API Usage Guide
The following section describes the HTTP requests that can be made to the SailBlogs server, and the XML response that is returned.
Contents
Base URL
All calls to the SailBlogs API will be made to the following URL:
http://www.sailblogs.com/api/sbapi.php
URL Parameters
auth
Authorization key. This is REQUIRED for all API calls.
http://www.sailblogs.com/api/sbapi.php?auth=ZGVtb0BzYWlsYmxvZ3MuY29tOmxhbmRyMHZlcg,,
dt
Datatype indicator. This tells the API what kind of information you're requesting. Possible values are:
- blog
- items
- contents
- comments
- msgID
- curxp
- curpc
- test
dt=blog
http://www.sailblogs.com/api/sbapi.php?auth=ZGVtb0BzYWlsYmxvZ3MuY29tOmxhbmRyMHZlcg,,&dt=blog
Output:
<xjournal> <api_res>0</api_res> <api_res_msg>Ok</api_res_msg> <entry> <msgID>114806</msgID> <postDate>2009-09-29 11:09:37</postDate> <title>This is test entry 3 with a lat/long included</title> <location>Minneapolis</location> <author></author> <imageFile/> <thumbnail/> <teaser> This is a blog post that includes a lat/long reference and a youtube video: [%youtube*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lriRLdiAQE%v] Line below video... </teaser> <body> This is a blog post that includes a lat/long reference and a youtube video: [%youtube*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lriRLdiAQE%v] Line below video... </body> <comments>0</comments> <nextmsg/> <prevmsg/> <latitude>44 57.22'N</latitude> <longitude>193 22.36'W</longitude> <declat>44.9537</declat> <declong>-193.3727</declong> </entry> </xjournal>
If the items parameter is included, the system will return the number of blog posts requested:
http://www.sailblogs.com/api/sbapi.php?auth=ZGVtb0BzYWlsYmxvZ3MuY29tOmxhbmRyMHZlcg,,&dt=blog&items=3
The above will return the three most recent entries.
dt=contents
Returns the table of contents for a particular blog:
http://www.sailblogs.com/api/sbapi.php?auth=ZGVtb0BzYWlsYmxvZ3MuY29tOmxhbmRyMHZlcg,,&dt=contents
Output:
<xjournal> <api_res>0</api_res> <api_res_msg>Ok</api_res_msg> <entry> <msgID>114806</msgID> <postDate>2009-09-29 11:09:37</postDate> <title>This is test entry 3 with a lat/long included</title> <location>Minneapolis</location> <author></author> <imageFile/> <display/> </entry> <entry> <msgID>114804</msgID> <postDate>2009-09-28 11:06:19</postDate> <title>This is entry number 2</title> <location>Minneapolis</location> <author>Tim</author> <imageFile/> <display/> </entry> <entry> <msgID>103152</msgID> <postDate>2009-09-27 10:50:36</postDate> <title>This is my first entry</title> <location></location> <author></author> <imageFile>p1010001_scale.jpg</imageFile> <display>p1010001_scale.jpg</display> </entry> </xjournal>
dt=comments
Also requires the msgID parameter. Will return the comments available for a particular blog post.
http://www.sailblogs.com/api/sbapi.php?auth=ZGVtb0BzYWlsYmxvZ3MuY29tOmxhbmRyMHZlcg,,&dt=comments&msgID=103152
Returns:
<xjournal> <api_res>0</api_res> <api_res_msg>Ok</api_res_msg> <comment> <msgID>103152</msgID> <blogID>8890</blogID> <posterName>Tim Harincar</posterName> <posterEmail>demo@sailblogs.com</posterEmail> <posterIP>207.250.230.131</posterIP> <comments>this is a test comment</comments> <postDate>2010-01-19 10:48:07</postDate> <display>1</display> <xj_ownerID>8887</xj_ownerID> </comment> </xjournal>
There will be a "comment" block for each comment added to a particular post. If the msgID parameter is not included, the system will return an error message.
dt=curxp
Will return current XPlot position information available for the authorized user.
http://www.sailblogs.com/api/sbapi.php?auth=ZGVtb0BzYWlsYmxvZ3MuY29tOmxhbmRyMHZlcg,,&dt=curxp
Returns:
<xjournal> <api_res>0</api_res> <api_res_msg>Ok</api_res_msg> <position> <posID>36846</posID> <latitude>44 12.57'N</latitude> <longitude>-117.2075</longitude> <declat>44.2095</declat> <declong>-117.0035</declong> <plotTime>2010-01-19 16:24:36</plotTime> <course/> <speed/> <pData1/> <pData2/> <pData3/> <blogID/> <teamID>776</teamID> <mapID>43</mapID> <xj_msgID>0</xj_msgID> </position> </xjournal>