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What is the correct way to get the stackoverflow.com URL for an answer via the API?
A while ago I made a little "Recently answered on Stackoverflow" sidebar widget for my homepage. Currently this works by filtering answers out of the user feed however I thought I'd update it to make ...
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2answers
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analyticsoverflow - tracking question and answer counts over time
About
Question, answer and comment counts for stackoverflow. The individual tag pages show a graph of the question counts over the last fortnight.
Update: Now gathers and displays data for all ...
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votes
2answers
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stackoverflow-java-sdk: a Java wrapper for the Stack Exchange API
I have released a beta snapshot version of a Java wrapper for the Stack Overflow API at http://code.google.com/p/stackoverflow-java-sdk/. Please try it and provide your feedback.
Screenshot / Code ...
3
votes
4answers
381 views
Java wrapper for Stack Exchange
I am interested in building an Android or Java ME application. Is there a Java wrapper?
5
votes
1answer
1k views
StackDeck - desktop application written in Qt
About
This handy application is your real-time desktop browser for the Stack Overflow network, allowing you to easily search for questions, answers, users, comments, and more!
License
GNU General ...
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0answers
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webStack - A Stack Overflow Application for webOS
Screenshot
About
webStack is my humble attempt to create an application for webOS users that enables them to browse Stack Overflow questions, answers, users, etc.
License
webStack is released ...
2
votes
1answer
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/users/{id} and /users/{id}/timeline - filter parameter?
Both /users/{id} and /users/{id}/timeline say they take a filter parameter for users' names, but it seems to do nothing. Are they not supposed to be there?
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votes
4answers
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Prevent that posts tagged with app or library enter Community Wiki mode when the owner edits it 8 times
I've edited my App 8 times and my question has switched automatically to Community Wiki (I'm aware that it's reported in the faq).
The main reason of these many edits is my shaky english, but I can ...
3
votes
1answer
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Methods that return comments document body and comments parameters but they do nothing
Methods that return comments document the "body" and "comments" parameters, but they have no effect on the results, which cannot include comments and always include the body.
Specific methods:
...
3
votes
2answers
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Inconsistency in the handling of multiple IDs with a duplicate
There appears to be some inconsistency in the way multiple ids are being handled, especially when a duplicate exists.
Duplicate ID is significant
For example, when requesting a timeline of multiple ...
4
votes
1answer
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Confirmation on sort, order and min/max
I'd like confirmation, if possible, that the following chart of sort types is correct:
sort |orderable|min/max |min/max type
------------------------------------------
activity | yes | ...
9
votes
1answer
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Deleting an application key?
Hi. Shouldn't there be delete buttons on http://stackapps.com/apps so we can delete API-keys? Or at least de-activate them? I mean, cancelled projects, etc... A deletion button would be real handy.
4
votes
2answers
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Odd String Format Result from API Call
I'm just getting started messing around with the SO api, I haven't worked with JSON before, and I am getting a strange result from a basic call (No API Key).
WebClient stackClient = new WebClient();
...
3
votes
1answer
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Creation of an API 'about' method for the application key being passed
Hi there!
Because the API uses a key, I'd like to ask if a request can be created so that, on application start (and, during runtime), you can ask whether your key is valid, and get back information ...
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votes
3answers
765 views
Can I use “StackOverflow” in the title of my website?
According to the little tooltip I get when registering an app,
Do not: Use any of the full names for our websites in the name of your website or application.
By full name, do you mean ...
2
votes
1answer
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Don't allow requests with No Key to use existing session with valid API Key
Once I did a request with a valid API key
http://api.stackoverflow.com/0.8/stats?key=MYKEY
Every requests (from that IP) later on without key will use existing session with API key, limit ...
6
votes
1answer
356 views
API Key limit 10k is Per IP Address or Globally?
Getting started FAQ says No Key limit is IP Address based, but it does not say for with API Key.
When I test my API Key from different IP Addresses, I noticed that 10k limit is globally, limit is ...
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19answers
5k views
Py-StackExchange: An API wrapper for Python
A warm welcome to you, traveller. You have arrived at the home of Py-StackExchange, the library definitively proven† to be the best library for using the SE API from Python. If you are still ...
3
votes
2answers
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Could there be a way to check stats on a key?
I think it would be very helpful if there was a way to get statistics about your own API keys.
That way, you could find out which IP addresses were using your app the most. (And if one was abusing ...
4
votes
2answers
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Document fields that may be not be included in responses
I'd like to see documentation on what fields may not be included in responses or, alternatively, which fields are guaranteed to be included. Currently it's a little confusing because some fields may ...
0
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1answer
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/questions/unanswered and /tags allow id parameter, but it does nothing
The /questions/unanswered and /tags queries both document (as required) and allow an "id" parameter. You can use it as /questions/unanswered?id=1;2;3, but it does nothing (that I can tell) and doesn't ...
3
votes
1answer
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Two minor typos in the “Register your Application” form
In the help text (on the right hand side) for the Application Name field on http://stackapps.com/apps/register:
I think this should be changed: " ... is built on the our platform ...". For example, ...
2
votes
2answers
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Slow response times?
I'm working with the API, but I noticed requests are quite slow. Each request seems to take between 8-11 seconds. I timed different requests and the time doesn't seem to differ much between search and ...
0
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1answer
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questions/{id}/timeline documentation: timeline_type values not listed
The timeline_type for post timelines just says "string" for the "values". From a cursory look at a few questions, I've seen the following types of events:
question
answer
comment
revision
votes
...
2
votes
1answer
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questions/{id} help page sort parameter description is inconsistence with others
The description of the Sort parameter in questions/{id} help page is inconsistent with those of other pages.
On the questions/{id} help page:
sort (optional):
How a collection
should ...
2
votes
3answers
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Method /users/{id} doesn't return “about_me” if the user has never modified it
See title. When a user never modified their "about me" section the API doesn't return that, which then causes my parser to go wild returning errors. However, when a user has modified their "about ...
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1answer
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StackPrinter: The Stack Exchange Printer Suite
UPDATE:
Version 1.1 - MySE section, PrettyPrint, StackPrinter API
Screenshot
App Homepage
Printable view
About
http://www.stackprinter.com
StackPrinter is a website that pulls the ...
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votes
2answers
758 views
Am I accessing the API correctly?
When running the code
$.getJSON('http://api.stackoverflow.com/0.8/questions/4', function(data) {
// Do some stuff here....
});
I get the error
Failed to load resource
Am I accessing this ...
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votes
2answers
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When does a rate-limit day start and end?
After reading the docs/faqs, I couldn't help but wonder...
What exactly is a day?
When does it start?
When does it end?
What timezone are you using?
In other words, when my app runs out of ...
2
votes
2answers
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Key Limit is 10k or 100k?
Getting Started FAQ Question says 10k
http://stackapps.com/questions/2/getting-started-with-the-api
But I see 100k on Response Header
X-RateLimit-Max 100000
X-RateLimit-Current 99993
Just typo in ...
2
votes
1answer
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Why answers don't have a “locked” attribute?
When looking at an answer, I can see that there is no locked_date attribute, like there is for questions. IIRC, answers can be locked by moderators.
Also, if a post is unlocked, is that field ...
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votes
2answers
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Can we not limit requests based on the first one?
According to the answer given to this question, it seems like the API limits requests based on the first one. (Regardless of the presence of a key.)
Can this please be changed? It really hinders ...
3
votes
2answers
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The API Key does not work
I have registered an app at http://stackapps.com/apps/register, got a Key right away after I have submitted.
But now when I request http://api.stackoverflow.com/0.8/stats?key=MYKEY, I got ...
3
votes
2answers
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Provide a “latest” version for apps that want to keep up
By pointing my application at
http://api.stackoverflow.com/n.n/...
or possibly http://api.stackoverflow.com/latest/...
I could keep up with all the version changes released.
Alternate forms to ...
2
votes
0answers
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Stack Bridge Application
Screenshot / Code Snippet
SB For Windows
About
From This Application you can see all your account, see new Questions and Answer. You will receive a message every time you get a badge etc.
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5
votes
2answers
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How to get a User Id
Is there a way to get the user id so I can use the method /users/{id}
I guess that for security you cannot asked the API give the id of a user with this openid Identification but is there another ...
4
votes
1answer
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Two minor typos in the API help
In http://api.stackoverflow.com/0.8/help
/users/{id}/answers Gets answer summary informatino for the user with 'id'.
and in the Returns section of ...
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votes
3answers
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Is there a way to discover what versions are available?
http://api.stackoverflow.com/0.8/help works.
http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.0/help does not.
Is there something that returns 0.8 as the most recent version? And/or is there something that lists every ...
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votes
2answers
193 views
Terms of the use for the API
What are the terms of use for the API? Are there any restrictions in terms of how I can use it, except for access limitations?
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vote
2answers
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Unanswered questions API does not work
The /questions/unanswered API returns the full list of questions (same as /questions).
1
vote
1answer
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Featured questions API
Can we get an API to get the list of featured questions (/questions/featured)?
1
vote
1answer
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Can No Key request limit increased to 1000 for a certain amount of time?
Can No Key request limit to 1000 for a certain amount of time?
Temporarily, May be 1 week or 2 weeks?
1
vote
1answer
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API methods that return a single Item by id: unnecessary parameters to remove?
On methods that return a single item by id like the following:
/badges/{id}
/answers/{id}
/questions/{id}
/comments/{id}
/users/{id}
is it correct to have these parameters on ...
5
votes
1answer
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Exclude help requests and redirects from the API limit
Help API requests probably should not count towards the no-key API limit. The most likely usage scenario of the API without a key is when people are trying to learn it, which means reading the help a ...
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vote
2answers
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errors/{id} documentation : 500 Internal Server Error
On Documentation page, clicking on
errors/{id}
returns 500 Internal Server Error
EDIT:
Fixed!
5
votes
1answer
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Getting questions with multiple tags
http://api.stackoverflow.com/0.8/questions/tagged/gwt,google-app-engine returns nothing, but http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/gwt+google-app-engine does have plenty of entries. And ...
2
votes
1answer
159 views
My reputation graph is messed up.
See here:
http://stackapps.com/users/18?tab=reputationhistory#tab-top
Go to my rep graph and notice that it only shows about 350 points...
Where's my other 4100?
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votes
4answers
484 views
What ideas do you have for the API?
Having created 3 applications and a wrapper for the API, I am beginning to run out of ideas for things to create. So here is where you come in...
If you can come up with a good idea for an app (and I ...
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votes
3answers
2k views
StackTray: The Stack Overflow tray application
Screenshot
Icon on left
Hover over icon
Context menu
Reputation Alerts
About
This application sits in your system tray and periodically checks Stack Overflow for any new badges or ...
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votes
4answers
343 views
Can the server side of the API be open sourced?
I would like to see the open source Stack Exchange clones (OSQA/Shapado) to implement the same API, and this would help considerably.
