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Method List

All API methods can be found at https://api.stackexchange.com/docs.

Global Method Parameters

All methods accept the following parameters:

• type=jsontext: responds with mime-type text/json.
• key={key}: validates this request to a specific application. (More here)
• callback=functionname: returns JSON with Padding instead of standard JSON
• filter={filter}: specifies which fields to return

Site specific methods also take

• site={sitename}: specifies the site to query against, can be the full domain name or just part
  • for example stackoverflow.com, askubuntu, and gaming are all valid

Supported Sites

Every site in the Stack Exchange network supports the API, with the exceptions of stackexchange.com, and Area 51.

Deprecated Help

Old help methods can be found at http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/usage. Further details may be found in the revision history of this post.

Method List

All API methods can be found at https://api.stackexchange.com/docs.

Global Method Parameters

All methods accept the following parameters:

• type=jsontext: responds with mime-type text/json.
• key={key}: validates this request to a specific application. (More here)
• callback=functionname: returns JSON with Padding instead of standard JSON
• filter={filter}: specifies which fields to return

Site specific methods also take

• site={sitename}: specifies the site to query against, can be the full domain name or just part
  • for example stackoverflow.com, askubuntu, and gaming are all valid

Authentication

Updates to authentication options were released in June 2025 and are documented at https://stackapps.com/help/api-authentication

Supported Sites

Every site in the Stack Exchange network supports the API, with the exceptions of stackexchange.com, and Area 51.

Deprecated Help

Old help methods can be found at http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/usage. Further details may be found in the revision history of this post.

##Method List

All API methods can be found at https://api.stackexchange.com/docs.

###Global Method Parameters

All methods accept the following parameters:

• type=jsontext: responds with mime-type text/json.
• key={key}: validates this request to a specific application. (More here)
• callback=functionname: returns JSON with Padding instead of standard JSON
• filter={filter}: specifies which fields to return

Site specific methods also take

• site={sitename}: specifies the site to query against, can be the full domain name or just part
  • for example stackoverflow.com, askubuntu, and gaming are all valid

##Supported Sites

Every site in the Stack Exchange network supports the API, with the exceptions of stackexchange.com, and Area 51.

###Deprecated Help

Old help methods can be found at http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/usage. Further details may be found in the revision history of this post.

Method List

All API methods can be found at https://api.stackexchange.com/docs.

Global Method Parameters

All methods accept the following parameters:

• type=jsontext: responds with mime-type text/json.
• key={key}: validates this request to a specific application. (More here)
• callback=functionname: returns JSON with Padding instead of standard JSON
• filter={filter}: specifies which fields to return

Site specific methods also take

• site={sitename}: specifies the site to query against, can be the full domain name or just part
  • for example stackoverflow.com, askubuntu, and gaming are all valid

Supported Sites

Every site in the Stack Exchange network supports the API, with the exceptions of stackexchange.com, and Area 51.

Deprecated Help

Old help methods can be found at http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/usage. Further details may be found in the revision history of this post.