Answer

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
answer_id	integer
question_id	integer
title	string
body	string	HTML body (filter-dependent).
body_markdown	string	Markdown body (filter-dependent).
link	string
score	integer
up_vote_count	integer
down_vote_count	integer
is_accepted	boolean
comment_count	integer
creation_date	integer
last_activity_date	integer
last_edit_date	integer
owner	object	Lightweight user reference embedded in posts and comments.
last_editor	object	Lightweight user reference embedded in posts and comments.
tags	array
content_license	string
community_owned_date	integer
locked_date	integer
awarded_bounty_amount	integer
awarded_bounty_users	array

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JSON Schema

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