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Stack2RSS - A JSON to RSS Conversion Service [Now Fully Open Source!]
New Location
The site has moved here: http://stack2rss.quickmediasolutions.com/
Stack2RSS
About
Stack2RSS is a small service that when given an API query, generates an RSS feed ...
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Why I think Area51 needs an API.
Okay, I have to admit that I never dreamed I would be advocating an API for Area51. But here I am doing it :)
I think we need an API for Area51. Granted, the whole concept of questions and answers is ...
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StackTracker - Cross-platform desktop notification app
Screenshot / Code Snippet
Current Version: Beta build v1.0
About
StackTracker, a cross-platform desktop notifier for the StackExchange API built with PyQt4
The application displays a task tray ...
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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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Google App Engine [app]s - We are all on the same quota!
Noticing a couple of "This IP has exceeded the request-per-day limit" errors on StackPrinter log, I asked for a verification and the prompt answer was:
There are a number of [app]s using
Google ...
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Should there be a discovery API?
It would seem to me that a simple API that return an array of the API base URL and perhaps the common name of the sites that support the API would be valuable. Is this sensible?
EDIT:
This is what I ...
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Stack.PY - A Python Module for Accessing the Stack Exchange 2.1 API
Now on PyPI!
You can now find Stack.PY on PyPI, Python's package index. This means that you can install the package simply by running the following command in a terminal:
pip install stackpy
About
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What is SOAPI and why should I care?
Let me answer the last question first:
Why should you care?
You shouldn't care unless
you are a .NET or JavaScript coder who can leverage robust client access libraries for the Stack Exchange API ...
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Why does the API lack (proper) HTTP cache control headers?
I've just read Kevin's answer to Do I need API key to use StackAuth API? and been quite surprised that the API doesn't seem to facilitate proper HTTP caching already:
You really shouldn't be ...
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StackTack WordPress Plugin - Embed Stack Exchange Questions in Your Blog.
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About
Have you ever asked a question or posted an answer to a question on a Stack Exchange site and said to yourself "I sure would like to share this on my blog?" Well, you could just ...
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Can we have some sort of notification system?
It seems like the only way to get notified of certain events is to poll the site continuously. And as per the current policy, it seems like there should be at least a 2 minute delay between requests.
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Code Golf UserScript Enhancement Pack
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About
This small UserScript is designed to enhance the Code Golf SE site by making it easier to see the length of each entry and the current ...
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Please provide a way to download SEDE data via an API
Following on from this answer, I have a data extraction requirement that is not presently catered for in the API, so I've raised a feature request for that.
It has also been suggested that it would ...
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Please add the `tagged` parameter to /answers, /users, etc
The /questions endpoint supports a tagged parameter which I find quite useful. However, it's the only route that appears to support this parameter.
If, say, I want to get questions asked by a given ...
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Getting "application not configured for implicit grants" error trying to setup website
I had a developer setup StackExchange auth for a site last year and that still works fine. I have cloned that site and am in the process of changing out all of the relevant names and keys to the new ...
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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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How can I quickly get an access token for personal use?
Registering your application or script gets you a higher daily quota and is fairly simply; a step by step guide is documented here: I only need a key, what do I do?
However, what if I do want an ...
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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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The answer object returns an empty array for tags
Since version 2.1, the answer object has a field called tags. However, sometimes, an empty array or even nothing is returned in this field:
Example with the filter !-*f(6t0Vk01e.
Am I doing ...
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Don't include answers in question lists by default
Right now, question list API queries (such as /questions, /questions/unanswered, /user/{id}/questions and so on) also return at most 30 answers (apparently) for each question. While this might be ...
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How do I find a user based upon email hash?
I'm looking for specific guidance on how to locate a user on SO by email address. I'll use this information to work with the API and determine how many points they have on the site.
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OBSOLETE - Soapi.Explore (silverlight) - The entire API at your command
OBSOLETE: soapi.info has been down since at least 2012.
Soapi.Explore SL
About
Soapi.Explore SL is a Silverlight based annotated test harness for the Stack Exchange API. All API methods and ...
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StackOverflow CodeBox Options
This Tampermonkey script adds options to StackOverflow to
expand answer box
expand code box
resize code font size
widen the entire page
remove sidebar
Source: https://github.com/yodog/userscripts/...
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Resurfacing bug: "could not parse proxy url" error message
According to this question, the "could not parse proxy url" bug was solved more than 2 years ago.
However, when using the client-side OAuth flow, the aforementioned error message appears when ...
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How to increase app request quota from 300 to 10,000?
In the app management page for a little app I made, the following statement is presented below this key Pw9D)judG8FE4tJR3qjUTA((:
Pass this as key when making requests against the Stack Exchange ...
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Stack Exchange API Types - a type declaration package for API types
Screenshot / Code Snippet
Usage example:
import {
CommonWrapperObject,
Errors,
Filters,
Tag,
} from "@userscripters/stackexchange-api-types";
export const getTagsAPI = ...
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OBSOLETE - Soapi.FindUser - Quickly find a any Stack Exchange user
OBSOLETE: soapi.info has been down since at least 2012.
Soapi.FindUser
About
Soapi.FindUser is a tiny .NET 3.5 application that searches all Stack Exchange sites for users by name with the provided ...
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OBSOLETE - Soapi.FindUser (silverlight) Quickly find any user anywhere in the Stackiverse!
OBSOLETE: soapi.info has been down since at least 2012.
Soapi.FindUser - Silverlight Edition
Configuration:
{irreparable screenshot was here}
About
Soapi.FindUser (silverlight) is provides a means ...
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all api endpoints except api.stackoverflow.com are failing paged requests with HTML 503
UPDATE:
I am being told that this is by design.
I could not disagree more.
The inconsistent 503 throttling issue aside, the API is JSON based. HTML errors serve no purpose in response to an API ...
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How to get Question/Answer body in the API response using filters?
I am specifically looking to get the question/answer body back. Is it possible?
I am looking through the API documentation and I'm confused about how to make a call with filters.
Sample call I'm ...
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"View Vote totals" without 1000 rep
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About
The vote counts are a great tool to determine whether an answer is disputed or not. Unfortunately, not many of us have enough time to join all Stack Exchange websites and get 1000 ...
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SENotifier, a Stack Exchange inbox notifier for Mac OS X
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Updates
Version 1.1
Added support for Notification Center (10.8 and later)
Adjusted menu icon to align better with existing menu items
Auto-update is now supported via Sparkle
Version 1....
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StackStalker: Be Notified When Your Question Is Updated (Chrome Extension)
StackStalker
Monitor any question from any Stack Exchange site and see when it is updated.
Latest version: 3.0.2 | Updated: May 5, 2017
Minor bug fix to work on https sites.
Rewritten from near-...
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Natty - Bringing 10k moderation to All
Background and History
The New Answers to Old Questions tool helps us to find all the answers added to questions which are more than 30 days old. However the issue with the tool is that it is not ...
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Newt - question, answer and comment and rep change notifications for Mac OS X
Newt is a simple Mac OS X utility that notifies you about new questions, answers, comments and reputation changes.
Now, everyone can become a Jon Skeet!
[DEPRECATED]
I enjoyed making this ...
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OBSOLETE - Droidstack for Android - now with chat support! [closed]
Obsolete - coded for decommissioned version of the API. This app unmaintained since Feb 2011. Source code still available; all other links dead or empty.
Current status
I'm not actively maintaining ...
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<kbd>, Superscript and Subscript, markup shortcuts
About:
This script adds buttons and keyboard shortcuts that make it easy to add/remove:
<kbd> tags
Superscripts and subscripts
<del> tags
<br> tags
 
when editing posts.
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Real-time desktop notifications for Stack Exchange inbox ( Chrome / Firefox )
Screenshot
More screenshots: https://github.com/Rob--W/stackexchange-notifications/tree/master/screenshots
About
Get real-time desktop notifications for your inbox at the Stack Exchange.
After ...
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OBSOLETE - New Q! - Google Chrome Extension notifies you of new questions of interest and inbox messages
Obsolete. Code last updated 7 years ago. Chrome store links are long dead. Source code still available though.
Screenshots
A new question notification in Chrome 6 in Windows XP
A new answer and ...
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LegacyProfiles - Bringing back the old profile stats
Preview
Note: The date is locale-based. Screenshot is in UTC
What is LegacyProfiles? (install, unminified)
LegacyProfiles brings back user info removed from profiles in a recent profile update. It is ...
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SX -- Stack Exchange for Emacs!
pull requests welcome!
SX is a Stack Exchange client for Emacs. Currently progressing rapidly through its prototyping phase, SX will support the full range of API operations, including network/...
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LegacyQuestions - Bringing back the old questions design
Preview
What is LegacyQuestions? (install)
LegacyQuestions brings back the old questions list design changed in a recent update.
Changelog
v2.0
fixed vertical list bug, props to Dani21 for the PR
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MathJax Buttons
Adds some math/science buttons to the editor on science SE sites. These buttons are useful for converting selected text to math, formatting SI units, and formatting chemical equations. There are also ...
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StacMan - .NET client for Stack Exchange API v2
Features
Supports all Stack Exchange API V2 methods through version 2.1
Easy to use: one-to-one mapping between StacMan and API methods/params
Async is easy: methods return Task<T> so they're ...
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Disable enter for submitting comments
About
This user script disables the default behavior of the enter key submitting a comment. With this script installed, you must explicitly click the Add Comment button to submit your comment.
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OBSOLETE - Add Timeline and Revisions links
Obsolete: The links are dead, but the forked script in the answer(s) may still work.
Screenshot / Code Snippet
About
Add revision links, and timeline links on all questions post menus.
Intended ...
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Provide a way to retrieve questions and answers that have been deleted
Could you please provide a way to retrieve deleted questions/answers?
Your database contains that data, until you hard delete it, so it would be useful for us to have the chance to play with it.
I'm ...
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StackUsers.com - everything you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask. (about an SE user. almost.)
About
http://stackusers.com
All Stack Exchange users at your fingertips.
The core of this application is a robust data acquisition and maintenance platform based on Soapi.CS that reliably and ...
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Copy Question Link Markdown - Making it easier to copy links to questions!
Screenshot / Code Snippet
About
This small UserScript makes it easier to copy the URL of the current question into pre-formatted Markdown. Once installed, it adds a 'copy' link to the question.
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Can we have some debug endpoints for testing corner cases?
After encountering a throttle violation today (which I posted in another question), it occurred to me that although I've put together code to handle "backoff" conditions, and potentially throttle ...