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iftomkins
Maven
11 years ago

Sample REST API Call from external site

Here is a sample REST API call using jQuery. This is for accessing the API from an external site (not your community site). It took me a long time to get the syntax right (with the help of Lithium Cu...
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AdamN
Khoros Oracle
11 years ago

Hi iftomkins,

 

Thanks for sharing!

 

Out of curiosity, are you having users pass through their own username and password? Or are you using some kind of common dedicated rest user account? I just want to caution anyone that might use this approach against storing credentials in client-side code, to prevent accounts from being compromised.

  • iftomkins's avatar
    iftomkins
    Maven
    11 years ago
    It?s a dedicated REST API user account. If there is a more secure way to do it, please let me know. Thanks!
    • Gursimrat's avatar
      Gursimrat
      Leader
      11 years ago

      You mean accessing community data on other sites using the REST APIs of community?

      • iftomkins's avatar
        iftomkins
        Maven
        11 years ago

        Yes. Accessing community data from a non-community website that you own.