Edit an existing comment in StackExchange
A documented StackExchange operation that changes something in your account. Describe the outcome you want in plain words — HumDay writes the program, proves it, and runs it.
What this operation does
Edit an existing comment.
- POSTChanges data
api.stackexchange.com/comments/{id}/edit
How HumDay uses it
- You describe the outcome. Not this operation by name — what you want to happen. HumDay works out which operations it needs.
- The contract names it. Before anything is built, you see exactly which StackExchange operations the program may use, and this is one of them.
- You approve access. Because this one changes data, it cannot run until you have explicitly granted it.
Other StackExchange operations
- Create a new comment. Use an accesstoken with writeaccessPOST · changes data
- Deletes a comment. Use an accesstoken with writeaccessPOST · changes data
- Creates a new filter given a list of includes, excludesGET · reads data
- Get the comments that the users in {ids} have posted in replyGET · reads data
- Returns the comments owned by the user associatedGET · reads data
- Returns a record of mergesGET · reads data
- Returns the comments owned by the user associatedGET · reads data
- Returns the unread items in a user's inboxGET · reads data
Questions
- Can HumDay edit an existing comment in StackExchange?
- Yes. This operation is published in StackExchange's own API description, so HumDay can use it without a hand-built connector — once you have approved it for your automation.
- Will this change my StackExchange data?
- Yes — this is a POST operation, so it changes something in StackExchange. HumDay holds anything that writes behind an approval you grant explicitly, and the contract you approve says what it may touch.
- Do I need to write code?
- No. You describe the outcome you want in plain words. HumDay agrees a contract with you, writes the program, and shows you a proof run before anything touches your StackExchange account.
Where this came from
Read from a published API description for StackExchange at raw.githubusercontent.com/APIs-guru/unofficial_openapi_specs/master/stackexchange.com/2.0/. The description above is the provider’s own wording, not ours. Last published 2021-06-21.