Boktipset's API Boktipset's API was created to make it easier for other web-pages and application to retrieve data from Boktipset.se. What it can and cannot be used for is stated in the EULA for Boktipsets API. To make sure the information retrieved through the API is not missused a certain key ("accesskey") is issued for each application that allows it to be retrieved. If missused, the key can be revoked. For certain functions (like setting a grade) a special key for each user ("userkey") also is needed. The userkey can be obtained by using the authenticate method described below. In order to get personalized grades in return the userkey also has to be specified. Calls to the API are made using either a html-request with parameters or sending an XML to the same URL. There are certain parameters that are used in all scripts: accesskey The accesskey for the application userkey The user key. Only needed in certain cases. format The format of the data to return. Valid values are xml and json. xml is the default return type. jsonwrapper When json is the return format, you can use this parameter to get the returned json wrapped in a function call. This is usefull to avoid cross site scripting. The data can be returned formted either in xml or json. The data structures for the returned data is always the same for both formats. The data is always created in XML first, and then converted to JSON to make sure it conforms. To get help for a certain call, call the script without parameters. Authenticate api/authenticate.cgi Information about a book book/book.cgi All comments for a book book/comments.cgi Show who is tracking a book book/tracking.cgi Search for books book/search.cgi Set a grade book/set_grade.cgi Post a comment book/submit_comment.cgi Events for a book book/events.cgi Information about a author author/author.cgi Information about a member member/profile.cgi A members shelf member/shelf.cgi Events for a member member/events.cgi All events for grouped events events/get_all_events.cgi Search for members member/search.cgi A list made by a member lists/memberlist.cgi A list based on statistics lists/statlist.cgi Create or edit lists lists/save_list.cgi Show a list of all genres available lists/genres.cgi Show a list of books for a genre lists/genre.cgi Add or remove from tracking lists lists/save_tracking.cgi Get information about a place places/place.cgi Get places for a book places/places_for_book.cgi Get places for a author places/places_for_author.cgi List check ins for a place, member, book, or author places/list_check_ins.cgi Get places for a bounding box places/places_for_coords.cgi Add a new place places/add_place.cgi Report an error on a place places/report_place.cgi Get blogposts blogapi/get_posts.cgi Get blogpost blogapi/get_post.cgi xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx yyyyyy xml ]]> . . . ]]>