A board object contains information about a padlet.

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Finding board_id

Some of our endpoints include a board_id in our path parameter. This board_id represents the padlet we want to fetch and modify.

The board_id is directly included in the url when on a padlet. Most times, it is the 16-character string at the end of the url.

You can also find board_id while viewing a padlet by clicking the more menu ... on the right side of the screen and then the Developer button.

If you want the data of each post and section to be included with the board object then make sure ?include=posts,sections is added to the end of the GET request URL. eg: GET https://api.padlet.dev/v1/boards/abcd1234ysdf57mg?include=posts,sections

An example of a board object is displayed below.

{
  "id": "abcd1234efgh5678",
  "type": "board",
  "attributes": {
    "title": "My wonderful padlet",
    "description": "Memories of the past",
    "builder": {
      "username": "j",
      "shortName": "Jerry",
      "fullName": "Jerry Seinfeld",
      "avatarUrl": "http://example.com"
    },
    "iconUrl": "https://padlet.net/icons/png/263a.png",
    "webUrl": {
      "live": "https://padlet.dev/api1/my-shiny-padlet-abcd1234efgh5678",
      "qrCode": "https://cdn.padlet.dev/padlets/abcd1234efgh5678/qr_code.png",
      "slideshow": "https://padlet.dev/api1/my-shiny-padlet-abcd1234efgh5678/slideshow",
      "slideshowQrCode": "https://cdn.padlet.dev/padlets/abcd1234efgh5678/slideshow_qr_code.png"
    },
    "domainName": "padlet.com",
    "settings": {
      "font": 1,
      "colorScheme": "light"
    },
    "createdAt": "2023-07-27T22:10:09.834Z",
    "updatedAt": "2023-07-27T22:10:09.834Z"
  },
  "relationships": {
    "sections": {
      "data": [
        {
          "type": "section",
          "id": "abcd1234efgh5678"
        }
      ]
    },
    "posts": {
      "data": [
        {
          "type": "post",
          "id": "abcd1234efgh5678"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Board object properties

PropertiesTypeDescription
idstringBoard ID
typestringAlways "board".
attributes.titlestringTitle of the board
attributes.descriptionstringDescription of the board
attributes.builderobjectUser who created the board
attributes.iconUrlstringIcon url of the board
attributes.domainNamestringDomain of board
attributes.settingsobjectSettings of the board.
attributes.createdAtstringDate and time when this board was created. Formatted as an ISO 8601 date time string.
attributes.updatedAtstringDate and time when this board was updated. Formatted as an ISO 8601 date time string.
relationships.sectionsobjectList of section objects containing only type and id as per JSON:API specification.
relationships.postsobjectList of post objects containing only type and id as per JSON:API specification.