Comment Moderation API Specification & Integration Reference

POST Comment Moderation API

/api/v1/ai/comment-moderate

Moderate social media comments to detect spam, abuse, harassment, toxicity, sexual content, or promotional spam without over-classifying customer criticism.

Base Billing 1 Credit
Typical Response 1-3 s
Client Timeout 15-30 s (recommended)
Provider Fallback Automatic
JSON Contract Envelope v1

Architecture Role & AI Definition

Comment Moderation API provides low-latency, deterministic REST execution for production engineering workflows. It processes structured payloads with strict schema validation, returns uniform JSON envelopes, and is secured via SHA-256 API key authentication with atomic credit pre-authorization locks.

Production Reliability Guidelines

1. Strict Timeout Windows

Configure a hard client timeout of 5 to 8 seconds. If network latency spikes, cancel connection to avoid holding open sockets in worker pools.

2. Exponential Backoff with Jitter

Upon receiving 429 Rate Limit or transient 5xx, pause with exponential backoff:
wait = min(max_backoff, base * 2^attempt + jitter).

3. Atomic Pre-Auth Locks

RSFlowHub acquires an atomic lock verifying base credits before model invocation. If validation fails, zero credits are deducted.

Request Body Parameters

Field Type Required Description
comment string Required The social media comment text (Max: 5,000 characters).
language string Optional Optional comment language identifier.
platform string Optional Optional social media platform name.
context string Optional Optional contextual details to aid analysis.
model string Optional Optional AI model to use.

Example Request (Spam Detect)

This example demonstrates how to check a suspicious promotional link comment on YouTube.

JSON Request
{
  "comment": "Buy cheap followers now at http://fakefollowers.com !!! FAST DELIVERY!",
  "platform": "YouTube"
}
curl-trigger.sh cURL
curl -X POST https://rsflowhub.com/api/v1/ai/comment-moderate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "comment": "Buy cheap followers now at http://fakefollowers.com !!! FAST DELIVERY!",
    "platform": "YouTube"
  }'

Example Response

The response highlights safety assessment, categories flagged, severity, and suggested moderation action.

response.json JSON Response
200 OK
{
  "success": true,
  "request_id": "req_7f3a9c2d1e4b8a6f",
  "data": {
    "result": {
      "is_safe": false,
      "categories": [
        "spam",
        "promotional"
      ],
      "severity": "high",
      "recommended_action": "flag",
      "reason": "Comment contains suspicious promotional URLs attempting to sell fake engagement services.",
      "confidence": 0.99
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "version": "v1",
    "timestamp": "2026-09-27T12:34:56+00:00"
  }
}

API Request Example

Use the cURL snippet below to test the endpoint.

curl-trigger.sh cURL
curl -X POST 'https://rsflowhub.com/api/v1/ai/comment-moderate' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "comment": "Buy cheap followers now at http://fakefollowers.com !!! FAST DELIVERY!",
    "platform": "YouTube"
}'

Want to try it without code? Test this request in the live Playground.


Common Failure Modes & Troubleshooting Matrix

HTTP Code Error Code Root Cause Recommended Remediation
400 bad_request Malformed JSON syntax or missing required top-level parameters. Validate JSON payload with Content-Type: application/json and ensure all required fields are present.
401 unauthorized Missing, revoked, or incorrectly formatted x-api-key header. Verify API key exists in Dashboard → API Keys and pass in x-api-key or Authorization: Bearer.
402 insufficient_credits Account credit balance is lower than the base required credits (3 credits). Top up credits in billing settings or enable auto-recharge to prevent pipeline interruption.
422 validation_error Input failed parameter constraints (e.g., character length exceeded or invalid array types). Review parameters table above and adjust payload length, types, or structure accordingly.
429 rate_limit_exceeded Concurrency limit (60 requests/minute default) reached for this endpoint key. Back off and retry using the timestamp in Retry-After response header, or batch requests.

Technical Q&A (FAQ)

Each Comment Moderation API call costs 3 base credits, plus about 1 credit per 1,000 input characters. Failed calls are not charged.

The comment field accepts up to 5,000 characters per request. Larger inputs return a 422 validation error, so split long content into chunks.

Comment Moderation API runs on Google Gemini (gemini-2.5-flash), with automatic fallback to OpenAI (gpt-4.1-mini) if the primary provider fails or rate-limits. Models are tuned per task, so your integration does not change when we upgrade them.

Yes. Identical requests within 24 hours are answered from cache, which is faster and free or discounted in credits.

Most requests complete in 1 to 3 seconds; set a client timeout of 15 to 30 seconds to cover long inputs. On HTTP 429, wait for the Retry-After delay. Retry network errors once or twice with exponential backoff and jitter.

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