Feed Element

Access, edit, or delete a feed element. Feed items are the only type of feed element that can be edited.

Resource

1/chatter/feed-elements/feedElementId

1/connect/communities/communityId/chatter/feed-elements/feedElementId

Available version

31.0

Requires Chatter

Yes

HTTP methods

GET, DELETE, PATCH

PATCH is supported in version 34.0 and later.

Request parameters for GET

Parameter Name	Type	Description	Required or Optional	Available Version
`commentSort`	String	Specifies the order of comments. Values are: `CreatedDateLatestAsc`—Sorts by most recently created comments in ascending order. `Relevance`—Sorts by most relevant content. The default value is `CreatedDateLatestAsc`.	Optional	41.0
`elementsPerBundle`	Integer	The maximum number of feed elements per bundle. The default and maximum value is 10.	Optional	31.0
`recentCommentCount`	Integer	The maximum number of comments to return with each feed element. The default value is 3.	Optional	31.0

Response body for GET

Generic Feed Element or Feed Item

Request body for PATCH

Feed Item Input

Response body for PATCH

Feed Item

Example for editing a feed post using the request body

1{
2   "body":{
3      "messageSegments":[
4         {
5            "type":"Text",
6            "text":"Check out the latest API documentation on developer.salesforce.com."
7         }
8      ]
9   }
10}

Example for editing a question title and post

1{
2   "body":{
3      "messageSegments":[
4         {
5            "type":"Text",
6            "text":"The latest public versions are on developer.salesforce.com."
7         }
8      ]
9   },
10   "capabilities":{
11      "questionAndAnswers" : {
12          "questionTitle" : "Where can I find API documentation"
13      }
14   }
15}

Response body for DELETE

204: Successful Delete

Chatter REST API Developer Guide

Feed Element

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