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Some blank properties missing
I am using /me/associated. I haven't posted any question in one account, so the response comes as:
"top_questions": [],
"top_answers": [],
"question_count": 0,
"answer_count": 0,
in the same browser ...
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1
answer
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Getting historical data for careers?
I'm wondering if there is a possible way to get historical data regarding job postings made through careers, even for postings that have already been filled. Does careers keep this data at all, and if ...
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What's the proper way to fetch the score of all answers of SO?
I wrote a small program querying the SE API to grab the public scoring data of all SO answers (excluding the last 3 days).
Basically the request I do gets me this:
Questions[]:
Id
Title
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Thumbnail Uploader
Sparked off by https://gardening.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/251/better-image-embeddeding-and-viewing, https://diy.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/549/change-the-image-upload-so-that-a-thumbnail-...
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1
answer
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I Cannot Perform Oauth [closed]
My Clientn id = 4784
and Key = cB0l6XiaOW5l5vsBnBeIUg((.
What do I do for Oauth and to get an access token?
4
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1
answer
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Login using Google fails saying OpenID 2.0 accounts for Google has gone away
Recently I have received complaints about my app suggesting that logging in with a Google account shows a warning message that OpenID authentication has gone away. When I tried to log in with my own ...
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0
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Question Close Notifier - a userscript to notify you when one of your questions close somewhere on the network
About
This simple userscript checks all of your accounts across the Stack Exchange network, and informs you if a question of yours has closed. Because SE refuse to do so :(
The way it works is ...
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0
answers
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How to get unread reputation changes via the API?
I want to write a desktop widget that checks the Stack Exchange API every several seconds and tells me if there are any new reputation changes. I can't figure out what API method I can use for that.
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0
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How to get notified when any of the content I have edited or posted is edited, deleted, or closed?
How can I "keep an eye" on all my content on SE? Due to policy, users aren't notified when their questions or answers are deleted, despite numerous feature requests.
I've looked at StackCenter but it ...
0
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1
answer
85
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How to use the API to show the user reputation? [duplicate]
How do I use the Stack Exchange API to let my users enter their Stack Overflow URL and then extract their reputation and show it in a profile controller in Rails?
3
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1
answer
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Starred message image section in chat
I have almost no experience with javascript, widgets and scripts myself, so I'd like to ask someone to make this useful chat addition a reality.
(Original Meta.SE feature request)
The idea is to ...
12
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0
answers
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Stack Exchange References
Stack Exchange References
What is it?
Stack Exchange References is a userscript for easily putting in references in answers and questions.
Description
In the top bar of any answer or question on SE,...
3
votes
1
answer
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Unable to install script on Chrome
I posted a question on Meta Stack Overflow, and from there I was directed to install this script.
When trying to install the script in Chrome, I get the following error:
Apps, extensions and user ...
5
votes
1
answer
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Get the Authenticated User's email?
We're building the website for our local Developer Community. We're trying to enable "Login with Stack Exchange" (we already got LinkedIn and GitHub), but I can't seem to find the User's email when ...
8
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1
answer
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Drag+Drop image uploader for Chat
Drag and Drop images into chat! In any chat window, simply drag and drop an image to anywhere in the window to upload it. Bonus! - the image will not be automatically sent, allowing you to edit your ...
5
votes
0
answers
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Hide Unnecessary Info in SE Chat
Hide Unnecessary or Cluttering Information in the Sidebar of an SE Chatroom
Description
A small userscript to help avoid clutter on the sidebar of any Stack Exchange chat room.
The chat room will ...
0
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1
answer
594
views
400 Error when attempting to retrieve authenticated user data
I am attempting to use the /me API to retrieve an authenticated user's details but I am receiving a 400 error.
I am able to complete the OAuth2 dance and have been able to capture the access token ...
1
vote
1
answer
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Why is sort by name reverse alphabetical?
It makes sense that reputation or date should sort descending, but name? I tested both /users and /tags and they sort reverse alphabetical, so Z before A. Is that by design or just a side effect of ...
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2
answers
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Plans to expose details from the "accounts" tab of the user page?
One thing that I noticed was missing from the /users/ API was an ability to see what other Stack Exchange sites the user is associated with (what's usually available from the "accounts" tab of the ...
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2
answers
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Can we have a test user account?
I am writing a program that checks for new comments posted to a user.
The problem is this: in order to test the program, I am forced to post comments to existing users - which probably isn't the best ...
6
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2
answers
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How to get a User's picture (Avatar)
I've seen a couple of Stack Apps that have the actual picture for the user profile. Is that coming from the API, and if so how? If not I'm assuming they are using some screen-scrapping to get that ...
1
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1
answer
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json with list of all user's on stackoverflow
I am trying to get the list of all user's in JSON format (as provided by the API) (using jQuery jsonp)
What I found is:
pagesize – The number of collection results to display during
pagination. ...
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3
answers
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Can there be a way to find a user given his email hash?
Given a user's email, it would be great if we could hash it and search for that user with it.
The reason for this is suppose:
Someone has a website
On that website, they invite SO users to enter ...
4
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0
answers
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Show when user is online
I apologize if this already exist, but i could not find it.
My question is, is there a real-time display next to the user question if that user is still on line or not.
Something like this (green ...
3
votes
1
answer
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How do I add newlines when editing a post body via the API?
I am editing the tags of a question via the API, and to do that you have to pass the body and title etc.
I can get the Markdown or HTML from the API but I can't see how to send it back formatted ...
4
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0
answers
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Want a way to give your user the access token nicely?
Well your wishes have been fulfilled. Over on GitHub is a page ready designed for you to use!
It's my SEAuthentication repro.
What does it do?
How does it work?
The essential code is below. There is ...
2
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1
answer
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How can I edit a post with the API and python?
I am a real beginner, but want to know more about using the API.
I need to be able to get a post tagged with installation and the have it displayed to me. I then enter either 1 or 2, and it will ...
6
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1
answer
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Script Request - Meta Notifications
Mods are notified when a new meta post is started on HSM meta by a diamond on the top bar lighting up in blue. Here it is, not lit up:
Proposal: Let users of sufficiently high rep see the same ...
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Should there be a discovery API?
It would seem to me that a simple API that return an array of the API base URL and perhaps the common name of the sites that support the API would be valuable. Is this sensible?
EDIT:
This is what I ...
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Metro Stack - A Windows Phone Stack Exchange app
Screenshot
I’m pleased to announce MetroStack: A Windows Phone 8.1 app to interact with any website part of the Stack Exchange Network.
Sort, search and view questions, answers, tags and users.
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1
answer
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Search function in the API doesn't work as expected
This looks like an error in the search part of the API.
This search URL:
/2.2/search?tagged=javascript&intitle=get%20column%20array&site=stackoverflow
doesn't return any answers.
I'm ...
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answers
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Display tag excerpt tooltips when editing a question
There's a 25-score question on MSE with the same title requesting this feature.
The obvious solution: create a userscript to do it. :)
You can install the script by clicking here.
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1
answer
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How can I access a user's ID on another site (eg. SU) if I have their ID from another site (eg. SO)?
If I have the ID of a user from any site, how can I get that's user's ID for a site I specify?
Eg. If someone's ID was 10349 on Super User, how could I get 10349's id on Stack Overflow?
I know I'd ...
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Access to my Upvoted Questions
I would like to see just my upvoted questions (Don't care about other users as such).
There are some related posts:
List of Votes by Authenticated users
Can I see my past upvoted questions in ...
5
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se2jekyll.rb—export Stack Exchange posts for use on Jekyll blogs
Synopsis
se2jekyll.rb site post_id
Example (https://puzzling.meta.stackexchange.com/a/3020):
$ se2jekyll.rb Meta.Puzzling 3020 > site_evaluations.md
Republished at: http://jericson.github.io/...
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1
answer
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How to obtain the bibtex item for a question with a program or HTTP request?
Which request should my program send to mathoverflow.net to get the bibtex, which is so well hidden behind the share button?
Rephrased: what I'm after is something analogous to a link like:
adsabs....
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Slack-Overflow - A programmer's best friend, now in Slack
A quick hack made in a couple of hours.
A programmer's best friend, now in Slack. Search StackOverflow right from Slack without coming off as dumb.
Setup is super simple and straightforward.
https:/...
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0
answers
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How much traction does your StackApp get?
How much traction (in terms of for instance sessions per day) does your Stack App get? What have you done to spread the word about your app?
My experience from my first Stack App (StackRating) is ...
2
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0
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quota_remaining is decreasing much faster than expected
I registered an app and tried to make a couple of requests via Chrome (without actually creating any application yet). The thing that is really confusing is that with making a single request, ...
3
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Unanswered Questions Recommender
Put in your user id, get a list of recent unanswered questions that you'll be able to answer:
https://lateral.io/demos/stackoverflow-unanswered/
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How to make unlimited requests to API [duplicate]
I wanted to make unlimited call to the API to retrieve/update the threads. Is there any way to do so?
I understand
"Without a key you can make 300 requests per day, with a key you can make 10,000 ...
12
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0
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Chatception - quickly chat in different rooms from a single page (v0.3)
TL;DR
I got fed up with having 11 chat tabs open all the time and made a userscript to fix it.
Screenshot
Description
A tiny widget that allows you to quickly chat in different Stack Exchange ...
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votes
1
answer
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Request for self destructing comments
What would I like?
I would like comments that can self destruct after a set amount of time.
Why?
I often add a comment that doesn't need to stay around, like saying thanks to a user, or telling them I ...
2
votes
1
answer
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Can I post a suggestion for a stack app? [duplicate]
I have an idea for a stack app. However, I can't program it. Can I post an app suggestion?
2
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1
answer
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Sane limits for script that auto-loads new reviews for easier manual reviewing
I was looking at Am I allowed to use/create robots to track questions? just now and started wondering whether my current userscript to help with reviewing has quite the right internal rate limits. It ...
0
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1
answer
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How to get the "People reached" stat of a user, using the API? [duplicate]
I checked the user ids and advanced search API docs, but I could not get this stat. Does Stack Exchange provide this info in the API?
/2.2/users/{ID}?order=desc&sort=reputation&site=...
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1
answer
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What is the difference between accepted and is_accepted?
I saw there are two fields in answer type.
One is accepted, introduced in v2.2 and needs private_info access.
While another one is is_accepted without these limits.
Can somebody give an explanation?
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0
answers
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How to get all posts that a user voted on? [duplicate]
I know how to get all questions that I favorited using /docs/me-favorites.
But, how can I get all answers (or questions) that I voted on? Like those in the upvote history.
2
votes
1
answer
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Message Notification App for AskUbuntu and/or StackExchange
I was wondering if there is any way to get notified in due time when someone replies to my posts/comments on AskUbuntu.com or StackExchange.com, other than via email notifications.
What I have in ...
3
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2
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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 Stack Overflow" 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 ...