Delete comment

Delete a comment (soft delete)

Deletes a comment using a soft delete mechanism. Only the comment owner can delete their comment.

Endpoint

DELETE /api/posts/{id}/comment

Authentication

Required. User must be the comment owner to delete the comment.

Path Parameters

id · integer · required

The unique identifier of the post containing the comment (PostID)

Request Body

userName · string · required

The username of the authenticated user who owns the comment to delete

Behavior

• Sets the isDeleted flag to true
• Sets the DeletedAt timestamp
• Only the comment owner can delete their own comment
• Prevents deleting comments on posts from blocked accounts

Request

curl -X DELETE https://api.example.com/api/posts/12345/comment \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "userName": "johndoe"
  }'

Response

status · integer

204 No Content - Comment deleted successfully

204 No Content

Errors

404 · error

Account does not exist or action cannot be completed due to a block

409 · error

Comment does not exist

{
  "error": "This comment does not exist"
}