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This tag is for questions about the Stack Exchange API version 2. First released Feb 2012.

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Is there a meta api?

i have a doc scraper that produces json schema and smd. eventually it will be published as a service on SOAPI2.com, much the same way that soapi.info provides meta for v1. but until then you can find …
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the stack exchange javascript library is 404

the library listed on the doc page for Authentication https://api.stackexchange.com/js/2.0/all.js ultimately redirects to https://api-v2cdn.sstatic.net/js/all.js which results in varying degrees …
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There is a small discrepancy in the docs for users-id-associated

The main doc page, https://api.stackexchange.com/docs, shows /users/{id}/associated while the method page, https://api.stackexchange.com/docs/associated-users, uses /users/{ids}/associated. It's mino …
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Get a list of required tags for site

the original question was apparently for V1. in V2 we now have https://api.stackexchange.com/docs/required-tags the request: https://api.stackexchange.com/2.0/tags/required?order=desc&sort=popular&s …
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integer and decimal are used to describe fields in return types but not in method parameters

Integer and Decimal designations are useful in creating an accurate model of API methods and types. These specific 'number' subtypes are used when describing types but the method parameter lists all …
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type related_site not listed in 'by type' tab list

The type "related_site" is not listed in the 'by type' tab in documentation.
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API V2 Musings: What would you like to see

Move the id value into the query string In that the id is vectorized, it is designed to represent multiple values. Currently the id field is a component of the url. This severely constrains the number …
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API V2 Musings: What would you like to see

Answers should take the form of feature requests/modifications that are either obviously beyond the scope of v1 and or have been status-declined or status-deferred They will be indexed here in the Q. …