Web API

django-flag-app uses django-rest-framework to expose a Web API that provides developers with access to the same functionality offered through the web user interface.

The available actions with permitted user are as follows:

  • Flag content. (authenticated users)
  • Unflag content. (user who has previously flagged that content)

Setup

To integrate the flag API into your app, just follow the instructions as mentioned Usage.

API Actions

All actions can only be performed by authenticated users. Authorization must be provided as a TOKEN or USERNAME:PASSWORD. POST is the allowed method for all requests.

All available actions are explained below:

Flag content

This action can be performed by providing the URL with data queries related to the content type.

The request requires the following parameters:

  • model_name: is the model name of the content type that have flags associated with it.
  • model_id: is the id of an object of that model
  • app_name: is the name of the app that contains the model.
  • reason: number corresponding to the reason(e.g. 1, 2, 3).
  • info: ‘’ (This is only required if the reason is 100 (Something else))

For example, to flag a content of second object (id=1) of a model (content type) called post inside the app(django app) post. You may do the following:

$ curl -X POST -u USERNAME:PASSWORD -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{'app_name': 'post','model_name': 'post', 'model_id': 1,'reason': 1,'info': ''}" http://localhost:8000/api/flag/

Un-Flag Content

To un-flag a FLAGGED content, set reason value to 0 or remove it from the request.

$ curl -X POST -u USERNAME:PASSWORD -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{'app_name': 'post','model_name': 'post', 'model_id': 1}" http://localhost:8000/api/flag/