Questions tagged [api-v2.1]
For questions relating to version 2.1 of the Stack Exchange API.
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How to create API filters?
I used the following request link to extract data from the Stack Exchange API. But I have no idea how to create "filter" as used in the request line.
Please help me understand the creation of such ...
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How do I update redirect_uri param for a StackExchange App [duplicate]
I've created a StackExchange app but now I cannot find the edit page so I can update the app settings, like:
redirect_uri - which is an OAuth param
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What is the private_info scope for?
In the docs it says you can pass private_info for scope when authenticating a user.
What does this allow you to access, that you couldn't otherwise?
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localhost API key receives Curl error when retrieving access token
I have registered two apps -- one that will redirect to my website and the other that will redirect to a localhost server that I have running so I don't have to test my code on the site. I have ...
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Incorrect link parameter on the "Complex Queries" documentation page
The "Complex Queries" documentation page has this link:
Of these three posts on Server Fault, the one with the most recent activity
where "the one with the most recent activity" links to
https://...
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V2.1 API body HTML has unclosed li tags
The Stack Exchange API (with a safe filter) is returning question body content with malformed HTML, specifically <li> elements that do not have closing tags (and no valid parent).
I've seen ...
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The API /questions/{ids}/timeline path doesn't return several items that occurred after the fromdate parameter
I need to get all the question activity after some particular time. I am using the timeline API, like so:
/questions/20032212/timeline?fromdate=1384705610&site=stackoverflow.com
But it ...
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API v2.1 supports write access, but is anyone using it?
Over the weekend, I attended an NHS "Hackday" where we tried to solve a problem one of the junior doctors brought. We hacked together a stack exchange alternative for medical doctors to ask questions. ...
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Link to applied_count leads to a 404
To Reproduce
Run an API query on tag-synonyms, you will get a result that includes something like this:
Issue(s)
Click on the applied_count link and you get redirected to this page which is a 404.
It ...
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Include creator in tag_synonym
When I looked at recent tag synonyms there is a Creator row, but I can't query this data with the API.
I'd like to see this data added, and a list of all approves would be nice too.
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Trying to get the Total results count crashes the /notifications path
I am trying to use the filter !9ciXfDSYM (same as default but with total) with the /notifications request and the response is:
{ "error_id": 500, "error_name": "internal_error",
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API calls that return select post bodies throw JSON errors
When calling the Stack Exchange API to get the post body, it will return an error for some posts. EG:
/docs/questions#page=13&pagesize=100&fromdate=2013-09-01&todate=2013-09-02&order=...
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Get points from Multiple sites in one call
Is there any way to get total points and badges from various sites (e.g. stackoverflow, sharepoint, wordpress etc.) in one call?
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Can Stack Exchange include the number of edits a user has made on a site in /users/<id>/edits?
Originally, I wrote:
In the old review queue, users could see their progress towards the Copy Editor and Strunk and White badges, but since the new review queues were implemented, this information ...
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What's the different between user_id and account_id?
What is the difference between user_id and account_id in the User object ?
Both are different and I'm looking for the unique ID of the User.
{
"items": [
{
"user_id": 2144246,
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