This question was already asked last year, at the time it was on the "todo" list.
With all this Reddit API drama lately, I just remembered SN could benefit from having one.
36 sats \ 3 replies \ @OriginalSize 8 Jun 2023
Furthermore sats make an API practical, even profitable. I think it'd be really cool to make a bot which pays a few sats to grab the front page and posts the top 5 links as a nostr note.
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5 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek 8 Jun 2023
That's already possible rn for free because of the RSS feed
I started working on a API client by extracting all the SN specific code of @hn into a separate go module.
But a real API client should have all the features the frontend has like pricing, login etc. so I didn't post about it here.
Also, I am not sure if we already want to officially support such use cases so it makes sense to wait until we implement something more official which is more accessible by bots including API docs.
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15 sats \ 1 reply \ @OriginalSize 8 Jun 2023
I understand the urge to deliver a complete API. Scoping APIs can be a challenge but I would encourage an MVP with just enough features to get feedback. It's a great benefit to already have sats balances to tap for API usage and who knows what value stream you might uncover.
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91 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 8 Jun 2023
I get your point. I was just hesitant since people may assume this is something official and they can expect more work on this soon which is not the case. I mentioned the go module here now: #190140
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @benthecarman 9 Jun 2023
there is one
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @FrickFrickFrick 9 Jun 2023
+1 for API want to program my interactive buttplug to vibrate on new notifications. Go ahead and hit that lightning bolt I am about to have a good time.
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