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The SailBlogs API provides a way for advanced users and developers to integrate SailBlogs information into external websites running PHP. This is handled by calling various programs on the SailBlogs server which returns an XML response.  
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The SailBlogs API (application prgram interface) provides a way for advanced users and developers to integrate SailBlogs information into external websites or applications. This is handled by calling the API via http on the SailBlogs server which returns an XML response.  
  
 
== Requirements ==
 
== Requirements ==
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Limited support is available for the API, and only via email.
 
Limited support is available for the API, and only via email.
  
==HTTP Requests, XML Responses==
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==Usage: HTTP Requests, XML Responses==
The following section describes the HTTP requests that can be made to the SailBlogs server, and the XML response that is returned.
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See [[API Usage Guide]]
 
 
===Base URL===
 
All calls to the SailBlogs API will be made to the following URL:
 
<pre>http://www.sailblogs.com/api/sbapi.php</pre>
 
  
 
==PHP Class Reference==
 
==PHP Class Reference==

Latest revision as of 14:59, 19 January 2010

The SailBlogs API (application prgram interface) provides a way for advanced users and developers to integrate SailBlogs information into external websites or applications. This is handled by calling the API via http on the SailBlogs server which returns an XML response.

Requirements

API Key

To use the API a developer must request an API key. Contact SailBlogs to request a key.

Premium Account

Only SailBlogs Premium Memberships can be accessed via the API.

Support

Limited support is available for the API, and only via email.

Usage: HTTP Requests, XML Responses

See API Usage Guide

PHP Class Reference

The SailBlogs-developed API Class, which automates much of the API calls to the server, requires PHP 5 or greater.

The Class includes the following properties and functions:

Properties

  • apiKey
  • blogDirName
  • blogID
  • cache
  • cacheLoc
  • cacheFile
  • cacheTime

Functions

The following functions are available in the API Class.