Re: [bitfolk] usage API

On Fri, 2020-02-14 at 23:31 +0000, Andy Smith wrote:
> Hi Conrad,
>
> On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 09:59:31AM +0000, Conrad Wood wrote:
> > is there an API endpoint I can query for current & predicted
> > traffic
> > usage?
>
> I'm sorry but no there isn't.
>
> There could be one. I must admit I have never designed an API
> before, nor written the backend for one. I'm willing to give it a go
> but it might be slow to arrive and the first few iterations
> scrapped.
>
> Can you recommend any resources for learning how to do this?
>
> For authentication do I really need to go the whole OAuth 2 route or
> can API keys be enough?

I consider API keys perfectly good enough for this style of API.
But before diving into the authentication into more detail.

I'm happy to help where I can.

May I ask where the data comes from? E.g. how is the website build and
the email rendered?


Conrad