We're now live for the beta of v1 of the HF API.
Key: https://hackforums.net/apikey.php
API: https://hackforums.net/api/v1/
The key is now part of the authentication header. The API is restful friendly URL's.
Examples:
https://hackforums.net/api/v1/forum/:id
https://hackforums.net/api/v1/thread/:id
https://hackforums.net/api/v1/post/:id
https://hackforums.net/api/v1/user/:id
https://hackforums.net/api/v1/inbox
https://hackforums.net/api/v1/pm/:id
https://hackforums.net/api/v1/pmbox/:id
https://hackforums.net/api/v1/group/:id
https://hackforums.net/api/v1/category/:id
The API will only accept GET headers and v1 will not include any write access. We're saving all write access (POST,PATCH,DELETE) for v2.
Currently this is still R3KT only but once this is working we'll open it to Ub3r then L33t/3P1C.
Expect it to be buggy while Meshcollider and I work to fix bugs and fine-tune the API.
All existing API code won't work unless you make the appropriate adjustments to your code for the header authentication.
One big issue currently is getting past the Cloudflare Captcha. Ultimately I may end up having to create a special tunnel for the API to avoid all these continued problems with our security interfering with access. This is a real hassle and it's not going to easily be solved.
Enjoy and realize we're still working on this. Please report bugs and ask your questions.
Key: https://hackforums.net/apikey.php
API: https://hackforums.net/api/v1/
The key is now part of the authentication header. The API is restful friendly URL's.
Examples:
https://hackforums.net/api/v1/forum/:id
https://hackforums.net/api/v1/thread/:id
https://hackforums.net/api/v1/post/:id
https://hackforums.net/api/v1/user/:id
https://hackforums.net/api/v1/inbox
https://hackforums.net/api/v1/pm/:id
https://hackforums.net/api/v1/pmbox/:id
https://hackforums.net/api/v1/group/:id
https://hackforums.net/api/v1/category/:id
The API will only accept GET headers and v1 will not include any write access. We're saving all write access (POST,PATCH,DELETE) for v2.
Currently this is still R3KT only but once this is working we'll open it to Ub3r then L33t/3P1C.
Expect it to be buggy while Meshcollider and I work to fix bugs and fine-tune the API.
All existing API code won't work unless you make the appropriate adjustments to your code for the header authentication.
One big issue currently is getting past the Cloudflare Captcha. Ultimately I may end up having to create a special tunnel for the API to avoid all these continued problems with our security interfering with access. This is a real hassle and it's not going to easily be solved.
Enjoy and realize we're still working on this. Please report bugs and ask your questions.






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