---
title: "Metaculus question detail"
method: GET
path: "/metaculus/question/{id}"
tags: ["Metaculus"]
---

# Metaculus question detail

`GET /metaculus/question/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1`
- URL: `https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/metaculus/question/{id}`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

Returns one Metaculus question by numeric `id` (a question or post id). The response has the title, status, question type, unit, open, close and resolve times, forecaster and forecast counts, comment count, latest forecast center and bounds, categories, projects and URL.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Headers

- `x-api-key` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- MetaculusQuestionResponseDoc
  - `code` integer
  - `data` MetaculusQuestionResponse
    - `fetched_at` string
    - `question` MetaculusQuestionRow
      - `categories` MetaculusProject[]: Categories the question is filed under.
        - `emoji` string: Emoji shown next to the category or project on Metaculus.
        - `id` integer: Metaculus id of the category or project.
        - `name` string: Display name, for example `Economy & Business`.
        - `slug` string: URL slug, for example `economy-business`.
        - `type` string: Kind of project, for example `category` or `tournament`.
      - `comment_count` integer: Number of comments on the question.
      - `edited_at` string: Time the question was last edited, in UTC (RFC 3339).
      - `forecaster_count` integer: Number of forecasters who have forecast on the question.
      - `forecasts_count` integer: Total number of forecasts submitted on the question.
      - `id` integer: Metaculus post id of the question. Use it with the question endpoints.
      - `latest_forecast_center` number: Central value of the latest community forecast, as Metaculus reports it.
      - `latest_forecast_lower` number: Lower bound of the latest community forecast interval.
      - `latest_forecast_upper` number: Upper bound of the latest community forecast interval.
      - `open_time` string: Time the question opened for forecasts, in UTC (RFC 3339).
      - `projects` MetaculusProject[]: Tournaments and projects the question belongs to.
        - `emoji` string: Emoji shown next to the category or project on Metaculus.
        - `id` integer: Metaculus id of the category or project.
        - `name` string: Display name, for example `Economy & Business`.
        - `slug` string: URL slug, for example `economy-business`.
        - `type` string: Kind of project, for example `category` or `tournament`.
      - `public_page_derived` boolean: Always `true`: the values are those shown publicly on Metaculus, without a login.
      - `published_at` string: Time the question was published, in UTC (RFC 3339).
      - `question_id` integer: Metaculus id of the underlying question, which can differ from the post `id`.
      - `question_title` string: Full wording of the question.
      - `question_type` string: Question type, for example `binary`, `numeric` or `multiple_choice`.
      - `resolved` boolean: Whether the question has been resolved.
      - `scheduled_close_time` string: Time the question is scheduled to close to forecasts, in UTC (RFC 3339).
      - `scheduled_resolve_time` string: Time the question is scheduled to resolve, in UTC (RFC 3339).
      - `slug` string: URL slug of the question.
      - `status` string: Question status on Metaculus, for example `open`.
      - `title` string: Question title as shown on Metaculus.
      - `unit` string: Unit of the answer for numeric questions, for example `USD/metric ton`.
      - `url` string: Metaculus page URL of the question.
    - `source_url` string
  - `msg` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `404`: Not Found
- `429`: Too Many Requests
- `500`: Internal Server Error
- `503`: Service Unavailable

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