Questions tagged [api-v2]
This tag is for questions about the Stack Exchange API version 2. First released Feb 2012.
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StackExchange API Java SDK
This project aims to provide a Java wrapper to the Stack Exchange API.
SDK supports Stack Exchange API V2.2
Getting Started
There are two interfaces to the library.
Query Interface
Facade Interface
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Stack Exchange API in Chrome extension
How I can connect my extension to the API? I tried to use this example code for connecting:
SE.init({
clientId: 1,
key: '?',
channelUrl: '?',
complete: function (data) { alert('...
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Several staff members are incorrectly listed as elected moderators
Several employees are being reported as elected moderators on sites they haven't been elected on, according to /2.0/users/moderators/elected. I think there was a similar issue reported before during ...
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localhost API key receives Curl error when retrieving access token
I have registered two apps -- one that will redirect to my website and the other that will redirect to a localhost server that I have running so I don't have to test my code on the site. I have ...
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Net::StackExchange2 - Perl Wrapper for StackExchange API (it's on CPAN)
About
This library is a little labour of love for two things dear to me : StackOverflow, a place where I've learned just so much, and Perl a cryptic language that's giving me perspective. I happen to ...
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API Inconsistencies
In my opinion, one of the hallmarks of a good API is that it is self-consistent. It establishes easy-to-remember conventions and then follows them.
As I'm trying to adopt the 2.0 API, I'm finding ...
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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 ...
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Can I search over SE using SE API if I have only a username?
How do I can find someone's userid if I have only their username?
For example, my real username is: Zagorulkin Dmitry
My Stack Overflow userid is: 1321404
Are there any API methods for this kind ...
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What is "accept_rate" in the Stack Exchange API?
when I call the /users path, like:
/docs/users-by-ids#&ids=1&site=stackoverflow
In the reply, I get a field called accept_rate.
What is that field about?
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/posts/{id}/revisions breaks for posts with [tag:*] content
Attempting to access (at least) the revisions route for a post with a revision involving the [tag:*] syntax causes an error:
Example on Meta Stack Overflow (Post History)
Example on Mathematica (Post ...
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Do calls on the 1.1 API and the 2.0 count against each other's limits?
Do the old 1.1 API and new 2.0 share limits?
Or do my Stack Apps running on 1.1 calls not affect my limits for apps running on 2.0 calls?
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Why doesn't the API return suggested edits on tag wikis?
Is there a reason why the API doesn't return suggested edits on tag wikis on the suggested-edits route?
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How can I get the "follower" count for a given tag on a site?
One of the metrics (albeit a somewhat weak one) of a given tag's "health" is how many followers it has. I believe this is the count of how many users have the tag on their "Favorite Tags" list. You ...
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API for getting multiple (yet specific users)
I am developing one app which will be used internally in our company. We are recommending our colleagues to contribute to StackOverflow. To keep the moral of employees high, I am planning to develop ...
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What does "Unchanged in unsafe filters" mean?
Could someone clarify what this means? For example, what does it mean that the short_description field is Unchanged in unsafe filters for a Privilege?
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Access token quota
The documentation says that each user gets 5 distinct quotas of 10,000 requests per 24 hours, and as I interpret it, per app.
If an application does have an access_token, then the application is
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Typo in the docs for /me
The doc says:
Returns the user associated with the passed auth_token.
This method returns a user.
It should say "access_token" instead of "auth_token".
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API endpoints do not set Access-Control-Allow-Origin, so CORS requests fail
This looks like it might have been requested before:
Support Cross-Origin Resource Sharing
In order for CORS to work, the Access-Control-Allow-Origin header (and related headers) must be set. With ...
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Unable to sort /search results by creation_date
I think I may have stumbled upon a bug in /search and I'll try to describe it as best as I can.
What works:
Create a /search query with the following parameters:
fromdate: 2012-01-24
order: desc
sort:...
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Why do I get a throttle violation after 300 requests while using a key but no access_token?
I'm doing some testing on my app, and I let it run on a machine this afternoon while I was away. When I got back, I was geting 503 throttle violation errors from my API calls.
I was calling the "...
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Stack Tunnel - WebGL Visualization for Stack Exchange
Stack Tunnel
Screenshots
About
StackTunnel is a WebGL visualization which displays the latest questions from any Stack Exchange site interactively within your web browser. You can click on the ...
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Is the "link" URL enough to uniquely identify an "inbox_item"?
I've been looking at the documentation on the inbox_item type, and I was wondering what is the correct way to uniquely identify an inbox_item?
Is the "link" URL enough to uniquely identify an "...
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Invalidating access token vs de auth app?
Other that invalidating an access token doesn't remove the app from the apps tab (why not?) whats the difference between these two methods?
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Problem with /search tagged and max
Seems like a problem with /search when max is not set to today, and tagged is given:
https://api.stackexchange.com/2.1/search?order=desc&max=1358294400&sort=activity&tagged=java&site=...
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When will the "site" field be absent from an "inbox_item"?
According to the documentation on the inbox_item type, the site field "may be absent". Under what circumstances will this occur?
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