blogid

Blogid is a term used to refer to the numerical or alphanumeric identifier assigned to a blog within a service or platform. It serves as a stable, internal key used by software to target a specific blog in multi-blog environments or when making API calls. The ID is distinct from human-friendly elements such as the blog's title or URL slug.

In the Blogger API, the blog's unique identifier is called blogId. The Blogger Data API uses this value in endpoints to fetch the blog, its posts, comments, or configuration. The blog resource's id field corresponds to the blogId. These IDs are typically long numeric strings and are not necessarily derived from the blog's URL.

Beyond Blogger, many content systems and APIs use a blog_id or blogId parameter to refer to a particular blog within a network or instance. This identifier allows applications to perform operations on the correct blog, such as retrieving posts, creating entries, or managing settings, independently of the blog's title or slug.

Notes: The blog ID is generally not intended to be human-readable. Depending on the platform, IDs may be permanent, or they might change in rare circumstances such as data migrations. Access to operations using blog IDs usually requires appropriate authentication and authorization.

See also: blog slug, post ID, API authentication, multi-site blogging.