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== | Note: This is still a very early draft and has not yet been implemented! | ||
= General = | |||
== Encoding == | |||
All content is UTF8 encoded and gzip compressed (you may have to handle the decompressing yourself, if your HTTP library doesn't support compression of HTTP data). | |||
== Flooding == | |||
All users of this API should employ heavy local caching. Requesting the same dataset multiple times on a single day can get you banned. The same goes for request flooding. You should not request more than one page every two seconds on average. | |||
== Parameters == | |||
These parameters apply to all HTTP XML API pages and should always be added to the request URLs. | These parameters apply to all HTTP XML API pages and should always be added to the request URLs. | ||
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= Anime Search = | |||
Allows lookup of AniDB anime ids (AIDs) by anime title. Additionally AniDB also provides a daily dump with all anime titles which can be used to implement client-side searches, see: [[API]]. | Allows lookup of AniDB anime ids (AIDs) by anime title. Additionally AniDB also provides a daily dump with all anime titles which can be used to implement client-side searches, see: [[API]]. | ||
== Access == | |||
Base URL: TBA | Base URL: TBA | ||
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== Data == | |||
<code><pre> | <code><pre> | ||
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</pre></code> | </pre></code> | ||
= Anime Data = | |||
Allows retrieval of non-file or episode related information for a specific anime by AID (AniDB anime id). | Allows retrieval of non-file or episode related information for a specific anime by AID (AniDB anime id). | ||
== Access == | |||
Base URL: TBA | Base URL: TBA | ||
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== Data == | |||
<code><pre> | <code><pre> | ||