Developers can use this API to edit permanent articles.
Notes:
- Articles (permanent articles) can also be saved in Media Asset Management module on Official Accounts Platform.
- This API must be called using the HTTPS protocol.
API Request Format
HTTP request method: POST
https://api.weixin.qq.com/cgi-bin/material/update_news?access_token=ACCESS_TOKEN
Calling Example
{
"media_id":MEDIA_ID,
"index":INDEX,
"articles": {
"title": TITLE,
"thumb_media_id": THUMB_MEDIA_ID,
"author": AUTHOR,
"digest": DIGEST,
"show_cover_pic": SHOW_COVER_PIC(0 / 1),
"content": CONTENT,
"content_source_url": CONTENT_SOURCE_URL
}
}
Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| media_id | Yes | ID of the article to be edited |
| index | Yes | The location of the article to be updated in a multiple-article broadcast. This field only takes effect when there are multiple articles. 0 indicates the first one. |
| title | Yes | The Title |
| thumb_media_id | Yes | The ID for the cover image asset of articles (it must be a permanent mediaID) |
| author | Yes | The author |
| digest | Yes | The summary of an article. Only the single article has a summary. For multiple articles, it is empty. |
| show_cover_pic | Yes | Indicates whether to display the cover. 0 is false, indicating not to display; 1 is true, indicating to display. |
| content | Yes | Detailed contents of articles, which supports HTML tags. It must be less than 20,000 characters and 1 MB in size. JS-related content will be removed. |
| content_source_url | Yes | The URL to the original page of an article. This is the URL to be redirected to after Read More is tapped. |
Response Description
{
"errcode": ERRCODE,
"errmsg": ERRMSG
}
The errcode is 0 for a successful call.