Content Subscriptions

Users can subscribe to sections, articles, community posts, and community topics. Users are notified when somebody adds an article to a section, adds a comment to an article or a post, or adds a post to a topic.

JSON format

Content Subscriptions are represented as JSON objects with the following properties:

Name	Type	Read-only	Mandatory	Description
content_id	integer	true	false	The id of the subscribed item
content_type	string	true	false	The type of the subscribed item
created_at	string	true	false	The time at which the subscription was created
id	integer	true	false	Automatically assigned when the subscription is created
include_comments	boolean	true	false	Subscribe also to article comments / post comments. Only for section / topic subscriptions.
locale	string	true	true	The locale of the subscribed item
source_locale	string	false	false	Used only for Create Section Subscription and Create Article Subscription, where it's mandatory. Selects the locale of the content to be subscribed
updated_at	string	true	false	The time at which the subscription was last updated
url	string	true	false	The API url of the subscription
user_id	integer	true	false	The id of the user who has this subscription

Example

{
  "content_id": 65466,
  "created_at": "2012-04-04T09:14:57Z",
  "id": 1635,
  "locale": "en-us",
  "user_id": 3465
}

List Content Subscriptions By User

• GET /api/v2/help_center/users/{user_id}/subscriptions

Lists the content subscriptions of a given user. To list your own subscriptions, specify me as the user id.

Allowed for

• Agents
• End-users

Sideloads

The following sideloads are supported:

Name	Will sideload	For
users	users	all
articles	articles	article subscriptions
sections	sections	section subscriptions
questions	questions	question subscriptions
topics	topics	topic subscriptions
translations	translations	article or section subscriptions

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
user_id	integer	Path	true	The unique ID of the user

Code Samples

curl

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/help_center/users/{user_id}/subscriptions.json \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password}

Go

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/help_center/users/1234/subscriptions"
	method := "GET"
	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <auth-value>") // Base64 encoded "username:password"

	client := &http.Client {}
	res, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Java

import com.squareup.okhttp.*;
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/help_center/users/1234/subscriptions")
		.newBuilder();

Request request = new Request.Builder()
		.url(urlBuilder.build())
		.method("GET", null)
		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
		.addHeader("Authorization", Credentials.basic("your-email", "your-password"))
		.build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

Nodejs

var axios = require('axios');

var config = {
  method: 'GET',
  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/help_center/users/1234/subscriptions',
  headers: {
	'Content-Type': 'application/json',
	'Authorization': 'Basic <auth-value>', // Base64 encoded "username:password"
  },
};

axios(config)
.then(function (response) {
  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch(function (error) {
  console.log(error);
});

Python

import requests

url = "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/help_center/users/1234/subscriptions"
headers = {
	"Content-Type": "application/json",
}

response = requests.request(
	"GET",
	url,
	auth=('<username>', '<password>'),
	headers=headers
)

print(response.text)

Ruby

require "net/http"
uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/help_center/users/1234/subscriptions")
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")
request.basic_auth "username", "password"
response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|
	http.request(request)
end

Example response(s)

200 OK

// Status 200 OK

{
  "subscriptions": [
    {
      "content_id": 8748733,
      "content_type": "Article",
      "id": 35467,
      "locale": "en",
      "user_id": 888887
    }
  ]
}

List Topic Subscriptions

• GET /api/v2/community/topics/{topic_id}/subscriptions

Lists the subscriptions to a given topic.

Allowed for

• Agents
• End-users

For end-users, the response will list only the subscriptions created by the requesting end-user.

Sideloads

The following sideloads are supported:

Name	Will sideload
users	users
topics	topics

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
topic_id	integer	Path	true	The unique ID of the topic

Code Samples

curl

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/{topic_id}/subscriptions.json \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password}

Go

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions"
	method := "GET"
	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <auth-value>") // Base64 encoded "username:password"

	client := &http.Client {}
	res, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Java

import com.squareup.okhttp.*;
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions")
		.newBuilder();

Request request = new Request.Builder()
		.url(urlBuilder.build())
		.method("GET", null)
		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
		.addHeader("Authorization", Credentials.basic("your-email", "your-password"))
		.build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

Nodejs

var axios = require('axios');

var config = {
  method: 'GET',
  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions',
  headers: {
	'Content-Type': 'application/json',
	'Authorization': 'Basic <auth-value>', // Base64 encoded "username:password"
  },
};

axios(config)
.then(function (response) {
  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch(function (error) {
  console.log(error);
});

Python

import requests

url = "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions"
headers = {
	"Content-Type": "application/json",
}

response = requests.request(
	"GET",
	url,
	auth=('<username>', '<password>'),
	headers=headers
)

print(response.text)

Ruby

require "net/http"
uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions")
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")
request.basic_auth "username", "password"
response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|
	http.request(request)
end

Example response(s)

200 OK

// Status 200 OK

{
  "subscriptions": [
    {
      "content_id": 8748733,
      "id": 35467,
      "locale": "en",
      "user_id": 888887
    }
  ]
}

Show Topic Subscription

• GET /api/v2/community/topics/{topic_id}/subscriptions/{subscription_id}

Allowed for

• Agents
• End-users

For end-users, the response will only show a subscription created by the requesting end-user.

Sideloads

The following sideloads are supported:

Name	Will sideload	For
users	users	all
topics	topics	topic subscriptions

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
subscription_id	integer	Path	true	The unique ID of the subscription
topic_id	integer	Path	true	The unique ID of the topic

Code Samples

curl

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/{topic_id}/subscriptions/{subscription_id}.json \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password}

Go

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions/1234"
	method := "GET"
	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <auth-value>") // Base64 encoded "username:password"

	client := &http.Client {}
	res, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Java

import com.squareup.okhttp.*;
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions/1234")
		.newBuilder();

Request request = new Request.Builder()
		.url(urlBuilder.build())
		.method("GET", null)
		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
		.addHeader("Authorization", Credentials.basic("your-email", "your-password"))
		.build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

Nodejs

var axios = require('axios');

var config = {
  method: 'GET',
  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions/1234',
  headers: {
	'Content-Type': 'application/json',
	'Authorization': 'Basic <auth-value>', // Base64 encoded "username:password"
  },
};

axios(config)
.then(function (response) {
  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch(function (error) {
  console.log(error);
});

Python

import requests

url = "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions/1234"
headers = {
	"Content-Type": "application/json",
}

response = requests.request(
	"GET",
	url,
	auth=('<username>', '<password>'),
	headers=headers
)

print(response.text)

Ruby

require "net/http"
uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions/1234")
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")
request.basic_auth "username", "password"
response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|
	http.request(request)
end

Example response(s)

200 OK

// Status 200 OK

{
  "subscription": {
    "content_id": 8748733,
    "id": 35467,
    "locale": "en",
    "user_id": 888887
  }
}

Create Topic Subscription

• POST /api/v2/community/topics/{topic_id}/subscriptions

Creates a subscription to a given topic.

Allowed for

• End-users

Agents with the Help Center manager role can optionally supply a user_id value. If provided, the user associated with user_id will be subscribed to the topic.

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
topic_id	integer	Path	true	The unique ID of the topic

Code Samples

curl

# you can use `"include_comments": true` to Subscribe also to new post comments. Default is false
curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/{topic_id}/subscriptions.json \
  -d '{"subscription": {"include_comments": true}}' \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password} -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json"

# with `user_id`
curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/{topic_id}/subscriptions.json \
  -d '{"subscription": {"include_comments": false, "user_id": 10056}}' \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password} -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json"

Go

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions"
	method := "POST"
	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <auth-value>") // Base64 encoded "username:password"

	client := &http.Client {}
	res, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Java

import com.squareup.okhttp.*;
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions")
		.newBuilder();
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("application/json"),
		"""
""");

Request request = new Request.Builder()
		.url(urlBuilder.build())
		.method("POST", body)
		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
		.addHeader("Authorization", Credentials.basic("your-email", "your-password"))
		.build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

Nodejs

var axios = require('axios');

var config = {
  method: 'POST',
  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions',
  headers: {
	'Content-Type': 'application/json',
	'Authorization': 'Basic <auth-value>', // Base64 encoded "username:password"
  },
};

axios(config)
.then(function (response) {
  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch(function (error) {
  console.log(error);
});

Python

import requests

url = "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions"
headers = {
	"Content-Type": "application/json",
}

response = requests.request(
	"POST",
	url,
	auth=('<username>', '<password>'),
	headers=headers
)

print(response.text)

Ruby

require "net/http"
uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions")
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")
request.basic_auth "username", "password"
response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|
	http.request(request)
end

Example response(s)

201 Created

// Status 201 Created

{
  "subscription": {
    "content_id": 8748733,
    "id": 35467,
    "locale": "en",
    "user_id": 888887
  }
}

Update Topic Subscription

• PUT /api/v2/community/topics/{topic_id}/subscriptions/{subscription_id}

Allowed for

• End-users

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
subscription_id	integer	Path	true	The unique ID of the subscription
topic_id	integer	Path	true	The unique ID of the topic

Code Samples

curl

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/{topic_id}/subscriptions/{subscription_id}.json \
  -d '{"subscription": {"include_comments": true}}' \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password} -X PUT -H "Content-Type: application/json"

Go

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions/1234"
	method := "PUT"
	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <auth-value>") // Base64 encoded "username:password"

	client := &http.Client {}
	res, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Java

import com.squareup.okhttp.*;
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions/1234")
		.newBuilder();
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("application/json"),
		"""
""");

Request request = new Request.Builder()
		.url(urlBuilder.build())
		.method("PUT", body)
		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
		.addHeader("Authorization", Credentials.basic("your-email", "your-password"))
		.build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

Nodejs

var axios = require('axios');

var config = {
  method: 'PUT',
  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions/1234',
  headers: {
	'Content-Type': 'application/json',
	'Authorization': 'Basic <auth-value>', // Base64 encoded "username:password"
  },
};

axios(config)
.then(function (response) {
  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch(function (error) {
  console.log(error);
});

Python

import requests

url = "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions/1234"
headers = {
	"Content-Type": "application/json",
}

response = requests.request(
	"PUT",
	url,
	auth=('<username>', '<password>'),
	headers=headers
)

print(response.text)

Ruby

require "net/http"
uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions/1234")
request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")
request.basic_auth "username", "password"
response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|
	http.request(request)
end

Example response(s)

200 OK

// Status 200 OK

{
  "subscription": {
    "content_id": 8748733,
    "id": 35467,
    "locale": "en",
    "user_id": 888887
  }
}

Delete Topic Subscription

• DELETE /api/v2/community/topics/{topic_id}/subscriptions/{subscription_id}

Removes a subscription to a given topic.

Allowed for

• End-users

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
subscription_id	integer	Path	true	The unique ID of the subscription
topic_id	integer	Path	true	The unique ID of the topic

Code Samples

curl

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/{topic_id}/subscriptions/{subscription_id}.json \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password} -X DELETE

Go

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions/1234"
	method := "DELETE"
	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <auth-value>") // Base64 encoded "username:password"

	client := &http.Client {}
	res, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Java

import com.squareup.okhttp.*;
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions/1234")
		.newBuilder();

Request request = new Request.Builder()
		.url(urlBuilder.build())
		.method("DELETE", null)
		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
		.addHeader("Authorization", Credentials.basic("your-email", "your-password"))
		.build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

Nodejs

var axios = require('axios');

var config = {
  method: 'DELETE',
  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions/1234',
  headers: {
	'Content-Type': 'application/json',
	'Authorization': 'Basic <auth-value>', // Base64 encoded "username:password"
  },
};

axios(config)
.then(function (response) {
  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch(function (error) {
  console.log(error);
});

Python

import requests

url = "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions/1234"
headers = {
	"Content-Type": "application/json",
}

response = requests.request(
	"DELETE",
	url,
	auth=('<username>', '<password>'),
	headers=headers
)

print(response.text)

Ruby

require "net/http"
uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/topics/360001326113/subscriptions/1234")
request = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")
request.basic_auth "username", "password"
response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|
	http.request(request)
end

Example response(s)

204 No Content

// Status 204 No Content

null

List Post Subscriptions

• GET /api/v2/community/posts/{post_id}/subscriptions

Lists the subscriptions to a given post.

Allowed for

• Agents
• End-users

For end-users, the response will list only the subscriptions created by the requesting end-user.

Sideloads

The following sideloads are supported:

Name	Will sideload
users	users
posts	posts

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
post_id	integer	Path	true	The unique ID of the post

Code Samples

curl

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/posts/{post_id}/subscriptions.json \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password}

Go

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/posts/360039436873/subscriptions"
	method := "GET"
	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <auth-value>") // Base64 encoded "username:password"

	client := &http.Client {}
	res, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Java

import com.squareup.okhttp.*;
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/posts/360039436873/subscriptions")
		.newBuilder();

Request request = new Request.Builder()
		.url(urlBuilder.build())
		.method("GET", null)
		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
		.addHeader("Authorization", Credentials.basic("your-email", "your-password"))
		.build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

Nodejs

var axios = require('axios');

var config = {
  method: 'GET',
  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/posts/360039436873/subscriptions',
  headers: {
	'Content-Type': 'application/json',
	'Authorization': 'Basic <auth-value>', // Base64 encoded "username:password"
  },
};

axios(config)
.then(function (response) {
  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch(function (error) {
  console.log(error);
});

Python

import requests

url = "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/posts/360039436873/subscriptions"
headers = {
	"Content-Type": "application/json",
}

response = requests.request(
	"GET",
	url,
	auth=('<username>', '<password>'),
	headers=headers
)

print(response.text)

Ruby

require "net/http"
uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/posts/360039436873/subscriptions")
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")
request.basic_auth "username", "password"
response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|
	http.request(request)
end

Example response(s)

200 OK

// Status 200 OK

{
  "subscriptions": [
    {
      "content_id": 8748733,
      "id": 35467,
      "locale": "en",
      "user_id": 888887
    }
  ]
}

Show Post Subscription

• GET /api/v2/community/posts/{post_id}/subscriptions/{subscription_id}

Allowed for

• Agents
• End-users

For end-users, the response will only show a subscription created by the requesting end-user.

Sideloads

The following sideloads are supported:

Name	Will sideload	For
users	users	all
posts	posts	post subscriptions

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
post_id	integer	Path	true	The unique ID of the post
subscription_id	integer	Path	true	The unique ID of the subscription

Code Samples

curl

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/posts/{post_id}/subscriptions/{subscription_id}.json \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password}

Go

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/posts/360039436873/subscriptions/1234"
	method := "GET"
	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <auth-value>") // Base64 encoded "username:password"

	client := &http.Client {}
	res, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Java

import com.squareup.okhttp.*;
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/posts/360039436873/subscriptions/1234")
		.newBuilder();

Request request = new Request.Builder()
		.url(urlBuilder.build())
		.method("GET", null)
		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
		.addHeader("Authorization", Credentials.basic("your-email", "your-password"))
		.build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

Nodejs

var axios = require('axios');

var config = {
  method: 'GET',
  url: 'https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/posts/360039436873/subscriptions/1234',
  headers: {
	'Content-Type': 'application/json',
	'Authorization': 'Basic <auth-value>', // Base64 encoded "username:password"
  },
};

axios(config)
.then(function (response) {
  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch(function (error) {
  console.log(error);
});

Python

import requests

url = "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/posts/360039436873/subscriptions/1234"
headers = {
	"Content-Type": "application/json",
}

response = requests.request(
	"GET",
	url,
	auth=('<username>', '<password>'),
	headers=headers
)

print(response.text)

Ruby

require "net/http"
uri = URI("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/posts/360039436873/subscriptions/1234")
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")
request.basic_auth "username", "password"
response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|
	http.request(request)
end

Example response(s)

200 OK

// Status 200 OK

{
  "subscription": {
    "content_id": 8748733,
    "id": 35467,
    "locale": "en",
    "user_id": 888887
  }
}

Create Post Subscription

• POST /api/v2/community/posts/{post_id}/subscriptions

Creates a subscription to a given post.

Allowed for

• End-users

Agents with the Help Center manager role can optionally supply a subscription object containing a user_id value. If provided, the user associated with user_id will be subscrbed to the post.

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Required	Description
post_id	integer	Path	true	The unique ID of the post

Code Samples

curl

curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/posts/{post_id}/subscriptions.json \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password} -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json"

# with `user_id`
curl https://{subdomain}.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/posts/{post_id}/subscriptions.json \
  -d '{"subscription": {"user_id": 10056}}' \
  -v -u {email_address}:{password} -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json"

Go

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	url := "https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/posts/360039436873/subscriptions"
	method := "POST"
	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <auth-value>") // Base64 encoded "username:password"

	client := &http.Client {}
	res, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Java

import com.squareup.okhttp.*;
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://support.zendesk.com/api/v2/community/posts/360039436873/subscriptions")
		.newBuilder();
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("application/json"),
		"""
""");

Request request = new Request.Builder()
		.url(urlBuilder.build())