---
title: "toggle reaction"
method: POST
path: "/api/reactions/toggle"
tags: ["reactions"]
---

# toggle reaction

`POST /api/reactions/toggle`

This endpoint allows the client to toggle the user's reaction to a specified reactable (eg, Article, Comment, or User). For examples:
        * "Like"ing an Article will create a new "like" Reaction from the user for that Articles
        * "Like"ing that Article a second time will remove the "like" from the user

## Query parameters

- `category` 'like' | 'unicorn' | 'exploding_head' | 'raised_hands' | 'fire', required
- `reactable_id` integer, required
- `reactable_type` 'Comment' | 'Article' | 'User', required

## Response `200`

successful

## Other responses

- `401` — unauthorized

## Changes

- **2026-07-13** (v1) `7db6ba099285` — 2 breaking
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
- **2026-05-28** (v1) `6550ad7be94f` — 2 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
- **2026-03-03** (v1) `c9e7662755c2` — 2 breaking
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
- **2023-12-18** (v1) `1c81594090c0` — 2 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
- **2023-12-12** (v1) `3ab0f1109fb2` — 2 breaking
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/forem/apis/forem-api-v1/changes/api/reactions/toggle/post.md)

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