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DylanGeorgeFiel
Helper
9 years ago

API returing different results from API V1/V2 and Studio

Hello,   I'm new to lithium,   I'm running the following queries from V1, V2 - SELECT count(*) FROM messages   restadmin('/metrics/name/net_overall_posts?js_string') These are returning t...
  • VarunGrazitti's avatar
    VarunGrazitti
    9 years ago
    Could be a reason, why don't you compare a normal V1 /posts/count call with this V2 instead of metrics call and see how it works.
DylanGeorgeFiel's avatar
DylanGeorgeFiel
Helper

I couldn't find a reference to /posts/count.

 

That did the trick to the calls returning the same value.

 

However, the reason why they're different remains a mystery.

 

Edit: The values differ depending on whether you're logged in or not as an admin. I'm unsure what the posts are.

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Claudius
Boss
9 years ago
The additional posts are likely to be in internal areas like abuse report, filter notices or internal moderation boards that are only accessible to moderators or admins.