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Answer a question on a listing

Post a response to a specific question on a listing. Only available to the seller of the listing. The member who asked the question will be notified.

URL: https://api.trademe.co.nz/v1/listings/{listingId}/questions/{questionId}/answerquestion.{file_format}
HTTP Method: POST
Requires Authentication? Yes
Permission Required: MyTradeMeWrite: Maintain your watchlist, answer questions and post comments.
Supported Formats: XML, JSON
Rate Limited? Yes

URL parameters

listingId Integer (required)

The ID of the listing containing the question.
questionId Integer (required)

The ID of the question being answered.
file_format Enumeration (required) The format of the response.
xml Serialize responses into XML.
json Serialize responses into JSON.

POST Data

<ListingAnswerQuestion>

answer String (required) Answer

Returns

<Question>

A ListingQuestion that contains the question and the answer.

ListingId Integer ListingId
ListingQuestionId Integer ListingQuestionId
Comment String or null Comment
CommentDate DateTime CommentDate
Answer String or null Answer
AnswerDate DateTime AnswerDate
IsSellerComment Boolean IsSellerComment
AskingMember <Member> or null AskingMember
MemberId Integer MemberId
Nickname String or null Nickname
DateAddressVerified DateTime DateAddressVerified
DateJoined DateTime DateJoined
UniqueNegative Integer UniqueNegative
UniquePositive Integer UniquePositive
FeedbackCount Integer FeedbackCount
IsAddressVerified Boolean IsAddressVerified
IsDealer Boolean IsDealer
IsAuthenticated Boolean IsAuthenticated
Photo String or null Photo

Example XML Request (switch to JSON) 

<ListingAnswerQuestion xmlns="http://api.trademe.co.nz/v1">
  <answer>ABC</answer>
</ListingAnswerQuestion>

Example JSON Request (switch to XML) 

{
  "answer": "ABC"
}

Example XML Response (switch to JSON) 

<Question xmlns="http://api.trademe.co.nz/v1">
  <ListingId>123</ListingId>
  <ListingQuestionId>123</ListingQuestionId>
  <Comment>ABC</Comment>
  <CommentDate>2018-01-01T00:00:00Z</CommentDate>
  <Answer>ABC</Answer>
  <AnswerDate>2018-01-01T00:00:00Z</AnswerDate>
  <IsSellerComment>false</IsSellerComment>
  <AskingMember>
    <MemberId>123</MemberId>
    <Nickname>ABC</Nickname>
    <DateAddressVerified>2018-01-01T00:00:00Z</DateAddressVerified>
    <DateJoined>2018-01-01T00:00:00Z</DateJoined>
    <UniqueNegative>123</UniqueNegative>
    <UniquePositive>123</UniquePositive>
    <FeedbackCount>123</FeedbackCount>
    <IsAddressVerified>false</IsAddressVerified>
    <IsDealer>false</IsDealer>
    <IsAuthenticated>false</IsAuthenticated>
    <Photo>ABC</Photo>
  </AskingMember>
</Question>

Example JSON Response (switch to XML) 

{
  "ListingId": 123,
  "ListingQuestionId": 123,
  "Comment": "ABC",
  "CommentDate": "\/Date(1514764800)\/",
  "Answer": "ABC",
  "AnswerDate": "\/Date(1514764800)\/",
  "IsSellerComment": false,
  "AskingMember": {
    "MemberId": 123,
    "Nickname": "ABC",
    "DateAddressVerified": "\/Date(1514764800)\/",
    "DateJoined": "\/Date(1514764800)\/",
    "UniqueNegative": 123,
    "UniquePositive": 123,
    "FeedbackCount": 123,
    "IsAddressVerified": false,
    "IsDealer": false,
    "IsAuthenticated": false,
    "Photo": "ABC"
  }
}