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[Tools-discuss] Re: documents by WG --- RFCs and related documents -- are there APIs

Martin Thomson <mt@lowentropy.net> Mon, 04 August 2025 23:22 UTC

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Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2025 09:13:45 +1000
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On Tue, Aug 5, 2025, at 00:33, Robert Sparks wrote:
> It would be useful for anyone using the v1 API for applications to let 
> us know the core queries they rely on so we can begin to proactively 
> provide alternatives that are easier to keep stable.

This is probably worth a separate thread, rather than being buried here.

I do use the "v1" API as follows:

https://github.com/martinthomson/i-d-template/blob/main/wg-meta.sh

I have a tool that extracts working group metadata.  It looks at /api/v1/group/group/?format=xml&acronym=$FOO and parses out information like the type of group, the mailing list, and whatnot.  It then follows that link to the the URL of the group type to get the name of the type of group ("working group", "research group", etc...).

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