How to unlike a topic or post

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The discussion revolves around unliking a topic or post in Discourse. priyankatiwari is looking for the API to unlike a post and shares the API used for liking a post. Arkshine provides a guide to reverse-engineer the Discourse API and shares the DELETE /post_actions/<post_id> request used for unliking a post.

priyankatiwari observes that the API URL for liking/unliking is https://dev-forum.curiodigitaltx.com/discourse-reactions/posts/28/custom-reactions/heart/toggle.json with a PUT request, but encounters an error. Arkshine suggests removing the Content-Type header, as no form data is required.

The conversation also touches on installing the Reaction plugin for a React Native mobile application. merefield mentions that rewriting the front end of the plugin in React would be necessary for a fully native application.

1

Can anyone tell me which api used for to unlike topic or post. I am able to like post from below api: https://{defaultHost}/post_actions.json. Just for testing i am editing

2

I am also trying to find out from where we can unlike post and what is the meaning of actions_summery id’s?

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3

Here is a guide that will help you in this situation:

If you look at the browser network, you can see the request made when you unlike:

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DELETE /post_actions/<post_id> :+1:

The action_summary IDs represent the actions on the post:

1: bookmark
2. like
3. flag off-topic
4. flag inappropriate
5. vote
6. flag notify user
7. flag notify moderator
8. flag spam

4

I observed through reverse engineering that the API URL used for like/unlike was https://dev-forum.curiodigitaltx.com/discourse-reactions/posts/28/custom-reactions/heart/toggle.json with a PUT request. But I am getting below API failed error

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Do we need to pass anything on body as well?
can anyone help me.
I am sure my header is correct because rest all get, post apis are working fine.
my header is
const getHeaders = () => {

return {
“Api-Username”: userName,
“Api-Key”: config.API_KEY,
“Content-Type”: “multipart/form-data”,
};
};

ok

5

With the Reaction plugin, yes, you’re correct about the request.

I don’t think you need the Content-Type here; you don’t need to provide any form data.

6

Do you know how to install Reaction plugin for react native mobile application?

7

You’d have to rewrite the front end of the plugin in React (if fully native and not using web view)