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Stackexchange Api V2 3 Info Example

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Stackexchange Api V2 3 Info Example is an example object payload from Stack Exchange, with 14 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

total_questionstotal_unansweredtotal_acceptedtotal_answerstotal_commentstotal_votestotal_badgestotal_usersquestions_per_minuteanswers_per_minutebadges_per_minutenew_active_usersapi_revisionsite

Example Payload

{
  "total_questions": 221449,
  "total_unanswered": 425722,
  "total_accepted": 914256,
  "total_answers": 244047,
  "total_comments": 925433,
  "total_votes": 276359,
  "total_badges": 594238,
  "total_users": 256194,
  "questions_per_minute": 56.9,
  "answers_per_minute": 82.6,
  "badges_per_minute": 26.47,
  "new_active_users": 340342,
  "api_revision": "2024.12.01.1234",
  "site": {
    "site_url": "https://stackoverflow.com",
    "api_site_parameter": "stackoverflow",
    "name": "Stack Overflow",
    "site_type": "main_site",
    "audience": "professional and enthusiast programmers",
    "icon_url": "https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11227809",
    "logo_url": "https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11227809",
    "favicon_url": "https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11227809",
    "launch_date": 1221177600,
    "site_state": "normal",
    "styling": {
      "link_color": "https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11227809",
      "tag_foreground_color": "stackoverflow",
      "tag_background_color": "stackoverflow"
    },
    "related_sites": [
      {
        "name": "openapi",
        "site_url": "https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11227809",
        "relation": "meta"
      }
    ],
    "markdown_extensions": [
      "stackoverflow"
    ]
  }
}

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