Create Product Comment

Creates a new product comment.

HTTP Request

POST/api/products/comments

Authorization

Authorization

• Required: Yes
• Permission: Staff or Admin
• Authentication: Token-based (Authorization: Token <your_api_key>)

Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
content	String	Yes	Comment content (max 500 characters)
user	Integer	Yes	User ID who is posting the comment
product	Integer	Yes	Product ID being commented on
rating	Integer	No	Rating given (1-5, default: 3)
is_anonymous	Boolean	No	Whether to post anonymously (default: false)
is_published	Boolean	No	Whether to publish immediately (default: false)

Example Requests

🐍 Python

1import requests
2
3# Create a new product comment
4response = requests.post('http://www.example.com/api/products/comments', 
5  json={
6      'content': 'This product is amazing! Great quality and fast delivery.',
7      'user': 123,
8      'product': 456,
9      'rating': 5,
10      'is_published': True,
11      'is_anonymous': False
12  },
13  headers={'Authorization': 'Token <your_api_key>'}
14)
15print(response.json())
16
17# Create minimal comment
18response = requests.post('http://www.example.com/api/products/comments', 
19  json={
20      'content': 'Good product overall.',
21      'user': 123,
22      'product': 456
23  },
24  headers={'Authorization': 'Token <your_api_key>'}
25)
26print(response.json())

🌐 Curl

1# Create a new product comment
2curl -X POST "http://www.example.com/api/products/comments" \
3-H "Authorization: Token <your_api_key>" \
4-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
5-d '{
6  "content": "This product is amazing! Great quality and fast delivery.",
7  "user": 123,
8  "product": 456,
9  "rating": 5,
10  "is_published": true,
11  "is_anonymous": false
12}'
13
14# Create minimal comment
15curl -X POST "http://www.example.com/api/products/comments" \
16-H "Authorization: Token <your_api_key>" \
17-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
18-d '{
19  "content": "Good product overall.",
20  "user": 123,
21  "product": 456
22}'

Status Codes

Code	Description
201	Product comment created successfully
400	Bad request — invalid input
401	Unauthorized — authentication required
403	Forbidden — insufficient permissions
500	Internal server error

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
id	integer	Unique ID of the comment
rating	integer	Rating given (1-5: Worst, Bad, Average, Good, Best)
content	string	Comment content (max 500 characters)
is_anonymous	boolean	Whether the comment is posted anonymously
is_published	boolean	Whether the comment is published
user_data	object	User details (read-only)
product_data	object	Product details (read-only)
truncated_content	string	Shortened version of content
created_at	string (ISO 8601)	Timestamp when comment was created
updated_at	string (ISO 8601)	Timestamp when comment was last updated

User Data Structure

Field	Type	Description
id	integer	Unique ID of the user
username	string	Username of the user
full_name	string	Full name of the user
avatar	string	URL of the user avatar image

Product Data Structure

Field	Type	Description
id	integer	Unique ID of the product
name	string	Name of the product

Notes

• Rating scale: 1=Worst, 2=Bad, 3=Average, 4=Good, 5=Best
• Comments require approval (is_published=true) to be visible to public users
• Anonymous comments hide user identification but retain moderation capabilities
• Comment content is limited to 500 characters maximum
• All timestamps are in ISO 8601 format (e.g., "2023-01-01T12:00:00Z")