Questions tagged [api-v2]
This tag is for questions about the Stack Exchange API version 2. First released Feb 2012.
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Site categories in API?
Would it be possible to have a category field added to the site object. Eg Technology, Culture, etc. The sites seem to already have categories, as you can see on this page: https://stackexchange.com/...
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Update the default filter editor to use the API key
When I run a sample query using the SE API browser (is that right term?), say against /questions for example (here), I'll always see something to the effect of:
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"quota_remaining": 9424,
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integer and decimal are used to describe fields in return types but not in method parameters
Integer and Decimal designations are useful in creating an accurate model of API methods and types.
These specific 'number' subtypes are used when describing types but the method parameter lists all ...
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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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Is the display name meant to be escaped HTML in the 2.0 version of the API?
The display_name field of a user is HTML escaped. See here for example.
Is this expected behavior or a bug? The documentation doesn't mention it.
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After a throttle violation, could the error message include the time when the block will be lifted?
I got my first throttle violation error after running in jsFiddle some example code given to me by a library author in response to a question of mine about how to use their library.
This is the error ...
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ChatterBox - user script that adds inbox integration to Stack Exchange Chat!
Screenshot / Code Snippet
About
I like Stack Exchange Chat, and with the feedbots it tends to be pretty easy to keep up with what's going on with the site. Except for one thing - my inbox.
So I wrote ...
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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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Failed beta sites are showing up in the /sites method.
3D Graphics and Game of Go are both failed beta sites. I would not expect them to show up in the /sites list - but they do. Indeed, attempting to list questions on one of the sites fails:
http://api....
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API is accepting requests from other OAuth domains
I've set an OAuth domain for an application (the client_id is 24) and the following link authorizes the application:
https://stackexchange.com/oauth/dialog?client_id=24&scope=no_expiry,...
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Increase the pagesize limit from 100
Can we increase this limit to something more reasonable (other than 100).
The cap of 100 for posts seems reasonable, however I cannot return the entire site list in one request. Due to the rapid ...
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BridgeStack — .NET client library with full 2.0 support
BridgeStack
This is a StackExchange API v2.0 consumer library written under C#. It is heavily documented and designed to make it as easy as possible to interact with the API.
Example Usage
To get ...
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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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Would implementing both 1.1 and 2.0 APIs in an app/script to get around the API quotas be considered abuse?
In another question I asked it was established that
The IP, and user/app-pair quotas are separate in V1.x and V2.0.
So with this in mind would an app or script which implemented like methods for ...
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User to de-authorise app?
The API makes use of OAuth to allow queries such as /inbox/unread. In the documentation however, I cannot seem to find a way for the user to control actively the authentication:
Is there a place for ...
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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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Can we have some debug endpoints for testing corner cases?
After encountering a throttle violation today (which I posted in another question), it occurred to me that although I've put together code to handle "backoff" conditions, and potentially throttle ...
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API Implicit Authentication with Python
I am working on an desktop inbox notifier for StackOverflow, using the API with Python.
The script I am working on first logs the user in on StackExchange, and then requests authorisation for the ...
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Why is my quota constantly decreasing?
I registered an app today (API v2) for the first time (App ID 47, LaServ), and let it run a bit with its new key. It's the only API app running on this IP (I rent the IP as part of a VPS package). ...
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Could the /tags API return minimal information about synonyms?
It would be very helpful if the /tags API could provide at least a bare minimum of information about tag synonyms. Either:
Number of synonyms the tag has, if any.
Or a true/false flag for tags which ...
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Quota remaining is negative
I think I must be doing something very stupid, that I just can't see
I just registered an app, in the last ~10 minutes.
I have just been going to the /info route, no authentication or anything else.
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Fairly subtle filter bug between 8 am and 10 pm UTC Dec. 29th
This is a public service announcement about a bug that most people probably didn't notice, but might be biting you pretty hard about now.
Between 8 AM and 10 PM UTC December 29th, filters generated ...
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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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How about a regex filter in the tags API?
The tags API has a "filter" parameter but it only matches the exact substring in the parameter in the tags.
On Travel we have one kind of tags, IATA airport codes (SYD for Sydney, SFO for San ...
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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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