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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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Why is `page` and `page_size` returned in common wrapper object?

:) Second, there is a very good reason to have those properties in real-life scenarios: Remember that API operations are asynchronous. … page=2 Many practical apps use several different kinds of API calls to perform their mission. …
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Is it possible to create a private Q&A site using the Stack Exchange API?

Teams do have API support, although it is read-only at the moment. …
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Can I retrieve the API interfaces via the API?

No, you cannot do this anymore via the API. API self-documentation was intentionally dropped after API version 1.1. Your only recourse is to scrape the doc pages at api.stackexchange.com/docs. …
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Is there a glossary of the properties returned in response to the Stack Exchange API?

The API documentation does do this somewhat, more below, but needs improvement. There is a feature request to allow users to edit the documentation. Please go upvote that now. … So, here is a list of the available object pages (API version 2.2): Wrapper Object (This is the parent/root container for everything else/below.) access_token account_merge answer badge badge_count closed_details …
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Get all sites of type "main_site"

Yes, the sites path does not filter results on site_type. But the good news is, the path accepts a pagesize of 999, so you can get all the results at once. Then you must filter the results in your a …
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How to use the Stack Exchange API in PhoneGap?

If that's true, then use the API just like you would from a web page -- with simple AJAX calls. … Reference the API docs and the API “Hello World” code. …
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Access for Statistical Analysis using the Stack Exchange API

For analyzing large chunks of data, don't use the API. Use the Stack Exchange Data Explorer (SEDE), that's what it's there for. … For anything more, contact the API team and negotiate for special access. …
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Searching on Stack Overflow and using the API give different results?

q=raml+rest+is%3Aquestion -- which returns 6 results, the same as the API. … The good news is that, as of version 2.2, the API provides a new route, /search/excerpts, that does return answers also. …
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How can I access all questions asked by an arbitrary user?

It would be simpler and more precise if you made users provide their ID number instead (for example, yours is 1637442 on Stack Overflow). Then you'd merely use the /users/{ids}/questions route to get …
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"We are no longer accepting questions from this account.". Error with write access, using th...

See What can I do when getting “We are no longer accepting questions/answers from this account”?. You didn't provide which site you ran the /docs/create-question post on. But, looking at your network …
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Total Number Of Answers

_EMkjmCAGv Which currently yields: { "has_more": false, "quota_max": 10000, "quota_remaining": 9993, "page": 1, "page_size": 30, "total": 41, "type": "answer" } Unfortunately, the API
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What's the difference between the Stack Exchange API and the Stack Overflow API?

When the API was first announced (March 31st, 2010), it was temporarily called the "Stack Overflow API" -- even though Jeff said that the API would be "for all the trilogy sites". … Two month's later, when stackapps.com and the public beta were announced, the official name was already Stack Exchange API. There is no separate API just for Stack Overflow. …
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Get UserId by passing email ID in the Stack Exchange API?

No. You cannot search for a user by email address. Email accounts are sensitive private information and not disclosed by Stack Exchange. You can search for users by display-name though. See the docu …
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The StackWrap4J java wrapper gives nothing but `JSONException`s?

Its page states: The latest build was tested against version 1.0 of the API on July 28th. But API version 1 has been shut down for quite a while. The API is currently at version 2.2. … Choose one that supports API version 2.0 or greater. …
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Getting historical data for careers?

Currently, the Stack Exchange API has nothing to do with Stack Overflow Careers. Anyway, there is no API for accessing Stack Overflow Careers job listings. …
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