# Sentiment API Endpoint

## Get Sentiment of Message by Transaction ID.

## Get the Sentiment of a Derupt Message

<mark style="color:blue;">`GET`</mark> `https://sentiment.derupt.io/sentiment?txid={txid}&who={principal}`

Returns Sentiment of Derupt message, referenced by its Stacks Transaction `txid`

#### Path Parameters

| Name                                   | Type   | Description                                   |
| -------------------------------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------- |
| txid<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | string | Stacks Transaction `txid` of message          |
| who<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>  | string | Derupt Authenticated User `principal` address |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200 Returns Sentiment" %}

```javascript
{
    "txid": "0xef066bc2c49526f400e6269e7b547700e0b2ecd8f859ae3715623baa71f2f151",
    "likes": 1,
    "dislikes": 1,
    "replies": 0,
    "who": "SP261NT1ZC1JFX0JGFGKZM8AC8Q703MK1SP0X3S0W",
    "liked": true,
    "disliked": true,
    "replied": false
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="400: Bad Request Error in Request" %}

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

{% hint style="info" %}
**Count Sums:** \
Likes and Dislikes are on chain, however the running sum total is calculated overtime off chain and served via APIs.&#x20;
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Count Validation Considerations:**&#x20;

* Verification of token transferred from Liker to Author is CryptoCash when Liking.
* Verification of token transferred from Liker to Author are different Addresses.
* Verification of token stacked from Disliker is CryptoCash when Disliking.&#x20;
* Verification of unique action per Message.(eg 1 Like & Dislike from 1 account address)
  {% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
Want to learn how to setup your own Derupt Sentiment API Node? \
Check out the [**Sentiment API Setup Guide**](https://docs.derupt.io/latest/api/setup-guide)
{% endhint %}