wp.getCommentCount

Retrieve comment count for a specific post.

Added in WordPress 2.5.

Parameters

• int blog_id
• string username
• string password
• string post_id

Return Values

• array
  • struct
    • int approved
    • int awaiting_moderation
    • int spam
    • int total_comments

Errors

• 403
  • If the user does not have the edit_posts cap.

wp.getComment

Retrieve a comment.

Added in WordPress 2.7.

Parameters

• int blog_id
• string username
• string password
• int comment_id

Return Values

• struct
  • string comment_id
  • string parent
  • string user_id
  • datetime dateCreated
  • string status
  • string content
  • string link
  • string post_id
  • string post_title
  • string author
  • string author_url
  • string author_email
  • string author_ip
  • string type

Errors

• 403
  • If the user does not have the moderate_comments cap.
• 404
  • If no comment with that comment_id exists.

wp.getComments

Retrieve list of comments.

Added in WordPress 2.7.

Parameters

• int blog_id
• string username
• string password
• struct filter
  • int post_id: If empty, retrieves all comments.
  • string status
  • int number
  • int offset

Return Values

• array
  • struct: see #wp.getComment for fields.

Errors

• 401
  • If the user does not have the moderate_comments cap.

wp.newComment

Create a new comment.

Added in WordPress 2.7.

Parameters

• int blog_id
• string username
• string password
• int post_id
• struct comment
  • int comment_parent
  • string content
  • string author
  • string author_url
  • string author_email

Return Values

• int comment_id

Errors

• 403
  • If anonymous comments are disallowed and invalid credentials are supplied.
  • If comment does not follow required comment fields configuration.
• 404
  • If no post with that post_id exists.

Note on Anonymous Comments

By default, the username and password parameters are required. However, if you wish to allow anonymous comments, you can use the xmlrpc_allow_anonymous_comments filter:

add_filter( 'xmlrpc_allow_anonymous_comments', '__return_true' );

In such cases, the username and password parameters can be left as empty strings.

wp.editComment

Edit an existing comment.

Added in WordPress 2.7.

Parameters

• int blog_id
• string username
• string password
• int comment_id
• struct comment
  • string status: See #wp.getCommentStatusList. Usually 'hold', 'approve', or 'spam'.
  • datetime date_created_gmt
  • string content
  • string author
  • string author_url
  • string author_email

Return Values

• boolean true

Errors

• 401
  • If status is not a valid comment status.
• 403
  • If the user does not have the moderate_comments cap.
  • If the user does not have permission to edit this comment.
• 404
  • If no comment with that comment_id exists.

wp.deleteComment

Remove an existing comment.

Added in WordPress 2.7.

Parameters

• int blog_id
• string username
• string password
• int comment_id

Return Values

• boolean true

Errors

• 403
  • If the user does not have the moderate_comments cap.
  • If the user does not have permission to edit this comment.
• 404
  • If no comment with that comment_id exists.

wp.getCommentStatusList

Retrieve list of comment statuses.

Added in WordPress 2.7.

Parameters

• int blog_id
• string username
• string password

Return Values

• array
  • struct
    • string (key): status value
    • string (value): status description