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You need help with the use of the Stack Exchange API, apps built on the API, or assistance building scripts that work on Stack Exchange websites.

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Using meta.stackoverflow.com as a support channel for a stackapp?

Uh... I hate to plug my own stuff, but it directly applies. Why not use StackList for this? It has an integrated comment / bug management system... and you've already listed your app there.
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Slow response times?

Nope. To help pinpoint the problem, visit my site: http://m.stackoverflow.quickmediasolutions.com/user_list.php If the page displays within a second or so, the path from your machine to api.stackove …
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What characters won't be in question->body?

This might seem kinda strange, but what printable ASCII characters am I guaranteed not to find in the body member of a question / answer?
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How to get questions higher than ID

If all you're looking to do is get questions that were asked after a certain date, then simply use the fromdate parameter. According to the API docs: fromdate – Unix timestamp of the minimum creat …
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Stack Overflow reputation API

Yes, there is. The method you're looking for is /users/{ID}. Example: http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/users/1 Which returns JSON data looking like this: { "users": [ { "reputation" …
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Algorithm for calculating filter

The "algorithm" for generating these filters is not publicly available, although some information about how the strings are constructed is known. Allow me to heavily quote from Kevin Montrose's blog: …
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Can I place my Android application here?

If the application makes use of the Stack Exchange API, the answer is a definite "yes." According to the FAQ: If your question is about … the Stack Exchange API applications built on the …
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Software for Javascript?

Not only does JavaScript support working with JSON data, but any valid JSON data is also a valid JavaScript value. You would likely use JSONP (JSON with Padding) to retrieve data from the API. …
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Stack Overflow Firefox Extension

You do not need to use authentication to simply access a user's reputation with version 2.1 of the Stack Exchange API. The URLs have changed slightly, so instead of this: http://api.stackoverflow. …
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Post questions using API

Many have asked, some have even tried playing around with issuing POST requests. It just isn't going to happen until v2.0 or later.
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How often should the /info route be accessed?

The /sites method makes it very clear that you should not invoke that route more than once per day: "It is suggested that you cache its return for at least one day..." However, the /info method …
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Is there an api to post questions without using the websites interface?

I already tried this. Complete exasperation with sending POST requests to StackOverflow - Meta Stack Exchange. So it's v2.0 or nothing.
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How to control vote count for individual user?

There is currently no way of finding this information out. This has been discussed before and it would be a serious privacy breach if this information was made available.
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rate-limit per endpoint per IP VS. server apps in hosted environments

I completely understand and share your concern. (I have no intention of switching to C#, though.) My concern is for my own apps which share a server. StackMobile, StackList, StackCenter, StackImage, …
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Is Stack API blocking Yahoo YQL services?

Could it maybe be that YQL doesn't support Gzip'd data? The API only provides Gzip'd data. This has caused a number of hard-to-spot problems in the past. …
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