Create a Blog Article

You can create a basic blog article on a blog board or any blog board that you prefer.

In this guide, we create a blog article in a blog board.

Requirements

You must have the Start new posts permission set to Grant by Administrator.

Basic Steps

1. Open the blog board where you want to create a blog article.
2. Identify the ID of the blog board from the URL of the board as described in the Create a Forum.
3. Ensure that you have the necessary permission to create the blog article granted by the Administrator.
4. Create a POST request to create a blog article.

Example

Create a Blog Article

In this example, we are going to create a forum message in the Knight Riders board using a GraphQL query.
After you have created a blog message on the board, make sure you have received success as a response.

1. Sign in to your community.
2. Go to the Knight Rider board.
3. Make a note of the ID of the board.
4. Make a GraphQL POST request to the board.

The ID of the Klass Forum Board is knight-riders-board.

Here is the GraphQL POST request and response to create a blog article.

mutation createBlogArticle($createInput:CreateBlogArticleInput!) {
   createBlogArticle(createInput: $createInput) {
        result {
            id
            body
            subject
            introduction
            teaser
            contentWorkflow {
                state
            }
        }
   }
}

The mutation here initiates a createBlogArticle function using information passed through GraphQL variables. Here is an example to create a blog article.

{
   "createInput":{
        "subject":"A trip to my hometown",
        "body": "It's been long since I went to my native. This blog is about how I reached my native using my two-wheeler. A shocking incident which too before the start.",
        "teaser": "Lushy and dense green trees in the way.",
        "introduction": "A small trip to my native after a long time.",
        "board":{
            "id":"BOARD:knight-riders-board"
        }
    }
}

Here is the response to the above example.

{
    "data": {
        "createBlogArticle": {
            "result": {
                "id": "message:403",
                "body": "It's been long since I went to my native. This blog is about how I reached my native using my two-wheeler. A shocking incident which too before the start.",
                "subject":"A trip to my hometown",
                "introduction": "A small trip to my native after a long time.",
                "teaser": "Lushy and dense green trees in the way.",
                "contentWorkflow": {
                    "state": "PUBLISH"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}