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==REST Interface==
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The API uses a [[Wikipedia:Representational State Transfer|REST]]-like interface. This means that our API method calls are made over the internet by sending HTTP GET or POST requests to the [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/API/Server/restserver.php AoPS API REST server] . Nearly any computer language can be used to communicate over HTTP with the REST server, provided a language specific library or the use of direct JSON data being transmitted to the server.
 
 
 
==API==
 
;[[user.getusername]]
 
:Get the username of the active user or by user id
 
;[[user.getfirstname]]
 
:Get first name of the active user or by user id
 
 
 
 
 
==PHP Specific==
 
To utilize the AoPS API, you will need to download AoPS.php and AoPS_API_PHP5_Rest.php. These can be placed anywhere on your web server so that they can be access through PHP.
 
 
 
You should include AoPS.php on every page of your application which requires the AoPS API functionality. The include must come before any API calls.
 
<source lang="php">
 
require_once 'AoPS.php'
 
</source>
 
 
 
You will need to create an instance of the AoPS API object by including the following code in your application, prior to calling any API method:
 
<source lang="php">
 
<math>api_key = '<insert your assigned API key here>';
 
</math>secret_key = '<insert your assigned Secret key here>';
 
<math>aops = new AoPS(</math>api_key, <math>secret_key);
 
</source>
 
 
 
You may then call the API methods with:
 
<source lang="php">
 
</math>aops->api_client->method_name(paramer1, parameter2, ...);
 
</source>
 
 
 
A full sample program is provided below:
 
<source lang="php">
 
<?php
 
require_once 'AoPS.php';
 
 
 
<math>api_key = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz123456';
 
</math>secret_key = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz123456';
 
<math>aops = new AoPS(</math>api_key, <math>secret_key);
 
 
 
</math>username = <math>aops->api_client->user_get_username();
 
</math>firstname = <math>aops->api_client->user_get_firstname();
 
if (</math>username === FALSE || <math>firstname === FALSE)
 
{
 
    echo 'Invalid user';
 
}
 
else
 
{
 
    echo 'Hello ' . </math>firstname . '! Your username is ' . $username . '.';
 
}
 
</source>
 
This program would say hello to you and state your username.
 
<source lang="text">
 
Hello Richard! Your username is rrusczk.
 

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