getPost( )


Gets a post by the specified ID.

The getPost() function returns a Promise that resolves to a post whose ID matches the given ID.

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Method Declaration
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function getPost(
  postId: string,
  options: GetPostOptions,
): Promise<GetPostResponse>;
Method Parameters
postIdstringRequired

Post ID.


optionsGetPostOptions

Options specifying which fields to return.

Returns
Return Type:Promise<GetPostResponse>
JavaScript
import { posts } from "wix-blog-backend"; /* Sample postId value: * 'ccbb6257-ed0e-4521-97df-8b5b207adb00' */ export async function getPostFunction(postId) { try { const result = await posts.getPost(postId); const title = result.post.title; const excerpt = result.post.excerpt; console.log("Retrieved Result:", result); return result; } catch (error) { console.error(error); } } /* Promise resolves to: * { * "post": { * "_id": "ccbb6257-ed0e-4521-97df-8b5b207adb00", * "categoryIds": [ * "1ea22fce-bc3c-4b78-9422-f0f367f8628e" * ], * "commentingEnabled": true, * "excerpt": "Create a blog post subtitle that summarizes your post in a few short, punchy sentences and entices your audience to continue reading....", * "featured": true, * "firstPublishedDate": "2020-08-05T21:00:00.000Z", * "hashtags": [ * "sea", * "sun" * ], * "heroImage": "" * "language": "en", * "lastPublishedDate": "2020-08-05T21:00:00.000Z", * "media": { * "wixMedia": { * "image": "wix:image://v1/75059a_9f8cd2f1282c4dc7ae9a4bea155e2661~mv2.jpg#originWidth=602&originHeight=773" * }, * "displayed": true, * "custom": false * }, * "memberId": "4b9f4b64-0792-481e-9289-b2550c1bb7ea", * "minutesToRead": 1, * "moderationDetails": {}, * "pinned": false, * "preview": false, * "pricingPlanIds": [ * "b6e94a0c-4d0f-435e-9602-0dd61d2aca37" * ], * "relatedPostIds": [ * "425a5dca-c32d-40e6-b2d7-a8ffa3addded" * ], * "slug": "my-vacation", * "tagIds": [ * "b698f939-cab5-419b-9966-ba0fa3316de9" * ], * "title": "My vacation", * "translationId": "3cd710b7-c28d-4547-9b8a-3c1ec776064b", * "contentId": "62a9b7a4f276b0918225d8ef" * } * } */
Errors

This method doesn’t return any custom errors, but may return standard errors. Learn more about standard Wix errors.

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