answers.create()

Creates a new answer for a specific question with the provided content.

Syntax

async create(questionId: number, options: CreateAnswerOptions): Promise<AnswerResponseModel>

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
questionId	number	Yes	The unique identifier of the question to answer
options	CreateAnswerOptions	Yes	The answer creation options

CreateAnswerOptions

Property	Type	Required	Description
body	string	Yes	The content of the answer in Markdown format

Return Value

Returns a Promise<AnswerResponseModel> containing the newly created answer with all its properties. See the get() method documentation for details on the AnswerResponseModel structure.

Examples

Basic Answer Creation

import { StackOverflowSDK } from 'so-teams-sdk';

const sdk = new StackOverflowSDK({
  accessToken: 'your-access-token',
  baseUrl: 'https://[your-site].stackenterprise.co/api/v3'
});

// Create a new answer
const newAnswer = await sdk.answers.create(123, {
  body: 'This is my answer with **markdown** formatting.'
});

console.log(`Created answer with ID: ${newAnswer.id}`);
console.log(`Answer score: ${newAnswer.score}`);

Detailed Answer with Code

const answerContent = `
Here's how to solve this problem:

## Solution

You can use the following approach:

\`\`\`javascript
function solve(input) {
  // Your solution here
  return input.map(x => x * 2);
}
\`\`\`

This works because:
1. We iterate through each element
2. We multiply by 2
3. We return the new array

Hope this helps!
`;

const answer = await sdk.answers.create(456, {
  body: answerContent
});

console.log(`Answer created: ${answer.webUrl}`);

Team Context

// Using team context
const teamSDK = sdk.forTeam('team-123');
const teamAnswer = await teamSDK.answers.create(123, {
  body: 'Answer for team question with internal references.'
});

// Or with direct client initialization
import { AnswerClient } from 'so-teams-sdk';
const teamAnswerClient = new AnswerClient(config, 'team-123');
const answer = await teamAnswerClient.create(123, {
  body: 'Team-specific answer content.'
});

With Error Handling

import StackOverflowSDK, { NotFoundError, ForbiddenError } from 'so-teams-sdk';

const sdk = new StackOverflowSDK({
  accessToken: 'your-access-token',
  baseUrl: 'https://[your-site].stackenterprise.co/api/v3'
});

try {
  const answer = await sdk.answers.create(123, {
    body: 'My comprehensive answer to this question.'
  });

  console.log(`Successfully created answer: ${answer.id}`);
  console.log(`Answer URL: ${answer.webUrl}`);
} catch (error) {
  if (error instanceof NotFoundError) {
    console.error('Question not found');
  } else if (error instanceof ForbiddenError) {
    console.error('Not allowed to answer this question');
  } else {
    console.error('Failed to create answer:', error.message);
  }
}

Error Handling

This method can throw the following errors:

Error Type	Status Code	Description
AuthenticationError	401	Invalid or missing authentication token
TokenExpiredError	401	Authentication token has expired
ForbiddenError	403	Insufficient permissions to answer this question
NotFoundError	404	Question with the specified ID does not exist
SDKError	Various	Other API or network errors (e.g., validation errors)

Common Error Scenarios

try {
  const answer = await sdk.answers.create(123, {
    body: 'My answer'
  });
} catch (error) {
  if (error instanceof ForbiddenError) {
    // Question might be locked, closed, or user lacks permissions
    console.error('Cannot answer this question');
  } else if (error instanceof NotFoundError) {
    // Question doesn't exist or was deleted
    console.error('Question not found');
  } else if (error.message.includes('body')) {
    // Validation error - body might be too short or empty
    console.error('Answer content is invalid');
  } else {
    console.error('Unexpected error:', error.message);
  }
}

Notes

• The body parameter should contain Markdown-formatted content
• The created answer will initially have a score of 0
• The answer is automatically associated with the authenticated user as the owner
• Questions may have restrictions that prevent new answers (closed, locked, etc.)
• Answer content is subject to community guidelines and moderation
• The returned AnswerResponseModel contains the complete answer data including generated fields like id, creationDate, and webUrl