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GET
/
api
/
post
/
user
/
{id}
Get Posts by User
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.example.com/api/post/user/{id}
{
  "status": "<string>",
  "posts": [
    {
      "id": 123,
      "user_id": 123,
      "category_id": 123,
      "title": "<string>",
      "content": "<string>",
      "image": "<string>",
      "created_at": "<string>",
      "updated_at": "<string>"
    }
  ]
}

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Overview

This endpoint retrieves all posts authored by a specific user. It’s useful for displaying user profiles, author archives, or filtering content by contributor.
This endpoint does not require authentication and can be accessed publicly.

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Endpoint

GET /api/post/user/{id}

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Authentication

No authentication required. This is a public endpoint.

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Path Parameters

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id
integer
required
The ID of the user whose posts you want to retrieve

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Response

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status
string
required
Status message (“success”)
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posts
array
required
Array of post objects created by the specified user

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Request Examples

curl -X GET "https://api.example.com/api/post/user/2"

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Response Example

Success (200)
{
  "status": "success",
  "posts": [
    {
      "id": 3,
      "user_id": 2,
      "category_id": 1,
      "title": "My First Blog Post",
      "content": "This is my inaugural post on the blog...",
      "image": "1709564730first.jpg",
      "created_at": "2024-03-01T09:00:00.000000Z",
      "updated_at": "2024-03-01T09:00:00.000000Z"
    },
    {
      "id": 7,
      "user_id": 2,
      "category_id": 3,
      "title": "Travel Photography Tips",
      "content": "Here are my top tips for capturing stunning travel photos...",
      "image": "1709568920travel.jpg",
      "created_at": "2024-03-03T14:30:00.000000Z",
      "updated_at": "2024-03-03T14:30:00.000000Z"
    },
    {
      "id": 9,
      "user_id": 2,
      "category_id": 2,
      "title": "Cooking Italian Cuisine",
      "content": "Authentic Italian recipes from my kitchen...",
      "image": "1709571200cooking.jpg",
      "created_at": "2024-03-04T08:00:00.000000Z",
      "updated_at": "2024-03-04T08:00:00.000000Z"
    }
  ]
}

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Implementation Details

The endpoint filters posts using a simple WHERE clause: 
$posts = Post::where('user_id', $id)->get();
If the specified user has not created any posts, the response will contain an empty array in the posts field.

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Use Cases

  • Display all posts on an author profile page
  • Show contributor portfolios
  • Build author-based archives
  • Track content creation by user
  • Generate per-author RSS feeds

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