Newest Questions
2,813 questions
1
vote
1
answer
171
views
Does anyone have a script that lets you log in to chat server side?
There doesn't seem to be any sort of API for chat. I'm working on creating one, however I'm stuck at the login bit.
How can I get Python (or some other server side language) to log in to chat? The ...
- 2,715
6
votes
0
answers
260
views
localhost API key receives Curl error when retrieving access token
I have registered two apps -- one that will redirect to my website and the other that will redirect to a localhost server that I have running so I don't have to test my code on the site. I have ...
- 171
2
votes
1
answer
93
views
Advanced search API not returning data for "phonegap" tag
I am trying to gather results from the API for the tag phonegap but the API is not returning any data.
I am using /search/advanced and get nothing back for November:
{
"items": [],
"...
- 123
4
votes
0
answers
625
views
What should I put in redirect_uri for implicit OAuth 2.0
From the document I can't figure out what value should I put in redirect_uri if I want to implement iPhone app. I try https://stackexchange.com/oauth/login_success but it not work and show this error
...
- 141
4
votes
0
answers
105
views
Implicit OAuth Flow stopped working. Redirect happening to a non existent URL [duplicate]
The following URL is first hit when a user clicks on Login:
https://stackexchange.com/oauth/dialog?client_id=202&redirect_uri=https%3a%2f%2fstackexchange.com%2foauth%2flogin_success&scope=...
- 348
1
vote
0
answers
270
views
StackX app - problem signing in with Google ID
I have a problem with StackX app on my Samsung Galaxy 4 phone (Android 4.3). I'm logging to StackExchange in general, and StackOferflow in particular, using my Google ID. The app does not recognize ...
- 111
3
votes
0
answers
65
views
Incorrect link parameter on the "Complex Queries" documentation page
The "Complex Queries" documentation page has this link:
Of these three posts on Server Fault, the one with the most recent activity
where "the one with the most recent activity" links to
https://...
- 260
3
votes
0
answers
478
views
Ace Overflow - Google Chrome extension that replaces WMD Editor with Ace on all Stack Exchange sites
Screenshot / Code Snippet
About
Ace Overflow is a Google Chrome extension that replaces WMD Editor with Ace on all Stack Exchange sites.
The reason I created it because I found it hard to write quick ...
- 131
3
votes
1
answer
328
views
Does the API key need to be kept secret?
For a project of mine, I need to know if I need to keep the API key secret or not.
If I do, I'm not sure how I'm going to effect its protection, as Emacs Lisp files are stored in plain text (and byte-...
- 833
2
votes
1
answer
179
views
V2.1 API body HTML has unclosed li tags
The Stack Exchange API (with a safe filter) is returning question body content with malformed HTML, specifically <li> elements that do not have closing tags (and no valid parent).
I've seen ...
- 123
7
votes
0
answers
275
views
Edit summary options
Description
Gives you little checkboxes above the edit summary with preset options like "formatted code" or "removed signature."
Screenshots
Userscript
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/184914
...
- 1,329
5
votes
1
answer
180
views
The API /questions/{ids}/timeline path doesn't return several items that occurred after the fromdate parameter
I need to get all the question activity after some particular time. I am using the timeline API, like so:
/questions/20032212/timeline?fromdate=1384705610&site=stackoverflow.com
But it ...
- 933
1
vote
1
answer
53
views
Can I search for the most favoured questions via the API
This came to me after reading this post.
I had a look at the API page and I wanted to find a way to search for the most Favoured questions. Is there a way to do this?
I tried to manipulate the URL ...
- 111
11
votes
0
answers
357
views
Stack Exchange Topbar Tools
About
Ever stared at that almost-black1 bar at the top of the page and thought "not awesome enough"?
Well, think no longer! Stack Exchange Topbar Tools is a userscript that contains an extensible ...
-3
votes
1
answer
108
views
How do I make sure my access_token gets passed?
I am authenticating via the explicit method, but I still get a 502 throttling error. Is my key not getting passed?
Do I need to pass the access_token with the request? if so. How do I do that.
I am ...
- 171
3
votes
0
answers
63
views
Add the [main] link back into the new mSO top bar!
About
Why did you create it? Because I was annoyed at the lack of a main link. Who is it for? People that want the link back. How does it work? With JavaScript magic. What problem does it solve? It ...
user18962
0
votes
1
answer
172
views
API v2.1 supports write access, but is anyone using it?
Over the weekend, I attended an NHS "Hackday" where we tried to solve a problem one of the junior doctors brought. We hacked together a stack exchange alternative for medical doctors to ask questions. ...
- 1
17
votes
0
answers
1k
views
Stack Notifier - a chrome extension to show new questions and inbox notifications
Screenshot / Code Snippet
About
Stack Notifier is a chrome extension which notifies you whenever new questions are available in your selected tags. This will help you to give your answers quickly ...
2
votes
1
answer
87
views
Tags missing when fetching from API filtered by dates
I'm experimenting with the API, trying to get the tags used in the last month on Stack Overflow, and it seems like some tags are missing. For example, I don't get anything for "jquery":
http:...
- 123
4
votes
1
answer
196
views
Does Stack Apps have some special rep and Community Wiki modifications?
I have posted a "question" (actually an app) on Stack Apps, and received two upvotes on it. Each gave me 10 reputation. This runs counter to every other Stack Exchange site - and, indeed, the Stack ...
4
votes
0
answers
56
views
Link to applied_count leads to a 404
To Reproduce
Run an API query on tag-synonyms, you will get a result that includes something like this:
Issue(s)
Click on the applied_count link and you get redirected to this page which is a 404.
It ...
- 141
3
votes
0
answers
94
views
Include creator in tag_synonym
When I looked at recent tag synonyms there is a Creator row, but I can't query this data with the API.
I'd like to see this data added, and a list of all approves would be nice too.
- 131
2
votes
1
answer
70
views
Can the API support per-item questions?
What I'm seeing so far is that the API is for a site-wide collection of questions.
Can someone use the API to decorate a website's products or articles with questions and answers (on a per-item ...
- 123
0
votes
1
answer
130
views
trying to query answers for a question using the stack.php
I am trying to query stackoverflow and route it to my website via the following
<?php
require_once './stackphp_source_0.4/src/api.php';
require_once './includes/function.php';
// Begin by getting ...
- 171
3
votes
0
answers
75
views
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 ...
- 131
3
votes
1
answer
428
views
"OAuth request must be over HTTPS" when request is over https
I had a bug reported to me that I was able to reproduce. When authorizing to my Badges webapp, we get the following error:
error: invalid_request
error description: OAuth request must be over ...
- 3,287
11
votes
1
answer
941
views
Google Chrome Chat MathJax Extension
Love typesetting? Then i bet you know exactly what MathJax is, but if you don't already know, MathJax is a javascript-based implementation of LaTeX that is compatable with a few different sets of ...
- 271
3
votes
1
answer
97
views
Trying to get the Total results count crashes the /notifications path
I am trying to use the filter !9ciXfDSYM (same as default but with total) with the /notifications request and the response is:
{ "error_id": 500, "error_name": "internal_error",
"error_message"...
- 139
4
votes
0
answers
383
views
Angular StackOverflow Activity, a module for showing off your public activity
Screenshot
About
AngularJS directive module for showing off your public StackOverflow activity. Works well with responsive frameworks including Bootstrap 3. Customizable templates and iconography.
...
- 141
2
votes
1
answer
354
views
Looking for Android app that allows posting questions/comments to SE sites [duplicate]
I remember that not so long ago all the apps had a limited, read-only functionality. I wonder if it has changed?
Is there an Android app that allows you to post questions/comments to SE sites?
- 121
3
votes
0
answers
32
views
Can we get better precision on rate fields in the info object?
Most of the fields returned in the info object are totals, so they're perfect. Some of them are rates though.
answers_per_minute
badges_per_minute
questions_per_minute
Having these fields set at a ...
- 3,305
7
votes
0
answers
776
views
The Unofficial Wheel of Blame
Screenshot
About
The chat room Tavern on the Meta (MSO), in its early days, developed a habit of /blameing someone (anyone!) whenever something relatively significant went wrong. When something ...
8
votes
0
answers
359
views
Stack Mate - Explore your StackExchange accounts and get notified about unread messages and notifications on Windows Phone
About
Stack Mate is a simple Windows Phone app which pulls in your StackExchange account details and keeps you up to date with any activity on the site. This application was not created to browse ...
- 268
5
votes
0
answers
446
views
Flow (code-editor extension)
Screenshot
Get code instantly:
Simple navigation between results
Dive in to get more info about the code-snippet
About
Flow is a code-editor extension for programmers, that integrates the power of ...
- 151
5
votes
0
answers
109
views
Looking for an application which alerts about new questions under a particular topic
I've installed StackApplet, but it only tracks the reputation of a particular user.
Is there an application which tracks new questions under a particular topic, and notifies (in system tray) when ...
- 151
2
votes
0
answers
137
views
Questions for Windows 8+
Screenshot
About
Questions is a very simple reader for Stack Exchange network websites.
It works very easy:
First, you select your favorite Stack Exchange websites.
Then, you select the tags you ...
- 121
3
votes
1
answer
5k
views
How to convert a (javascript) date to the API timestamp format?
When I am using this page for the Stack Exchange API /search path, I can see that it is generating time-stamps in this format:
fromdate=1380326400&todate=1380412800
What is this date format? How ...
- 163
7
votes
0
answers
902
views
Always Be Closing
Gist:
https://gist.github.com/WillSullivan/6732086#file-alwaysbeclosing
Description:
A userscript that adds easy to reach and use buttons for the most common closure tasks.
As configured, the buttons ...
- 571
8
votes
1
answer
508
views
PONIES: Hide unwelcome images in chat
Don't like it when chat is flooded with ponies? Too lazy to burn them all? You need PONIES: Protect Oneboxed Nuisance Images Everywhere Safely.
All oneboxed images are displayed with 0.1 opacity ...
- 1,359
5
votes
0
answers
197
views
Show length of code blocks (mainly for codegolf.SE)
Description
This is a small userscript I made that shows the amount of characters in a code block above it. It is mainly for the http://codegolf.stackexchange.com site.
Screenshot
(This is just ...
- 1,329
5
votes
1
answer
112
views
API calls that return select post bodies throw JSON errors
When calling the Stack Exchange API to get the post body, it will return an error for some posts. EG:
/docs/questions#page=13&pagesize=100&fromdate=2013-09-01&todate=2013-09-02&order=...
- 53
1
vote
1
answer
47
views
Get points from Multiple sites in one call
Is there any way to get total points and badges from various sites (e.g. stackoverflow, sharepoint, wordpress etc.) in one call?
- 223
4
votes
1
answer
103
views
API for getting multiple (yet specific users)
I am developing one app which will be used internally in our company. We are recommending our colleagues to contribute to StackOverflow. To keep the moral of employees high, I am planning to develop ...
- 223
36
votes
0
answers
687
views
Set fire to people in chat
How many times have you been overwhelmed by your desire to set fire to people in Stack Exchange chat? Well now you can!
Arqade Fire
Get Chrome Extension
Get Grease Monkey User Script
Arqade Fire is a ...
- 1,359
4
votes
0
answers
71
views
Can Stack Exchange include the number of edits a user has made on a site in /users/<id>/edits?
Originally, I wrote:
In the old review queue, users could see their progress towards the Copy Editor and Strunk and White badges, but since the new review queues were implemented, this information ...
- 773
8
votes
0
answers
190
views
Stack Posts WordPress Widget
Screenshot
About
Plugin to show the recent or historic activity widget from a specific user, or generic for the whole site. Enter a user ID and select the site. The random mode is great to discover ...
- 1,022
4
votes
1
answer
133
views
How much content is OK to display?
I've built a Storm topology that predicts the amount of reputation a user might earn by answering newly asked SO questions given that user's past success at answering questions. The results are ...
- 143
12
votes
0
answers
421
views
StackBrowser for Ubuntu Touch
About
StackBrowser allows you to explore the StackExchange network natively on Ubuntu Touch. Written in QML and JavaScript, it is mostly an excuse to play with the new Ubuntu SDK.
Currently you can:
...
- 241
5
votes
1
answer
129
views
Moderation request: Flags unhandled for months, please approve
Note that Stack Apps is its own meta site.
Sorry for nagging the mods, but I have flags that have sat in the "active" state since June 29th, and these flags apparently don't expire.
Can a moderator ...
- 13k
7
votes
0
answers
116
views
Can more vote-related data be added to the user object?
The only data about votes that I can currently get from the user object via the API is the user's up_vote_count and down_vote_count.
I am creating a dashboard that displays a range of stats about a ...
- 233