Retrieve a single post

//native

type Discourse = {

  apiKey: string;

  defaultHost: string;

  apiUsername: string;

};

/**

 * Retrieve a single post

 * This endpoint can be used to get the number of likes on a post using the

`actions_summary` property in the response. `actions_summary` responses

with the id of `2` signify a `like`. If there are no `actions_summary`

items with the id of `2`, that means there are 0 likes. Other ids likely

refer to various different flag types.

 */

export async function main(auth: Discourse, id: string) {

  const url = new URL(`https://${auth.defaultHost}/posts/${id}.json`);

  const response = await fetch(url, {

    method: "GET",

    headers: {

      "API-KEY": auth.apiKey,

      "API-USERNAME": auth.apiUsername,

    },

    body: undefined,

  });

  if (!response.ok) {

    const text = await response.text();

    throw new Error(`${response.status} ${text}`);

  }

  return await response.json();

}