Developer Forum

Here is the beginnings of a faq for developers. More to come soon...

Where can I find documentation on the Trendrr API?
All doc pages for the API are here: http://developer.trendrr.com/api/

Do I need to use my username and password to make API calls?
Short answer is no. Long answer is you can use your username and password to authenticate your API call but this method is depricated. The recommended method is using your personal authentication key instead.

What is a personal authentication key?
A personal authentication key is a unique string that allows you API access to graphs which are private to your account.

Where do I find my personal authentication key?
To view your authentication key, visit: http://www.trendrr.com/inside/api/authKey.seam

What data formats are available return types from the API?
The Trendrr API allows for multiple different data return formats. These types vary depending on the particular API call. These include XML, JSON and Excel. Please check the doc page for the API call in question for a complete list of return types.

How do I specify a return type for an API call?
You can specify a API call return type by passing in a variable called "return" and assigning it a value based on the return type you want.

What is MSS?
MSS is a web metrics syndication format. Its name is an acronym for metrics syndication standard. MSS is a dialect of XML. The goal of MSS is to provide sites with a standard way to publish easily ingestible metrics relating to its community and content. You can find out more about SGS and see some examples here: http://developer.trendrr.com/mss/

What is SGS?
SGS is a graph data web syndication format. Its name is an acronym for simplegraph syndication. SGS is a dialect of XML. The goal of SGS is to provide sites with a standard way to publish graphing data. You can find out more about SGS and see some examples here: http://developer.trendrr.com/sgs/