Quora API
Note: parts of this API may be broken due to changes on Quora's end. Please open issues and make pull requests regarding this at csu/pyquora.
An unofficial API for Quora.
Table of Contents
API Usage
API Base URL: http://quora.christopher.su
Endpoints Summary
- GET:
/users/<user>- GET:
/users/<user>/activity- GET:
/users/<user>/activity/answers - GET:
/users/<user>/activity/user_follows - GET:
/users/<user>/activity/want_answers - GET:
/users/<user>/activity/upvotes - GET:
/users/<user>/activity/review_requests
- GET:
- GET:
- GET:
/questions/<question>
GET: /users/<user>
Example
Example usage: GET http://quora.christopher.su/users/Christopher-J-Su
Example result:
{
"answers": 301,
"blogs": null,
"edits": 5576,
"followers": 173,
"following": 167,
"name": "Christopher-J-Su",
"posts": 6,
"questions": 110,
"topics": null,
"username": "Christopher-J-Su"
}Note: due to recent Quora UI changes, the blogs and topics statistics are currently not working and will always return null.
GET: /users/<user>/activity
Get the user's activity.
Example
Example usage: GET http://quora.christopher.su/users/Christopher-J-Su/activity
Output (excerpt):
{
"activity": [
{
"link": "http://www.quora.com/University-of-Washington/What-does-the-UW-CS-department-gain-from-barring-other-UW-students-from-taking-its-courses/answer/Christopher-J-Su",
"published": "Tue, 25 Feb 2014 00:10:55 GMT",
"summary": "<-- ... --->",
"title": "What does the UW CS department gain from barring other UW students from taking its courses?"
},
{
"link": "http://www.quora.com/Can-applied-math-students-take-CSE-majors-only-courses/answer/Christopher-J-Su",
"published": "Tue, 25 Feb 2014 00:04:33 GMT",
"summary": "<div style=\"color: #666666;\">Christopher J. Su added this answer.</div><br /><div id=\"ld_ihbjvp_3370\"><div style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\"><div class=\"hover_menu hidden hover_menu_wide hover_menu_cards\" id=\"__w2_qIjTQfx_menu\" style=\"display: none;\"><div class=\"hover_menu_nub\"></div><div class=\"hover_menu_contents\" id=\"__w2_qIjTQfx_menu_contents\"> </div></div><a class=\"user\" href=\"http://www.quora.com/Christopher-J-Su\" id=\"__w2_qIjTQfx_link\">Christopher J. Su</a></div><br />I think you might need to fill out a CSE course petition to take a 300+-level CSE course as a non-major: <span class=\"qlink_container\"><a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https://www.cs.washington.edu/prospective_students/undergrad/petition/\" target=\"_blank\">Petition for Non-Majors</a></span>.<br /><br /><a href=\"http://www.quora.com/Can-applied-math-students-take-CSE-majors-only-courses\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">See question on Quora</a></div>",
"title": "Can applied math students take CSE majors only courses?"
}
],
"last_updated": "Thu, 24 Jul 2014 05:32:49 GMT",
"username": "Christopher-J-Su"
}GET: /users/<user>/activity/answers
Get the user's latest answers.
Example
Example usage: GET http://quora.christopher.su/users/Christopher-J-Su/activity/answers
Output (excerpt):
{
"items": [
{
"id": "5:48afe1749959ac2b673b1094a13b6cb5#1418975956225507",
"link": "http://www.quora.com/I-need-a-summer-internship-but-I-dont-want-to-apply-because-theres-a-90-chance-Ill-get-rejected-What-should-I-do/answer/Christopher-J-Su",
"published": "Fri, 19 Dec 2014 07:59:16 GMT",
"summary": "<div id=\"ld_ftujiv_1299\"><div style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\"><div class=\"hover_menu hidden hover_menu_cards hover_menu_wide hover_menu_cards\" id=\"__w2_lHemksQ_menu\" style=\"display: none;\"><div class=\"hover_menu_nub\"></div><div class=\"hover_menu_contents\" id=\"__w2_lHemksQ_menu_contents\"> </div></div><a class=\"user\" href=\"http://www.quora.com/Christopher-J-Su\" id=\"__w2_lHemksQ_link\">Christopher J. Su</a></div><br />Apply, interview, fail, repeat. Keep failing. Eventually, you'll notice you stop failing as much as you did before. Then, you'll suddenly start passing interviews. Then, you'll start getting offers.<br /><br />Don't get locked up in the mindset that you won't make it. If you never even try, you'll never get an internship. Having interviews scheduled will motivate you to study and prepare for them. Doing the interviews themselves is great practice.<br /><br /><a href=\"http://www.quora.com/I-need-a-summer-internship-but-I-dont-want-to-apply-because-theres-a-90-chance-Ill-get-rejected-What-should-I-do\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">See question on Quora</a></div>",
"title": "I need a summer internship, but I don't want to apply because there's a 90% chance I'll get rejected. What should I do?"
}
]
}GET: /users/<user>/activity/user_follows
Get the user's latest user follows.
Example
Example usage: GET http://quora.christopher.su/users/Christopher-J-Su/activity/user_follows
Output (excerpt):
{
"items": [
{
"id": "4:c219dbf80746802cf733f0cb3d5218c2#1419000196656496",
"link": "http://www.quora.com/Inna-Vishik",
"published": "Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:43:16 GMT",
"summary": "",
"title": "Inna Vishik"
},
{
"id": "4:bd7227ae22f8f8cd9acfcb906ae8f6ea#1418975190093378",
"link": "http://www.quora.com/Mira-Zaslove",
"published": "Fri, 19 Dec 2014 07:46:30 GMT",
"summary": "",
"title": "Mira Zaslove"
}
]
}GET: /users/<user>/activity/want_answers
Get the user's latest followed questions.
Example
Example usage: GET http://quora.christopher.su/users/Christopher-J-Su/activity/want_answers
Output (excerpt):
{
"items": [
{
"id": "1:03fb57d2ccb343bff9bb608c6978f5c7#1418895552348316",
"link": "http://www.quora.com/What-is-a-typical-day-like-for-a-software-engineer-at-Google",
"published": "Thu, 18 Dec 2014 09:39:12 GMT",
"summary": "<div id=\"ld_veqgnk_1856\"><span id=\"ld_veqgnk_1857\">5 Answers</span><br /><br /><a href=\"http://www.quora.com/What-is-a-typical-day-like-for-a-software-engineer-at-Google\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">See question on Quora</a></div><br />",
"title": "What is a typical day like for a software engineer at Google?"
}
]
}GET: /users/<user>/activity/upvotes
Get the user's latest upvoted answers.
Example
Example usage: GET http://quora.christopher.su/users/Christopher-J-Su/activity/upvotes
Output (excerpt):
{
"items": [
{
"id": "5:cf756de40913266d1c7bb0ff1306a384#1419235600718606",
"link": "https://www.quora.com/What-criteria-are-Google-interns-graded-on-for-performance-reviews/answer/Kshitij-Gopal",
"published": "Mon, 22 Dec 2014 08:06:40 GMT",
"summary": "<div id=\"ld_gurtiz_2329\"><div style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\"><div class=\"hover_menu hidden hover_menu_cards hover_menu_wide hover_menu_cards\" id=\"__w2_EisD67h_menu\" style=\"display: none;\"><div class=\"hover_menu_nub\"></div><div class=\"hover_menu_contents\" id=\"__w2_EisD67h_menu_contents\"> </div></div><a class=\"user\" href=\"https://www.quora.com/Kshitij-Gopal\" id=\"__w2_EisD67h_link\">Kshitij Gopal</a></div><br />I'm not sure on what basis the earlier answer was given, but as someone who managed interns directly at Google I'll give this one a crack.<br /><br />Interns are evaluated on a number of parameters, most of which are confidential but rest assured there are a range of performance criteria, parameters that measure initiative, enthusiasm, work ethic and finally Googley-ness. Going above and beyond is expected and will help you in your final evaluation, if you're an aspiring intern then remember that.<br /><br />Just to clarify the other answer completely - there is nothing random about it and certainly no "lottery" system. I've seen and filled the evaluation form, at Google not much is left to luck.<br /><br /><a href=\"https://www.quora.com/What-criteria-are-Google-interns-graded-on-for-performance-reviews\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">See question on Quora</a></div>",
"title": "What criteria are Google interns graded on for performance reviews?"
}
]
}GET: /users/<user>/activity/review_requests
Get the user's latest review requests.
Example
Example usage: GET http://quora.christopher.su/users/Aaron-Ounn/activity/review_requests
Output (excerpt):
{
"items": [
{
"id": "1:24ee4ef5eff0c53d8247f5a45e83f5e3#1418745295543236",
"link": "https://www.quora.com/Reviews-of-Elixir-programming-language",
"published": "Tue, 16 Dec 2014 15:54:55 GMT",
"summary": "<div id=\"ld_qxesgk_3346\"><span id=\"ld_qxesgk_3347\">0 Answers</span><br /><br /><a href=\"https://www.quora.com/Reviews-of-Elixir-programming-language\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Write an answer on Quora</a></div><br />",
"title": "Reviews of: Elixir (programming language)"
}
]
}GET: /questions/<question>
Get statistics on a question.
Example
Example usage: GET http://quora.christopher.su/questions/If-space-is-3-dimensional-can-time-also-be-3-dimensional
Output:
{
"answer_count": 6,
"topics": [
"Science, Engineering, and Technology",
"Science",
"Physical Sciences",
"Physics",
"Time (physics)"
],
"want_answers": 7
}GET: /answers/<answer_short_link>
Get an answer by its short link.
Example
Example usage: GET http://quora.christopher.su/answers/6hARL
Output:
{
"answer": "<div...</div>",
"author": "Mayur-P-R-Rohith",
"comment_count": 1,
"question_link": "http://www.quora.com/Does-Quora-similar-question-...",
"upvote_count": 6,
"views": 227,
"want_answers": 8
}GET: /answers/<question>/<author>
Get an answer by its question and its author.
Features
Currently implemented
- User statistics
- User activity
- Question statistics
- Answer statistics
Todo
- Detailed user information (followers, following, etc.; not just statistics)
- Unit tests
- Cache data with memcached
Installation
You will need Python 2. pip is recommended for installing dependencies.
To run the API locally:
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
$ python server.pyContributing
Feel free to submit a pull request or an issue!
Quora API uses the pyquora package.