App.net

App.net Stream API

The App.net Stream API — a RESTful, OAuth 2.0-secured social API covering posts, users, follows, channels/messages, files, filters, and a real-time streaming surface. Responses use a uniform {data, meta} envelope with cursor pagination and X-RateLimit-* headers. Service is retired (shut down 2017-03-14); documentation is preserved at appdotnet/api-spec.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://github.com/appdotnet/api-spec
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Authentication
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/appnet/refs/heads/main/authentication/appnet-authentication.yml
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RateLimits
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/appnet/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/appnet-rate-limits.yml

Other Resources

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OAuthScopes
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/appnet/refs/heads/main/scopes/appnet-scopes.yml
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ErrorCatalog
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/appnet/refs/heads/main/errors/appnet-problem-types.yml
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Conventions
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/appnet/refs/heads/main/conventions/appnet-conventions.yml
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/appnet/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: App.net Stream API
description: The App.net Stream API — a RESTful, OAuth 2.0-secured social API covering posts, users, follows,
  channels/messages, files, filters, and a real-time streaming surface. Responses use a uniform {data,
  meta} envelope with cursor pagination and X-RateLimit-* headers. Service is retired (shut down 2017-03-14);
  documentation is preserved at appdotnet/api-spec.
humanURL: https://github.com/appdotnet/api-spec
baseURL: https://api.app.net/stream/0/
tags:
- Social
- Microblogging
- Messaging
- Streaming
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://github.com/appdotnet/api-spec
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/appnet-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/appnet-scopes.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/appnet-rate-limits.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/appnet-problem-types.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/appnet-conventions.yml