When building websites or developing various applications, we often need to obtain detailed information about articles or documents from a content management system (CMS).AnQiCMS (AnQiCMS) as a powerful content management platform naturally also provides such an interface, allowing developers to flexibly obtain various document content on the website.So, when we want to get specific articles through the document details interface of Anqi CMS, which HTTP request method should we use?

The answer is very clear: the Anqi CMS document detail interface supportsGETRequest method.

This means that when you want to retrieve specific information about a document from the server, you only need to carry necessary parameters through the URL, without sending data in the request body.This approach is very consistent with the design principles of RESTful APIs, where GET requests are mainly used for data reading operations, have idempotence (repeated requests will not change the state of the resource) and can be cached by browsers, which is very suitable for content display scenarios.

To use this interface, you need to construct a request address, the format is usually{你的域名地址}/api/archive/detail. Among them,{你的域名地址}Replace it with the domain name where you actually deploy the Anqicms.

In order to accurately retrieve the document you want, the interface requires you to provide a key parameter. This interface is very user-friendly, you can choose to search through the unique digital ID of the document, such asid=123You can also use the document's URL alias (filename) to specify, for examplefilename=anqicms-getting-startedEither one can be selected, and it can accurately locate the content you want. For example, a complete GET request URL may look like this:https://www.yourwebsite.com/api/archive/detail?id=1Orhttps://www.yourwebsite.com/api/archive/detail?filename=welcome-to-anqicms.

After successfully calling the interface, you will receive a clear and structured JSON response. The most crucial part isdataField, it contains all the details of the document. You will see the basic information of the document, such as:

  • id: Document identifier
  • title: Document title
  • seo_title: Title for search engine optimization
  • description: Document summary
  • content: Main content of the article, usually in HTML format
  • url_token: Document URL alias
  • keywords: Document keywords
  • views: Document views
  • created_time: Document's publish timestamp
  • updated_time: Document's update timestamp
  • logoandthumb: Main image and thumbnail address of the document

In addition to these common fields, the response will also containcategoryAn object that provides detailed information about the document's category, such as category ID, name, SEO title, etc.

Especially noteworthy isextraThe field, it will dynamically display the custom fields you define in the Anqi CMS backend model.This means that your article is not limited to title and content, but can also include author, city, education, and any other additional information you wish to display, greatly enhancing the richness and extensibility of the content.These custom fields are presented in the form of key-value pairs, each key corresponds to the field name you set in the background, and the value is the content of the field corresponding to the document.

The ability to obtain document details through the GET method brings great convenience to various front-end applications of the website.Whether it is to develop a brand new personalized theme, provide data support for mobile APP, or integrate Anqi CMS content into other systems, this interface plays a core role.It allows us to flexibly display every detail of the article and customize the development according to actual needs.

In summary, the document detail interface of Anqi CMS provides us with the ability to obtain the core content of the website through a concise and efficient GET request method.It is not only easy to understand and use, but also with its rich data return and flexible parameter support, it has become an indispensable tool for our content management and secondary development.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  1. What is the difference between GET requests and POST requests? Why did the document detail interface choose GET?GET requests are usually used to retrieve data from a server, data is passed through URL parameters, and should not contain sensitive information.Its advantages are simplicity, cacheable, bookmarkable, and supports idempotence (repeated requests do not affect the server state).POST requests are used to submit data to the server, with data transmitted through the request body. It is more suitable for creating, updating, or deleting resources and can send large or sensitive data.The document detail interface chooses GET because it is simply reading the existing content on the server, which conforms to the semantics of GET requests and is convenient for debugging and integration.

  2. Does the document detail interface require login or authentication?Details of the document provided, to obtain the interface/api/archive/detailNo login or authentication is mentioned explicitly.This means that by default, the interface is publicly accessible, and anyone can request document information through the URL.But whether it is necessary to authenticate may depend on the security configuration of your company's CMS system backend./anqiapi-archive/3497.htmlor user level restrictions.

  3. If I provide the parameters at the same time,idandfilenamehow will the interface handle?Mentioned in the documentidandfilenameThe parameter is either/or.This means you only need to provide one valid parameter to get the document details.Generally, if both of these parameters are provided, the API will prioritize processing one of them (for example, the ID usually has a higher priority because it points more directly to the database record), or it will use the first valid parameter it finds directly.To avoid unnecessary confusion or potential errors, **it is practice to only provide the one parameter you are certain of.