http://help.cixonline.co.uk/ 2010-09-08T14:55:53+01:00 http://help.cixonline.co.uk/ http://help.cixonline.co.uk/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-09-07T10:50:23+01:00 nigelgo http://help.cixonline.co.uk/doku.php/cix.api:user.setpointersback.get?rev=1283853023&do=diff Description Sets the pointers back x number of days for a custom client. Requires OAuth authentification. Method GET Endpoint <http://api.cixonline.com/v1.0/cix.svc/user/>{client}/{back}/setpointersback(.xml/.json) Parameters Required Name Type Description yes client string The name of your given client. yes back int The days to set the pointers back for a given client. Example Request <http://api.cixonline.com/v1.0/cix.svc/user/cixtoast/5/setpointersback>(.xml/.json) text/html 2010-09-07T10:41:26+01:00 nigelgo http://help.cixonline.co.uk/doku.php/cix.api:rest_methods?rev=1283852486&do=diff The article contains extended documentation about the CIX API. With the API, you can access all data on CIX necessary to build CIX readers, utilities etc. REST Interface The API uses a REST-like interface. This means that our CIX API method calls are made over the internet by sending HTTP GET or POST requests to the CIX API REST server . Nearly any computer language can be used to communicate over HTTP with the REST server. text/html 2009-10-29T12:52:03+01:00 nigelgo http://help.cixonline.co.uk/doku.php/cix.api:desktop.app?rev=1256820723&do=diff Desktop Application We recommend different authorisation urls for desktop applications and web applications for desktop applications we recommend that for step “C” in the above diagram users are sent to:- <http://forums.cixonline.com/secure/authapp.aspx?oauth_token=>{request token from step “B”}&oauth_callback={optional address to redirect to on completion of autorisation} text/html 2009-10-26T12:33:26+01:00 nigelgo http://help.cixonline.co.uk/doku.php/cix.api:user.scratchpad.get?rev=1256560406&do=diff Description Gets the next x number of messages for a custom client. Requires OAuth authentification. Method GET Endpoint <http://api.cixonline.com/v1.0/cix.svc/user/>{client}/{max}/{back}/scratchpad(.xml/.json) Parameters Required Name Type Description yes client string The name of your given client. yes max int The number of messages to return. yes back int Retrieve x messages from new topics. Usually set to 0. Example Request <http://api.cixonline.com/v1.0/cix.svc/user/ci… text/html 2009-02-19T08:46:30+01:00 mat http://help.cixonline.co.uk/doku.php/cix.forums:how.to?rev=1235033190&do=diff How to Join a Forum There are a number of ways you can join a Forum. These include: * Via the Homepage - Click on a message that is listed in the Hottest Threads, Pictures or Videos on the Homepage. If you are not already a member a dialogue box will ask if you wish to join. * Via the Directory - Open the Directory and choose a category and then a forum. Click on Join Forum icon. * Via a Search result - Use Search to look for a subject you are interested in and clicking on one of the m… text/html 2008-11-21T14:48:46+01:00 charlie http://help.cixonline.co.uk/doku.php/cix.api:generate.sig?rev=1227278926&do=diff This is a copy of the GenerateSignature and GenerateSignatureBase functions we are using. public string GenerateSignature(Uri url, string consumerKey, string consumerSecret, string token, string tokenSecret, string httpMethod, string timeStamp, string nonce, SignatureTypes signatureType) { string signatureBase = GenerateSignatureBase(url, consumerKey, consumerSecret, token, tokenSecret, httpMethod, timeStamp, nonce, HMACSHA1SignatureType); HMACSHA1 hmacsha1 = new HMACSHA1(); hmacsha1.Ke… text/html 2008-11-13T11:27:58+01:00 charlie http://help.cixonline.co.uk/doku.php/cix.api:authentication.guide?rev=1226575678&do=diff The following is a detailed guide to the API login procedure. The authentication method for logging in to a Web application and a desktop application differ slightly so high level guides are also documented. All calls to the CIX API require a digital signature authorising access before any data will be returned. We use the OAuth protocol to provide this security layer, developers use this format in their applications to make successful requests to the CIX REST APIs. text/html 2008-10-27T11:30:29+01:00 nigelgo http://help.cixonline.co.uk/doku.php/cix.api:resources?rev=1225107029&do=diff .Net Library Wrapper This library contains all methods for v1.0 of the API. It handles oAuth authentication for you. Download library Download demo source View demo