# Trigger "Show Answer"/flipToBack in javascript

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**Category:** Card Design\
**Created:** [November 4, 2023, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/trigger-show-answer-fliptoback-in-javascript/36643 "2023-11-04T07:44:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 4:57am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/trigger-show-answer-fliptoback-in-javascript/36643/4 "2023-11-05T04:57:35Z")

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Please note these are private APIs, and they may change/break at any time. The AnkiWeb one is probably already broken.

I’m unsure about exposing this functionality publicly, as I can imagine scenarios such as a deck author deciding that the answer should automatically show after 5 seconds, and then confused users will end up writing in here.

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