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This tag indicates a proposal for a new feature for the Stack Exchange API, or a change to an existing feature.

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please expose stackauth via a url that is consistent with the api

Most libraries and apps need to version themselves by adding the version number to the url and subsequently most of the http request code includes this information in the url building process. the dev …
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API responses are sometimes missing fields

conclusion never mind. the fields are marked as optional in the spec. it was late. sue me. the q is left for reference What is coming out: { "tags": [ "cakephp", "fileupload", "file- …
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Please add tags to answers

Update: This was completed as of API version 2.1. When querying any API method which returns answers (/users/ids/answers, /answers/ids, etc.) the result does not include the tag information for th …
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Please supply working example URLs for each route

It would take a lot of the guess work out of understanding the API if each route's page provided a small handful of working URLs. This would also serve to provide authoritative examples of the expec …
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Abstract paged results to enable cleaner libraries

It would make great sense for paged results array property to have a common name, items perhaps. For those writing in languages that support 'generic' constructs, this would simplify the code dramat …
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please add a key fields to stackauth results

While it is a step in the right direction, the /sites return is missing a vital component: a key field. All of the data currently in /sites is the arbitrary data that can change. We need a constant …
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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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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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Add logo background color to data returned by StackAuth sites route

I would think that simply the sites primary color and background-color would be more useful.
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Is there anyway to get the information now available in the Notification box?

no - the 'super-collider' is not exposed by the API. you would need to synthesize this by maintaining a last visit data for a user and then polling each site's api endpoint for several queries filter …
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Include tag "objects" in questions

Normally, I am the one arguing for more data but in this case I will anticipate (and agree with) Kevin's likely response: The tag meta is not relevant to a question and inclusion of tag meta would be …
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more styling info on stackauth

This has already been covered by Kevin here. The minimal styling is provided to help style links and tags, but the rest is omitted to prevent lazy devs from copying look and feel. What value link an …
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Rather than remove site from /sites set status close, at least temporarily

I noticed today, due to some exceptions, that sites that do not perform in beta can be closed and thus removed from /sites. If you persist data, you will need to check your data every time you pull / …
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Add List of Libraries to "Get Started" sidebar

I suggest that a link to the List of libraries be added to the "Get Started" sidebar to provide a clear and obvious discovery path.

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