The /sites route can return site_state.
What does site state stand for and which values can it have?
The values I found:
- normal
- linked_meta
- open_beta
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1See also the FAQ How the /sites method is meant to be usedGlorfindel– Glorfindel ♦2020-03-23 09:09:35 +00:00Commented Mar 23, 2020 at 9:09
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This is related to the lifecycle of a Stack Exchange site; most new sites start as private betas, become public betas and eventually graduate to a regular site.
There's also a value closed_beta, as documented here.
normal: this is the default state. Beta sites end up here after they've graduated, before they get a design but not upon losing the beta label because of their age. Meta Stack Exchange is also considered a normal site, presumably because it's not linked. Examples: Stack Overflow, Mathematics Stack Exchange, Stack Apps, Arduino Stack Exchange, Ask Patentsopen_beta: all sites which are in public beta but haven't graudated. Examples: Chess Stack Exchange, Lifehacks Stack Exchangeclosed_beta: sites which are in 'private beta' (currently none), and CS50 Stack Exchange which is in public beta but retained its private beta privilege levelslinked_meta: a 'per-site meta', which is linked to a main Stack Exchange site. Examples: Meta Stack Overflow, Mathematics Meta