not exactly sure what you want to do, but lets try breaking into pieces and build up to it…  so first, how to check if user has posted in forum ‘autoposts’…

no api per se, but you can query the db:

sp_forum_api_support(); # lets load some more api stuff
global $spThisUser; # access current user

$data = spdb_query('SELECT * FROM '.SFPOSTS." WHERE user_id=$spThisUser->ID AND forum_id=x"); # replace x with appropriate forum id
if ($data) {
    # user has posted in forum
} else {
    # user has not posted in forum
}

and let me suggest some reading for creating a forum post…  you will want to use our post class..  just instantiate it, fill it with data and submit…

Take a look at the our sp-post.php file in simple-press/forum/library…  will give you example of using the class… or for more focused, smaller example, see

post multiple plugin, file post-multiple/library/sp-post-multiple-components.php around line 104

blog linking plugin, file blog-linking/library/sp-linking-blog.php around line 108

for a couple of examples of plugins we use the post class… there are more too if you search for “= new spPost”

so get started and come on back with any more questions…

Cheers Mr Papa,

That query should help me do what I want to do

Is it possible to post to a sub-forum via the api even if they don’t have access to the forum, for a logging purpose?

requirements checks for pemissions will be in force… you can bypass those by using hooks…  or posting as an admin, then changing the poster after creating it…