Questions tagged [bug]
Indicates you've found an erroneous or unexpected behavior in the Stack Exchange API, or the Stack Exchange HTML or CSS, that needs to be fixed.
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API calls that return select post bodies throw JSON errors
When calling the Stack Exchange API to get the post body, it will return an error for some posts. EG:
/docs/questions#page=13&pagesize=100&fromdate=2013-09-01&todate=2013-09-02&order=...
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The "advanced search" path returns very wrong results for the `q` parameter
I'm trying to search for a string. It's a hardware identifier 10ec:8168 and should be unique to that make/model of chip. Any questions that mention is should be relevant.
But compare the site search ...
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/oauth/access_token not redirecting back to my redirect_uri
I am trying to implement Stack Exchange using oAuth 2.0. I am able to get CODE but, when I try to get access_token through this code:
<?php
if(isset($_GET['code']))
{
?>
<form method="...
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/users/{ids}/timeline creation_date missing or incorrect
I am writing a small widget that displays the time since I was awarded my last badge on Stack Overflow. I noticed that my most recent badge was missing from the timeline data (/users/{ids}/timeline).
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Most of the url are missing the protocol
Maybe you were trying to fix the other "bug" I've pointed out, but now most of the url for the icons are missing the protocol!
{
"site_type": "main_site",
"name": "Stack Overflow",
"...
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SE API V1.1 documentation, date errata
The Stack Exchange API, version 1.1, documentation is ever so slightly confusing wherever Unix timestamps are mentioned (perhaps any ranges, I haven't dug too deeply)
For instance:
todate – Unix ...
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Stack Exchange API is returning boolean(false) For 'is_answered' On Question With Accepted Answer
When you view this question you see a closed question which has an accepted answer.
When you get the API info for it you get this:
["question_id"]=>
int(17466804)
["creation_date"]=>
int(...
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Stack Exchange API is returning non-existant/incorrect notices for questions
When you view this question you do not see any notices other than the protected notice at bottom. Also, you are able to edit the answers and question (provided you have the privilege).
However, when ...
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Stack Exchange API is not returning the close vote counts for questions
When you visit this question (with proper privs) you can see that there are 2 close votes cast for it.
However, if you access the information for this question using the Stack Exchange API you get ...
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Default listing images aren't served from CDN, fail to load because of certificate error
The default images used on the app/script/library pages aren't pointing to the CDN, so their use of HTTPS causes a certificate error that prevents the image from loading:
Could the image sources be ...
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The API has stopped allowing CORS requests
I just noticed that a script I have that makes CORS requests to the API stopped working on Meta Stack Overflow, claiming that the domain isn't allowed by Access-Control-Allow-Origin, which is true ...
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Parameter `tagged` in `search/advanced` seems to use `AND` instead of `OR`
It seems that search/advanced has the same problem as in "The tagged parameter does not work with multiple tags" question.
When I select c#; .net I only get results tagged both c# and .net:
http://...
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CDN redirect for the API's JavaScript SDK is incorrect
The API's JavaScript SDK is listed as https://api.stackexchange.com/js/2.0/all.js.
However, GET request produces the following response:
Status Code: 301 Moved Permanently
Location: https://api-...
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Stack Exchange OAuth2, explicit access-token response format does not adhere to RFC6749 standard
I'm using the Stack Exchange v2.1 API. I'm using the explicit OAuth 2.0 flow, but it seems that the access token response step does not adhere to the RFC 6749 standard. Specifically, the Stack ...
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Inbox and Notifications aren't being filtered by site
I'm using the API get inbox messages and notifications for various sites on the StackExchange network, but it doesn't seem to matter what site parameter I pass in the query string. I always get my ...
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Off-by-one error in fromdate processing
When running a query with a given fromdate value, values which match fromdate - 1 are returned.
An example: When using fromdate=1367715851 results will be returned which have a creation_date of ...
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The 2.1, "similar" path is returning empty results
I've been a happy user of the /2.1/similar Stack Exchange API for a while. But, at some point within the last 24 hours, or so, it started returning empty results (but otherwise reporting everything as ...
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Not possible to login to approve or reject access to application on Windows Phone 7 device
I'm making an app for Windows Phone using the Stack Exchange API but I'm having a bit of trouble when I try to let the user approve the application (using client side flow).
I open a web browser at ...
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API docs for "stack overflow" still feature v1.0 docs
I guess I'd call this a doc bug.
Currently the page http://api.stackoverflow.com redirects to http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.0/usage, which says at the top "Don't use 1.0, use 2.1". This URL ...
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Application stats are completely broken.
It appears that the application stats are completely broken. Attempting to view the number of times Stack Mobile hit the /questions/* methods results in this graph:
It would seem that statistics were ...
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Whatever happened to closed_reason?
When pulling back info on a closed question, I have come to expect closed_reason to be a present key if there's a closed_date. It seems that as of recently this is no longer true.
Proof: https://api....
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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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Why is "body" missing from certain inbox items?
I have run into some confusion over the presence of the body attribute in an inbox-item returned by the /inbox method.
When item_type is set to "careers_invitations", the body attribute appears to be ...
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Questions returned by /questions/{ids}/related do not contain link properties
The API docs claim that /questions/{ids}/related return question objects, but I can't find a link property on the returned questions at all.
Is there some sort of workaround to find the link for a ...
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What is the api_site_parameter of stackapps.com in API 2.x
What is the api_site_parameter of stackapps.com in API 2.x? https://api.stackexchange.com/2.1/sites doesn't list stackapps. Why?
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API v1.1 users call returns association_id for which the Stack Exchange web site has no profile
For a particular user, the users API v1.1 call returns an association_id that gives a "Page Not Found" error where the Stack Exchange profile should be, though their Stack Exchange profile can be ...
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Why is my API quota not resetting after UTC reset?
According to How API Keys Work, the default daily API limit -- which is per site, per day -- is 300.
I started with 300, as expected, but over a period of days, I've noticed that the remaining quota ...
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Unread messages in inbox query shows older inbox messages
I am using the /inbox/unread route to get the unread messages in a user's inbox. Recently (over the last couple of months, perhaps) I have noticed that the entries returned from this route initially ...
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API docs titled "v2.0"; should be "v2.1"
The documentation is titled "StackExchange API v2.0"... this should be updated to "v2.1" as it's not readily obvious that version 2.1 has been published otherwise.
https://api.stackexchange.com/docs
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API documentation console unsuccessfully tries to load MiniProfiler results
All of the documentation pages (example) with the test console currently attempt to load MiniProfiler result data, which fails with a 404:
POST https://api.stackexchange.com/mini-profiler-resources/...
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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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Querying "standard meta tags" for their tag wikis wrongly says they have none
I'm checking which tags have tag wiki excerpts in my code. It looks like /tags/{tags}/wikis is the right API since the tag info API doesn't even give a boolean for tag wiki excerpt presence.
But ...
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The "Get Started" section in the sidebar only mentions API 2.0 and API 1.1
Now that API 2.1 is "public, frozen, and out the door" shouldn't we update the "Get Started" section in the sidebar on the right side of the screen.
It talks about API 2.0 and API 1.1 but doesn't ...
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No token field in the docs test page for /me/reputation-history
There is no form field for an access token at:
https://api.stackexchange.com/docs/me-reputation-history
https://api.stackexchange.com/docs/me-full-reputation-history
After attempting to Run the API ...
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Bug in the StackExchange Api ? getting "could not parse proxy url" when user not logged in
I think I may have stumbled upon a bug in the Stack Exchange JS API
I'm having a problem getting its authentication to work properly, and I just discovered that the same problem exist in the official ...
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Typo in API filter documentation
When using unsafe filters, the API returns the highest fidelity data is can reasonably access for the given request.
should be
When using unsafe filters, the API returns the highest fidelity data ...
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Error retrieving question using a filter that includes question.notice
I have created a filter to include the question.notice field. It seems to be OK as returned by
https://api.stackexchange.com/2.1/filters/-9xc1l%2Au-JEsf_Q
Then if I want to fetch this question using ...
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Typos in the API 2.0 Documentation
Typo #1:
There are two different objects that represent a user in the Stack Exchange API, the full user object and the smaller shallow_user object. Which is returned depends on the method being ...
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Stack Apps graph time filters make pretty much no sense
When viewing the Query Statistics graphs for an application, you have the option of choosing 'Week', 'Month', 'Year', or 'All Time'.
When hovering over 'week' it states "view stats for the last 7 ...
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Advanced search by title doesn't filter on the title
Searching by title on the advanced search method doesn't restrict the results to posts containing the specified text as a word or even substring. Varying the string has some influence, but I can't ...
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View count restriction isn't working for /search/advanced.
I have constructed the following URL, but the questions returned don't contain anywhere near 50k views, despite the query string parameter:
http://api.stackexchange.com/2.1/search/advanced?site=...
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The inname parameter does not work with multiple parameters
I am trying to get details by passing semicolon delimited list in inname paramter but it is not working.
I tried below API call:
https://api.stackexchange.com/2.0/tags?order=desc&sort=popular&...
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Stack Apps "Welcome Back" banner text isn't centered
This appear to be specific to Stack Apps. The text is centered on every other site I've tried. See below:
Compared to how it should appear:
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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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Question count missing from network_user
Docs state that you get an int question_count from a network_user object but I'm not getting these fields back anymore - even when testing from
https://api.stackexchange.com/docs/me-associated-users
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/suggested-edits "Try it": Link for "suggested_edit_id" is broken
When using the "Try it" feature on /suggested-edits, the link for the suggested_edit_id points towards stackexchange.com and not towards the respective site.
For example, retrieve data ...
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/me API endpoint returning 500 error
I'm making an authenticated call to /me:
https://api.stackexchange.com/2.0/me?access_token=[redacted]&site=stackoverflow&key=[redacted]
But it's returning:
{"error_id":500,"error_name":"...
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Typo in API docs: "temporarility_unavailable"
https://api.stackexchange.com/docs/authentication
"temporarility" should probably be "temporarily"
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/answers endpoint is error-500-ing against many sites
Just calling the "/answers" endpoint, no specific arguments, and I'm getting 500 errors:
http://api.stackexchange.com/2.0/answers?order=desc&sort=activity&site=gaming
{"error_id":500,"...
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Why does the /events service sometimes pause for a couple of minutes?
In developing the firehose service, I found that the /events API often "pauses" for a couple of minutes before resuming. Is this a known issue?
Specifically, I am polling /events every 10 seconds ...
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