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infoIntroduction
The FanSided API is a custom application augmenting and supporing FanSided's Multisite WordPress Network. Built with Slim, Guzzle and PSR on a standard MVC pattern, the Amazon Aurora-hosted API powers mobile apps and portions of the WordPress front-end using core resources like Sites, Topics and soon Users.
The API also houses mission-critical systems for FanSided including User Payments, Emails and Topic Taxonomies, as well as supporting applications like Analytics and Internal Ads.
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view_listResource Index
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vpn_lock Authentication
Browser Requests
To test API calls in the browser, get a cookie that will be connected to your API key. This is only required in the live environment.
Server Requests
To authenticate requests from a server, set your API key in the request headers as the value for
"X-API-KEY".Levels of Authentication
Not every API key is created equal. Keys are provisioned access to the resources they need.
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contact_phoneContact
FanSided Technology Team
dashboard Ads
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GET/ads/mobile-app/ htmllock_open
Generates Mobile App Download Prompt, Inheriting Branding and using magic links to App Stores.
launchExampleOption Type Description Example Required device
string
Will be either <pre>ios</pre> or <pre>android</pre> ios YES s_id
int
Site ID passed from TIME, Inc. AdFactory in FanSided VIP 229 YES a_id
int
App ID passed from TIME, Inc. AdFactory in FanSided VIP 1 YES dark
string
Hexidecimal color minus the hex ffb313 YES light
string
Hexidecimal color minus the hex cd1713 YES cat
string
Category passed from TIME, Inc. AdFactory in FanSided VIP. May override App ID in logic. Star+Wars NO -
GET/ads/newsletter/ htmllock_open
Generates Newsletter Signup Prompt to pass user through to FanSend Signup.
launchExampleOption Type Description Example Required s_id
int
Site ID passed from TIME, Inc. AdFactory in FanSided VIP 229 YES cat
string
Category passed from TIME, Inc. AdFactory in FanSided VIP Star+Wars NO
rss_feed RSS
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GET/rss/{partner_slug}/ xmllock_open
XML feed of full content posts.
launchExampleOption Type Description Example Required post_tags
string
Tags associated with post. A csv list of tags uses OR condition. {AND} can be used in a single csv entry to enforce and AND condition between two tags. post_tags=arizona+cardinals,arizona+coyotes, post_tags=usc+trojans+{AND}+football NO network_id
int
The posts associated newtork id. network_id=4 NO app_id
int
The posts associated app id. app_id=4 NO blog_id
int
FS Network WordPress blog_id. blog_id=229, blog_id!=229 NO post_date_utc
string
The publish date of post. post_date_utc>=2016-7-20 00:00:00 NO vertical
string
FS Network vertical Current verticals - MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA, EXTRA, NCAA, SOCCER, LOCAL, ENTERTAINMENT, NCAABB, NCAAF, TV, LIFESTYLE vertical=nhl,nba NO limit
int
Limit the amount of posts returned in a single call. limit=10 NO page
int
Select the page number to return. Changing the limit is allow with the field as long as all calls use the same limit value. page=2, page=2&limit=30 NO -
GET/rss/{partner_slug}/partial/ xmllock_open
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GET/rss/{partner_slug}/json/ jsonlock_open
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GET/rss/{partner_slug}/json/partial/ jsonlock_open