Is there a api to get forum posts and forum user data

[mrdev88]

Is there a api to get forum posts and forum user data

[pajamaclaws21]

I don’t believe there is an API, but I know for certain there is an RSS feed with like the most recent posts and things.

Query about the Snap! Forum

Hi, everybody! I was just working on projects when I was thinking to myself- is there a way I could possibly find the average time posts/topics are made on the forum? This could result in a timeframe that is the prime time to be on the forum (most posts, topics, replies, etc). Now, for this (theoretical) project, obviously I would need data. I see two potential ways to get this: (brute forcing it) By myself, look through multiple topics and posts and look at the times they were posted. That …

[mrdev88]

I saw a api to get user topics and activity but not for forum posts and forum user data

[bh]

It's unlikely to serve user data, because privacy.

[joecooldoo]

Here are some buggy blocks I haven't released until now:
https://snap.berkeley.edu/snap/snap.html#present:Username=joecooldoo&ProjectName=Forum%20API

[mrdev88]

some of the blocks doesn't work

[mrdev88]

ok

[joecooldoo]

i said they were

@joecooldoo

buggy

[mrdev88]

ok, I will fix them

[pajamaclaws21]

If you're interested, I started revamping them. I still haven't been able to get the metadata-from-user thing to work, but I did add a few other functions that are available from the API.
https://snap.berkeley.edu/snap/snap.html#present:Username=pajamaclaws21&ProjectName=Forum%20API

[mrdev88]

ok, thanks