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Ask HN: How to get HN's Show, Ask, etc. lists through the new API?
- piran 12y agoWell, the API has this: text The comment, Ask HN, or poll text. HTML. However, if I look at your current thread: https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/8432082 https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/8432082 The text field is empty. My guess is right now you can either email the support team at YC and ask or just parse the text.
- tsenkov 12y agoThe parsing shouldn't be a problem, but that's not what I ask - I want to know if there is an easy way to get the items as listed in the HN pages Show, Ask, Jobs etc.? In other words should I also be looking at all topstories and pick 'em up, or there is already a method for each of these collection?
- tsenkov 12y agoI've got a reply from YC. Yep, there are no API methods specifically for getting the Show, Ask, New, Comments etc. lists, yet. They will probably add such, though.