Web Scouter API
With the Web Scouter REST API, you have a very easy way to get the scouter value of the web pages.
About
Get the scouter value of the given url.
Specification
Request URL
http://www.webscouter.net/api.phtml
Request parameters (GET)
| Parameter | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| u (required) | URL | The url of the web page you want to inspect. |
| ver (optional) | 2 | API version |
| p (optional) | 1 | Tell the API to return the home url (home page of the specified url to calculate the scouter value) |
Sample Request URL
http://www.webscouter.net/api.phtml?ver=2&u=http://blog.myrss.jp/
Responses
| field | value | description |
|---|---|---|
| url | string | return the specified URL |
| homeurl | string | return the home page of the given url (when p option is specified) |
| scouterValue | number | Web Scouter Value |
| webscouter | string | the url of the detailed information of the web page |
Restrictions
By using this API, you are subjected to agree to the credit notice and terms and conditions. You shall not access to the Web Scouter API more than 10,000 times per day for each IP address.
Credit notice
You have to add a link to the Web Scouter (http://www.webscouter.net/) on all the pages that shows information directly or indirectly related to the information retrieved through the Web Scouter API. To place a link, you need to indicate "Web Scouter" in the anchor text or in the base image.