Quikr

Quikr Public API

The Public API from Quikr — 7 operation(s) for public.

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Operations 7

GET /public/adsByLocation Retrieve ads by geographic coordinates #

GET /public/adsByCategory Fetch ads filtered by category and city #

GET /public/trending Display trending items in a city #

GET /public/liveOnQuikr Retrieve live platform activity metrics #

POST /public/reply Enable buyer-to-seller communication on a listing #

POST /public/postAds Submit a new advertisement/listing #

POST /public/editAds Modify an existing advertisement/listing #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Quikr Developer Platform (QDP) Public API
  version: v1
  description: 'Quikr Developer Platform (QDP) exposes India''s Quikr online classifieds to approved partner apps: discover ads by location or category, surface trending and live activity, reply to listings, and post/edit ads. The platform is in beta with invitation-only access (request via dvlpr-support@quikr.com). Authentication uses custom Quikr HMAC-SHA1 signed headers, not OAuth.'
  contact:
    name: Quikr Developer Support
    email: dvlpr-support@quikr.com
    url: https://developer.quikr.com
  x-access: invitation-only-beta
servers:
- url: https://api.quikr.com
  description: Quikr Developer Platform production API host (as documented)
security:
- quikrSignature: []
tags:
- name: Public
paths:
  /public/adsByLocation:
    get:
      operationId: getAdsByLocation
      summary: Retrieve ads by geographic coordinates
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Ads matching the supplied location.
      tags:
      - Public
  /public/adsByCategory:
    get:
      operationId: getAdsByCategory
      summary: Fetch ads filtered by category and city
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Ads matching the supplied category and city.
      tags:
      - Public
  /public/trending:
    get:
      operationId: getTrending
      summary: Display trending items in a city
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Trending items.
      tags:
      - Public
  /public/liveOnQuikr:
    get:
      operationId: getLiveOnQuikr
      summary: Retrieve live platform activity metrics
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Live activity metrics.
      tags:
      - Public
  /public/reply:
    post:
      operationId: replyToAd
      summary: Enable buyer-to-seller communication on a listing
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Reply accepted.
      tags:
      - Public
  /public/postAds:
    post:
      operationId: postAd
      summary: Submit a new advertisement/listing
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Ad posted.
      tags:
      - Public
  /public/editAds:
    post:
      operationId: editAd
      summary: Modify an existing advertisement/listing
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Ad updated.
      tags:
      - Public
components:
  securitySchemes:
    quikrSignature:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Quikr-Signature-v2
      description: 'Custom Quikr request signing. Each request carries three headers: X-Quikr-App-Id (application identifier), X-Quikr-Token-Id (daily access token from /app/auth/access_token), and X-Quikr-Signature-v2 (HMAC-SHA1 signature). QDP helper libraries for Java and PHP generate these headers.'