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- # Invision Power Services (IPS) Integration - 3.2 - Create Post

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  This GSE action creates a new post into an existing forum topic.

  An example call routing script can be found in A.2 - Example: Create Post.

  Configure action parameters

  By double clicking a parameter in the list, you can edit it.

  Domain Required

  This is the URL of your IPS community page, for example: https://www.swyxforum.com

  APIKey Required

  This is the REST API Key to authenticate against your IPS community. You created it under 1 - Preparations.
  Please make sure that you have configured the endpoint permissions correctly.

  Topic Required

  This is the id of the topic you want to create the new post in. You can obtain the id from the address line of your browser when opening the target topic:

  Author Required

  This is id of the IPS community user you want to use as author of the new post. You can obtain the id from the address line of your browser when opening that users' profile page:

  Post Required

  This is the text/body of the new topic.

  Hidden

  Should the new post be visible to all users?
  0 - the new post will be visible to all users
  1 - the new post will be hidden, i.e. only visible to moderators and administrators, and needs approval to become visible
  May be omitted. Default: 0

  Configure action exits

  Exit 0 (Default)

  This exit will be reached when everyhting worked fine and the post was created. It is recommmended to name this exit "ok" or "created".

  Exit 1

  This exit will be reached when there was any kind of problem and no post has been created. It is recommended to name this exit "failed".

  If you reach this exit you can refer to 3.7 - Trouble Shooting to figure what went wrong.

  Additional return value (as global variable)

  g_sIPSLatestCreatedPostURL (string)

  This global variable holds the URL of the newly created post after the ok (0) exit has been reached.

  By Tom Wellige

  - August 26, 2024
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