Questions tagged [support]
You need help with the use of the Stack Exchange API, apps built on the API, or assistance building scripts that work on Stack Exchange websites.
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Refresh expired acess token basics
I'm trying to learn how to implement an OAuth flow in an Android app using a simple app with the Stack Exchange API.
Using WebView, I'm able to retrieve an access token and store it in my shared ...
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When I perform an API call via browser, it displays pretty JSON. How come when I do the same request via nodejs in my console it is garbled? [duplicate]
If I browse to https://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/search?site=stackoverflow&tagged=racket via Chrome, it displays a bunch of JSON containing the appropriate content. But when I run the following ...
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How to register a Stack App with explicit OAuth 2.0 flow to a third party site?
I am about to integrate a Stack Overflow app to a third party website / integration service (Zoho).
The third party website's documentation mentioned that the redirect URL is https://deluge.zoho.com/...
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Having Trouble Setting Up OAuth for App
I am trying to build an app but I can't get the authentication right.
I have been following the steps here:
https://api.stackexchange.com/docs/authentication
I keep getting the below error no matter ...
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Why am I getting a 400 Bad Request error with this code?
I'm using this code (in an async function):
let about = await fetch("https://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/me?order=desc&access_token="+token+"&sort=reputation&site=gaming&...
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Take the right filter for favourite count
I try to take the favourite count filter for a question.
I use api through R
library(stackr)
stack_questions(11227809, site = "stackoverflow", filter = "!GeD4JB*YQqe2L")
and I ...
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How are API changes announced?
How are API changes announced? Are emails sent out to developers, or is there someplace I can subscribe to?
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How to handle default compression on response with Java's HttpURLConnection? [duplicate]
I sent a request for question with no parameters to
https://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/questions?order=desc&sort=activity&site=stackoverflow
I received a response of 9764 bytes stored in ...
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What license is the Stack Exchange API released under? MIT?
Are there any license requirements the Stack Exchange API?
Which license is it released under?
If I were to develop an app, would I have to credit Stack Exchange API?
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Creating a PHP script to use the stack api
I would like to know how to use the Stack API and get all questions with a particular tag. I am coding in PHP. So I would like to write a script which can get all questions with a particular tag. I ...
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Non-verbatim search strings in py-stackexchange
I am writing a python program with py-stackexchange that takes a query and returns a list of urls to questions with that query in the title.
Here's the code:
#!c:/Python27/python.exe -u
import sys
sys....
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Answers without owners
Is it valid for Stack Overflow data to have an answer that does not have an owner?
For example if you hit the following API url http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/answers/18, it does not bring back an ...
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List of possible values for user_type on API for users
I'm starting to work with the API and I see on the call to retrieve a user or multiple users one of the fields that is returned is user_type.
So far I have only seen a value of "registered" ...
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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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Is there any API to support creating a new question on stackoverflow? [duplicate]
I know there is api for stackoverflow.
It looks like the APIs are read-only, supporting the Get/Search operation.
Is there any API to support creating a new question on stackoverflow?
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Can I ask the API to tell me to back off? [duplicate]
I'm creating a bot that collects all tags from a given site (and over all sites in the network). I would obviously like to run this bot in as little time as possible, but I also do not want to overly ...
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Is it allowed to sell an app or get revenue with the use of the API? [duplicate]
I've been reviewing the terms of use of the API, but I prefer to ask my question straight here in order to be 100% sure.
Is it allowed to create an app that:
is paid, which revenue goes to the ...
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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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Announcing API version 1.1 and Roadmap
As has been announced on the blog, we're rolling out a minor revision of our existing read-only API.
While the blog post gives some high level details, I figured [app] developers would appreciate some ...
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Version 1.0 released 9th of July
For a lot of us, that would be next Friday.
At some point - most likely after noon PST - version 0.9 of the API will be replaced with the final 1.0 release.
There are no expected interface changes ...
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Stack OverflowTesting
How can I use Stack Overflow for Teams with Stack Exchange API combined?
I have tried creating a stack app and using client ID in Stack Exchange API.
I made a localhost application to implement Stack ...
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Is there a Stack Exchange API allows research on the body?
I want to use the Stack Exchange API to perform research on the question/answer's body but it seems impossible.
Is that the case? If not, how do I go about doing it?
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How to list your application/library/wrapper/script here
If you've created an application, script, or library for use on the Stack Exchange network, that's fantastic!
Now publicize it by creating a question with the correct tag:
app https://stackapps.com/...
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Is there a way to fetch my flag quota?
I would like to stop flagging when I start running low on flags. Is there any way the API can tell me not only the flag options, but also whether I have any flags left and if so how many?
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Should feature-requests, for third party apps, be flagged as "not an answer"?
I spotted this "answer" as a first-time post:
Feature Request
Please add support for proxies.... It would be helpful to people behind proxies.
Like "ME"
I was going to flag it as "Not an ...
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What will be rate-limit of two different applications with two valid API keys from same IP?
What will be the effective rate limit of two different applications with two valid API keys from the same IP address?
Will it be whatever only one of the keys can use? So maximum 10k?
Will rate-limit ...
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How can I see how a Stack Apps summary looks for a particular app?
When using one of the templates (app/library/script) while writing a question here, the top of the post will contain some HTML comments:
<!-- thumbnail: https://example.com/some-image.png -->
&...
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Maximum tag name length?
Does a maximum tag name length exist? Or it is just the "suggested size" with no hard limits? I'm trying to figure out how to best store them in a database.
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Is it possible to register V2.0 apps that are not web apps?
I want to register an app that will use the V2.0 API here: https://stackapps.com/apps/oauth/register. However, the app will run on a mobile phone so I cannot enter a domain name.
What can I possibly ...
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stack remote download [closed]
The application is not present on Google Play and there is no download link. Why ?
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Missing total when tag is not URL-encoded
When trying to get a list of questions for the C# tag, the total field was missing. Tried with Python tag and the total was included.
/2.2/questions?order=ASC&sort=creation&site=stackoverflow....
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Can I ask questions about features and functionalities of the Stack Exchange Android App here?
Is the "Stack Apps" Stack Exchange site the appropriate site to ask questions about features and functionalities of the Stack Exchange Android App?
It says 'Apps' in the title, sure, but you'...
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Hidden page tracks Read/Unread Inbox items better than API or Inbox?
How does this hidden page (stackexchange.com/topbar/inbox) know which Inbox notifications I have/haven't opened?
Both the drop-down inbox and the API (ie, api.stackexchange.com/docs/me-inbox) seem ...
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Get access token for matrix bridge
I want to build a bridge for my matrix server.
To read my inbox an access_token is required.
Do I really need to register an application just to get one access token?
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How to get write_access to comment/answer on Stack Exchange
I'm trying to integrate the Stack Exchange API into my web app so I can fetch all posts as well as I can post answer or comments on them. I have successfully got access_token for no_expiry and ...
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Bugs in API 2.2 "/search/advanced" with a "q" parameter
How can we handle these problems?
Result for sort=relevance&order=desc is similar to
sort=relevance&order=desc.
Very poor caching system: After some queries, you may receive the same
results ...
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Discrepancy in results size
I just started using the Stack Overflow API. I want to collect all questions related to a specific keyword.
My code iterates over all result pages by increasing the &page=N parameter while '...
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Additional options to test code snippets
SO provides great support for Q&A with Code Snippet capability. Many posts also provide external links to jFiddle.
Here are examples of an individual using an external jFiddle link and a code ...
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Does a closed and/or deleted Stack Apps post still provide access to the API?
Registering your application as a Stack Apps app is necessary in order to obtain a higher request quota, authentication and write access to the API.
What happens if the question is closed because of ...
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App post got deleted
I'm currently writing an app using the Stack Exchange API.
Today I wanted to rework the login component, but after signing in I get the following message:
Application must have a registered Stack ...
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Does the stackapps API allow queries of question to get answers?
All of the API docs I've seen are just for getting metadata, stuff like "how many comments".
Is there an API to ask questions?
eg here: I can't see a way to add a query string:
https://api....
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How to get all tags' descriptions from the Stack Exchange API directly?
I know I can get one tag description by request such as "https://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/tags/tag_name/wikis?site=dba".
But if I use it more than hundreds of times, I will get a ...
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Is there any way or script to sort questions/posts/answers with custom criteria?
I want to fetch some questions from the API and I would like to sort them. However, I don't want to sort by the default options (activity, votes, creations, hot, week, month), but instead, for example,...
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Add close-vote information to the questions object
Would it be possible to add close/reopen vote information to the questions object?
For example, you usually see something along the lines of:
close (3)
when a question has three (current) close-...
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SOFU/ SE Reputation Aggregator
Is there an app that aggregates all my SOFU/SE reputation, badges in one single place?
I'm going to love it.
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Applications must have a registered Stack Apps post to write
I have problems with registered Stack Apps, I've tried different combinations, but it doesn't work.
OAuth Domain
9924033ab80e.ngrok.io/
Application Website:
http://9924033ab80e.ngrok.io/
Application ...
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How to update tags without modifying question body? [duplicate]
I made a call to update the question tags using API - https://api.stackexchange.com/docs/edit-question however the body formatting changes when I edit the tags with the same body received (with HTML ...
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How to 'publish' an app after the development is complete?
I followed the steps and created a StackApp (registering a new OAuth app) and added a StackApp post as per question - My app has to be published first? But it's still under development
Now that my ...
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Is there an app that will let me see aggregate stats on questions associated with a tag?
In particular, I'd like to see/graph views for all questions tagged 'foo'. Seems like something someone must already have done, but search didn't help me find it easily.
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Will there be an official Stack Exchange application for Android?
I have really liked the experience on the various associated Stack Exchange sites and had the mobile application for Android until recently I switched mobiles and had to uninstall it. I also ...