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Questions about the Stack Exchange API *only*. If your question concerns any other API, do not use this tag. For bugs, please (also) use the version tag, EG [api-v2.2], that the bug applies to.

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Can I retrieve the API interfaces via the API?

I'd like to retrieve a list of methods with their arguments/defaults and their return types through automated means. Is this possible and, if so, how can I do it? This isn't just for curiosity's sak …
Sean Allred's user avatar
5 votes
1 answer
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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? …
Sean Allred's user avatar
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Can I ask the API to tell me to back off? [duplicate]

I would obviously like to run this bot in as little time as possible, but I also do not want to overly stress the API with my single application. … Is there any request I can make to the API (or speed/number of requests) that will cause the API to tell me to back off? …
Sean Allred's user avatar