NewsBlur-viq/templates/static/api.yml

- authentication:
    - url: /api/login
      method: POST
      short_desc: "Login as an existing user."
      long_desc: 
        - "Login as an existing user."
      tips:
        - >
          If a user has no password set, you cannot just send any old password. 
          This is not <a href="http://www.instapaper.com/api/full">Instapaper</a>.
      params:
        - key: username
          desc: "Username"
          required: true
          example: "samuelclay"
        - key: password
          desc: "Password"
          optional: true
          example: "new$blur"
    - url: /api/logout
      method: POST
      short_desc: "Logout the currently logged in user."
      long_desc: 
        - "Logout the currently logged in user."
    - url: /api/signup
      method: POST
      short_desc: "Create a new user."
      long_desc: 
        - "Create a new user."
      params:
        - key: username
          desc: "Username"
          required: true
          example: "samuelclay"
        - key: password
          desc: "Password"
          optional: true
          example: "new$blur"
        - key: email
          desc: "Email address"
          optional: true
          example: "samuel@ofbrooklyn.com"
        
- feeds:
    - url: /rss_feeds/search_feed
      method: GET
      short_desc: "Information about a feed from its address."
      long_desc: 
        - "Retrieve information about a feed from its website or RSS address."
      params:
        - key: address
          desc: "Searches the RSS and website address and returns a feed."
          required: true
          example: 'techcrunch.com'
        - key: offset
          desc: "Try paging through feeds found by using the offset."
          optional: true
          example: 1
          
    - url: /reader/feeds
      method: GET
      short_desc: "User's feeds, with unread counts, meta data, and optional favicons."
      long_desc: 
        - "Retrieve a list of feeds to which a user is actively subscribed."
        - "Includes the 3 unread counts (positive, neutral, negative), as well as optional favicons."
      tips:
        - "Use <code>/reader/refresh_feeds</code> to get updated unread counts."
        - >
          Turn off <code>include_favicons</code> if you can either cache favicons 
          or can wait to fetch them.
      params:
        - key: include_favicons
          desc: >
            Include favicons inline. Since they can be time consuming to download, 
            you can optionally turn them off. Use /api/v1/feeds/favicons/ to 
            retrieve the favicons in a separate request.
          optional: true
          default: "false"
          example: "true/false"
        - key: flat
          desc: >
            Returns a flat folder structure instead of nested folders. Useful 
            when displaying all folders in a single depth without recursive descent.
          optional: true
          default: "false"
          example: "true/false"
        - key: update_counts
          desc: >
            Forces recalculation of unread counts on all feeds. The preferred method is
            to call this endpoint without updated counts, then call refresh_feeds to get
            updated counts. That way you can quickly show the user's feeds, then update
            the counts. Turning this option on will lead to a slower load-time.
          optional: true
          default: "false"
          example: "true/false"
        
    - url: /reader/favicons
      method: GET
      short_desc: "Favicons for each of a user's feeds."
      long_desc: 
        - >
          Retrieve a list of favicons for a list of feeds. Used when combined 
          with <code>/reader/feeds</code> and <code>include_favicons=false</code>, 
          so the feeds request contains far less data. Useful for mobile devices, 
          but requires a second request.
      tips:
        - >
          To use inline data images, you can use this syntax:
          <pre><code>&lt;img src="data:image/png;base64,[IMAGE_DATA_STRING]" /&gt;</code></pre>
      params:
        - key: feeds
          desc: " Array of feed ids. Leave empty to retrieve all active (enabled) feeds."
          optional: true
          example: "[1, 2, 3]"
  
    - url: /reader/page/:id
      method: GET
      short_desc: "Original page from a single feed."
      long_desc: 
        - "Retrieve the original page from a single feed."

    - url: /reader/refresh_feeds
      method: GET
      short_desc: "Get latest unread counts for active feeds."
      long_desc: 
        - "Up-to-the-second unread counts for each active feed."
        - "Poll for these counts no more than once a minute."
        
    - url: /reader/feeds_trainer
      method: GET
      short_desc: "Get all popular and known intelligence classifiers."
      long_desc: 
        - "Retrieves all popular and known intelligence classifiers."
        - "Also includes user's own classifiers."
      tips:
        - "If you only want a user's classifiers, use <code>/classifiers/:id</code>."
        - "Omit the feed_id to get all classifiers for all subscriptions."
      params:
        - key: feed_id
          desc: >
            Only use a single feed. Omit this to get the classifiers for all feeds at once.
          optional: true
          example: "42"
  
    - url: /rss_feeds/statistics/:id
      method: GET
      short_desc: "Get statistics and history for a feed."
      long_desc: 
        - "Statistics and history for a feed."
        - >
          Includes feed update frequencies, frequency distribution of intelligence
          classifiers, average stories per month over the life of the feed, and 
          the last five feed and page fetches.
  
    - url: /rss_feeds/feed_autocomplete
      method: GET
      short_desc: "Get a list of feeds that contain a phrase."
      long_desc: 
        - "Get a list of feeds that contain a search phrase."
        - "Searches by feed address, feed url, and feed title, in that order."
        - "Will only show sites with 2+ subscribers."
      params:
        - key: term
          desc: "Phrase to search for in feed address, url, and title."
          optional: true
          example: "[1, 2, 3]"


- stories:
    - url: /reader/feed/:id
      method: GET
      short_desc: "Stories from a single feed."
      long_desc: 
        - "Retrieve stories from a single feed."
      params:
        - key: page
          desc: "Page of stories, starting from 1."
          optional: true
          default: 1
          example: 2
  
    - url: /reader/starred_stories
      method: GET
      short_desc: "User's starred stories."
      long_desc: 
        - "Retrieve a user's starred stories."
      params:
        - key: page
          desc: "Page of starred stories, starting from 1."
          optional: true
          default: 1
          example: 2
  
    - url: /reader/river_stories
      method: GET
      short_desc: "Stories from multiple feeds (River of News)."
      long_desc: 
        - "Retrieve stories from a collection of feeds. This is known as the River of News."
        - "Stories are ordered in reverse chronological order."
      params:
        - key: feeds
          desc: "Feed ids to use in the river. Usually every feed in a folder with unread stories."
          required: true
          example: "[12, 24, 36]"
        - key: page
          desc: "Page of stories, starting from 1."
          optional: true
          default: 1
          example: 2
        - key: read_stories_count
          desc: >
            An optimization used to skip a set number of stories that are 
            guaranteed to be read. Pass in the number of stories that have 
            been read from this series. If your page >= 2, you should probably 
            have some read stories from the first page.
          optional: true
          default: "0"
          example: 12
  
    - url: /reader/mark_story_as_read
      method: POST
      short_desc: "Mark a story as read."
      long_desc: 
        - "Mark stories as read."
        - "Multiple story ids can be sent at once."
        - "Each story must be from the same feed."
      tips:
        - "Throttle requests to mark as read. You don't need to send one request per story."
        - "Queue up to 5 stories or once every 10 seconds before firing, whichever comes first."
      params:
        - key: story_id
          desc: "List of story ids to mark as read."
          required: true
          example: "[12, 24, 36]"
        - key: feed_id
          desc: "Feed id that each story is from."
          required: true
          example: "42"
  
    - url: /reader/mark_feed_stories_as_read
      method: POST
      short_desc: "Mark stories from multiple feeds as read."
      long_desc: 
        - "Marks multiple stories as read."
        - "Multiple story ids can be sent at once."
        - "Multiple feeds can be sent."
      tips:
        - "Throttle requests to this endpoint. You don't need to send one request per story."
        - "Queue up to 5 stories or once every 10 seconds before firing, whichever comes first."
      params:
        - key: feeds_stories
          desc: "JSON serialized dictionary of feed_ids to an array of story_ids."
          required: true
          example: "{<br>12: ['story_id_1', 'story_id_2'],<br>24: ['story_id_3']<br>}"
    
    - url: /reader/mark_story_as_unread
      method: POST
      short_desc: "Mark a story as unread."
      long_desc: 
        - "Mark a story as unread."
      params:
        - key: story_id
          desc: "Story id to mark unread."
          required: true
          example: "http://www.ofbrooklyn.com/story-title"
        - key: feed_id
          desc: "Feed id that the story is from."
          required: true
          example: "42"
  
    - url: /reader/mark_story_as_starred
      method: POST
      short_desc: "Mark a story as starred (saved)."
      long_desc: 
        - "Mark a story as starred (saved)."
      params:
        - key: story_id
          desc: "Story id to save."
          required: true
          example: "64"
        - key: feed_id
          desc: "Feed id that the story is from."
          required: true
          example: "42"
  
    - url: /reader/mark_feed_as_read
      method: POST
      short_desc: "Mark a list of feeds as read."
      long_desc: 
        - "Mark a list of feeds as read."
      params:
        - key: feed_id
          desc: "List of feed ids to mark as read."
          required: true
          example: "[12, 24, 36]"
      tips:
        - "To mark a folder as read, send the ids of each feed inside the folder."
    
    - url: /reader/mark_all_as_read
      method: POST
      short_desc: "Mark all stories from all feeds as read."
      long_desc: 
        - "Mark all stories from all feeds as read."
      tips:
        - "Use <code>0</code> days back to mark everything as read."
      params:
        - key: days
          desc: "Days back to mark as read."
          optional: true
          default: "0"
          example: "7"
  
- "feed management":
    - url: /reader/add_url
      method: POST
      short_desc: "Add a feed by its URL (RSS feed or website)."
      long_desc: 
        - "Add a feed by its URL. Can be either the RSS feed or the website itself."
      params:
        - key: url
          desc: "URL of website or RSS feed."
          required: true
          example: "http://blog.newsblur.com"
        - key: folder
          desc: "Folder to place feed in. Omit to use top level."
          optional: true
          default: "[Top Level]"
          example: "Blogs"
  
    - url: /reader/add_folder
      method: POST
      short_desc: "Add a new folder."
      long_desc: 
        - "Add a new folder."
      params:
        - key: folder
          desc: "Folder name"
          required: true
          example: "Photo-blogs Extraordinaire"
        - key: parent_folder
          desc: "Existing folder to create new folder inside of. Omit for top level."
          optional: true
          default: "[Top Level]"
          example: "All Blogs"
  
    - url: /reader/move_feed_to_folder
      method: POST
      short_desc: "Move a feed into a different folder."
      long_desc: 
        - "Move a feed into a different folder."
      params:
        - key: feed_id
          desc: "Feed id."
          required: true
          example: 12
        - key: in_folder
          desc: >
            Current folder the feed is in. Necessary to disambiguate if a feed is in 
            multiple folders.
          required: true
          example: "Blogs"
        - key: to_folder
          desc: "Folder the feed is going into."
          required: true
          example: "Tumblrs"
      tips:
        - "Leave folder names blank to specify Top Level."

    - url: /reader/move_folder_to_folder
      method: POST
      short_desc: "Move a folder into a different folder."
      long_desc: 
        - "Move a folder into a different folder."
      params:
        - key: folder_name
          desc: "Name of folder being moved."
          required: true
          example: "Tumblrs"
        - key: in_folder
          desc: >
            Current folder the folder is in. Necessary to disambiguate if a folder 
            name is in multiple folders. (Please don't let this happen.)
          required: true
          example: "Blogs"
        - key: to_folder
          desc: "New folder the existing folder is going into."
          required: true
          example: "Daily Blogs"
      tips:
        - "Leave folder names blank to specify Top Level."

    - url: /reader/rename_feed
      method: POST
      short_desc: "Rename a feed title."
      long_desc: 
        - "Rename a feed title. Only the current user will see the new title."
      params:
        - key: feed_title
          desc: "New feed title."
          required: true
          example: "NYTimes"
        - key: feed_id
          desc: "Feed id of the feed to be renamed."
          required: true
          example: "42"
  
    - url: /reader/delete_feed
      method: POST
      short_desc: "Unsubscribe from a feed."
      long_desc: 
        - "Unsubscribe from a feed. Removes it from the folder."
        - >
          Set the <code>in_folder</code> parameter to remove a feed from the correct
          folder, in case the user is subscribed to the feed in multiple folders.
      params:
        - key: feed_id
          desc: "Feed id of feed to remove."
          required: true
          example: "42"
        - key: in_folder
          desc: "Name of folder the feed is in."
          optional: true
          example: "News"

  
    - url: /reader/rename_folder
      method: POST
      short_desc: "Rename a folder."
      long_desc: 
        - "Rename a folder."
      params:
        - key: folder_to_rename
          desc: "Original folder name."
          required: true
          example: "Photoblogs"
        - key: new_folder_name
          desc: "New folder name."
          required: true
          example: "East Coast Photoblogs"
        - key: in_folder
          desc: "Name of parent folder, used to find the folder."
          required: true
          example: "Blogs"
  
    - url: /reader/delete_folder
      method: POST
      short_desc: "Delete a folder and unsubscribe from all feeds inside."
      long_desc: 
        - "Delete a folder and unsubscribe from all feeds inside."
      params:
        - key: folder_to_delete
          desc: "Name of folder to delete."
          required: true
          example: "Photoblogs"
        - key: in_folder
          desc: "Name of parent folder, used to find the folder. Omit if folder is top level."
          optional: true
          example: "Blogs"
        - key: feed_id
          desc: "List of feed ids in the folder that's being deleted. These feeds also get removed."
          optional: true
          example: "[12, 24, 36]"

  
    - url: /reader/save_feed_order
      method: POST
      short_desc: "Reorder feeds and move them around between folders."
      long_desc: 
        - "Reorder feeds and move them around between folders."
        - "The entire folder structure needs to be serialized."
      params:
        - key: folders
          desc: "Object with folders and feed ids."
          required: true
          example: "[12, 24, 36, <br>{'Blogs': [56, 67, 78,<br />{'Photoblogs': [42]}]}]"
          
          
- "intelligence classifiers":
    - url: /classifier/:id
      method: GET
      short_desc: "Get the intelligence classifiers for a user's site."
      long_desc: 
        - "Get the intelligence classifiers for a user's site."
        - >
          Only includes the user's own classifiers. Use <code>/reader/feeds_trainer</code> 
          for popular classifiers.
      tips:
        - >
          All of this data is attached to a feed when called with 
          <code>/reader/feed/:id</code>.
        - >
          After loading a feed, there is no need to explicitly call this endpoint, 
          unless the feed has not yet been fetched.
  
    - url: /classifier/save
      method: POST
      short_desc: "Save intelligence classifiers for a feed."
      long_desc: 
        - "Save intelligence classifiers (tags, titles, authors, and the feed) for a feed."
      tips:
        - "The endpoint is far different from all other endpoints. It takes a variety of param keys."
        - "You can send a list for any of the keys. <code>like_tag[]=tech&like_tag[]=mobile</code>"
      params:
        - key: "like_[TYPE]"
          desc: "Positive score for TYPE <- [tag, author, title, feed]"
          optional: true
          example: "like_author=<br />Samuel Clay"
        - key: "dislike_[TYPE]"
          desc: "Negative score for TYPE <- [tag, author, title, feed]"
          optional: true
          example: "dislike_title=<br />New York Yankees"
        - key: "remove_like_[TYPE]"
          desc: "Clear score for a classifier."
          optional: true
          example: "remove_like_author=<br />Samuel Clay"
        - key: "remove_dislike_[TYPE]"
          desc: "Functionally the same as <code>remove_like_[TYPE]</code>."
          optional: true
          example: "remove_dislike_title=<br />New York Yankees"
          
          
- "import/export":
    - url: /import/opml_export
      method: GET
      short_desc: "Download backup of feeds as an OPML file."
      long_desc: 
        - "Download a backup of feeds and folders as an OPML file."
        - "Contains folders and feeds in XML; useful for importing in another RSS reader."

    - url: /import/opml_upload
      method: POST
      short_desc: "Upload an OPML file."
      long_desc: 
        - "Upload an OPML file."
      params:
        - key: file
          desc: "The OPML file in XML format."
          required: true