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I am planning to build a Windows 7 gadget for Stack Exchange.
Hello,
I am planning to start development of a windows 7 gadget for stack exchange.Specifically stack overflow.
I would like some guidance, on where to get good designs, HCI patterns, etc for the ...
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Locked vs Closed
Whats the difference between locked and closed API wise. What I mean is why is this question locked:
https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/4755/should-i-get-a-credit-card-closed
But this one ...
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Any CSS ninjas want to help me style my sample app?
I really am horrible at CSS. I am making a SO clone example application that will eventually consume as much of the StackOverflow.Net API as possible. Although it is a clone, I am not expecting it to ...
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Truly unanswered questions
Clicking "unanswered" shows you questions w/o ACCEPTED (upvoted) answers, but
has someone written a script/site that shows you questions w/ NO
answers, upvoted or otherwise?
It seems easy to code ...
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Does an access using the API count towards the user's consecutive days total?
Supposing I knock up a quick Python script that uses Py-StackExchange (or similar) to visit stackoverflow, retrieve a recent question, etc.; and then run a cron job to do this a couple of times a day.....
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Are the "body", "comments" and "answers" parameters supported in the API version 2.x?
Earlier with version 1.x, the parameters: body, comments and answers etc. were available. But these don't seem to be supported with API version 2.x.
Are these parameters not supported in new API? Are ...
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Searching answers with API
I'm very new to the API and I was looking for a way to get answers of a user. E.g. something like if you click on a tag in your tags section of your profile.
For questions this seems to be quiet easy ...
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Add message ID to inbox items
Feature request: The inbox item object should include a message_id field. The ID should identify inbox messages uniquely within StackExchange.
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Is there an app to monitor reputation and new answers/comments?
Is there a desktop app that will alert me when my reputation changes, and when I have a new answer or comment on any of my questions?
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r.e. /stats fields.
I see we are getting some meta data in stats now. This is good.
I see the api path in there, but I have to assume that it is simply part of the record that is being output and is not intended as a ...
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API v2.1 supports write access, but is anyone using it?
Over the weekend, I attended an NHS "Hackday" where we tried to solve a problem one of the junior doctors brought. We hacked together a stack exchange alternative for medical doctors to ask questions. ...
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A way to mimic the "share a link to this answer" dialog from a user script?
I would like to make a browser "user script" (like Greasemonkey etc) that can pop open a window with a text field for the user to select and copy so they can paste it elsewhere.
I want to match the ...
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Is there any API to support creating a new question on stackoverflow? [duplicate]
I know there is api for stackoverflow.
It looks like the APIs are read-only, supporting the Get/Search operation.
Is there any API to support creating a new question on stackoverflow?
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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 ...
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2.0 tags API returns only created tags
Searching for tags, using the inname parameter AND a date range returns only the tags that were created in that period, not the tags that were used in that period. When searching by inname only, or ...
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Which of the Ruby libraries/wrappers for the Stack Exchange API is most complete?
There seem to be a number of Ruby libraries: Pilha or Rubyoverflow. Has anyone used either of these? What are their strengths and weaknesses? Which is more actively maintained?
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Seamless authentication between my site and StackOverflow
I'm planning on using WS-Trust and SAML to authenticate users to my site and haven't really explored other options.
What should I learn (or do) to enable a mostly seamless end user transition from my ...
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What about actually identical requests?
Now, it says here that I should not make lots of semantically equivalent requests. It also says that there is a lot of caching. So I was wondering, what about exactly identical requests. Should I wait ...
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Support for OR constraint when querying questions based on tags [duplicate]
Right now, there is no way (as far as I know) to query for questions based on multiple tags using an OR constraint.
You can query for questions tagged with multiple of these tags, but not with one or ...
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Serel returns a JSON Parse error for the 'C#' tag
When I try requesting the tag c# via Serel, I get an error.
This is the error I am getting:
INFO][2013-02-25 02:06:42] Making request to /2.0/tags/c#/info?site=stackoverflow&key=mykey
JSON::...
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client-side extension to remember personal voting history
As far as I can reconstruct, the user profile once had a votes tab, where anyone could see their own votes. That functionality was removed at some point, and is unlikely to return.
Reference:
https:/...
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Relevance value on /similar route
Given that the /similar method can be sorted by relevance there must be a numeric rank for each question.
Would it be possible to have access to the value? Off by default, but can be enabled by using ...
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Why does badges/ids/recipients return badges not users?
I can't understand why badges/{ids}/recipients returns badges and not users? You must pass the badge ID in, so it should be given that you already know what the badge is. If it returns 30 objects you ...
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Where are stackoverflow buttons/widgets?
I'm building a simple paste app for long error logs (errorpaste.appspot.com). A user can post error logs and descriptions of them.
Now I want to add a Stack Overflow button or any widget so that the ...
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How do I get a filter to let through the fields I specify?
I've created a filter based on the "none" filter with include fields for all those I will need for my application. While the filter I created looks fine to me, it doesn't appear to return any results ...
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Removing/disallowing app does nothing
I have just deleted/disallowed, the console app and the app I'm currently writing.
For the console the access token I was using before deleting the app carried on working, and when I got a new token, ...
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Site Icon Hash in stackauth.com/sites
How do I cache the images properly, I think asked this somewhere before, but it hasn't affected me until gameing site went out of beta.
It's HTTP headers or something isn't
Ok I used George's answer ...
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site status: Closed_beta
Will stackauth ever show a site as closed_beta? Is there much point if it's closed?
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Delay from editing question to seeing the edit in API
Sure a delay of about a minute is not much, but when you consider that if you post a question the API sees it immediately, and often something using the API is ahead of the stackoverflow site, then it ...
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Scratch Pad Wiki Question
This q is for use by anyone who needs to modify, add or delete an answer or to modify the q to update the last_activity field.
Leave this description, but otherwise have at it.
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/questions/tagged/{tags} - tags param clarification
This API method has been removed as of Jul 16 '10. The original question is preserved below for posterity.
It is not clear what a "list" of {tags} looks like.
Does this parameter follow the ...
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I need Testers, anyone want to be the First?
I will be needing testers for my app "Stack Bridge". If anyone want to be the first to destroy, I mean test my app, let me know.
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Application for posting mitigation steps for similar kinds of ICM alert [closed]
We are creating a application which will give summary for ongoing sev-2. this summary will be based on previous mitigation steps taken by user.
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How to Resolve "Applications must have a registered Stack Apps post to write" Error when Requesting Write Access via OAuth?
Question Description:
I am developing an application that integrates with Stack Overflow’s API, and I need to enable write access for it. I’ve successfully registered my application on the Stack Apps ...
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Error when requesting the last page of results.
When I try to view the following URL:
http://api.stackexchange.com/2.0/questions?page=93781&site=stackoverflow
I get the error:
{
"error_id": 500,
"error_name": "internal_error",
"...
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Security certificate error when logging in with myOpenID
I have written an application that embeds the WebKit rendering engine (the same rendering engine used in Safari and Chrome). This application makes use of the /inbox route and therefore requires the ...
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Are the inbox routes (`inbox_item`) missing some item types?
Should there be more options for item_type in the "inbox" routes (they return inbox_item)?
Shouldn't they return answer and edit suggested like the site's global inbox does? As shown in this ...
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Helping people is 'noise or pointless'?
How to batch up multiple id requests to maximize economy and still avoid (400) Bad Request [closed]
closed as noise or pointless by Kevin Montrose♦ Aug 16 at 23:15
This question does not add anything ...
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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?
