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# Get post data
Retrieves the data of a post.
```js
async function PostModel.post(payload)
```
### [Object] Payload
| Parameter | Type | Optional | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| post_id | string | false | | Defines the ID of the post to retrieve.|
### Success Response
| Parameter | Type | Content |
| --- | --- | --- |
| data | object | [post_obj](/docs/comty-js/definitions/post-object) |
## Examples
### Basic usage
```js
const post = await PostModel.post({
post_id: "0000",
})
console.log(post)
// result: {
// _id: "0000",
// user_id: "0000",
// message: "example text",
// ...
// }
```