`get_answers`

Pack: stackexchange · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/stackexchange/mcp

Get answers for a specific StackExchange question by ID. Returns answer body, score, and whether it is accepted.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`question_id`	number	yes	The numeric question ID from the question URL
`site`	string	no	StackExchange site slug (default: stackoverflow)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "question_id": 419163
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/stackexchange/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_answers","arguments":{"question_id":419163}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_answers', {
  "question_id": 419163
});

More examples

{
  "question_id": 927358,
  "site": "serverfault"
}

Response shape

Always returns: site, question_id, count, quota_remaining, answers

Field	Type	Description
`site`	string	The StackExchange site slug used
`question_id`	number	The question ID for which answers were retrieved
`count`	number	Number of answers returned
`quota_remaining`	number \| null	Remaining API quota for this user
`answers`	array	Array of answers to the question

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "site": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The StackExchange site slug used"
    },
    "question_id": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "The question ID for which answers were retrieved"
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of answers returned"
    },
    "quota_remaining": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Remaining API quota for this user"
    },
    "answers": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of answers to the question",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "answer_id": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Unique answer identifier"
          },
          "body": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Answer body HTML content"
          },
          "score": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Answer score (votes)"
          },
          "is_accepted": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "description": "Whether this is the accepted answer"
          },
          "owner_name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Display name of the answer author"
          },
          "owner_reputation": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Reputation score of the answer author"
          },
          "created": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "ISO 8601 creation timestamp"
          },
          "last_activity": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "ISO 8601 last activity timestamp"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "answer_id",
          "body",
          "score",
          "is_accepted",
          "owner_name",
          "owner_reputation",
          "created",
          "last_activity"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "site",
    "question_id",
    "count",
    "quota_remaining",
    "answers"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stackexchange": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/stackexchange/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_answers