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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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How to delete an OAuth (2.0) API key?
I created a couple of extra keys I don't need. Can I delete them? I don't see an option anywhere in the list or on the page for the key itself.
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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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Could we please have election data added to the API?
It would be great if the election data were available from the API.
Use cases:
Applications can display notifications when certain events happen in the election.
A user might want to check their st …
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What happened to the JSON documentation for the API?
Back in version 1.1 of the API, we used to be able to do:
http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/questions?help
...which would return information about the method in JSON format. However, attempting t …
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Can we have subdomains under stackapps.com with application or library names?
Totally agree with this. (In fact, I would love to see the mobile site become a subdomain of StackOverflow.com!)
There should be some sort of criterion for this, such as:
The application should hav …
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Get a user's "interesting tags"
This is definitely private and should not be exposed by a read-only API that does not authenticate for that user.
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Can we have a flag for sites with mature content?
To my horror today, I discovered that StackMobile was happily serving up content from the newest Stack Exchange site. (StackMobile has a cron job that runs daily, updating the list of sites using the …
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Can we have a test user account?
I am writing a program that checks for new comments posted to a user.
The problem is this: in order to test the program, I am forced to post comments to existing users - which probably isn't the best …
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More Global Methods?
Consider the following scenario: I need to retrieve a list of the latest questions asked on three different Stack Exchange sites. I throw together an application that hits up the following routes:
h …
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Add List of Libraries to "Get Started" sidebar
You know where it would really be noticed? That little announcement strip at the top of the page under the logo.
Maybe:
Writing an app? Check out the list of libraries.
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Is there any API that provides an event mechanism to implement an outlook style alert when n...
If you have a valid session cookie for a given user, you actually do have access to the messages in the Stack Exchange dropdown using the following URL:
http://stackexchange.com/genuwine
This URL re …
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Can we not limit requests based on the first one?
According to the answer given to this question, it seems like the API limits requests based on the first one. (Regardless of the presence of a key.)
Can this please be changed? It really hinders deve …
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Support - Another thing from Meta
I totally agree:
Discussion: dialog revolving around a topic
Support: a request for assistance or clarification
discussion != support
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Is there a way (or app) to get realtime updates of new questions with a given tag?
There is an /events route that:
"Returns a stream of events that have occurred on the site."
Greg Hewgill has created a firehose JSON streaming event service which closely mimics the Twitter Str …