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(Suggestions from IRC)
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* need app based access key authorization ~ [[User:TheMightyBuzzard|TheMightyBuzzard]] @ 11:32, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
* need app based access key authorization ~ [[User:TheMightyBuzzard|TheMightyBuzzard]] @ 11:32, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
* wikimedia api uses normal login system but designates bots with a bot flag, which are permitted to use the api. maybe SN could do something similar ~ [[User:crutchy|crutchy]] @ 11:46, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
* wikimedia api uses normal login system but designates bots with a bot flag, which are permitted to use the api. maybe SN could do something similar ~ [[User:crutchy|crutchy]] @ 11:46, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
* maybe make the basic api.pl with no parameters go to a doc page on how to use the api ~ [[User:crutchy|crutchy]] @ 20:53, 7 October 2014 (UTC)

Revision as of 20:53, 7 October 2014

This page is dedicated to ideas for the SN API being developed by TheMightyBuzzard.

Suggestions from IRC

  • actually, an api call that would be awesome would be an op where you supply cid and it spits out the sid ~ crutchy @ 11:17, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
  • supply cid and get the entire url ~ crutchy @ 11:19, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
  • redirect to the full url... or a redirect switch ~ crutchy @ 11:20, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
  • need app based access key authorization ~ TheMightyBuzzard @ 11:32, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
  • wikimedia api uses normal login system but designates bots with a bot flag, which are permitted to use the api. maybe SN could do something similar ~ crutchy @ 11:46, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
  • maybe make the basic api.pl with no parameters go to a doc page on how to use the api ~ crutchy @ 20:53, 7 October 2014 (UTC)