POST/api/v1/documents/{slug}/lock

Take the edit lock

Takes, or renews, a page's edit lock, so nobody else edits it at the same time. It lasts two minutes past your last call: renew it every 30 seconds while you edit.

API token required60 per minute per IP

Guide: Pages and the block editor

Code samples and Try it

Path parameters

slugstringRequired
The document's address: the part after markdrop.in/.

Responses

200OK.
401No token, or the token is revoked or mistyped.
422The request didn't validate. detail lists each problem, with where it is (loc) and why (msg).
423Someone else is editing: code is locked, with the holder's name.
429Too many requests from your IP address. Wait the seconds in Retry-After.

bash

curl -X POST https://api.markdrop.in/api/v1/documents/k3x9q2m/lock \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MARKDROP_TOKEN"

javascript

const res = await fetch("https://api.markdrop.in/api/v1/documents/k3x9q2m/lock", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.MARKDROP_TOKEN}`,
  },
});
const data = await res.json();

python

import os

import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.markdrop.in/api/v1/documents/k3x9q2m/lock",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['MARKDROP_TOKEN']}"},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())

Try it

API token

Kept in this tab only, and sent only to the API. Create a token

slugrequired

Your request

curl -X POST https://api.markdrop.in/api/v1/documents/k3x9q2m/lock \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MARKDROP_TOKEN"

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