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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StackPrinter Greasemonkey script is broken [closed]
I have previously installed and been working with the "StackPrinter" Greasemonkey script -- which displays a button on each Stack Exchange question to print that question with StackPrinter.
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Javascript SDK channelUrl for local development [duplicate]
I am trying to get started with the Javascript SDK. I am developing on a web server on my local machine. I get a channelUrl-related error when calling SE.init.
My code:
SE.init({
clientId: ...
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List of Votes by Authenticated users
In the API documentation for the question type, it says that you can access, for a specific question, whether or not the authenticated user (in the private_info scope) upvoted/downvoted the question.
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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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Are the "body", "comments" and "answers" parameters supported in the API version 2.x?
Earlier with version 1.x, the parameters: body, comments and answers etc. were available. But these don't seem to be supported with API version 2.x.
Are these parameters not supported in new API? Are ...
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What is "accept_rate" in the Stack Exchange API?
when I call the /users path, like:
/docs/users-by-ids#&ids=1&site=stackoverflow
In the reply, I get a field called accept_rate.
What is that field about?
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Differences between versions 1.x and 2.x of the Stack Exchange API?
I had written a Java Wrapper for the Stack Exchange API, version 1.x, Which was working perfectly.
But, since 12 May 2014, services for version 1.x have been shutdown and my Wrapper stopped working.
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How to make a Stack Exchange API call, using my key
I have a Meteor application and I'm making API calls like:
var urlString = "http://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/users/"+surl;
HTTP.call ("GET", urlString, {params:{site:"stackoverflow"}},
function (...
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Access for Statistical Analysis using the Stack Exchange API
We are small company in Malaysia and intended to do a small research to analyze technology trends. We would like to use the Stack Exchange API for this purpose but we are afraid it might get detected ...
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Implicit OAuth authentication is not redirecting
I'm trying to build a simple iOS application , with login feature to stack overflow network.
I've read the documentation and choose to use Implicit OAuth2.0.
I've already registered an StackApps, so ...
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/users/{id} and /users/{id}/reputation disagree over +2 accept-answer bonuses
I am using the 2.2 API to display user stats by quarter, but I also want to display reputation changes between any 2 dates.
I use the /users/{ids} API to get the summaries. For example, user 2403309 ...
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Is it possible to access data in real-time using the Stack Exchange API?
I want to show an animation of:
Questions being asked and answered in the most popular tag
Comments being posted
New users joining
All in real time.
Is there access to real-time data?
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OAuth login fails for Stack Exchange and Facebook, but not Google
I'm integrating with Stack Exchange API on iOS 6 & 7. To authenticate, I load up a UIWebView with the OAuth page. Google login works well, but Stack Exchange and Facebook do not. Are these ...
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How switch user accounts on the same device?
The Problem
I'm integrating Stack Exchange API on iOS (iPhone). I've run into a situation where I can't log out and authenticate with a different account. I am stuck with the first account that I have ...
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How to set the width of an image in the body of a question?
I used the questions/{ids}/edit to add a hyperlinked image at the end of a question. It works if I use the default dimensions of the image. However, if I specify the width using width="320" or style="...
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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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How to get a list of sites that a user is a member of?
After spending many hours trying to post a question using /questions/add and repeatedly getting the error message "The account associated with the access_token does not have a user on the site", I ...
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API response doesn't indicate the nature of a rejected question POST
I have a question, which I post to Stack Overflow. The addition of the answer gets rejected and I know that it is due to the fact that I used the tag coredata rather than core-data.
When I do this on ...
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Java exception when user age or location is unspecified in returned JSON
I am brand new to the Stack Exchange API and Android (well, self taught in the last four months). I have been working on creating a school project focused around Android and JSON. My initial idea was ...
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(Unofficial) Stack Overflow, Windows Phone app forgets its place when sleeping
Sometimes, when I'm reading a question on this (unofficial) Stack Overflow, Windows Phone app, the phone goes to sleep.
When I wake it up, it's forgotten I was reading a question, and has gone back to ...
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Using OR with featured questions
My question is similar to: Getting questions that have a specific tag or tags?
What I am trying to do is get a list of Featured questions within a list of tags. I have tried using the following:
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How do I derive the parent question from an answer in the /posts call?
So, I'm parsing every post - question or answer - for a concordance that I am building. (If you're interested, you can see where I am at http://seconcordance.cloudapp.net. Don't worry - full ...
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Is there support for Unicoins in the StackExchange API?
I would like to integrate Unicoins into my StackExchange Palm OS app. I'm using API v2 but I don't see any documentation. http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2012/02/stack-exchange-api-v2-0-no-longer-beta/...
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Stack Exchange API in Chrome extension
How I can connect my extension to the API? I tried to use this example code for connecting:
SE.init({
clientId: 1,
key: '?',
channelUrl: '?',
complete: function (data) { alert('...
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Stack Overflow question downloader in markdown or HTML format?
I want to download a series of questions from Stack Overflow; is there a tool or API that can do this? The download could be in markdown or HTML format. I basically want an offline reference for those....
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How do I access the greatest hits (questions) via API v2.2.?
The greatest hits (questions) of any stack exchange site (say stack overflow) can be found by visiting the below URL:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/greatest-hits
I would want to access these ...
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Importing September 2011 data dump into MS SQL [closed]
I am trying to import the September 2011 data dump into MS SQL using Stack Overflow Data Dump Import. I am a novice with SQL server projects and would really appreciate your help and suggestions to ...
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Can the redirect_uri contain port number?
Is it possible to have the redirect_uri contain a specific port?
For example: example.com:8080
Assuming that example.com is my registered domain, is the 8080 allowed? I have tried to put it as part ...
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Is there any support for Area 51 in the new API?
Does the new API support Area 51? Will there be support in the future?
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Is there an API for adding a user to a site?
With 2.2, I've begun implementing some write features in my app. I've started with voting. When you vote on a question on a site that isn't in a users associated accounts, you get the error "The ...
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400 when posting a question to the Stackexchange API
I am adding a question via the API and I manage to create a preview of my question (See JSON extract below).
{
"has_more" = 0;
items = (
{
"creation_date" = ...
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How to search answers like is:answer
How can I use the API to search for answers containing particular text or with particular properties? For example, this link allows me to search for is:answer foo, that is, answers containing foo. Can ...
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I could POST a question but it does not have a `question_id` and it does not show up in my account
I could successfully create a question for my StackApp and I got this response (NSDictionary output):
{
"has_more" = 0;
items = (
{
"creation_date" = ...
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My app has to be published first? But it's still under development
Okay, I want to build an App that allows me to create questions on Stack Exchange. I registered it here on Stack Apps but now when I want to create a question I get this message:
{
"error_message": ...
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Load answers to a question with review-like wrapper HTML
I'm trying to implement this feature request in SOUP, but I'm having trouble figuring out a good way to actually load the answers.
I can just load the full question page (like this one, for example) ...
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A script that notifies you about posts related to you?
I'm looking for a script that can notify a user about posts (by others) that include a link to their profile or any of their posts. Does one exist?
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How to quickly retag a question from the API?
I'm playing with the write API, and I'd like to simply retag a question. This is the code I have so far:
$editURL = 'https://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/questions/' . $question->{"question_id"} . '/...
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SSL handshake error after Stack Overflow back on - anything related to SSL certification changed?
I'm building a Stack Overflow app for BlackBerry10. Earlier today (Feb 16, 2014), Stack Overflow was down and after it came back up my app starts to have this issue.
My app works fine when it's in ...
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Should HTML or Markdown be passed to /questions/{id}/edit?
I'm making an app that supports editing questions. Should HTML or Markdown source be passed to the body parameter of /questions/{id}/edit?
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Use case for /render endpoints?
In the new v2.2 API there are /render endpoints, such as /questions/{id}/answers/render. What are these for? Testing applications without actually posting anything?
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Looking for a script to show countdown timer below posts for easier edits
On Stack Exchange sites, edits that are made within 5 minutes of posting a question or answer aren't counted. This is called the grace period.
For example, if you post a new answer, and edit it after ...
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Is there a limit on the data that is returned from stackoverflow API calls?
I have the following query, which is identical to the example they give in the documentation:
http://api.stackexchange.com/2.1/questions?fromdate=1391756400&order=desc&site=stackoverflow&...
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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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AttributeError with Py-StackExchange
i'm trying to execute this python script :
#! /usr/bin/python
import stackexchange
so = stackexchange.Site(stackexchange.StackOverflow)
my_favourite_guy = so.user(41981)
print my_favourite_guy....
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Getting global information (Stack Exchange) about a list of users
I'm working with the API for several weeks (see my app here) and I'm trying to get the username of a particular user from its Stack Exchange ID.
It's possible by querying /users/{ids} but it returns ...
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How to strip out certain fields from the Stack Exchange API, JSON response?
I want to fetch all my favorite questions on Stackoverflow.com and dump them as JSON. I used this API path:
/2.1/users/1310070/favorites?fromdate=1382486400&site=stackoverflow
But it is ...
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Native Windows client for Stack Exchange sites?
Is there a native Windows client for Stack Overflow and/or other Stack Exchange sites?
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How to increase the allowed number of API calls?
Stack Exchange provides the possibility to do a limited number of API calls per day from the same IP (10,000 if the customer registers the app).
Is it possible to get that number increased?
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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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Why am I getting a 404 when trying to post a comment?
I'm dabbling around in /posts/{id}/comments/add, and I'm trying this query:
https://api.stackexchange.com/2.1/posts/144890/comments/add?site=meta.stackoverflow&key=ArbQthisismykeyjyecuJQ((&...
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