I've looked high and low in the Quip docs to see if there's a way to search Quip documents via an API. Does anyone know of such an endpoint?
I imagine you have probably already found this by now, but if not there is the quip automation api which does include a basic search ability: https://igt.quip.com/dev/automation/documentation#search-for-threads
For a more robust search, you would need to write a script to loop through every thread
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As the title says, I'm trying to find a way to post these updates (see picture below) using google's API, I can't find anything about it. I have checked google's business API documentation and most of it's endpoints are deprecated.
At the top of the page there is a deprecation schedule: https://developers.google.com/my-business/content/sunset-dates
There you can find the new API-Endpoint. I'm also looking for a solution to update opening hours, but it's not that easy to find any information. Even bing is better documented.
When I Google for something and click on a heading from the Knowledge Graph, Google displays a list of the results just below the search bar:
Screenshot here
I typed in the same thing in my Knowledge Graph API:
https://kgsearch.googleapis.com/v1/entities:search?query=apple%20products&key=[MY_KEY]&indent=True&limit=100
and the results are not the same. Short of scraping, is there a way of obtaining the exact list shown within the results via a Google API? It doesn't seem to be Knowledge Graph, or at least the queries are not the same.
Short of scraping, is there a way of obtaining the exact list shown
within the results via a Google API? It doesn't seem to be Knowledge
Graph
Apparently not, you are using the correct API but unfortunately that is how the API works—it usually gives you a different result than if you do a simple Google search.
Why this is the case—I don't know. I decided scrape google instead.
The Knowledge Graph API doesn't have access to the same data sources as a simple Google search. You can read about here if interested (https://web.archive.org/web/20130329151128/http://zecblog.com/2012/09/16/the-short-life-of-the-open-knowledge-graph/).
But yes in short, you'll have to do your own scraping if you want the same information, although it's difficult because Google purposely obfuscates the HTML tags.
I would like to understand if and how it is possible to achieve the following:
Create an app that sends search requests to Google (search requests
inputted by a user!)
Fetch the search results present in a different
format/graphics/layout the search results to the user.
Is that possible or Google would prevent me from doing such a thing? (via a
CAPTCHA for example)
If it is possible what kind of instrument would I need to use to capture (parse?) the search results???
My application would be developed for Android.
Screen-scraping the search results from the Google search site is a violation of their terms of service. I don't think they would use CAPTCHA to prevent you from doing so, but you might get a letter from their lawyers.
However, you could use the Google Custom Search API which allows you to search Google and customize layout of the results. However, you need to acquire a developer key and also follow their terms of service.
Also, Android has a search component built into it that you can probably use. See http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/search/index.html.
I have an idea for a script that I would like to use for a contest on Twitter. The script I want to build will scrape keywords from a tweet (someone I'm following) and then automate an action when they're found.
My question is, what would be the best way to build this script? Should I script the webpage or an API to get faster results? I need the script to be reliable and very fast because I'll be using this for a contest. Ideally I would like the script to obtain the keywords a few seconds before the tweets are posted online (if possible) to have a better chance on winning.
Thoughts and suggestions? Btw I'm not a developer but I am planning to hire someone to build this script for me after I get the necessary information.
There is no need to scrape the webpage. Use the API. They have a REST API or you could use something like twitter4j. I suggest having a look at their website, see the examples and see if it fits in with what you would like to do.
In my experience the tweets will show up in the API before the are updated on the website.
I need to provide search functionality as the cornerstone of my app (basically I think I can make a better interface than whats is offered by Google, bing, yahoo - bold claim I know). Therefore I will not build an entire search engine from scratch, I will rather use an API provider by a major search engine and simply modify the interface that present the results to my visitors. I am a Google fanboi and I initially tried to use Google Search AJAX API. However, I was very disappointed since I can barely change anything at all.
Specifically;
I need an API that will let me pull programmatically the results from a major search engine and let me output them with the style and goodies that I want.
I am not looking to alter the order in which the search results are presented to the user by inserting crap in between the good results (this is against my philosophy). But I would like to wrap massive php/javascript around each search results so that I can completely control how each result is graphically rendered.
I heard of the BING API 2.0, would that be more flexible than Google AJAX API? Could anyone provide output if any of the current search providers are offering API for this purpose right now?
After careful investigation it appears to me that the Bing 2.0 API is the most flexible and robust search API currently on the market.
The Bing API does require you to put their ads next to the results. You can place your own ads with the Yahoo API. The Yahoo API uses the same search technology (same results) and can be used starting from $0,40 per 1000 queries. The lowest, bulk price of the Google API is $4,00 per 1000 queries. Google's relevance is easily ten times higher for the somewhat more advanced queries.
And also Bing version 2 search API is free!
Whereas, Yahoo BOSS V2 has pricing and so Google does custom search API.