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CDN redirect for the API's JavaScript SDK is incorrect
The API's JavaScript SDK is listed as https://api.stackexchange.com/js/2.0/all.js.
However, GET request produces the following response:
Status Code: 301 Moved Permanently
Location: https://api-...
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What is the right way to create a Stack Exchange API filter?
I'm trying to create a filter by following the documentation, but a few things are quite unclear:
How do I create a filter that does not have a base filter?
I'm creating a filter without a base so I ...
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View Post Timeline
Inspired by this MSO question.
This tiny userscript will add a link to the timeline for any post, just below the "favorite question" star button.
Example image:
This is the code:
// ==UserScript==
/...
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Maximum length of "about me" in the Stack Exchange API?
What is the Maximum length of "about me" in the Stack Exchange API?
The one from the /me path.
And in general, where are the length limits published? If anywhere?
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SOAnswerDate - answer dates in user profiles!
Notice: This feature has been officially rolled out, and so this user-script is no longer necessary. It shall remain here, though, for reputation's sake :)
Simply put, this adds answer dates to the ...
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Stack Overflow Android application to answer questions
I am a regular answerer on Stack Overflow, and I have been trying to use my Android phone for my workflow, but unfortunately the mobile Web application is very cumbersome to use: for example, the ...
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Stack Exchange OAuth2, explicit access-token response format does not adhere to RFC6749 standard
I'm using the Stack Exchange v2.1 API. I'm using the explicit OAuth 2.0 flow, but it seems that the access token response step does not adhere to the RFC 6749 standard. Specifically, the Stack ...
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Stack 8 - Metro Style Stack Exchange Reader for Windows 8
Description
Make the most of all Stack Exchange sites in one place. Stack 8 helps you to keep track of all your favourites Stack Exchange sites making easier to find questions and answers.
Features
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How can I use the Stack Exchange API to get the total score on answers to questions with a specific tag?
I want to use the API to get the sum of all scores of my answers to questions having a specific tag.
I started using top-user-answers-in-tags method, but it only returns the top 30, whereas I want ...
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Enhanced Ctrl + L and URL templates for comments, answers and questions
Shortcut Ctrl + L to add links to a comment.
Define URL templates to make it easier to insert links to documentation.
Shortcut Ctrl + L to remove a link in a comment ([caret>|](link) -> caret>|)....
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Possible to get more than 5 tags for /search? Or to use or-logic, for tags, in /questions?
This is the query I want to run:
/2.1/search?pagesize=100&page=1&order=desc&sort=creation&tagged=linux,ubuntu,bash,linux-mint,mint,linux-distributions,linux-distro,archlinux,&site=...
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Link Only Answer Automatic Flagging
Thank you to Manishearth for giving me the idea here
Autonavigate/autocomment "close/flag offtopic" for MSO
As a very avid user of the Stack Exchange, I try to make this place the most ...
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Inbox item not marked as read after viewing [duplicate]
Accessing inbox items using the following url:
/me/inbox
Unread inbox items remain unread (is_unread = true) even after that specific item has been read using the API (v2.1).
The items are marked ...
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Stack Overflow Instant Search
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I love the concept of instant search that Google introduced. Stack Overflow Instant Search does exactly that - it brings (almost) instant search to Stack Overflow. The results update ...
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Hide badges I've already attained
Update - read me:
This script is no longer required, thanks to the new Badges page. You can now view your earned and unearned badges by clicking the appropriate tab; without the need for an ...
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Review Queue Hider
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This user script adds a button to each review queue to allow you to hide it. Useful if you don't want a certain queue popping to the top!
Each Stack Exchange site holds its own settings too, so ...
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Get all sites of type "main_site"
Is there a way to get all sites of type main_site from the /site method?
If not, what's the best way to get that list? Should I get all sites with a huge pagesize and then filter it in my App?
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Inbox and Notifications aren't being filtered by site
I'm using the API get inbox messages and notifications for various sites on the StackExchange network, but it doesn't seem to matter what site parameter I pass in the query string. I always get my ...
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OBSOLETE - Review Stalker user script
Update: I don't have time to fix it at the moment and have also come to doubt the sustainability of this approach since putting it online, so I tagged it as obsolete.
This is a very basic user script ...
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Get API responses in formats other than JSON
I am working on an application which uses the Stack Exchange API. But I don't want responses in JSON format.
So, if I want to convert JSON to another format like XML, is there any way to get the ...
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Off-by-one error in fromdate processing
When running a query with a given fromdate value, values which match fromdate - 1 are returned.
An example: When using fromdate=1367715851 results will be returned which have a creation_date of ...
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Not possible to login to approve or reject access to application on Windows Phone 7 device
I'm making an app for Windows Phone using the Stack Exchange API but I'm having a bit of trouble when I try to let the user approve the application (using client side flow).
I open a web browser at ...
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Searching answers with API
I'm very new to the API and I was looking for a way to get answers of a user. E.g. something like if you click on a tag in your tags section of your profile.
For questions this seems to be quiet easy ...
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How to login programmatically on Android?
I think my question is not a duplicate of this one: How to login programmatically
I have read the authentication document but, still, I am unable to get what's needed to login programmatically on ...
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Getting started: /users/{id} [duplicate]
I am trying to get the amount of reputation that a user has. I have established that I need to use this url: https://api.stackexchange.com/2.1/users/1272330?order=desc&sort=reputation&site=...
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How do I find a user by their `display_name`?
I am using Serel (the Ruby wrapper) and would like to be able to find a user by their display_name.
As it stands right now, I can only find them via an ID - like Serel::User.find(1,2,3).
I tried ...
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Array of all Stack Exchange sites with Name, URL and Description
I'm building a WordPress widget and need this array do display a dropdown where the user will select the target site.
And with the selection value, the information will be built and displayed ...
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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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API docs for "stack overflow" still feature v1.0 docs
I guess I'd call this a doc bug.
Currently the page http://api.stackoverflow.com redirects to http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.0/usage, which says at the top "Don't use 1.0, use 2.1". This URL ...
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How do you list you stack exchange apps
I wanted to know how you're supposed to get a list of apps you've registered on the stack exchange api.
I finally managed to find this url: https://stackapps.com/apps/oauth
My question is this: How ...
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Test and evaluate my answers classifier? [duplicate]
I have created a web applicability that analyses the answers to a question and ranks them by usefulness. This is part of my thesis, and I need to get some real developers feed back.
Here is a link to ...
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DashClock Extension for Android
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Displays the user's reputation on the Android lock screen as an extension of the popular DashClock widget. It can be switched between displaying the total reputation score and today's ...
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Kuna - Make books from Stack Exchange questions
http://demo-kuna.rhcloud.com
Kuna is a web application that provides a live environment in which books can be created from Stack Exchange questions.
Step 1
Paste the URL for any question found on a ...
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Stack Override: Rank answers by usefulness
Stack Override
This extension is a part of my final year project for a computer science degree. It displays notifications when the browser loads a Stack Overflow question page. Once clicked, the ...
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Chrome Extension for Stackoverflow - Customize the color scheme
I created a google chrome extension that allows you to choose custom themes in order to make pretty the code that you read.
The extension injects CSS (Lite extension) and saves your preference theme. ...
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Application stats are completely broken.
It appears that the application stats are completely broken. Attempting to view the number of times Stack Mobile hit the /questions/* methods results in this graph:
It would seem that statistics were ...
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Get questions content from StackOverflow API
I need to get the question content from StackOverflow site.
I already built the functions that parse the HTML for a question, and return me the question content.
But, I found that there is an API, ...
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StaQover, a new S-O. profile viewer in QML2
As I couldn't find any Chrome extension fitting my needs, I started a QML app to provide just what I need, here it is : StaQover can view a profile by name, and show reputation history and badges !
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Copy super-ping usernames
Based on the code from Copy Question Link Markdown, here's a script that gives moderators the possibility to copy chat-ready superpings from any question that is closed.
This can be useful if you ...
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Showr for Android
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Put artwork and information at your fingertips, or make your Android device truly personal, with Showr. Showr adds pictures to your home screen or lock screen: picked from your ...
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Stack over flow stack graph?
What is the most popular language on the last 100 stackoverflow's questions ?
This page provide you a visualization of stackoverflow's last questions sort by the 10 most popular tags.
http://www....
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OBSOLETE - StackFlair Widget - Highly customizable user flair widget for Android
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StackFlair is a highly customizable widget which displays your profile information (flair) from any website that is part of the Stack Exchange Network (http://stackexchange.com/).
★★ ...
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List of object types on SE API v2.0+
Beware: The API is Huge!!
Below is the list of all the "types" of objects returned by the API v2.0+ :-
Note: v2.1 specific types are noted in a seperate box
Type | Field ...
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Coderbits - Intelligent portfolios for developers and designers
https://coderbits.com
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Resumes are inadequate at verifying skills, traits, and knowledge that software developers and designers possess.
Coderbits is a network for software ...
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stack2py - A Python wrapper for API v2 [alpha]
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stack2py is a library which wraps the SE API (v2.1) for Python. It aims to provide a clean and complete interface to the user, giving them complete control and accessibility.
Although, ...
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Can you identify a user from the access_token?
I have the access_token after authentication from the user. At this point I don't know with which sites this user has registered. Is it possible to get user information like the display name or ...
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LIVE Desktop Alert for Stack Overflow
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This app will provide you LIVE desktop notification for new questions posted on StackOverflow. You can add your favorite tags and it will continue searching for new questions. If it finds a new ...
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How can I re-authenticate StackAlert Addon
Recently I removed StackAlert Firefox addon from my apps list in StackExchange. Now when I reinstall it, it is not authenticating and giving message
key is not valid for passed access_token..
How ...
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Getting questions that have a specific tag or tags?
In the current API (2.1 and 2.2), how do you get questions that have a specific tag or tags?
EG:
All Stack Overflow questions asked in the past 2 months tagged 'ruby'?
All Stack Overflow questions ...