answers.get()

Retrieves a single answer by its ID with complete answer details and metadata.

Syntax

async get(questionId: number, answerId: number): Promise<AnswerResponseModel>

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
questionId	number	Yes	The unique identifier of the question that contains the answer
answerId	number	Yes	The unique identifier of the answer to retrieve

Return Value

Returns a Promise<AnswerResponseModel> containing the complete answer object with the following properties:

Property	Type	Description
id	number	The answer’s unique identifier
questionId	number	The ID of the answered question
body	string	The main content of the answer in HTML format
bodyMarkdown	string	The main content of the answer in Markdown format
score	number	Answer score (upvotes minus downvotes)
isAccepted	boolean	Whether this is the accepted answer for the question
isDeleted	boolean	Whether the answer was deleted
isBookmarked	boolean	Whether the logged-in user bookmarked the answer
isFollowed	boolean	Whether the logged-in user followed the answer
creationDate	Date	When the answer was created
lastEditDate	Date | null	When the answer was last edited
lastActivityDate	Date | null	When the answer last had activity
lockedDate	Date | null	When the answer was locked
deletionDate	Date | null	When the answer was deleted
owner	UserSummaryResponseModel	Information about the answer author
lastEditor	UserSummaryResponseModel	Information about who last edited the answer
lastActivityUser	UserSummaryResponseModel	Information about who performed the last activity
commentCount	number	Number of comments on the answer
webUrl	string | null	Direct URL to the answer
shareLink	string | null	Link for sharing the answer
userCanFollow	boolean	Whether the logged-in user can follow the answer
canBeFollowed	boolean	Whether anyone can follow the answer
isSubjectMatterExpert	boolean	Whether the answer is from a subject matter expert

Examples

Basic Usage

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

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

// Get a specific answer
const answer = await sdk.answers.get(123, 456);
console.log(answer.body);
console.log(`Score: ${answer.score}`);
console.log(`Accepted: ${answer.isAccepted}`);

Accessing Answer Details

const answer = await sdk.answers.get(123, 456);

// Check answer metadata
if (answer.isAccepted) {
  console.log('This is the accepted answer!');
}

// Get author information
console.log(`Answer by: ${answer.owner?.displayName}`);

// Access both HTML and Markdown content
console.log('HTML content:', answer.body);
console.log('Markdown content:', answer.bodyMarkdown);

// Check edit history
if (answer.lastEditDate) {
  console.log(`Last edited: ${answer.lastEditDate}`);
  console.log(`Edited by: ${answer.lastEditor?.displayName}`);
}

Team Context

// Using team context
const teamSDK = sdk.forTeam('team-123');
const teamAnswer = await teamSDK.answers.get(123, 456);

// Or with direct client initialization
import { AnswerClient } from 'so-teams-sdk';
const teamAnswerClient = new AnswerClient(config, 'team-123');
const answer = await teamAnswerClient.get(123, 456);

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 access the answer
NotFoundError	404	Question or answer with the specified ID does not exist
SDKError	Various	Other API or network errors

Example 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.get(123, 456);
  console.log('Answer retrieved:', answer.body);
} catch (error) {
  if (error instanceof NotFoundError) {
    console.error('Answer or question not found');
  } else if (error instanceof ForbiddenError) {
    console.error('Access denied to this answer');
  } else {
    console.error('Failed to retrieve answer:', error.message);
  }
}

Notes

• This method returns the complete answer object with all available fields, unlike getAll() which returns summary objects
• Both HTML and Markdown versions of the content are available in the response
• User-specific fields like isBookmarked and isFollowed reflect the state for the authenticated user
• Deleted answers may still be retrievable depending on permissions, but will have isDeleted: true