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Friendica API # Friendica API
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* [Home](help) * [Home](help)
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## Implemented API calls ## Implemented API calls
### General ### General
#### HTTP Method #### HTTP Method
API endpoints can restrict the method used to request them. API endpoints can restrict the method used to request them.
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In this document, endpoints which requires auth are marked with "AUTH" after endpoint name In this document, endpoints which requires auth are marked with "AUTH" after endpoint name
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* cursor: Not implemented in GNU Social * cursor: Not implemented in GNU Social
* trim_user: Not implemented in GNU Social * trim_user: Not implemented in GNU Social
* contributor_details: Not implemented in GNU Social * contributor_details: Not implemented in GNU Social
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* include_my_retweet: Retweets in Friendica are implemented in a different way * include_my_retweet: Retweets in Friendica are implemented in a different way
#### Different behaviour #### Different behaviour
* screen_name: The nick name in friendica is only unique in each network but not for all networks. The users are searched in the following priority: Friendica, StatusNet/GNU Social, Diaspora, pump.io, Twitter. If no contact was found by this way, then the first contact is taken. * screen_name: The nick name in friendica is only unique in each network but not for all networks. The users are searched in the following priority: Friendica, StatusNet/GNU Social, Diaspora, pump.io, Twitter. If no contact was found by this way, then the first contact is taken.
* include_entities: Default is "false". If set to "true" then the plain text is formatted so that links are having descriptions. * include_entities: Default is "false". If set to "true" then the plain text is formatted so that links are having descriptions.
#### Return values #### Return values
* cid: Contact id of the user (important for "contact_allow" and "contact_deny") * cid: Contact id of the user (important for "contact_allow" and "contact_deny")
* network: network of the user * network: network of the user
#### Errors #### Errors
When an error occurs in API call, an HTTP error code is returned, with an error message When an error occurs in API call, an HTTP error code is returned, with an error message
Usually: Usually:
- 400 Bad Request: if parameters are missing or items can't be found
- 403 Forbidden: if the authenticated user is missing * 400 Bad Request: if parameters are missing or items can't be found
- 405 Method Not Allowed: if API was called with an invalid method, eg. GET when API require POST * 403 Forbidden: if the authenticated user is missing
- 501 Not Implemented: if the requested API doesn't exist * 405 Method Not Allowed: if API was called with an invalid method, eg. GET when API require POST
- 500 Internal Server Error: on other error conditions * 501 Not Implemented: if the requested API doesn't exist
* 500 Internal Server Error: on other error conditions
Error body is Error body is
json: json:
```
```json
{ {
"error": "Specific error message", "error": "Specific error message",
"request": "API path requested", "request": "API path requested",
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``` ```
xml: xml:
```
```xml
<status> <status>
<error>Specific error message</error> <error>Specific error message</error>
<request>API path requested</request> <request>API path requested</request>
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``` ```
--- ---
### account/rate_limit_status (*; AUTH) ### account/rate_limit_status (*; AUTH)
--- ---
### account/verify_credentials (*; AUTH) ### account/verify_credentials (*; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* skip_status: Don't show the "status" field. (Default: false) * skip_status: Don't show the "status" field. (Default: false)
* include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false) * include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false)
--- ---
### conversation/show (*; AUTH) ### conversation/show (*; AUTH)
Unofficial Twitter command. It shows all direct answers (excluding the original post) to a given id. Unofficial Twitter command. It shows all direct answers (excluding the original post) to a given id.
#### Parameter #### Parameter
* id: id of the post * id: id of the post
* count: Items per page (default: 20) * count: Items per page (default: 20)
* page: page number * page: page number
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* include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false) * include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false)
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* include_rts * include_rts
* trim_user * trim_user
* contributor_details * contributor_details
--- ---
### direct_messages (*; AUTH) ### direct_messages (*; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* count: Items per page (default: 20) * count: Items per page (default: 20)
* page: page number * page: page number
* since_id: minimum id * since_id: minimum id
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* friendica_verbose: "true" enables different error returns (default: "false") * friendica_verbose: "true" enables different error returns (default: "false")
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* skip_status * skip_status
--- ---
### direct_messages/all (*; AUTH) ### direct_messages/all (*; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* count: Items per page (default: 20) * count: Items per page (default: 20)
* page: page number * page: page number
* since_id: minimum id * since_id: minimum id
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* friendica_verbose: "true" enables different error returns (default: "false") * friendica_verbose: "true" enables different error returns (default: "false")
--- ---
### direct_messages/conversation (*; AUTH) ### direct_messages/conversation (*; AUTH)
Shows all direct messages of a conversation Shows all direct messages of a conversation
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* count: Items per page (default: 20) * count: Items per page (default: 20)
* page: page number * page: page number
* since_id: minimum id * since_id: minimum id
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* friendica_verbose: "true" enables different error returns (default: "false") * friendica_verbose: "true" enables different error returns (default: "false")
--- ---
### direct_messages/sent (*; AUTH) ### direct_messages/sent (*; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* count: Items per page (default: 20) * count: Items per page (default: 20)
* page: page number * page: page number
* since_id: minimum id * since_id: minimum id
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* friendica_verbose: "true" enables different error returns (default: "false") * friendica_verbose: "true" enables different error returns (default: "false")
--- ---
### direct_messages/new (POST,PUT; AUTH) ### direct_messages/new (POST,PUT; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* user_id: id of the user * user_id: id of the user
* screen_name: screen name (for technical reasons, this value is not unique!) * screen_name: screen name (for technical reasons, this value is not unique!)
* text: The message * text: The message
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* title: Title of the direct message * title: Title of the direct message
--- ---
### direct_messages/destroy (POST,DELETE; AUTH) ### direct_messages/destroy (POST,DELETE; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* id: id of the message to be deleted * id: id of the message to be deleted
* include_entities: optional, currently not yet implemented * include_entities: optional, currently not yet implemented
* friendica_parenturi: optional, can be used for increased safety to delete only intended messages * friendica_parenturi: optional, can be used for increased safety to delete only intended messages
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#### Return values #### Return values
On success: On success:
* JSON return as defined for Twitter API not yet implemented * JSON return as defined for Twitter API not yet implemented
* on friendica_verbose=true: JSON return {"result":"ok","message":"message deleted"} * on friendica_verbose=true: JSON return {"result":"ok","message":"message deleted"}
On error: On error:
HTTP 400 BadRequest HTTP 400 BadRequest
* on friendica_verbose=true: different JSON returns {"result":"error","message":"xyz"} * on friendica_verbose=true: different JSON returns {"result":"error","message":"xyz"}
--- ---
### externalprofile/show (*) ### externalprofile/show (*)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* profileurl: profile url * profileurl: profile url
--- ---
### favorites (*; AUTH) ### favorites (*; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* count: Items per page (default: 20) * count: Items per page (default: 20)
* page: page number * page: page number
* since_id: minimum id * since_id: minimum id
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* include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false) * include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false)
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* user_id * user_id
* screen_name * screen_name
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Set this values will result in an empty array. Set this values will result in an empty array.
--- ---
### favorites/create (POST,PUT; AUTH) ### favorites/create (POST,PUT; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* id * id
* include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false) * include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false)
--- ---
### favorites/destroy (POST,DELETE; AUTH) ### favorites/destroy (POST,DELETE; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* id * id
* include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false) * include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false)
--- ---
### followers/ids (*; AUTH) ### followers/ids (*; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* stringify_ids: Send id numbers as text (true) or integers (false)? (default: false) * stringify_ids: Send id numbers as text (true) or integers (false)? (default: false)
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* user_id * user_id
* screen_name * screen_name
* cursor * cursor
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Friendica doesn't allow showing the followers of other users. Friendica doesn't allow showing the followers of other users.
--- ---
### friends/ids (*; AUTH) ### friends/ids (*; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* stringify_ids: Send the id numbers as text (true) or integers (false)? (default: false) * stringify_ids: Send the id numbers as text (true) or integers (false)? (default: false)
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* user_id * user_id
* screen_name * screen_name
* cursor * cursor
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Friendica doesn't allow showing the friends of other users. Friendica doesn't allow showing the friends of other users.
--- ---
### help/test (*) ### help/test (*)
--- ---
### media/upload (POST,PUT; AUTH) ### media/upload (POST,PUT; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* media: image data * media: image data
--- ---
### oauth/request_token (*) ### oauth/request_token (*)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* oauth_callback * oauth_callback
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* x_auth_access_type * x_auth_access_type
--- ---
### oauth/access_token (*) ### oauth/access_token (*)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* oauth_verifier * oauth_verifier
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* x_auth_password * x_auth_password
* x_auth_username * x_auth_username
* x_auth_mode * x_auth_mode
--- ---
### statuses/destroy (POST,DELETE; AUTH) ### statuses/destroy (POST,DELETE; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* id: message number * id: message number
* include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false) * include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false)
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* trim_user * trim_user
--- ---
### statuses/followers (*; AUTH) ### statuses/followers (*; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
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* include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false) * include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false)
--- ---
### statuses/friends (*; AUTH) ### statuses/friends (*; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
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* include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false) * include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false)
--- ---
### blocks/list (*; AUTH) ### blocks/list (*; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
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* page: page number * page: page number
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* cursor * cursor
* skip_status * skip_status
--- ---
### statuses/friends_timeline (*; AUTH) ### statuses/friends_timeline (*; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* count: Items per page (default: 20) * count: Items per page (default: 20)
* page: page number * page: page number
* since_id: minimum id * since_id: minimum id
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* include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false) * include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false)
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* include_rts * include_rts
* trim_user * trim_user
* contributor_details * contributor_details
--- ---
### statuses/home_timeline (*; AUTH) ### statuses/home_timeline (*; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* count: Items per page (default: 20) * count: Items per page (default: 20)
* page: page number * page: page number
* since_id: minimum id * since_id: minimum id
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* include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false) * include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false)
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* include_rts * include_rts
* trim_user * trim_user
* contributor_details * contributor_details
--- ---
### statuses/mentions (*; AUTH) ### statuses/mentions (*; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* count: Items per page (default: 20) * count: Items per page (default: 20)
* page: page number * page: page number
* since_id: minimum id * since_id: minimum id
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* include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false) * include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false)
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* include_rts * include_rts
* trim_user * trim_user
* contributor_details * contributor_details
--- ---
### statuses/public_timeline (*; AUTH) ### statuses/public_timeline (*; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* count: Items per page (default: 20) * count: Items per page (default: 20)
* page: page number * page: page number
* since_id: minimum id * since_id: minimum id
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* include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false) * include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false)
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* trim_user * trim_user
--- ---
### statuses/networkpublic_timeline (*; AUTH) ### statuses/networkpublic_timeline (*; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* count: Items per page (default: 20) * count: Items per page (default: 20)
* page: page number * page: page number
* since_id: minimum id * since_id: minimum id
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* include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false) * include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false)
--- ---
### statuses/replies (*; AUTH) ### statuses/replies (*; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* count: Items per page (default: 20) * count: Items per page (default: 20)
* page: page number * page: page number
* since_id: minimum id * since_id: minimum id
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* include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false) * include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false)
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* include_rts * include_rts
* trim_user * trim_user
* contributor_details * contributor_details
--- ---
### statuses/retweet (POST,PUT; AUTH) ### statuses/retweet (POST,PUT; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* id: message number * id: message number
* include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false) * include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false)
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* trim_user * trim_user
--- ---
### statuses/show (*; AUTH) ### statuses/show (*; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* id: message number * id: message number
* conversation: if set to "1" show all messages of the conversation with the given id * conversation: if set to "1" show all messages of the conversation with the given id
* include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false) * include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false)
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* include_my_retweet * include_my_retweet
* trim_user * trim_user
--- ---
### statuses/update, statuses/update_with_media ### statuses/update, statuses/update_with_media
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* title: Title of the status * title: Title of the status
* status: Status in text format * status: Status in text format
* htmlstatus: Status in HTML format * htmlstatus: Status in HTML format
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* media_ids: (By now only a single value, no array) * media_ids: (By now only a single value, no array)
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* trim_user * trim_user
* place_id * place_id
* display_coordinates * display_coordinates
--- ---
### statuses/user_timeline (*; AUTH) ### statuses/user_timeline (*; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* user_id: id of the user * user_id: id of the user
* screen_name: screen name (for technical reasons, this value is not unique!) * screen_name: screen name (for technical reasons, this value is not unique!)
* count: Items per page (default: 20) * count: Items per page (default: 20)
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* contributor_details * contributor_details
--- ---
### statusnet/config (*) ### statusnet/config (*)
--- ---
### statusnet/conversation (*; AUTH) ### statusnet/conversation (*; AUTH)
It shows all direct answers (excluding the original post) to a given id. It shows all direct answers (excluding the original post) to a given id.
#### Parameter #### Parameter
* id: id of the post * id: id of the post
* count: Items per page (default: 20) * count: Items per page (default: 20)
* page: page number * page: page number
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* include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false) * include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false)
--- ---
### statusnet/version (*) ### statusnet/version (*)
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* user_id * user_id
* screen_name * screen_name
* cursor * cursor
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Friendica doesn't allow showing followers of other users. Friendica doesn't allow showing followers of other users.
--- ---
### search (*; AUTH) ### search (*; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* q: search query * q: search query
* page: the page number (starting at 1) to return * page: the page number (starting at 1) to return
* rpp: the number of statuses to return per page * rpp: the number of statuses to return per page
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* max_id: returns statuses with ids lower or equal to the given id * max_id: returns statuses with ids lower or equal to the given id
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* geocode * geocode
* lang * lang
* locale * locale
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* include_entities * include_entities
--- ---
### users/search (*) ### users/search (*)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* q: name of the user * q: name of the user
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* page * page
* count * count
* include_entities * include_entities
--- ---
### users/show (*) ### users/show (*)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* user_id: id of the user * user_id: id of the user
* screen_name: screen name (for technical reasons, this value is not unique!) * screen_name: screen name (for technical reasons, this value is not unique!)
* include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false) * include_entities: "true" shows entities for pictures and links (Default: false)
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* user_id * user_id
* screen_name * screen_name
* cursor * cursor
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Friendica doesn't allow showing friends of other users. Friendica doesn't allow showing friends of other users.
--- ---
### users/lookup (*; AUTH) ### users/lookup (*; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* user_id: list of ids to lookup * user_id: list of ids to lookup
#### Unsupported parameters #### Unsupported parameters
* screen_name * screen_name
* include_entities * include_entities
--- ---
### account/update_profile_image (POST; AUTH) ### account/update_profile_image (POST; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* image: image data as base64 (Twitter has a limit of 700kb, Friendica allows more) * image: image data as base64 (Twitter has a limit of 700kb, Friendica allows more)
* profile_id (optional): id of the profile for which the image should be used, default is changing the default profile * profile_id (optional): id of the profile for which the image should be used, default is changing the default profile
@ -525,9 +666,11 @@ uploads a new profile image (scales 4-6) to database, changes default or specifi
#### Return values #### Return values
On success: On success:
* JSON return: returns the updated user details (see account/verify_credentials) * JSON return: returns the updated user details (see account/verify_credentials)
On error: On error:
* 403 FORBIDDEN: if not authenticated * 403 FORBIDDEN: if not authenticated
* 400 BADREQUEST: "no media data submitted", "profile_id not available" * 400 BADREQUEST: "no media data submitted", "profile_id not available"
* 500 INTERNALSERVERERROR: "image size exceeds PHP config settings, file was rejected by server", * 500 INTERNALSERVERERROR: "image size exceeds PHP config settings, file was rejected by server",
@ -535,23 +678,33 @@ On error:
"unable to process image data", "unable to process image data",
"image upload failed" "image upload failed"
---
### friendships/incoming (*; AUTH)
#### Unsupported parameters
* cursor
* stringify_ids
## Implemented API calls (not compatible with other APIs) ## Implemented API calls (not compatible with other APIs)
--- ---
### friendica/activity/<verb>
### friendica/activity/[verb]
#### parameters #### parameters
* id: item id * id: item id
Add or remove an activity from an item. Add or remove an activity from an item.
'verb' can be one of: 'verb' can be one of:
- like * like
- dislike * dislike
- attendyes * attendyes
- attendno * attendno
- attendmaybe * attendmaybe
To remove an activity, prepend the verb with "un", eg. "unlike" or "undislike" To remove an activity, prepend the verb with "un", eg. "unlike" or "undislike"
Attend verbs disable eachother: that means that if "attendyes" was added to an item, adding "attendno" remove previous "attendyes". Attend verbs disable eachother: that means that if "attendyes" was added to an item, adding "attendno" remove previous "attendyes".
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#### Return values #### Return values
On success: On success:
json json:
```"ok"``` ```"ok"```
xml xml:
```<ok>true</ok>``` ```<ok>true</ok>```
On error: On error:
HTTP 400 BadRequest HTTP 400 BadRequest
--- ---
### friendica/group_show (*; AUTH) ### friendica/group_show (*; AUTH)
Return all or a specified group of the user with the containing contacts as array. Return all or a specified group of the user with the containing contacts as array.
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* gid: optional, if not given, API returns all groups of the user * gid: optional, if not given, API returns all groups of the user
#### Return values #### Return values
Array of: Array of:
* name: name of the group * name: name of the group
* gid: id of the group * gid: id of the group
* user: array of group members (return from api_get_user() function for each member) * user: array of group members (return from api_get_user() function for each member)
--- ---
### friendica/group_delete (POST,DELETE; AUTH) ### friendica/group_delete (POST,DELETE; AUTH)
delete the specified group of contacts; API call need to include the correct gid AND name of the group to be deleted. delete the specified group of contacts; API call need to include the correct gid AND name of the group to be deleted.
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* gid: id of the group to be deleted * gid: id of the group to be deleted
* name: name of the group to be deleted * name: name of the group to be deleted
#### Return values #### Return values
Array of: Array of:
* success: true if successfully deleted * success: true if successfully deleted
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* status: „deleted“ if successfully deleted * status: „deleted“ if successfully deleted
* wrong users: empty array * wrong users: empty array
--- ---
### friendica/group_create (POST,PUT; AUTH) ### friendica/group_create (POST,PUT; AUTH)
Create the group with the posted array of contacts as members. Create the group with the posted array of contacts as members.
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* name: name of the group to be created * name: name of the group to be created
#### POST data #### POST data
JSON data as Array like the result of "users/group_show": JSON data as Array like the result of "users/group_show":
* gid * gid
@ -617,6 +782,7 @@ JSON data as Array like the result of "users/group_show":
* array of users * array of users
#### Return values #### Return values
Array of: Array of:
* success: true if successfully created or reactivated * success: true if successfully created or reactivated
@ -625,16 +791,19 @@ Array of:
* status: „missing user“ | „reactivated“ | „ok“ * status: „missing user“ | „reactivated“ | „ok“
* wrong users: array of users, which were not available in the contact table * wrong users: array of users, which were not available in the contact table
--- ---
### friendica/group_update (POST) ### friendica/group_update (POST)
Update the group with the posted array of contacts as members (post all members of the group to the call; function will remove members not posted). Update the group with the posted array of contacts as members (post all members of the group to the call; function will remove members not posted).
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* gid: id of the group to be changed * gid: id of the group to be changed
* name: name of the group to be changed * name: name of the group to be changed
#### POST data #### POST data
JSON data as array like the result of „users/group_show“: JSON data as array like the result of „users/group_show“:
* gid * gid
@ -642,6 +811,7 @@ JSON data as array like the result of „users/group_show“:
* array of users * array of users
#### Return values #### Return values
Array of: Array of:
* success: true if successfully updated * success: true if successfully updated
@ -650,16 +820,18 @@ Array of:
* status: „missing user“ | „ok“ * status: „missing user“ | „ok“
* wrong users: array of users, which were not available in the contact table * wrong users: array of users, which were not available in the contact table
--- ---
### friendica/notifications (GET) ### friendica/notifications (GET)
Return last 50 notification for current user, ordered by date with unseen item on top Return last 50 notification for current user, ordered by date with unseen item on top
#### Parameters #### Parameters
none none
#### Return values #### Return values
Array of: Array of:
* id: id of the note * id: id of the note
@ -676,25 +848,30 @@ Array of:
* link: link to note * link: link to note
* seen: seen state: 0 or 1 * seen: seen state: 0 or 1
--- ---
### friendica/notifications/seen (POST) ### friendica/notifications/seen (POST)
Set note as seen, returns item object if possible Set note as seen, returns item object if possible
#### Parameters #### Parameters
id: id of the note to set seen id: id of the note to set seen
#### Return values #### Return values
If the note is linked to an item, the item is returned, just like one of the "statuses/*_timeline" api. If the note is linked to an item, the item is returned, just like one of the "statuses/*_timeline" api.
If the note is not linked to an item, a success status is returned: If the note is not linked to an item, a success status is returned:
* "success" (json) | <status>success</status>;" (xml) * `success` (json) | `<status>success</status>` (xml)
--- ---
### friendica/photo (*; AUTH) ### friendica/photo (*; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* photo_id: Resource id of a photo. * photo_id: Resource id of a photo.
* scale: (optional) scale value of the photo * scale: (optional) scale value of the photo
@ -716,8 +893,9 @@ An image used as profile image has only scale 4-6, other images only 0-3
#### Return values #### Return values
json json:
```
```json
{ {
"id": "photo id" "id": "photo id"
"created": "date(YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)", "created": "date(YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)",
@ -740,8 +918,9 @@ json
} }
``` ```
xml xml:
```
```xml
<photo> <photo>
<id>photo id</id> <id>photo id</id>
<created>date(YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)</created> <created>date(YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)</created>
@ -762,14 +941,16 @@ xml
``` ```
--- ---
### friendica/photos/list (*; AUTH) ### friendica/photos/list (*; AUTH)
Returns a list of all photo resources of the logged in user. Returns a list of all photo resources of the logged in user.
#### Return values #### Return values
json json:
```
```json
[ [
{ {
id: "resource_id", id: "resource_id",
@ -782,8 +963,9 @@ json
] ]
``` ```
xml xml:
```
```xml
<photos type="array"> <photos type="array">
<photo id="resource_id" <photo id="resource_id"
album="album name" album="album name"
@ -796,8 +978,11 @@ xml
``` ```
--- ---
### friendica/photoalbum/delete (POST,DELETE; AUTH) ### friendica/photoalbum/delete (POST,DELETE; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* album: name of the album to be deleted * album: name of the album to be deleted
deletes all images with the specified album name, is not reversible -> ensure that client is asking user for being sure to do this deletes all images with the specified album name, is not reversible -> ensure that client is asking user for being sure to do this
@ -805,17 +990,21 @@ deletes all images with the specified album name, is not reversible -> ensure th
#### Return values #### Return values
On success: On success:
* JSON return {"result":"deleted","message":"album 'xyz' with all containing photos has been deleted."} * JSON return {"result":"deleted","message":"album 'xyz' with all containing photos has been deleted."}
On error: On error:
* 403 FORBIDDEN: if not authenticated * 403 FORBIDDEN: if not authenticated
* 400 BADREQUEST: "no albumname specified", "album not available" * 400 BADREQUEST: "no albumname specified", "album not available"
* 500 INTERNALSERVERERROR: "problem with deleting item occured", "unknown error - deleting from database failed" * 500 INTERNALSERVERERROR: "problem with deleting item occured", "unknown error - deleting from database failed"
--- ---
### friendica/photoalbum/update (POST,PUT; AUTH) ### friendica/photoalbum/update (POST,PUT; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* album: name of the album to be updated * album: name of the album to be updated
* album_new: new name of the album * album_new: new name of the album
@ -824,18 +1013,23 @@ changes the album name to album_new for all photos in album
#### Return values #### Return values
On success: On success:
* JSON return {"result":"updated","message":"album 'abc' with all containing photos has been renamed to 'xyz'."} * JSON return {"result":"updated","message":"album 'abc' with all containing photos has been renamed to 'xyz'."}
On error: On error:
* 403 FORBIDDEN: if not authenticated * 403 FORBIDDEN: if not authenticated
* 400 BADREQUEST: "no albumname specified", "no new albumname specified", "album not available" * 400 BADREQUEST: "no albumname specified", "no new albumname specified", "album not available"
* 500 INTERNALSERVERERROR: "unknown error - updating in database failed" * 500 INTERNALSERVERERROR: "unknown error - updating in database failed"
--- ---
### friendica/photo/create (POST; AUTH) ### friendica/photo/create (POST; AUTH)
### friendica/photo/update (POST; AUTH) ### friendica/photo/update (POST; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* photo_id (optional): if specified the photo with this id will be updated * photo_id (optional): if specified the photo with this id will be updated
* media (optional): image data as base64, only optional if photo_id is specified (new upload must have media) * media (optional): image data as base64, only optional if photo_id is specified (new upload must have media)
* desc (optional): description for the photo, updated when photo_id is specified * desc (optional): description for the photo, updated when photo_id is specified
@ -853,12 +1047,14 @@ Currently it is best to inform user that updating rights is not the right way to
#### Return values #### Return values
On success: On success:
* new photo uploaded: JSON return with photo data (see friendica/photo) * new photo uploaded: JSON return with photo data (see friendica/photo)
* photo updated - changed photo data: JSON return with photo data (see friendica/photo) * photo updated - changed photo data: JSON return with photo data (see friendica/photo)
* photo updated - changed info: JSON return {"result":"updated","message":"Image id 'xyz' has been updated."} * photo updated - changed info: JSON return {"result":"updated","message":"Image id 'xyz' has been updated."}
* photo updated - nothing changed: JSON return {"result":"cancelled","message":"Nothing to update for image id 'xyz'."} * photo updated - nothing changed: JSON return {"result":"cancelled","message":"Nothing to update for image id 'xyz'."}
On error: On error:
* 403 FORBIDDEN: if not authenticated * 403 FORBIDDEN: if not authenticated
* 400 BADREQUEST: "no albumname specified", "no media data submitted", "photo not available", "acl data invalid" * 400 BADREQUEST: "no albumname specified", "no media data submitted", "photo not available", "acl data invalid"
* 500 INTERNALSERVERERROR: "image size exceeds PHP config settings, file was rejected by server", * 500 INTERNALSERVERERROR: "image size exceeds PHP config settings, file was rejected by server",
@ -869,10 +1065,12 @@ On error:
"unknown error - update photo entry in database failed", "unknown error - update photo entry in database failed",
"unknown error - this error on uploading or updating a photo should never happen" "unknown error - this error on uploading or updating a photo should never happen"
--- ---
### friendica/photo/delete (DELETE; AUTH) ### friendica/photo/delete (DELETE; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* photo_id: id of the photo to be deleted * photo_id: id of the photo to be deleted
deletes a single image with the specified id, is not reversible -> ensure that client is asking user for being sure to do this deletes a single image with the specified id, is not reversible -> ensure that client is asking user for being sure to do this
@ -881,50 +1079,66 @@ Sets item table entries for this photo to deleted = 1
#### Return values #### Return values
On success: On success:
* JSON return {"result":"deleted","message":"photo with id 'xyz' has been deleted from server."} * JSON return {"result":"deleted","message":"photo with id 'xyz' has been deleted from server."}
On error: On error:
* 403 FORBIDDEN: if not authenticated * 403 FORBIDDEN: if not authenticated
* 400 BADREQUEST: "no photo_id specified", "photo not available" * 400 BADREQUEST: "no photo_id specified", "photo not available"
* 500 INTERNALSERVERERROR: "unknown error on deleting photo", "problem with deleting items occurred" * 500 INTERNALSERVERERROR: "unknown error on deleting photo", "problem with deleting items occurred"
--- ---
### friendica/direct_messages_setseen (GET; AUTH) ### friendica/direct_messages_setseen (GET; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* id: id of the message to be updated as seen * id: id of the message to be updated as seen
#### Return values #### Return values
On success: On success:
* JSON return {"result":"ok","message":"message set to seen"} * JSON return {"result":"ok","message":"message set to seen"}
On error: On error:
* different JSON returns {"result":"error","message":"xyz"} * different JSON returns {"result":"error","message":"xyz"}
--- ---
### friendica/direct_messages_search (GET; AUTH) ### friendica/direct_messages_search (GET; AUTH)
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* searchstring: string for which the API call should search as '%searchstring%' in field 'body' of all messages of the authenticated user (caption ignored) * searchstring: string for which the API call should search as '%searchstring%' in field 'body' of all messages of the authenticated user (caption ignored)
#### Return values #### Return values
Returns only tested with JSON, XML might work as well. Returns only tested with JSON, XML might work as well.
On success: On success:
* JSON return {"success":"true","search_results": array of found messages} * JSON return {"success":"true","search_results": array of found messages}
* JSOn return {"success":"false","search_results":"nothing found"} * JSOn return {"success":"false","search_results":"nothing found"}
On error: On error:
* different JSON returns {"result":"error","message":"searchstring not specified"} * different JSON returns {"result":"error","message":"searchstring not specified"}
--- ---
### friendica/profile/show (GET; AUTH) ### friendica/profile/show (GET; AUTH)
show data of all profiles or a single profile of the authenticated user show data of all profiles or a single profile of the authenticated user
#### Parameters #### Parameters
* profile_id: id of the profile to be returned (optional, if omitted all profiles are returned by default) * profile_id: id of the profile to be returned (optional, if omitted all profiles are returned by default)
#### Return values #### Return values
On success: Array of: On success: Array of:
* multi_profiles: true if user has activated multi_profiles * multi_profiles: true if user has activated multi_profiles
@ -937,6 +1151,7 @@ HTTP 403 Forbidden: when no authentication was provided
HTTP 400 Bad Request: if given profile_id is not in the database or is not assigned to the authenticated user HTTP 400 Bad Request: if given profile_id is not in the database or is not assigned to the authenticated user
General description of profile data in API returns: General description of profile data in API returns:
* profile_id * profile_id
* profile_name * profile_name
* is_default: true if this is the public profile * is_default: true if this is the public profile
@ -949,14 +1164,9 @@ General description of profile data in API returns:
* users: array with the users allowed to view this profile (empty if is_default=true) * users: array with the users allowed to view this profile (empty if is_default=true)
--- ---
### friendships/incoming (*; AUTH)
#### Unsupported parameters
* cursor
* stringify_ids
---
## Not Implemented API calls ## Not Implemented API calls
The following API calls are implemented in GNU Social but not in Friendica: (incomplete) The following API calls are implemented in GNU Social but not in Friendica: (incomplete)
* statuses/retweets_of_me * statuses/retweets_of_me
@ -1041,12 +1251,16 @@ The following API calls from the Twitter API are not implemented in either Frien
--- ---
## Usage Examples ## Usage Examples
### BASH / cURL ### BASH / cURL
```bash
/usr/bin/curl -u USER:PASS https://YOUR.FRIENDICA.TLD/api/statuses/update.xml -d source="some source id" -d status="the status you want to post" /usr/bin/curl -u USER:PASS https://YOUR.FRIENDICA.TLD/api/statuses/update.xml -d source="some source id" -d status="the status you want to post"
```
### Python ### Python
The [RSStoFriedika](https://github.com/pafcu/RSStoFriendika) code can be used as an example of how to use the API with python.
The [RSStoFriendika](https://github.com/pafcu/RSStoFriendika) code can be used as an example of how to use the API with python.
The lines for posting are located at [line 21](https://github.com/pafcu/RSStoFriendika/blob/master/RSStoFriendika.py#L21) and following. The lines for posting are located at [line 21](https://github.com/pafcu/RSStoFriendika/blob/master/RSStoFriendika.py#L21) and following.
def tweet(server, message, group_allow=None): def tweet(server, message, group_allow=None):