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description: Represents a reply that a user has submitted to a question in an answers zone.
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# Reply

Represents a reply that a user has submitted to a question in an answers zone.

## Supported Calls

create(), delete(), describeLayout(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), search(), undelete(), update(), upsert()

## Fields

| Field | Details |
| --- | --- |
| Body | 
Type

textarea

Properties

Create, Update

Description

Body of this reply.



 |
| CommunityId | 

Type

reference

Properties

Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort

Description

The zone ID associated with the question and its reply. This field is available in API version 27.0 and later.



 |
| CreatorFullPhotoUrl | 

Type

string

Properties

Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort

Description

URL of the user’s profile photo from the feed. Chatter Answers must be enabled to view this field. This field is available in API version 26.0 and later.





 |
| CreatorName | 

Type

string

Properties

Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort

Description

Name of the user who posted the question or reply. Only the first name of internal users (agents) appears to portal users in the feed. Chatter Answers must be enabled to view this field. This field is available in API version 26.0 and later





 |
| CreatorSmallPhotoUrl | 

Type

string

Properties

Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort

Description

URL of the user’s thumbnail photo from the feed. Chatter Answers must be enabled to view this field. This field is available in API version 26.0 and later.





 |
| DownVotes | 

Type

int

Properties

Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort

Description

The total number of down votes for a reply.



 |
| Name | 

Type

string

Properties

Filter, Group, idLookup, Sort

Description

When creating a Reply, the Name field is automatically populated with a truncated, plain text version of the Reply Body field.



 |
| NumReportAbuses | 

Type

int

Properties

Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort

Description

Represents the number of reported abuses on the reply by users.

This field is available in API version 24.0 and later.





 |
| QuestionId | 

Type

reference

Properties

Create, Filter, Group, Sort

Description

ID of the Question to which this reply was made.



 |
| UpVotes | 

Type

int

Properties

Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort

Description

The total number of up votes for a reply.



 |
| VoteTotal | 

Type

double

Properties

Filter, Nillable, Sort

Description

The total number of all votes for a reply, including up and down votes.



 |

## Usage

Use this object to track replies to a Question.