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Order parameter not functional
Consider these two API calls:
http://api.stackoverflow.com/0.8/questions?pagesize=1&sort=votes&order=desc
http://api.stackoverflow.com/0.8/questions?pagesize=1&sort=votes&order=asc
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49
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6answers
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Stack2Blog - Turning your answers into blogs (For “sale”)
Stack2Blog for Sale
Hi everyone!
Since we're working on a few other projects, we haven't worked on Stack2Blog in a while.
We still think it can be useful, especially with the rise of platforms ...
5
votes
1answer
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Will URLs always follow this pattern?
Many of the API endpoints return urls, such as /questions/{id} (which returns urls for question_timeline_url, question_comments_url, etc). However, the URL returned is a relative URL, like ...
14
votes
0answers
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SOAPI-EXPLORE: Self-updating single page JavaSript API test harness
SOAPI-EXPLORE
this post was one of the two that were listed regarding SOAPI.
For a full overview of the SOAPI eco-system see What is SOAPI and why should I care?
For a more robust API discovery ...
2
votes
1answer
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API Help Suggestion: include range [1, 100] on pagesize
I see that range is being used to indicate valid range on most numeric parameters
e.g.
32-bit integer, range [0, 2,147,483,647]
32-bit integer, range [1, 2,147,483,647]
The valid range for ...
3
votes
2answers
70 views
On /users method id parameter does not work
Calling /users method with id parameter returns a list of users and not the user expected.
http://api.stackoverflow.com/0.8/users?id=23234
Could be a documentation "bug" on help page:
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3
votes
1answer
87 views
Are we going to get a Protected Date field in Question responses?
Now that questions can be marked protected, will this info be available via the API?
28
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4answers
2k views
stackapi.com - Stack API Explorer
Screenshot
About
StackAPI is an interactive way to explore the API
of the stack family of sites.
License
N/A (Closed-source. I can cleanup and open if there is interest.)
Link
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1
vote
2answers
81 views
Possible problem calling users/?filter method searching username with tilde
I'm testing curious usernames and I am searching their user_id by:
http://api.stackoverflow.com/0.8/users/?filter=username_filter
I'm trying to get information about this particular user:
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9
votes
2answers
169 views
Finding a user given their (exact) display name
For my app, I allow people to "register" themselves on my site by typing in their Stack Overflow (etc) name. Now it does allow you to use your ID if you know it, but I find that typing in usernames is ...
2
votes
0answers
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API Help Suggestion: /search - can we make tagged,nottagged description consistent with other list params
on most other params that accept a semi-colon delimited list we see
list of tags questions must have, semicolon delimited
A single primary key identifier or a vectorized, semicolon-delimited list of ...
42
votes
8answers
3k views
New Q! - Google Chrome Extension notifies you of new questions of interest and inbox messages (now with API v2.0!)
Screenshots
A new question notification in Chrome 6 in Windows XP
A new answer and a new question notification on Mac OS X.
About
New Q! is a Google Chrome browser extension that notifies ...
58
votes
4answers
7k views
Droidstack for Android - now with chat support!
Current status
I'm not actively maintaining Droidstack anymore, I guess real life just got in the way. Being in college and having a full time programming job leaves no room for hobby projects. ...
3
votes
2answers
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What does min and max mean when sort is “activity” or “hot”?
Does they mean anything actually? There was an "issue" when you needed to add min=0 to queries to actually get the answers instead of nothing. Just checked that this is not the case anymore, but was ...
2
votes
1answer
67 views
How to filter getAnswersForUser by tag?
I'm using Stackexchange java client lib I wanted to get a little more statistics but the following snippet returns only 30 answers.
Do I need to to register for an API key, or just use ...
1
vote
1answer
82 views
added_date in users/{id}/favorites method result
Is it possibile to include an "added_date" parameter on users/{id}/favorites method result?
It would be helpful when method is called with "added" sort parameter.
17
votes
5answers
813 views
Conscientious use of the API
What constitutes abuse?
Making an undue number of requests in a short span of time, or regularly exceeding a request quota during "normal" use.
Guidelines for polling
We realize that a great many ...
11
votes
3answers
568 views
SAggregator - A way to accumulate all the latest activity from the StackApps API sites
Important Notice
Virtually all of the funtionality from this stackapp has since been incorporated into Stack Exchange natively since it was developed. As a result, this app serves no real purpose ...
1
vote
1answer
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API Help Suggestion: /users/{id}/badges id parameter clarification
On /users/{id}/badges, the description of id parameter diverges from the inferred standard.
e.g.
a semicolon delimited list of user ids
vs
A single primary key identifier or a vectorized, ...
1
vote
1answer
84 views
API Suggestion: Abstract paged results to enable cleaner libraries
It would make great sense for paged results array property to have a common name, items perhaps.
For those writing in languages that support 'generic' constructs, this would simplify the code ...
8
votes
2answers
689 views
rubyoverflow 0.5
About
rubyoverflow is an ruby wrapper for the Stack Exchange API.
Status
Middle of being rewritten. Handles /users/{id}/* routes along with /sites and /users. Documentation forthcoming
Known ...
15
votes
2answers
452 views
VoteCounts: bookmarklet to display up/down votes even for rep less than 1000
Screenshot / Code Snippet
About
This small bookmarklet will allow anyone to use the "vulnerability" of the API that it allows you to check the up/down vote count - a feat you could normally ...
5
votes
3answers
166 views
API having more rights than a 0 rep user.
The fact that the API has total_upvotes and total_downvotes makes the fact that you need 1000 rep on the sites a bit weird. Are there more things that the API knows by default, which you can only ...
2
votes
2answers
143 views
Abuse potential in API write-access?
I understand some of the use-cases for write-access in v2 of the API -- primarily to enable full access to StackExchange sites without a web browser. And I'm sure it will be a hit for people who want ...
3
votes
3answers
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Are these fields redundant?
Why do we have total_upvotes + total_downvotes as well as score?
Doesn't
score = total_upvotes - total_downvotes
Is this always true? If so, isn't it redundant?
11
votes
1answer
156 views
Is it safe to assume the API will be at api.<DOMAIN>?
I'm writing an application that will eventually allow you to use it for any StackExchange site. Thus, I'm allowing users to input the domains of the sites they want to use (e.g. stackoverflow.com). ...
11
votes
1answer
293 views
SOREP: Trilogy Site Ranking - For those who need to know
SOREP is a service that does a nightly index of all users ordered by reputation and makes that information available via REST.
The primary use of this information is to add a top xx% to your flair. ...
181
votes
4answers
19k views
Column 80 - Plain Text optimised SOFU
Screenshot / Code Snippet
About
Browsing the existing SOFU family of websites was OK in a text-based browser, but when you're stuck in a Linux shell with no way out and no other computers around ...
18
votes
0answers
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StackUnderflow.js: A JavaScript Library and Mashup Application
Screenshot / Code Snippet
About
StackUnderflow.js is a lightweight JavaScript library that makes retrieving and rendering question summary information from Stack Exchange sites simple. It ...
2
votes
1answer
2k views
jQuery Ajax calls return null
When I enter the API URLs into my browser they work, but when I try from jQuery they just return null. When I open the HTML below, all I get is an alert that says null, despite the fact that Firebug ...
1
vote
1answer
56 views
Inconsistent sort ordering on users?
I'm trying to get a list of the 10 oldest users. This is the endpoint I'm using:
http://api.stackoverflow.com/0.8/users?key=(key)&order=asc&sort=creation&pagesize=10&page=0
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15
votes
2answers
605 views
SOAPI-WATCH: A realtime service that notifies subscribers via Twitter when the API changes in any way
SOAPI-WATCH
This post was one of the two that were listed regarding SOAPI.
For a full overview of the SOAPI ecosystem see What is SOAPI and why should I care?
At four hour intervals, ...
6
votes
1answer
190 views
SCombinator - Combined Questions of All the sites that API supported
Screenshot / Code Snippet
About
Just another combination of all the sites that API supported.
If you use all those sites, it would be very useful, because you can surf all at one place.
Almost ...
5
votes
1answer
103 views
Provide a post listing changes to the API?
While it's possible to pick up on many of the changes that are made to the API by looking at every [status-completed] tagged question on here, I'd like to see a single post that's updated every time a ...
2
votes
0answers
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Get the Time of the Stats and if Possible the new time it will be updated
From here I learned that the stats are cache. I understand the reason for this, so I ask if possible to have the timestamp of the stats return in the api and if possible to have the next time there ...
2
votes
1answer
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Question sort: change active to activity?
I noticed the sort newest for /questions, /questions/tagged/{tags} and /questions/unanswered was changed to creation recently, making it more consistent with other methods. Could the sort active for ...
5
votes
0answers
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CodeChirp - Twitter like post-aggregator and stalker webapplication
CodeChirp
About
CodeChirp is a twitter-like web-based question/answer/comment aggregator, that queries Stack Exchange sites, and shows the results as twitter-like posts. People can subscribe to ...
199
votes
11answers
18k views
StackTack, a JavaScript widget you can stick anywhere
Screenshot / Code Snippet
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script ...
6
votes
1answer
564 views
Is it safe to embed my API key into my javascript-only application?
I have an application I'm developing that's pure javascript and consumes the Stack API. My API key is embedded in the source which anyone could read. Is this safe?
1
vote
2answers
52 views
Is there a difference between “newest” and “creation”?
When I look at some API endpoints, say /questions/tagged/{tags} and /questions/{id}, I see that the former can be sorted by newest, and the latter can be sorted by creation, both ascending or ...
7
votes
1answer
1k views
Stack Site Monitor for iPhone/iPad
Screenshot / Code Snippet
Main Windows
Select Site
Detail Stats
About
From this app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad you can monitor Stack Sites.
License
I am in the process of putting in ...
1
vote
2answers
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Stats not showing the same values as the Site
I get less values in the api method that in the site, is this posible?
Example: form the API I get that SO has 709980 questions from site 701005
1
vote
3answers
155 views
What is the best way to provide support for an unknowable number of StackExchange sites?
I just wrote an app for Chrome extensions and received a request to make it cross-StackExchange compatible. If there's eventually going to be more sites than just the few listed and I don't really ...
3
votes
2answers
76 views
Inconsistency in sort order
If I execute the following API call:
http://api.stackoverflow.com/0.8/questions?sort=newest&body=True&pagesize=5&min=1275575777&order=desc
versus one that does not include the min ...
9
votes
2answers
594 views
StackExtend - A Google Chrome Extension to enhance the Stack Exchange experience
Screenshot / Code Snippet
Last Read Tracking - StackExtend tracks what questions you have previously viewed and indicates whether they have been read, and whether new answers are available on ...
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15answers
2k views
Soapi.JS : fluent JavaScript client library for the Stack Exchange API
Soapi.js
If you are looking for a full featured, compact JavaScript client library that provides complete end to end coverage of the API, Soapi.JS is a good choice.
You may also want to check out ...
50
votes
2answers
3k views
StackStalker: Be Notified When Your Question Is Updated (Chrome Extension)
I just finished (at 3am) the most releasable version of StackStalker, the new Chrome Extension that allows you to easily monitor any question you like, regardless of your membership status with ...
1
vote
0answers
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A Grails application demoing the Stack Exchange API
Screenshot / Code Snippet
About
I created this mostly for fun, with a little bit of learning thrown in. It's a
super-simple implementation of a client for the Stack Exchange API written in Grails.
...
4
votes
3answers
139 views
How do I get the ten reputation required to post an image for my app?
Funny that in order to enter and include a screenshot, you need ten reputation points. Go figure.
2
votes
3answers
192 views
Best way of structuring a library?
I am busy building an app using the API and I am about to start to work with the API.
I have looked at the one other PHP library, and it is one object with method calls which return back a ...
