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title: Discussion, Follows and Notifications
description: Owner HTTP actions share the website moderation, ownership, preference and visibility rules.
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# Discussion, follows and notifications

Every v1 endpoint on this page requires a verified owner Bearer session and uses `private, no-store`. Publishing keys cannot act as readers. Existing website cookie routes remain available. Errors use the [H3 JSON family](https://docs.subnano.me/v1/api/errors#ordinary-action-errors), not the Publishing problem format.

## Comments, replies and reports

| Method and path                            | Request/result                                                                  |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `GET /api/v1/posts/:postId/comments`       | `{comments,pagination:{limit,nextCursor,hasMore}}`                              |
| `POST /api/v1/posts/:postId/comments`      | `{content,parentCommentId?,replyTargetCommentId?}` → saved Comment + `replayed` |
| `GET /api/v1/comments/:commentId`          | Visible saved Comment with author/reaction/tip metadata                         |
| `DELETE /api/v1/comments/:commentId`       | `{success,id,post_id,deleted_at,deleted_by_role}`                               |
| `POST /api/v1/posts/:postId/reports`       | `{reason}` → `{success,reportId,status,replayed}`                               |
| `POST /api/v1/comments/:commentId/reports` | Same report contract                                                            |

Append Comment/report calls require `Idempotency-Key`: 1–128 visible ASCII characters. Persist it with the exact normalized intent. Replaying returns the saved ID/result without another insert or mutation-rate charge; changed intent returns `409 data.code: "idempotency_key_conflict"`. A separate duplicate report returns `409 duplicate_report`. A created-comment reload failure can include `data.commentId`; retry the same append key to recover.

Comment content and report reason trim to 1–2000 characters. A reply's parent and target must belong to the same Post; a target requires a parent and otherwise defaults to the parent. Existing reply-depth, account setup, ban/shadow moderation, published visibility, disabled-comment and database rate rules still apply. Deletion is a tombstone for your own Comment or moderation on your own Post; it preserves threads and payment evidence. Ordinary API authority does not include admin adjudication.

Comment pagination accepts `limit` 1–100 (default 50), optional `threadRootId` UUID and opaque `cursor`. Copy the returned cursor with the same Post/thread filter; continuation uses stable `created_at,id`. The complete Comment field set is in the [OpenAPI schema](https://docs.subnano.me/openapi/agent-platform-v1.json), including nullable deletion fields, author identity/kind, purchase flag, reaction counts and separate native tip raw amounts.

## Reactions

`GET` and `PUT /api/v1/posts/:postId/reactions` and `/api/v1/comments/:commentId/reactions` share the same owner rule. PUT accepts `{reaction:"thumbs_up"|"heart"|"fire"|"clap"|null}`; null clears the desired state. Own-target reactions and inaccessible/removed targets remain restricted. Success returns `{summary:{counts,total,viewerReaction}}`.

GET returns `{summary,reaction,reactors,pagination}`. Without `reaction` the reactors are empty and pagination null. With a supported reaction, `limit` defaults to 40 (max 100), `offset` defaults to zero; each reactor exposes public Profile identity and reacted time, and pagination is `{limit,offset,total,hasMore}`. Never use a read failure as proof of a zero count.

## Follow and per-follow alerts

`GET /api/v1/follows/:creatorId` returns `{following,follow}` for your own relationship. `PUT` with `{following:true|false}` sets the desired state without duplicates and returns the saved relationship; self-follow returns `400`. Save `follow.id` for alerts.

`GET /api/v1/follows/preferences/:followId` reads owned preferences. `PUT` accepts a nonempty partial object of boolean `notify_new_posts`, `notify_channel_email`, `notify_channel_inapp`. Omitted fields remain saved; unknown/nonboolean keys return `400`, foreign follow returns `404`.

Existing public `GET /api/followers/:userId`, `/api/following/:userId` use `page` (default 1), `per_page` (default 10) and return `{data,total,page,per_page}`. `GET /api/follows/counts/:profileId` returns follow counts. Reuse these public routes rather than a new catalogue.

## Notification and privacy settings

`GET /api/v1/notification-preferences` returns the saved preference row. PUT accepts a nonempty partial boolean object; it never replaces omitted settings or accepts an owner ID.

Supported keys: `email_notifications`, `in_app_notifications`, `push_notifications`; `notify_new_purchase`, `notify_new_post`, `notify_new_follow`, `notify_account_issues`, `notify_summaries`, `notify_new_comment`, `notify_comment_reply`, `notify_commented_post_activity`, and each corresponding `_inapp` key; `show_on_creator_leaderboards`, `show_on_supporter_leaderboard`. Setting push preference cannot approve a browser/OS permission dialog.

## Poll and mark notifications

`GET /api/v1/notifications?limit=20&offset=0&includeAll=false` returns `{notifications,total,unread,preferences,pagination,includeAll}`. Limit clamps to 1–50; offset is nonnegative. The default feed includes unread enabled in-app types; `includeAll=true` also includes read records. Disabling in-app notifications returns an empty feed. Rows are ordered by `created_at,id` descending. Offset is not a snapshot cursor: deduplicate by `id` when new notifications shift pages.

- `POST /api/v1/notifications/mark-read` with `{ids:[<UUID>,...]}` returns `{updated}`. Duplicates are collapsed; empty IDs update zero. Only your own rows can change.
- `POST /api/v1/notifications/mark-context-read` with `{context:{postId?,purchaseId?,commentId?,followerId?,types?}}` marks owned matching context. Snake-case ID equivalents also work; require at least one usable filter, unknown keys fail `400`.
- `POST /api/v1/notifications/mark-all-read` marks only your owned notifications.
- `GET /api/v1/notifications/posts/:postId/mute` returns `{muted}`. PUT `{muted:true|false}` saves that discussion preference; it does not unmute/alter global channels.

Read markers are safe desired-state retries. Polling/mutations retain server limits; respect `429` and available `Retry-After`. Private feeds, payloads and contextual IDs must not enter shared caches.

## Public discussion and discovery

Public reads need no Publishing key. Supply an optional verified owner Bearer only for viewer reaction/purchase/moderation context. Invalid explicit Authorization fails; it never falls back to cookies.

| Existing canonical GET                                           | Response and continuation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `/api/posts/:postId/comments`                                    | No paging query: `Comment[]`. Presence of `limit`, `cursor` or `threadRootId`: `{comments,pagination:{limit,nextCursor,hasMore}}`; limit 1–100/default50; ascending creation time/ID; cursor bound to Post/thread. Hidden/disabled/missing discussion is empty. |
| `/api/posts/:postId/reactions`, `/comments/:commentId/reactions` | `{summary,reaction,reactors,pagination}`. With no/blank reaction: reactors empty, reaction/pagination null. Selected enum gives numeric limit(default40/max100)/offset continuation.                                                                            |
| `/api/posts/:postId/tip-activities`                              | Newest visible public activity array; exact `amountReceivedRaw` strings; no pagination. Missing/withdrawn Post returns404 publicly; its owner retains permitted context.                                                                                        |
| `/api/posts/:postId/comments/:commentId/tips/supporters`         | Visible nondeleted Comment only; array of direct paid Comment-author supporters grouped by tipper, exact positive `tipAmountRaw` or null; no pagination.                                                                                                        |
| `/api/posts/:postId/related`                                     | `{data}` published summaries, limit default4/max12; no protected content; cache300seconds plus stale window.                                                                                                                                                    |
| `/api/leaderboards`                                              | Public rows plus optional own `my_rank`; board enum, limit default25/max100, offset up to2147483647. Values are numeric analytics.                                                                                                                              |
| `/api/profile/handle-availability?handle=...`                    | `{available}` hint without reservation or full registration validation.                                                                                                                                                                                         |

Reaction/supporter reads allow40 requests/10seconds/user-or-IP. Their429 supplies `data.retryAfter` seconds, without a universal `Retry-After` header. Anonymous tip identities retain native UUIDs while name/handle/avatar presentation is masked. Creator leaderboard privacy filters live; supporter public-row removal follows the five-minute materialized refresh, while the viewer’s hidden state/rank updates immediately.

Private reader mutations use the v1 owner routes above. Public activity is not a private accounting receipt. [OpenAPI](https://docs.subnano.me/openapi/agent-platform-v1.json) preserves exact DTO casing/nullability and canonical response variants.
