Talk:API
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[edit] License of API documentation
What is the license for the documentation? Especifically, can I use parts of it verbatim in the documentation of my client library? --657205366 13:21, 7 September 2007 (PDT)
[edit] REST server URL
Would be useful to state the REST server url (http://api.facebook.com/restserver.php ) at the top of the API documentation. Right now I could only find it buried two pages down somewhere. --536291833 22:51, 21 September 2007 (PDT)
[edit] This page is TERRIBLE
Whoever added all the descriptions to the API methods has made this page nearly unreadable. Please revert. Also, the new notification email API should have been deployed last night after being in beta for a week. Why is it still not documented here?
- Agreed. This is now most unusable. Please revert. 3303917 21:45, 20 November 2007 (PST)
[edit] please change it back
I agree this API page with the descriptions included is unreadable. Please roll it back!
[edit] Can I Use something to put a search box into my app?
I want to know if I can put a search box into my app, maybe to search people?
[edit] For starters
A description of an API is always more useful when it mentions up front what computer language the API is intended to serve, and in what environment it runs. I'm new here, and I can't tell if this is a server-side or client-side API, whether it's PHP function names, Java class names, XML entities, or what. A simple one-paragraph intro would make all that clear without disturbing those who already know!
[edit] Incorrect signature when sending chinese characters via JAVA API client.notifications_send(uids, message);
Hi I am using the latest facebook java api. facebook.jar 2008/1/22 The older API don't seem to work either, for example 2007/12/08
It seems that sending Chinese characters will result error.
I have encoded the chinese characters in utf-8.
Please help!
com.facebook.api.FacebookException: Incorrect signature
at com.facebook.api.FacebookXmlRestClient.parseCallResult(Unknown Source)
at com.facebook.api.FacebookXmlRestClient.parseCallResult(Unknown Source)
at com.facebook.api.FacebookRestClient.callMethod(Unknown Source)
at com.facebook.api.FacebookRestClient.notifications_send(Unknown Source)
at bb.facebook.api.NotificationApi.wish(NotificationApi.java:93)
at bb.wish.model.service.impl.WishServiceImpl.saveWish(WishServiceImpl.java:252)
This issue is registered as bug: http://bugs.developers.facebook.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1467
The same Exception occurs when I try to set the FMBL for a profile using accented characters.
-emmanuel-.
[edit] Example API command usage
Please include an example on how to use a simple API command (eg, "friends.get"); an example of correct syntax with all necessary parameters included. A code snippet from a working application would suffice. None of the pages describing API command show how to actually use them.
