# dog.tellme.ask

> Published by [tellme.dog](https://lexicon.garden/identity/did:plc:wl74gkfjjjralvfjerppih62)

✓ This is the authoritative definition for this NSID.

## Links

- [View on Lexicon Garden](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:wl74gkfjjjralvfjerppih62/dog.tellme.ask)
- [Documentation](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:wl74gkfjjjralvfjerppih62/dog.tellme.ask/docs)
- [Examples](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:wl74gkfjjjralvfjerppih62/dog.tellme.ask/examples)

## Definitions

### `dog.tellme.ask`

**Type**: `record`

A question submitted to a tellme.dog ask box. Lives in the ASKER's repo (user-owned, portable). Repo records are public: anonymous asks are therefore never written as records — they exist only server-side, with no asker identity stored.

**Key**: `tid`

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `body` | `string` | Yes | The question text. |
| `target` | `string` (did) | Yes | DID of the ask box owner the question is addressed to. |
| `anonymous` | `boolean` | No | Reserved. Records created via tellme.dog are always false — anonymous asks are never published as records. |
| `createdAt` | `string` (datetime) | Yes |  |

## Raw Schema

```json
{
  "id": "dog.tellme.ask",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "key": "tid",
      "type": "record",
      "record": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "target",
          "body",
          "createdAt"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "body": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 5000,
            "description": "The question text.",
            "maxGraphemes": 500
          },
          "target": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "did",
            "description": "DID of the ask box owner the question is addressed to."
          },
          "anonymous": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "default": false,
            "description": "Reserved. Records created via tellme.dog are always false — anonymous asks are never published as records."
          },
          "createdAt": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "datetime"
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "A question submitted to a tellme.dog ask box. Lives in the ASKER's repo (user-owned, portable). Repo records are public: anonymous asks are therefore never written as records — they exist only server-side, with no asker identity stored."
    }
  },
  "$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
  "lexicon": 1
}
```