---
title: "Get Essay Engagement"
method: GET
path: "/essay-engagement/{slug}"
tags: ["essay engagement"]
---

# Get Essay Engagement

`GET /essay-engagement/{slug}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.verdun.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.verdun.ai/essay-engagement/{slug}`
- Auth: none declared

Like count and approved comments (oldest first, at most 500).

## Path parameters

- `slug` string, required: Essay slug.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- GetEssayEngagementResponse
  - `likes` integer, required: Total likes for the essay.
  - `comments` EssayCommentItem[], required: Approved comments, oldest first (at most 500).
    - `id` string, uuid, required: Comment id.
    - `name` string, required: Commenter display name.
    - `body` string, required: Approved comment text.
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required: Submission time (UTC).

## Other responses

- `404`: Malformed slug.
- `422`: Validation Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/verdun/apis/verdun-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/verdun/apis/verdun-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/verdun/apis/verdun-api/revisions/35a2a6ebedda?raw)