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JSON Callbacks for RSSmeme API

The RSSmeme API now supports JSON callbacks. Just place an additional parameter ‘callback’ onto the end of the URL to set the callback function name. This will let you use the API in JavaScript. Here is an example:

http://www.rssmeme.com/api/?output=json&callback=foo

This came from a user request. I figured eventually someone would ask for it so there you are!

This entry was written by Benjamin Golub, posted on May 14, 2008 at 7:52 am, filed under Uncategorized and tagged api, callback, json, rssmeme. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

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J. Phil 3 months ago 1 point
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Unrelated question: Could RSSmeme accept pings? I often make small edits to my articles after they are published, and services such as Google Reader are usually very forgiving, only caching the latest copy of the published article. However, RSSmeme seems to take the first one and then never looks at it again (from a content standpoint).

If you could incorporate pings it would allow RSSmeme to grab the latest version of an article.

There is at least one good argument for why this is would be a Good Thing -- if people subscribe to a RSSmeme feed (say, their custom friendfeed list) and an article gets changed or removed after it is shared, it stays unchanged on RSSmeme.

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Benjamin Golub 3 months ago 1 point
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It's possible. The easiest way to do this would be to update the content
everytime someone shares a story. I've thought about doing this but have
held back because it's just more load on an already overloaded server.

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J. Phil 3 months ago 1 point
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Point. Much easier to increment a counter if the article already exists, right? Maybe compute a CRC on the fly and see if it has changed?

Glad to hear that you have been thinking about it. Thanks!

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