Questions tagged [api]
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API discrepancy between question flagging and answer flagging
If you go to question flagging and answer flagging, you can see the question flagging page has two more options: target_site and question_id. Omitting these works the same as including them.
Both are ...
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Minimal API filter doesn't work as expected
I tried creating a filter with the Stack Exchange API to give me only the markdown of a post, without HTML escaping. It was successfully registered:
https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3/filters/DDgLLPBaN
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The API seems to never return the content license for posts/questions when the filter includes comments (or answers)
I know the API is very buggy and whether a field is returned in the response often depends on what other fields are included/excluded in the filter, but I've been unable to successfully come up with a ...
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Stack Exchange API: Stack Apps updates and upcoming version 3 beta
Updates (October 6th, 2025): We've closed applications to join the beta
Due to a high number of applicants and participants, we've closed our submissions form. Thanks for your interest and feedback!
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API Try it 'unselect all' doesn't unselect anything
When editing filters under the Try It section of the API docs, the "unselect all" button only works for default checked items, but not new selections. It just changes the number of selected ...
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The Search API does not show questions asked since April 1st - Related to the migration?
I have been seeing issues with the Stack Overflow API where questions created post April 1st 9AM EST do not show up when queried via the Search API.
Here is a sample query we used to confirm - https://...
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API filters have been incompatibly changed
As of 2025-02-04 16:41 UTC+01:00, all API filters have been changed in a backwards-incompatible way. This means that all API filters used by current applications have suddenly become invalid. This ...
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The badges API endpoint return badges from Staging Ground, that exist only on Stack Overflow, and yield 404 error pages
After the issue with the 40x codes that were returned because of the badges, there is still an issue with the API and these badges in particular.
Expected result
The /badges API should return the list ...
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Stackexchange API to fetch saved posts across all stackexchange network
I want to fetch my saved posts from across stackexchange network that I have joined, is it possible? I have read the documentation on the api.stackexchange.com and it seems the api is intended for ...
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Allow bounties to be posted with the API
Currently, as far as I can tell, it is not possible to post a bounty on an answer through the SE API; indeed, that seems to be just about the only thing the API doesn't let apps do to questions. Is it ...
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What do I need to know as a user about authorising applications that interact with Stack Exchange?
I know that I can grant permission of an application to do something with my account on the network. What can and cannot an application do if I allow it? For example, if I see a description like:
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Using the filters “fromdate” and “todate” on the /badges API endpoint has no effect
It looks like the fromdate and todate filters have no effect on the /badges endpoint:
Example without these filters:
https://api.stackexchange.com/docs/badges#page=1&pagesize=30&order=desc&...
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I comply with backoff orders, but still get "Violation of backoff parameter"
I sometimes get throttle violation errors from the API
{'error_id': 502, 'error_message': 'Violation of backoff parameter', 'error_name': 'throttle_violation'}
despite complying with back off orders ...
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API endpoints return a 40x code with error "no method found with this name" when reading the name of Staging Ground's badges
Goal
Use the SE API in order to get the lists of the badges for every website in the network. The /badges endpoint provide this data.
Expected result
According to the paging documentation, we can ...
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The API is down
As of 2024-08-14 21:17:15 UTC, the API appears to be fully dead, and blocked by CloudFlare. This is limited to specifically the API; no other services appear to be down.
I've verified this on my IP, a ...
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