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Got a Bad Status Line
Since about 10 AM US-CDT on August 8, 2015, I've been getting
('http protocol error', 0, 'got a bad status line', None)
on a /users/{ids}/associated query after several successful such queries ...
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How to develop without api key [duplicate]
I just started a new project in which I want to use the Stack Exchange API. I will need users to authorize the app to read e.g. their favorited tags. Therefore I need an API key, so I have to register ...
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How to calculate users, who have posted (question/answer) using specific tag?
For example, if I want to know the number of users who asked and answered about PHP.
Currently, I can just get the list of questions and its total number, but it's not enough, because one user could ...
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Questions with specific tag and specific text inside questions
So I am able to get questions with specific tags, but still not able to get questions which have specific text and a specific tag.
For example if I want to get all the questions with text "api" in ...
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Difference between `/inbox/unread` & `/me/inbox/unread`
I ran /inbox/unread & /me/inbox/unread.
What is the difference between the two? Also, the site parameter which we give in call to /me/inbox/unread is not required as inbox_item refers to global ...
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`body` of `inbox_item` returning only excerpt, not full body
I have run /inbox/unread function. It returns a list of inbox_items.
The body of inbox_item gives excerpt, not the full body. This is with all the functions that return inbox_item.
According to ...
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Where can I find a link to my apps and API keys? [duplicate]
I feel pretty stupid but it's taken me about 15 minutes to find any reference to the app and api key I've created. I started searching through my profile page but couldn't find anything. I also came ...
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List recent tag wiki edits
I would like to list tags where the tag wiki or tag wiki excerpt was recently edited or created. How can I do this?
It is not a problem if I get a few false positives by tags modified in other ways, ...
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How to find questions that were posted or edited recently?
The api function documented at http://api.stackexchange.com/docs/questions lets me list questions on a site. How do I sort this so that I see questions that are recently posted, edited, including ...
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How to use Stack Exchange WebSockets?
I am developing a Visual Studio Extension where I would be knowing about the activity on my posts. I found out that wss://qa.sockets.stackexchange.com is used for this purpose. Can somebody help me in ...
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Specific Response attributes [duplicate]
I want to get questions related to a specific tag with the body of those questions. I have figure out this API request:
https://api.stackexchange.com/questions?site=stackoverflow&sort=votes&...
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Where is "Stack Exchange API Documentation" listed?
I have followed How to list your application/library/wrapper/script here to list my application. In https://stackapps.com/users/apps/{my-user-id} , I find that I have given it access to "Stack ...
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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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Role of "preview" in "/questions/add"
To post questions using Stack Exchange API, I am using /questions/add. What does parameter preview do, i.e., if we set it to true/false, what behaviour would it give?
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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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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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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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Posting question using StackExchange API [duplicate]
I created one app to post questions to Stack Exchange Websites. While checking in doc page of my application, i.e., https://api.stackexchange.com/docs/create-question, the question is posted. If I do ...
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/questions/add of StackExchange app gives nonsense response
When I run https://api.stackexchange.com/docs/create-question from the doc page and from my app. The response is sometimes nonsense:
{
"error_id": 407,
"error_message": "You cannot perform ...
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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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How to delete apps in StackApps?
I have registered an app in Stack Apps. I am trying to delete it, but unable to find the solution. Is there a way to delete it?
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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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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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How to deal with the "Too Many Requests" error coming as HTML?
The API specifies error codes, and messages.
It also specifies a "backoff" parameter.
But, even while respecting the backoff and stopping at errors, and even when waiting a long time between requests ...
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Stack Exchange API for getting list of users from iOS 8
I am trying to call the Stack Exchange API to get a list of users. This is from my iOS app:
NSString *str=[NSString stringWithFormat:@"http://stackexchange.com/oauth/2.2/users?order=desc&sort=...
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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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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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Moderation request: Make [user] a synonym of [users]
Please make user a synonym of users.
I proposed a synonym but there aren't enough high-rep users active here for that mechanism to work.
Currently*:
user has 5 questions, no tag wiki and no tag ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Can not request info after OAuth
I am following The implicit OAuth 2.0 flow Guide:
My client ID is 4709 while key is RoZwtHUrhMP088oVGCMlxA((
I appended my URL as:
https://stackexchange.com/oauth/dialog?client_id=4709&scope=...
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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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Is it possible to have no sorting - to just show results in order of inputted IDs?
I'm trying to send multiple IDs at once (up to a max of 100), but need to use the data in the same order I send the request with.
So, if I send IDs in an arbitary order like 4;1;3;2, I would like to ...
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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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Question up-voting is not working from my code?
I am trying to upvote a question using the Stack Exchange API in android, via the /2.2/questions/{questionID}/upvote route.
But in the log, it's just showing something like:
org.apache.http.message....
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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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How can I extract user information on Stack Overflow using Python and the Stack Overflow API?
I am new to Python. I want to extract a user bio, answers, questions they made in Stack Overflow.
Can I do that using the API? For example, can I extract the user: name bio and number of questions ...
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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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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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Does a user only need to log in once to access all sites?
When I use stack exchange sites on my desktop web browser, I log in once using stack exchange ID and then when I navigate to sites I don't belong to, it automatically associates me with the new site. ...
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