New version after an IRC discussion: Automated access
We provide [[https://help.launchpad.net/Feeds|data feeds]] and a [[https://help.launchpad.net/API|web service API]] for automated access to Launchpad's dataset. We strongly recommend you use the feeds and the web service API in preference to screen-scraping or other techniques. If you can't do what you need to do through the feeds and the API, * please [[https://launchpad.net/launchpad/+filebug|file a bug] so we can improve our service * we will allow the use of custom scripts and robots that access the data on the Launchpad web site In return, we ask that you identify the programs you write so that we can track usage and contact you if your client causes us problems. * When using the web service API, identify your application in the OAuth consumer key you use when authenticating against Launchpad. * When accessing feeds from a script, or screen-scraping, identify your application in the 'User-Agent' HTTP header. When writing short scripts for yourself, you can identify your application by giving your email address or the URL to your page on Launchpad. When writing scripts for general distribution, you can identify your application by giving the URL to its homepage. If your application is hosted on Launchpad, or it's easy to find your application's homepage by doing a web search on its name, you can just give its name. We reserve the right to limit the access of individual users who make requests too often; and of applications that cause problems for Launchpad due to bugs, inefficiency, or malicious intent. ** Changed in: launchpad-documentation Status: Triaged => In Progress Target: 2.1.9 => 2.1.8 -- 'automated querying' restrictions may need rewording when API is released https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/257572 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Launchpad Documentation Team, which is subscribed to Launchpad Documentation. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-doc Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-doc More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
