

    `PUT /user/<name>`

- **Input**

    ```json5
    {
        "name": <user-name>,            // optional
        "password": <user-password>,    // optional
        "email": <email>,               // optional
        "rank": <rank>,                 // optional
        "avatarStyle": <avatar-style>   // optional
    }
    ```

- **Files**

    - `avatar` - the content of the new avatar (optional).

- **Output**

    A [user resource](#user).

- **Errors**

    - the user does not exist
    - a user with new name already exists (names are case insensitive)
    - either user name, password, email or rank are invalid
    - the user is trying to update their or someone else's rank to higher than
      their own
    - avatar is missing for manual avatar style
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Updates an existing user using specified parameters. Names and passwords
    must match `user_name_regex` and `password_regex` from server's
    configuration, respectively. All fields are optional - update concerns only
    provided fields. To update last login time, see
    [authentication](#authentication). Avatar style can be either `gravatar` or
    `manual`. `manual` avatar style requires client to pass also `avatar`
    file - see [file uploads](#file-uploads) for details.

## Getting user
- **Request**

    `GET /user/<name>`

- **Output**

    A [user resource](#user).

- **Errors**

    - the user does not exist
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Retrieves information about an existing user.

## Deleting user
- **Request**

    `DELETE /user/<name>`

- **Output**

    ```json5
    {}
    ```

- **Errors**

    - the user does not exist
    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Deletes existing user.

## Password reset - step 1: mail request
- **Request**

    `GET /password-reset/<email-or-name>`

- **Output**

    ```
    {}
    ```

- **Errors**

    - the user does not exist
    - the user hasn't provided an email address

- **Description**

    Sends a confirmation email to given user. The email contains link
    containing a token. The token cannot be guessed, thus using such link
    proves that the person who requested to reset the password also owns the
    mailbox, which is a strong indication they are the rightful owner of the
    account.

## Password reset - step 2: confirmation
- **Request**

    `POST /password-reset/<email-or-name>`

- **Input**

    ```json5
    {
        "token": <token-from-email>
    }
    ```

- **Output**

    ```json5
    {
        "password": <new-password>
    }
    ```

- **Errors**

    - the token is missing
    - the token is invalid
    - the user does not exist

- **Description**

    Generates a new password for given user. Password is sent as plain-text, so
    it is recommended to connect through HTTPS.

## Listing snapshots
- **Request**

    `GET /snapshots/?page=<page>&pageSize=<page-size>&query=<query>`

- **Output**

    A [paged search result resource](#paged-search-result), for which
    `<resource>` is a [snapshot resource](#snapshot).

- **Errors**

    - privileges are too low

- **Description**

    Lists recent resource snapshots.

    **Anonymous tokens**

    Not supported.

    **Named tokens**

    | `<key>`           | Description                                   |
    | ----------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
    | `type`            | involving given resource type                 |
    | `id`              | involving given resource id                   |
    | `date`            | created at given date                         |
    | `time`            | alias of `date`                               |
    | `operation`       | `changed`, `created` or `deleted`             |
    | `user`            | name of the user that created given snapshot  |

    **Sort style tokens**

    None. The snapshots are always sorted by creation time.

    **Special tokens**

    None.

## Getting global info
- **Request**

    `GET /info`

- **Output**

    ```json5
    {
        "postCount": <post-count>,
        "diskUsage": <disk-usage>,  // in bytes
        "featuredPost": <featured-post>,
        "featuringTime": <time>,
        "featuringUser": <user>,
        "serverTime": <server-time>,
        "config": {
            "userNameRegex": <user-name-regex>,
            "passwordRegex": <password-regex>,
            "tagNameRegex": <tag-name-regex>,
            "tagCategoryNameRegex": <tag-category-name-regex>,
            "defaultUserRank": <default-rank>,
            "privileges": <privileges>
        }
    }
    ```

- **Description**

    Retrieves simple statistics. `<featured-post>` is null if there is no
    featured post yet. `<server-time>` is pretty much the same as the `Date`
    HTTP field, only formatted in a manner consistent with other dates. Values
    in `config` key are taken directly from the server config, with the
    exception of privilege array keys being converted to lower camel case to
    match the API convention.



# Resources

## User
**Description**

A single user.

**Structure**

```json5
{
    "name":              <name>,
    "email":             <email>,
    "rank":              <rank>,
    "lastLoginTime":     <last-login-time>,
    "creationTime":      <creation-time>,
    "avatarStyle":       <avatar-style>,
    "avatarUrl":         <avatar-url>,
    "commentCount":      <comment-count>,
    "uploadedPostCount": <uploaded-post-count>,
    "likedPostCount":    <liked-post-count>,
    "dislikedPostCount": <disliked-post-count>,
    "faoritevPostCount": <favorite-post-count>
}
```

**Field meaning**
- `<name>`: the user name.
- `<email>`: the user email. It is available only if the request is
  authenticated by the same user, or the authenticated user can change the
  email. If it's unavailable, the server returns `false`. If the user hasn't
  specified an email, the server returns `null`.
- `<rank>`: the user rank, which effectively affects their privileges.

    Possible values:

    - `"restricted"`: restricted user
    - `"regular"`: regular user
    - `"power"`: power user
    - `"moderator"`: moderator
    - `"administrator"`: administrator

- `<last-login-time>`: the last login time, formatted as per RFC 3339.
- `<creation-time>`: the user registration time, formatted as per RFC 3339.
- `<avatarStyle>`: how to render the user avatar.

    Possible values:

    - `"gravatar"`: the user uses Gravatar.
    - `"manual"`: the user has uploaded a picture manually.

- `<avatarUrl>`: the URL to the avatar.
- `<comment-count>`: number of comments.
- `<uploaded-post-count>`: number of uploaded posts.
- `<liked-post-count>`: nubmer of liked posts. It is available only if the
  request is authenticated by the same user. If it's unavailable, the server
  returns `false`.
- `<disliked-post-count>`: number of disliked posts. It is available only if
  the request is authenticated by the same user. If it's unavailable, the
  server returns `false`.
- `<favorite-post-count>`: number of favorited posts.

## Micro user
**Description**

A [user resource](#user) stripped down to `name` and `avatarUrl` fields.

## Tag category
**Description**

A single tag category. The primary purpose of tag categories is to distinguish
certain tag types (such as characters, media type etc.), which improves user
experience.

**Structure**

```json5
{
    "name":  <name>,
    "color": <color>,
    "usages": <usages>
    "default": <is-default>,
    "snapshots": [
        <snapshot>,
        <snapshot>,
        <snapshot>
    ]
}
```

**Field meaning**

- `<name>`: the category name.
- `<color>`: the category color.
- `<usages>`: how many tags is the given category used with.
- `<is-default>`: whether the tag category is the default one.
- `<snapshot>`: a [snapshot resource](#snapshot) that contains the tag
  category's earlier versions.

## Tag
**Description**

A single tag. Tags are used to let users search for posts.

**Structure**

```json5
{
    "names":        <names>,
    "category":     <category>,
    "implications": <implications>,
    "suggestions":  <suggestions>,
    "creationTime": <creation-time>,
    "lastEditTime": <last-edit-time>,
    "usages":       <usage-count>,
    "description":  <description>,
    "snapshots": [
        <snapshot>,
        <snapshot>,
        <snapshot>
    ]
}
```

**Field meaning**

- `<names>`: a list of tag names (aliases). Tagging a post with any name will
  automatically assign the first name from this list.
- `<category>`: the name of the category the given tag belongs to.
- `<implications>`: a list of implied tag names. Implied tags are automatically
  appended by the web client on usage.
- `<suggestions>`: a list of suggested tag names. Suggested tags are shown to
  the user by the web client on usage.
- `<creation-time>`: time the tag was created, formatted as per RFC 3339.
- `<last-edit-time>`: time the tag was edited, formatted as per RFC 3339.
- `<usage-count>`: the number of posts the tag was used in.
- `<description>`: the tag description (instructions how to use, history etc.)
  The client should render is as Markdown.
- `<snapshot>`: a [snapshot resource](#snapshot) that contains the tag's
  earlier versions.

## Post
**Description**

One file together with its metadata posted to the site.

**Structure**

```json5
{
    "id":                 <id>,
    "creationTime":       <creation-time>,
    "lastEditTime":       <last-edit-time>,
    "safety":             <safety>,
    "source":             <source>,
    "type":               <type>,
    "checksum":           <checksum>,
    "canvasWidth":        <canvas-width>,
    "canvasHeight":       <canvas-height>,
    "contentUrl":         <content-url>,
    "thumbnailUrl":       <thumbnail-url>,
    "flags":              <flags>,
    "tags":               <tags>,
    "relations":          <relations>,
    "notes":              <notes>,
    "user":               <user>,
    "score":              <score>,
    "ownScore":           <own-score>,
    "ownFavorite":        <own-favorite>,
    "tagCount":           <tag-count>,
    "favoriteCount":      <favorite-count>,
    "commentCount":       <comment-count>,
    "noteCount":          <note-count>,
    "featureCount":       <feature-count>,
    "relationCount":      <relation-count>,
    "lastFeatureTime":    <last-feature-time>,
    "favoritedBy":        <favorited-by>,
    "hasCustomThumbnail": <has-custom-thumbnail>,
    "mimeType":           <mime-type>
    "snapshots": [
        <snapshot>,
        <snapshot>,
        <snapshot>
    ],
    "comments": {
        <comment>,
        <comment>,
        <comment>
    }
}
```

**Field meaning**

- `<id>`: the post identifier.
- `<creation-time>`: time the tag was created, formatted as per RFC 3339.
- `<last-edit-time>`: time the tag was edited, formatted as per RFC 3339.
- `<safety>`: whether the post is safe for work.

    Available values:

    - `"safe"`
    - `"sketchy"`
    - `"unsafe"`

- `<source>`: where the post was grabbed form, supplied by the user.
- `<type>`: the type of the post.

    Available values:

    - `"image"` - plain image.
    - `"animation"` - animated image (GIF).
    - `"video"` - WEBM video.
    - `"flash"` - Flash animation / game.
    - `"youtube"` - Youtube embed.

- `<checksum>`: the file checksum. Used in snapshots to signify changes of the
  post content.
- `<canvas-width>` and `<canvas-height>`: the original width and height of the
  post content.
- `<content-url>`: where the post content is located.
- `<thumbnail-url>`: where the post thumbnail is located.
- `<flags>`: various flags such as whether the post is looped, represented as
  array of plain strings.
- `<tags>`: list of tag names the post is tagged with.
- `<relations>`: a list of related posts, serialized as [micro post
  resources](#micro-post). Links to related posts are shown
  to the user by the web client.
- `<notes>`: a list of post annotations, serialized as list of [note
  resources](#note).
- `<user>`: who created the post, serialized as [micro user resource](#micro-user).
- `<score>`: the collective score (+1/-1 rating) of the given post.
- `<own-score>`: the score (+1/-1 rating) of the given post by the
  authenticated user.
- `<own-favorite>`: whether the authenticated user has given post in their
  favorites.
- `<tag-count>`: how many tags the post is tagged with
- `<favorite-count>`: how many users have the post in their favorites
- `<comment-count>`: how many comments are filed under that post
- `<note-count>`: how many notes the post has
- `<feature-count>`: how many times has the post been featured.
- `<relation-count>`: how many posts are related to this post.
- `<last-feature-time>`: the last time the post was featured, formatted as per
  RFC 3339.
- `<favorited-by>`: list of users, serialized as [micro user resources](#micro-user).
- `<has-custom-thumbnail>`: whether the post uses custom thumbnail.
- `<mime-type>`: subsidiary to `<type>`, used to tell exact content format;
  useful for `<video>` tags for instance.
- `<snapshot>`: a [snapshot resource](#snapshot) that contains the post's
  earlier versions.
- `<comment>`: a [comment resource](#comment) for given post.

## Micro post
**Description**

A [post resource](#post) stripped down to `name` and `thumbnailUrl` fields.

## Note
**Description**

A text annotation rendered on top of the post.

**Structure**

```json5
{
    "polygon": <list-of-points>,
    "text":    <text>,
}
```

**Field meaning**
- `<list-of-points>`: where to draw the annotation. Each point must have
  coordinates within 0 to 1. For example, `[[0,0],[0,1],[1,1],[1,0]]` will draw
  the annotation on the whole post, whereas `[[0,0],[0,0.5],[0.5,0.5],[0.5,0]]`
  will draw it inside the post's upper left quarter.
- `<text>`: the annotation text. The client should render is as Markdown.

## Comment
**Description**

A comment under a post.

**Structure**

```json5
{
    "id":           <id>,
    "postId":       <post-id>,
    "user":         <author>
    "text":         <text>,
    "creationTime": <creation-time>,
    "lastEditTime": <last-edit-time>,
    "score":        <score>,
    "ownScore":     <own-score>
}
```

**Field meaning**
- `<id>`: the comment identifier.
- `<post-id>`: an id of the post the comment is for.
- `<text>`: the comment content. The client should render is as Markdown.
- `<author>`: a [micro user resource](#micro-user) the comment is created by.
- `<creation-time>`: time the comment was created, formatted as per RFC 3339.
- `<last-edit-time>`: time the comment was edited, formatted as per RFC 3339.
- `<score>`: the collective score (+1/-1 rating) of the given comment.
- `<own-score>`: the score (+1/-1 rating) of the given comment by the
  authenticated user.

## Snapshot
**Description**

A snapshot is a version of a database resource.

**Structure**

```json5
{
    "operation":    <operation>,
    "type":         <resource-type>
    "id":           <resource-id>,
    "user":         <user-name>,
    "data":         <data>,
    "earlier-data": <earlier-data>,
    "time":         <time>
}
```

**Field meaning**

- `<operation>`: what happened to the resource.

    The value can be either of values below:

    - `"created"` - the resource has been created
    - `"modified"` - the resource has been modified
    - `"deleted"` - the resource has been deleted

- `<resource-type>` and `<resource-id>`: the resource that was changed.

    The values are correlated as per table below:

    | `<resource-type>` | `<resource-id>`                 |
    | ----------------- | ------------------------------- |
    | `"tag"`           | first tag name at given time    |
    | `"tag_category"`  | tag category name at given time |
    | `"post"`          | post ID                         |

- `<user-name>`: name of the user who has made the change.

- `<data>`: the snapshot data.

    The value can be either of structures below:

    - Tag category snapshot data (`<resource-type> = "tag"`)

        *Example*

        ```json5
        {
            "name":  "character",
            "color": "#FF0000",
            "default": false
        }
        ```

    - Tag snapshot data (`<resource-type> = "tag"`)

        *Example*

        ```json5
        {
            "names":        ["tag1", "tag2", "tag3"],
            "category":     "plain",
            "implications": ["imp1", "imp2", "imp3"],
            "suggestions":  ["sug1", "sug2", "sug3"]
        }
        ```

    - Post snapshot data (`<resource-type> = "post"`)

        *Example*

        ```json5
        {
            "source": "http://example.com/",
            "safety": "safe",
            "checksum": "deadbeef",
            "tags": ["tag1", "tag2"],
            "relations": [1, 2],
            "notes": [<note1>, <note2>, <note3>],
            "flags": ["loop"],
            "featured": false
        }
        ```

- `<earlier-data>`: `<data>` field from the last snapshot of the same resource.
  This allows the client to create visual diffs for any given snapshot without
  the need to know any other snapshots for a given resource.

- `<time>`: when the snapshot was created (i.e. when the resource was changed),
  formatted as per RFC 3339.

## Unpaged search result
**Description**

A result of search operation that doesn't involve paging.

**Structure**

```json5
{
    "results": [
        <resource>,
        <resource>,
        <resource>
    ]
}
```

**Field meaning**
- `<resource>`: any resource - which exactly depends on the API call. For
  details on this field, check the documentation for given API call.

## Paged search result
**Description**

A result of search operation that involves paging.

**Structure**

```json5
{
    "query":    <query>, // same as in input
    "page":     <page>,  // same as in input
    "pageSize": <page-size>,
    "total":    <total-count>,
    "results": [
        <resource>,
        <resource>,
        <resource>
    ]
}
```

**Field meaning**
- `<query>`: the query passed in the original request that contains standard
  [search query](#search).
- `<page>`: the page number, passed in the original request.
- `<page-size>`: number of records on one page.
- `<total-count>`: how many resources were found. To get the page count, divide
  this number by `<page-size>`.
- `<resource>`: any resource - which exactly depends on the API call. For
  details on this field, check the documentation for given API call.


# Search

Search queries are built of tokens that are separated by spaces. Each token can
be of following form:

| Syntax            | Token type        | Description                                |
| ----------------- | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| `<value>`         | anonymous tokens  | basic filters                              |
| `<key>:<value>`   | named tokens      | advanced filters                           |
| `sort:<style>`    | sort style tokens | sort the results                           |
| `special:<value>` | special tokens    | filters usually tied to the logged in user |

Most of anonymous and named tokens support ranged and composite values that
take following form:

| `<value>` | Description                                           |
| --------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| `a,b,c`   | will show things that satisfy either `a`, `b` or `c`. |
| `1..`     | will show things that are equal to or greater than 1. |
| `..4`     | will show things that are equal to at most 4.         |
| `1..4`    | will show things that are equal to 1, 2, 3 or 4.      |

Ranged values can be also supplied by appending `-min` or `-max` to the key,
for example like this: `score-min:1`.

Date/time values can be of following form:

- `today`
- `yesterday`
- `<year>`
- `<year>-<month>`
- `<year>-<month>-<day>`

Some fields, such as user names, can take wildcards (`*`).

**Example**

Searching for posts with following query:

    sea -fav-count:8.. type:swf uploader:Pirate

will show flash files tagged as sea, that were liked by seven people at most,
uploaded by user Pirate.