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posts

Get a post by ID

Changed on Aug 28, 2026

Returns detailed information about a specific post identified by its ID.

When v2=true, the response uses the v2 Post format selected by mode (basic default, extended, or thumbnail). Otherwise the legacy format wrapped in { "post": {...} } is returned.

get/posts/{id}.json

Request

Base URL: https://e621.net
URL: https://e621.net/posts/{id}.json
Auth: one of:
- none
- HTTP basic
- API key in query parameter login and API key in query parameter api_key

Path parameters

idinteger required

The unique ID of the post to retrieve

Query parameters

v2'true'

If "true", the response uses the v2 Post format. Otherwise the legacy format is returned.

mode'basic' | 'extended' | 'thumbnail' | 'thumbnails'

Selects the v2 Post payload shape. Only effective when v2=true. Default basic.

Response

Successful response containing post details

Changes

Aug 28, 20267eb984be63ca Revision changes
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  added to the response body oneOf list for the response status
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  the response property /// became nullable for the status
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  the response property /// became nullable for the status
- ▲
  the response property /// became nullable for the status
- ●
  added the new webp enum value to the /// response property for the response status
- ○
  removed from the response body oneOf list for the response status
- ○
  added the optional property // to the response with the status
- ○
  removed the apng enum value from the /// response property for the response status
May 17, 2026d1d05ce5fa8f Revision changes
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  added subschema #1 to the response body oneOf list for the response status
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  the response's body type changed from object to no type for status
- ▲
  removed the required property from the response with the status
- ▲
  removed the required property from the response with the status
- ▲
  removed the required property from the response with the status
- ▲
  removed the required property from the response with the status
- ▲
  removed the required property from the response with the status
- ▲
  removed the required property from the response with the status
- ▲
  removed the required property from the response with the status
- ▲
  removed the required property from the response with the status
- ▲
  removed the required property from the response with the status
- ▲
  removed the required property from the response with the status
- ▲
  removed the required property from the response with the status
- ▲
  removed the required property from the response with the status
- ▲
  removed the required property from the response with the status
- ▲
  removed the required property from the response with the status
- ▲
  removed the required property from the response with the status
- ▲
  removed the required property from the response with the status
- ▲
  removed the required property from the response with the status
- ▲
  removed the required property from the response with the status
- ▲
  removed the required property from the response with the status
- ▲
  removed the required property from the response with the status
- ●
  removed the optional property from the response with the status
- ●
  removed the optional property from the response with the status
- ●
  removed the optional property from the response with the status
- ○
  added the new optional query request parameter mode
- ○
  added the new optional query request parameter v2

Operation history