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Replace badge icons with rubber ducks
The following userscript will replace the default badge icons with little rubber ducks
// ==UserScript==
// @name StackExchange, replace badge icons
// @match *://*.askubuntu.com/*
// @...
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Possible bug in the help page?
There are some weird dot things in this help page:
api.stackoverflow.com/0.8/help/method?method=users/{id}/badges
{Dead link to missing image: http://files.quickmediasolutions.com/stackbug.png}
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Is there an RSS feed or question that has API changes?
Is there someplace that we can find notifications of API changes? I noticed today that a new property has been added to user along with a couple new method (and maybe other changes).
Is there an ...
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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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StackExchange Hot Network Questions page icon size fix
As you might have noticed, some icons are huge and others are tiny on the StackExchange HNQ page (aka the main page). Here's a userscript that fixes this issue:
// ==UserScript==
// @name ...
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Stack Apps homepage truncates user names
A picture says more than a thousand words:
These users aren't called "Bhargav Rac" and "Tunak", but Bhargav Rao and Tunaki.
This happens on both the 'apps' and 'scripts' tabs of the Stack Apps ...
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The authentication doc gives a wrong domain for authentication
The authentication doc page now lists URL's like:
https://stackoverflow.com/oauth
https://stackoverflow.com/oauth/access_token
etc.
While these seem to work, the correct domain is stackexchange.com, ...
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Is there an offline copy of the API documentation?
I'm trying to find a way to get all the information in the API in one printable PDF,
complete with the examples given in the documentation.
Is there anyway I can do this?
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top-answerers / top-askers documentation bug: number of results returned incorrect
The top-answerers-on-tags and top-askers-on-tags documentation claim:
Returns the top 30 answerers active in a single tag, of either all-time or the last 30 days.
and
Returns the top 30 askers ...
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OBSOLETE - /search method, returning the body of the questions
Probably this is a documentation fault.
For the search method, the parameter list doesn't say anything about an optional body, but looking at the Returns description shows:
"body": {
"...
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Getting Question data using stack.PHP fails after a certain number of requests
I am trying to build an RSS feed that includes any/all questions that I have answered, and been accepted as the correct answer.
I am running into an issue where I'm sending too many requests and ...
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VisualCrumbs - StackExchange Visual Changes
Screenshot / Code Snippet
About
I created this script because I wanted to customize my personal use of Stack Overflow (And such Stack Exchange sites) to be more visually appealing to me and give me ...
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"What is meta" should be rephrased
Stackapps.com/help/whats-meta tells that there is "Meta Stack Apps". However there isn't.
Stack Apps is its own meta and meta is used to ask meta questions here.
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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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.wrapper not sorted correctly in filter edit popup
When editing the filter, e.g. on this API documentation page, all types are sorted alphabetically except for .wrapper which is always shown below answer, instead of above it (or at the end):
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What are the top level question & answer localized flag_option titles?
For the SE API, the endpoints dealing with flags (e.g. /questions/{id}/flags/options) return the flag_option type. However, the option_id values are explicitly stated as being unstable, but it's ...
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Top Navigation Bar script
The following script for Tampermonkey (Chrome) or Greasemonkey (Firefox) will add the links which have been moved to the new sidebar design to the top of the page. Make sure you also hide the sidebar ...
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Can the API Edit a Question, changing only one field?
The documentation for the edit question method (/questions/{id}/edit) is somewhat vague.
Are all of the parameters required?
For example, if the only field I want to change in the question is tags, ...
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Docs say the API returns a user's age, but it doesn't (anymore)
The doc page says that the user object returns an age property (for those users that specified an age).
But the API no longer does. (Plus spot checks of users that had age in ...
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Typos on api.stackexchange.com/docs/js-lib
Under the Authentication section on https://api.stackexchange.com/docs/js-lib, there are a few typos (emphasis mine):
scope (optional) – an array of scopes to request during authentication, valid ...
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My filter is not returning any results. How to create a minimal filter?
I'm having trouble getting the SO API Filters to cooperate. I've gone over the documentation as well as similar questions like this and this.
I'll use this call as an example since it successfully ...
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Documentation or API method for `option_id` information, for the `/flags/options` API calls?
The Stack Exchange API has a couple of calls that return a list of flag_option objects.
These objects contain a couple of properties that can be used to identify the flag you need.
For example, when ...
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Invisible text in Markdown syntax help
Some text is invisible in the How to Format help block because of a bad combination of text and background color:
That's meant to read
► backtick escapes `like _so_`
but the backquoted portion is ...
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Incomplete information in API documentation
I am struggling a little bit with the Stack Exchange API since there seems to be no formal specification for the individual endpoints of the API.
Example:
Endpoint: https://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/...
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Tell us that POST is required to write
While troubleshooting /posts/{id}/comments/add in order to answer Why am I getting a 404 when trying to post a comment?, it was noticed that the API path in question only responded to POST requests. ...
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"users" link lands on the answer page
On the /users/moderators documentation site, the following link is wrong:
This method returns a list of users.
The users link mistakenly points to the answers object instead of to the users object....
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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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Authorization dialog shows wrong API version
If you go on this doc page and click on Get Token, you'll see this:
Minor bug, but still, I thought it would be nice to fix this inconsistency :)
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New line missing between 'notice' and 'related_site' member types
At the bottom of http://api.stackexchange.com/docs?tab=type#docs under the Member Types section, notice and related_site are on the same line. A <br> is missing between the items.
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“Try It” URL has wrong URI
On API doc pages, the “link” link at the top-right of the “Try It” sections presents a URL with the wrong domain name:
For example, on docs/similar, the URL displayed will be:
https://api....
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Can you identify a user from the access_token?
I have the access_token after authentication from the user. At this point I don't know with which sites this user has registered. Is it possible to get user information like the display name or ...
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'answer' type has "unchanged in unsafe filters" listed for the wrong field
http://api.stackexchange.com/docs/types/answer says the can_flag field is unchanged in unsafe filters. It's probably meant for the field above it: body_markdown.
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'search_excerpt' type issues
On the search_excerpt page:
community_owned_date should be marked as may be absent
locked_date should be marked as may be absent
search/excerpts should be listed in the Methods That Return This Type ...
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Types missing from the "Member Types" section
The following types are not listed on http://api.stackexchange.com/docs?tab=category#docs under the Member Types section:
network_post
closed_details
original_question
Note that it's a nonexhaustive ...
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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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Application Key and AccessToken are not working for Stack Exchange API? [duplicate]
I have followed the documentation and used explicit OAuth 2.0 flow for access_token generation.
And I have gone through all 4 steps defined under explicit OAuth 2.0 flow with scope=no_expiry. Then I ...
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Notice field on questions may be absent?
The notice type, that is a field of a question, appears to be optional, yet it is not marked as "may be absent"?
For example, when I request questions with a filter that has the notice field checked, ...
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Why is the `site` parameter required in `/me` call?
I want to query information about the logged-in user using me, and this site parameter is creating some small problems.
I am developing a visual studio extension where upon logging in a user will get ...
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`types=main_site` in `/me/associated` gives `meta_site` accounts also
When I run /me/associated with main_site as a parameter in types, its gives meta_site accounts also (Meta Stack Exchange profile).
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`fromdate` and `todate` parameter in `/me` call
What if we don't give the fromdate and/or todate parameters in a /me call?
Will it give result of user of all times? It's not mentioned explicitly in documentation.
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Looking for a beginner's tutorial to using the API
I see the Stack Exchange API but I'm unable to understand it. I don't think there is any fundamental tutorial showing how to use Stack Overflow fully in the API documentation.
I want some fundamental ...
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The /tags query is not giving me the correct results between two dates?
I'm trying to get the yearly total number of questions that have the tag browserify.
I can see that there are questions tagged from this year like this one and that one.
The site reports that there ...
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Enumerated types documentation in 1.1 API
I'm starting to implement requesting question and user activity in my framework, but the new 1.1 API documentation doesn't seem to indicate what the possible return values are for the fields any more.
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link in post_id in /me/notifications/unread is wrong
I have run /me/notifications/unread. The response contains post_id and there is a link to it.
This link is wrong. The post is on Stack Apps but the link directs to Stack Overflow:
I have ...
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Clickable link in "Try It" section of some doc pages
In the "Try It" section of some doc pages, the link is not present.
It is present in the below image
Its not present in the below image
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Where is "items" & "badge_counts" documentation?
Where is the items & badge_counts documentation?
This is returned as JSON. I am using the /me/associated query function.
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Please make the site search on the API alphabetical
When I search, I want the sites to be alphabetical:
Please can they be?
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Old Meta.SE Stars
About
This userscript reverts the design of the Meta Stack Exchange buttons:
New design:
With script:
It was inspired by this post on Meta Stack Exchange.
Download
You can download the script ...
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Which reputation events are private?
I've been reading the API documentation on retrieving a user's reputation history (docs/types/reputation-history)
and Stack Overflow's description of how reputation is calculated.
But, I can't find ...
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How do I find a user by their `display_name`?
I am using Serel (the Ruby wrapper) and would like to be able to find a user by their display_name.
As it stands right now, I can only find them via an ID - like Serel::User.find(1,2,3).
I tried ...
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