API posting

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Hi. I have a script that allows me to post directly using the API, but this doesn't seem to natively support tags that are nested inside another. For example, this code works

                'relationships' => array(
                    'tags' => array(
                        'data' => array(
                            array(
                                'type' => 'tags',
                                'id' => "18",
                            ),

In this case, ID 18 is a primary tag, and not nested anywhere. However, if I try to target the ID of the tag directly underneath, which would be 19, I get

{"errors":[{"status":"422","code":"validation_error","detail":"The tag count primary must be between 1 and 3.","source":{"pointer":"\/data\/relationships\/tags"}}]}

Is there any way around this ?

[deleted]

Fiddle, and ye shall find 🙂

This seems to work exactly as I wanted

                    'relationships' => [
                        'tags' => [
                            'data' => [
                                [
                                    'type' => 'tags',
                                    'id' => "18",
                                ],
                                [
                                    'type' => 'tags',
                                    'id' => "19",
                                ],
                            ],
                        ],
                    ],

luceos

[deleted] and within an hour, well done!

clarkwinkelmann

For anyone stumbling on this, the explanation is that when you apply a child tag, you actually need to apply both the parent and child. Child tags cannot be applied without their parent.

Actually, in the upcoming beta 16, admins will be able to bypass tag constraints, so I think this means you will be able to apply a child without its parent via the API. But it's not recommended as permissions from the parent tag won't be applied if the parent tag isn't actually on the discussion.