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Encoding problem while accessing the API using Java
Trying to call an API URL from a Java application, I'm having problems accessing the contents of the URL.
I can access other sites through my program but not the Stack Exchange site.
But I can call ...
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Unnecessary parameters in query string in /me/questions when only "total" is requested
To get all the questions that I have asked, I am using Stack Exchange API, I am using /me/questions. When only total is requested, order and sort are also given as parameters in the query string. It ...
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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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The `top_questions` field shows outdated information?
I am using Stack Exchange API. I posted question from the doc page /questions/add to Stack Overflow. This was my first question. As that question was to check the function /questions/add, means it was ...
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Select all answer fields should also be present
Like "unselect all 'response' fields" would get displayed when we click on any of the fields marked in the snapshot below, same way there should be - "select all 'response' fields"
Similarly, one link ...
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Do the questions tagged "placeholder" need it explicitly in the title?
I have create a placeholder question, but just noticed that all the other ones have "(placeholder)", "[PLACEHOLDER]" or some variant in the title.
Do I need to include it in the title if it's tagged?
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How can I introduce my Stack Overflow app to other users?
Recently, I created a project to manage and extract questions from Stack Overflow and convert those to PDF docs. I put it on GitHub.
I think this project could be improved and could be very helpful ...
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Is there an api to post questions without using the websites interface?
I wanted to post questions after a proper user authentication explained here. Is there anyway I can do this?
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Why does dropdown comes in "Rev" when we edit published app?
I have published an app and editing it. One new "Rev" tab is created and it is giving me a dropdown as shown here. Why it is being created here? It is not created in any other Stack Exchange websites ...
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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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Odd String Format Result from API Call
I'm just getting started messing around with the SO API. I haven't worked with JSON before, and I am getting a strange result from a basic call (No API Key).
WebClient stackClient = new WebClient();
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Some blank properties missing
I am using /me/associated. I haven't posted any question in one account, so the response comes as:
"top_questions": [],
"top_answers": [],
"question_count": 0,
"answer_count": 0,
in the same browser ...
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What's the proper way to fetch the score of all answers of SO?
I wrote a small program querying the SE API to grab the public scoring data of all SO answers (excluding the last 3 days).
Basically the request I do gets me this:
Questions[]:
Id
Title
...
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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?
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How to get unread reputation changes via the API?
I want to write a desktop widget that checks the Stack Exchange API every several seconds and tells me if there are any new reputation changes. I can't figure out what API method I can use for that.
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How to get notified when any of the content I have edited or posted is edited, deleted, or closed?
How can I "keep an eye" on all my content on SE? Due to policy, users aren't notified when their questions or answers are deleted, despite numerous feature requests.
I've looked at StackCenter but it ...
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How to use the API to show the user reputation? [duplicate]
How do I use the Stack Exchange API to let my users enter their Stack Overflow URL and then extract their reputation and show it in a profile controller in Rails?
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Unable to install script on Chrome
I posted a question on Meta Stack Overflow, and from there I was directed to install this script.
When trying to install the script in Chrome, I get the following error:
Apps, extensions and user ...
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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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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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How to get a User's picture (Avatar)
I've seen a couple of Stack Apps that have the actual picture for the user profile. Is that coming from the API, and if so how? If not I'm assuming they are using some screen-scrapping to get that ...
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json with list of all user's on stackoverflow
I am trying to get the list of all user's in JSON format (as provided by the API) (using jQuery jsonp)
What I found is:
pagesize – The number of collection results to display during
pagination. ...
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How do I add newlines when editing a post body via the API?
I am editing the tags of a question via the API, and to do that you have to pass the body and title etc.
I can get the Markdown or HTML from the API but I can't see how to send it back formatted ...
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How can I edit a post with the API and python?
I am a real beginner, but want to know more about using the API.
I need to be able to get a post tagged with installation and the have it displayed to me. I then enter either 1 or 2, and it will ...
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Script Request - Meta Notifications
Mods are notified when a new meta post is started on HSM meta by a diamond on the top bar lighting up in blue. Here it is, not lit up:
Proposal: Let users of sufficiently high rep see the same ...
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How can I access a user's ID on another site (eg. SU) if I have their ID from another site (eg. SO)?
If I have the ID of a user from any site, how can I get that's user's ID for a site I specify?
Eg. If someone's ID was 10349 on Super User, how could I get 10349's id on Stack Overflow?
I know I'd ...
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How to obtain the bibtex item for a question with a program or HTTP request?
Which request should my program send to mathoverflow.net to get the bibtex, which is so well hidden behind the share button?
Rephrased: what I'm after is something analogous to a link like:
adsabs....
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Request for self destructing comments
What would I like?
I would like comments that can self destruct after a set amount of time.
Why?
I often add a comment that doesn't need to stay around, like saying thanks to a user, or telling them I ...
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Can I post a suggestion for a stack app? [duplicate]
I have an idea for a stack app. However, I can't program it. Can I post an app suggestion?
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How to get the "People reached" stat of a user, using the API? [duplicate]
I checked the user ids and advanced search API docs, but I could not get this stat. Does Stack Exchange provide this info in the API?
/2.2/users/{ID}?order=desc&sort=reputation&site=...
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What is the difference between accepted and is_accepted?
I saw there are two fields in answer type.
One is accepted, introduced in v2.2 and needs private_info access.
While another one is is_accepted without these limits.
Can somebody give an explanation?
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Message Notification App for AskUbuntu and/or StackExchange
I was wondering if there is any way to get notified in due time when someone replies to my posts/comments on AskUbuntu.com or StackExchange.com, other than via email notifications.
What I have in ...
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What is the correct way to get the stackoverflow.com URL for an answer via the API?
A while ago I made a little "Recently answered on Stack Overflow" sidebar widget for my homepage. Currently this works by filtering answers out of the user feed however I thought I'd update it to make ...
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How to get Question/Answer body in the API response using filters?
I am specifically looking to get the question/answer body back. Is it possible?
I am looking through the API documentation and I'm confused about how to make a call with filters.
Sample call I'm ...
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How do I get the body of an answer, as well as the author? [duplicate]
I am using this call to get the body of an answer :
http://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/questions/5877753/answers?order=desc&sort=activity&site=stackoverflow
But this only gives the author of ...
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How to get up_vote_count and down_vote_count for a user?
I'm testing the following command:
$ curl -s "http://api.stackexchange.com/2.1/users/55075?&site=stackoverflow" | gunzip -d | python -m json.tool
However it doesn't return up_vote_count and ...
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Ability to support json type for post request
Right now we it uses url encode to post authenticated request. Maybe an option for application json?
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JSON parsing, won't work
I'm using the Stack Apps API. Retrieving questions by tags works well, and the JSON is returned. Now I need to parse the JSON and there is something wrong with my code:
$.ajax({
url: 'http://api....
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Help with javascript SDK configuration
The following problem is REAL! All names have been changed to protect the innocent.
I have a site at "http://Something.github.io/MyRepository/Directory/index.html"
And I have my app configured like ...
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Would it be a problem if my server polls the API every minute or so about 1 of my questions on my list?
I know that officially identical requests cannot be done in more than one minute.
But would it be a problem if I had a server which had a list of question IDs (say 10 per user, so reasonable max 10,...
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404 "This Method cannot be called this way" when getting user's inbox
I'm doing a POST request to https://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/users/<id>/inbox to get the users' inbox items.
However I'm getting a 400 error on the request, and a JSON body saying it was a 404 ...
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Is there any app that could extract and manage questions from Stack Overflow?
I'm looking for help with a Stack Overflow application that could do the following things for me:
Extract the top voted questions at a given date and tag
Extract the answered questions of some given ...
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Official support for SE apps
Is SE a company, or to put it another way, is it possible to develop apps for SE itself, rather than as a 3rd party?
I find it frustrating to get to a complete list of my sites, you have to go to ...
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After user login, how do you ask user for permissions?
For an app on Windows Phone, I'm missing the page after you enter your login credentials and click submit. When I debug on my device, after I log in I obtain the correct response Uri with access ...
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Where are the built-in filters?
On api.stackexchange.com/docs/create-filter it states:
there are a number of built-in filters which cover common use cases.
Where can I find them? Can you make built-in filters a link?
I need only ...
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The StackWrap4J java wrapper gives nothing but `JSONException`s?
I'm using the StackWrap4J java wrapper for the Stack Overflow API.
But every code I try, that uses methods of this java wrapper, ends with this JSONException:
net.sf.stackwrap4j.json.JSONException: ...
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Key doesn't match a known application
I'm running into a really weird issue and I would appreciate any guidance on what I'm doing wrong. So I recently applied for an API key here on Stack Exchange and it went through fine. So let's say (...
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API error: 500, "this error has been logged" when retrieving questions
I am using the following URL to get new questions:
https://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/questions?pagesize=100&page=1&fromdate=1423639578&site=stackoverflow&key=MY_KEY_HERE
I get:
"...
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OAuth2 Authentication Redirection error in PHP
I'm trying to authenticate into Stack Exchange's API with the following URL:
https://stackexchange.com/oauth/dialog?client_id=3535&scope=write_access&redirect_uri=https://stackexchange.com/...
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Array boolean values are returning empty
I am trying to convert a JSON array to a PHP array, and the boolean values are being lost. I think I need to loop round using foreach() and cast the items as they are placed in to the new array, but I ...