Cannot get reading time from API via ?fields param

[ErisDS]

Issue Summary

When making a request to the Content API for posts and including reading_time as a field, it is not returned.

Steps to Reproduce

Request the demo site with reading_time:

https://demo.ghost.io/ghost/api/canary/content/posts/?key=22444f78447824223cefc48062&fields=title,url,reading_time

Note that it does work if you include the html field, which reading time is calculated based on.

https://demo.ghost.io/ghost/api/canary/content/posts/?key=22444f78447824223cefc48062&fields=title,url,reading_time,html

Ghost Version

5.2

Node.js Version

14

How did you install Ghost?

ghost cli

Database type

MySQL 8

Browser & OS version

N/a

Relevant log / error output

n/a

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[raulmar0]

I have the exact same problem. I've seen that when you request some specific fields you need to try with slightly different names than the ones marked on the fields from the GET/posts response. For example, in the GET/posts response it is marked "tags" in plural but when you add the "&fields" to the request you need to put "tag" in singular. Although I haven't found the correct name for reading_time (if it exists).

EDIT: I've searched for different alternatives and I came across with this library https://www.npmjs.com/package/reading-time it's easy to use but making the request for the html (which the library needs in order to calculate the time) can be quite heavy. On the other hand, I don't think we have an option here because other alternative I looked over https://github.com/styxlab/next-cms-ghost/blob/master/lib/readingTime.ts also uses html for the time calculations

Happy coding!

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[devvrat011]

Sir plss assign this to me. I can fix this bug

[as-ajitsingh]

Field reading_time doesn't work if field html is not present. You need to add field html too to get it.

here is the code - https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/blob/31b3905f8d22d9c3c8cb8e43cea1da042107e297/ghost/core/core/server/api/endpoints/utils/serializers/output/utils/extra-attrs.js#L62

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