The article model

Example Article Object

JSON

{  \"id\": 1,  \"type\": \"article\",  \"workspace_id\": \"abcdef\",  \"title\": \"Default language title\",  \"description\": \"Default language description\",  \"body\": \"Default language body in html\",  \"author_id\": 1,  \"state\": \"published\",  \"created_at\": 123456,  \"updated_at\": 123456,  \"url\": \"http://intercom.test/help/en/articles/3-default-language\",  \"parent_id\": 1,  \"parent_type\": \"collection\",  \"default_locale\": \"en\",  \"translated_content\": {    \"type\": \"article_translated_content\",    \"fr\": {      \"type\": \"article_content\",      \"title\": \"French title\",      \"description\": \"French description\",   \t  \"body\": \"French body in html\",   \t  \"author_id\": 1,     \t\"state\": \"published\",     \t\"created_at\": 7891011,     \t\"updated_at\": 7891011,     \t\"url\": \"http://intercom.test/help/fr/articles/3-french-multilingual\"    }  },  \"statistics\": {      \"type\": \"article_statistics\",      \"views\": 10,      \"conversations\": 0,      \"reactions\": 8,      \"happy_reaction_percentage\": 38,      \"neutral_reaction_percentage\": 38,      \"sad_reaction_percentage\": 25  }}

Example HTML Body

HTML

<h1 class=\"intercom-align-left\">Header 1</h1><h2 class=\"intercom-align-left\">Header 2</h2><h2 class=\"intercom-align-center\">Centered Header</h2><p class=\"intercom-align-left\">   <a href=\"https://intercom.com\" target=\"_blank\">Link</a></p><ul>   <li>Single-level List</li></ul><pre><code>'Pre' Code</code></pre><p class=\"intercom-align-left\"><code>Inline code</code></p><p class=\"intercom-align-left\"><b>Bold text</b></p><p class=\"intercom-align-left\"><i>Italic text</i></p><p class=\"intercom-align-center\">Centered text</p><p class=\"intercom-align-left\">Image without link:</p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-left\">   <img      src=\"https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/204050460/7a140f62f8e715d1d6cf246d/Image.jpg\"      /></div><p class=\"intercom-align-left\">Image with link:</p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-left\">   <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://intercom.com\"      ><img      src=\"https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/204049719/b41c9a81c13b8a91023df1e7/Image.jpg\"      /></a></div><p class=\"intercom-align-left\">Image with link and centered:</p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\">   <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://intercom.com\"      ><img      src=\"https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/204050579/2e85d79a0d9e0c47b088f50c/Image.jpg\"      /></a></div><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-left\">   <a class=\"intercom-h2b-button\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://intercom.com\"      >Button</a      ></div><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\">   <a class=\"intercom-h2b-button\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://intercom.com\"      >Centered Button</a      ></div><p class=\"intercom-align-left\">Video Embed with iFrame:</p><div class=\"intercom-h2b-video\">   <iframe      src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/jqO8AQHj7Fw?rel=0\"      frameborder=\"0\"      webkitallowfullscreen      mozallowfullscreen      allowfullscreen      ></iframe></div><p class=\"intercom-align-left\"></p>

The Articles API is a central place to gather all information and take actions on your articles. Articles can live within collections and sections, or alternatively they can stand alone.

For collections and sections you should refer to the Help Center endpoint.

Article Object

KeyTypeDescription
typeStringThe type of object - article.
idStringThe unique identifier for the article which is given by Intercom.
workspace_idStringThe id of the workspace which the article belongs to.
titleStringThe title of the article.
For multilingual articles, this will be the title of the default language's content.
descriptionStringThe description of the article.
For multilingual articles, this will be the description of the default language's content.
bodyStringThe body of the article in HTML.
For multilingual articles, this will be the body of the default language's content.
See more on what we accept in the Supported HTML table below.
author_idStringThe id of the author of the article.
For multilingual articles, this will be the id of the author of the default language's content. Must be a teammate on the help center's workspace.
stateStringWhether the article is published or is a draft.
For multilingual articles, this will be the state of the default language's content.
created_atTimestampThe time when the article was created.
For multilingual articles, this will be the timestamp of creation of the default language's content.
updated_atTimestampThe time when the article was last updated.
For multilingual articles, this will be the timestamp of last update of the default language's content.
urlStringThe URL of the article.
For multilingual articles, this will be the URL of the default language's content.
parent_idStringThe id of the article's parent collection or section. An article without this field stands alone.
parent_typeStringThe type of parent, which can either be a collection or section.
default_localeStringThe default locale of the help center. This field is only returned for multilingual help centers.
translated_contentObjectAn Article Translated Content Object for multilingual articles. This field is only returned for multilingual help centers.

Article Translated Content Object

KeyTypeWriteable?Description
typeStringNoThe type of object - article_translated_content.
<locale> ar, bg, bs, ca, cs, da, de, 'de-form', el, en, es, et, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, id, it, ja, ko, lt, lv, mn, nb, nl, pl, 'pt-BR', pt, ro, ru, sl, sr, sv, tr, vi, 'zh-CN', 'zh-TW'ObjectYesAn Article Content Object for each supported locale of the multilingual help center. The default locale's content and information will be contained in the initial Article Object. If there's no content for a locale, the value will be nil.

Article Content Object

KeyTypeWriteable?Description
typeStringNoThe type of object - article_content.
titleStringYesThe title of the article.
descriptionStringYesThe description of the article.
bodyStringYesThe body of the article in HTML.
authorStringYesThe id of the author of the article.
stateStringYesWhether the article is published or is a draft.
created_atTimestampNoThe time when the article was created.
updated_atTimestampNoThe time when the article was last updated.
urlStringNoThe URL of the article.

Article Statistics Object

KeyTypeWriteable?Description
typeStringNoThe type of object - article_statistics.
viewsIntegerNoThe number of total views the article has received.
conversationsIntegerNoThe number of conversations started from the article.
reactionsIntegerNoThe number of total reactions the article has received.
happy_reaction_percentageIntegerNoThe percentage of happy reactions the article has received against other types of reaction.
neutral_reaction_percentageIntegerNoThe percentage of neutral reactions the article has received against other types of reaction.
sad_reaction_percentageIntegerNoThe percentage of sad reactions the article has received against other types of reaction.

Supported HTML

The table below defines the subset of HTML accepted when creating or updating an Article. Over time we may add support for new HTML elements and attributes, since this will not constitute a breaking change, we advise any client code to support the full HTML specification when reading article content.

Removing element support, or otherwise changing the API in a way that causes previously supported HTML to become unsupported will be considered a breaking change.

TagWhat does it do?Additional Details
<p>ParagraphAll text must be placed within paragraph tags.
<br>Line breakSupported in-line.
<hr>Horizontal ruleNA
<h1> <h2>HeadingOnly these two header tags are supported. All others will be replaced with <h2>.
<a>LinkAn image can be placed in-between the link tags.
<img>ImageImages will be uploaded to Intercom and we'll use an Intercom link to display these. If these fail to upload then we'll hard fail and return 400 Bad Request.
<ul> <ol> <li>ListLists must contain at least one non-empty <li> element. <li> elements can contain plain text, or any other supported HTML tags, except <table>. If these criteria aren't met, then the article will hard fail and return 400 Bad request.
<table>TableNeeds to have at least one row and one cell. Can contain any other supported HTML tags, except another <table> within. If these criteria aren't met then it will hard fail and return 400 Bad request.
<iframe>Videosrc must be for a supported video embed link. Only works for Youtube, Wistia, Vimeo, Loom, Vidyard or StreamIO.
<pre> <code>Pre-formatted code
<b> <strong>Bold
<i> <em>Italic

Supported CSS

ClassWhat does it do?Where does it work?
intercom-align-centerCenter AlignmentOn tag level: Headers, Paragraphs. On wrapping div: Images, Buttons.
intercom-h2b-buttonButtonOn tag level: Links

Unsupported HTML

TagWhat does it do?What do we do?
<dl>Definition ListHard fail - 400 Bad Request
<ul> or <ol>Nested listsHard fail - 400 Bad Request
<iframe>iFrame Unsupported videoHard fail - 400 Bad Request
<div> <span>Content divisionReplace with <p>
<h3> to <h6>HeadingReplace with <h2>
<form>FormRemove from content
<input> <textarea>InputRemove from content
<script>Javascript ScriptRemove from content
<head> <html> <footer> etc.All other tagsRemove from content Internals replaced with <p>