api:tag_aliases
Table of Contents
* 1. "Record field format":#dtext-record* 2. "Associated attributes":#dtext-associations
* 3. "Nomenclature":#dtext-nomenclature
* 4. "Index":#dtext-index
* 5. "Show":#dtext-show
* 6. "Delete":#dtext-delete
* 7. "See also":#dtext-see-also
* 08. "External links":#dtext-external-links
The following includes the details of how to interface with the tag alias records through the API.
h4#record. Record field format
[table]
[thead]
[tr]
[th]Name[/th]
[th]Type[/th]
[th]Details[/th]
[/tr]
[/thead]
[tbody]
[tr]
[td]
id[/td][td]integer[/td]
[td]>0[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]
antecedent_name[/td][td]string[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]
consequent_name[/td][td]string[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]
status[/td][td]string[/td]
[td]includes [active, deleted, retired][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]
reason[/td][td]string[/td]
[td]unused[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]
forum_topic_id[/td][td]integer[/td]
[td]>0 or null[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]
forum_post_id[/td][td]integer[/td]
[td]>0 or null[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]
creator_id[/td][td]integer[/td]
[td]>0[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]
approver_id[/td][td]integer[/td]
[td]>0 or null[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]
created_at[/td][td]timestamp[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]
updated_at[/td][td]timestamp[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[/tbody]
[/table]
h4#associations. Associated attributes
[table]
[thead]
[tr]
[th]Name[/th]
[th]Type[/th]
[th]Number[/th]
[th]Availability[/th]
[th]Details[/th]
[/tr]
[/thead]
[tbody]
[tr]
[td]
creator[/td][td]user[/td]
[td]single[/td]
[td]required[/td]
[td]User that created the alias.[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]
approver[/td][td]user[/td]
[td]single[/td]
[td]optional[/td]
[td]User that approved the alias.[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]
forum_topic[/td][td]forum topic[/td]
[td]single[/td]
[td]optional[/td]
[td]Forum topic where the aliasas discussed.[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]
forum_post[/td][td]forum post[/td]
[td]single[/td]
[td]optional[/td]
[td]Forum post which started the alias discussion.[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]
antecedent_tag[/td][td]tag[/td]
[td]single[/td]
[td]required[/td]
[td]Tag of the antecedent.[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]
consequent_tag[/td][td]tag[/td]
[td]single[/td]
[td]required[/td]
[td]Tag of the consequent.[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]
antecedent_wiki[/td][td]wiki page[/td]
[td]single[/td]
[td]optional[/td]
[td]Wiki page of the antecedent.[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]
consequent_wiki[/td][td]wiki page[/td]
[td]single[/td]
[td]optional[/td]
[td]Wiki page of the consequent.[/td]
[/tr]
[/tbody]
[/table]
h4#nomenclature. Nomenclature
* Plural form: "tag_aliases"
** Used in the URL pathname
* Singular form: "tag_alias"
** Used for write parameters (Help:API Write Requests)
* Versions: none
h4#index. Index
[table]
[tbody]
[tr]
[td]HTTP Method[/td]
[td]GET[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Base URL[/td]
[td]
/tag_aliases.json[/td][/tr]
[tr]
[td]Type[/td]
[td]read request[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Description[/td]
[td]The default order is ID descending.[/td]
[/tr]
[/tbody]
[/table]
h5#search-attributes. Search attributes
All of the following are standard attributes with all of their available formats and qualifiers.
* Number syntax
**
id**
created_at**
updated_at* Text syntax
**
antecedent_name**
consequent_name* User syntax
**
creator**
approver* Chaining syntax
*
forum_topic*
forum_post
h5#special-search-parameters. Special search parameters
*
name_matches - Case-insensitive wildcard search on the antecedent name or consequent name fields.*
status - Case-insensitive search on the status field.*
category - Searches on the category of the consequent tag, with support for multiple categories being space-delimited.
h5#search-order. Search order
Using the search parameter
order with one of the following values changes the order of the results.
*
created_at - Orders by created_at descending.*
updated_at - Orders by updated_at descending.*
name - Alphabetical order on the antecedent, then alphabetical order on the consequent.*
tag_count - Orders by post count of the consequent tag, then alphabetical order on the antecedent, then alphabetical order on the consequent.*
custom - See here for more info.
h4#show. Show
[table]
[tbody]
[tr]
[td]HTTP Method[/td]
[td]GET[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Base URL[/td]
[td]
/tag_aliases/$id.json[/td][/tr]
[tr]
[td]Type[/td]
[td]read request[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Description[/td]
[td]
$id is the forum post ID.[/td][/tr]
[/tbody]
[/table]
h4#delete. Delete
[table]
[tbody]
[tr]
[td]HTTP Method[/td]
[td]DELETE[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Base URL[/td]
[td]
/tag_aliases/$id.json[/td][/tr]
[tr]
[td]Type[/td]
[td]write request[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Description[/td]
[td]
$id is the forum post ID.Restricted to Admin+.[/td]
[/tr]
[/tbody]
[/table]
h4#see-also. See also
* Help:Common URL Parameters
* Help:API
h4#external-links. External links
[table]
[tbody]
[tr]
[td]Controller[/td]
[td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Model[/td]
[td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Policy[/td]
[td]
[/tr]
[/tbody]
[/table