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The API is [[Wikipedia:Restful|RESTful]] and being served via HTTP(S) using [[Wikipedia:Json|JSON]] notation. The common RESTful request url format is:
 
The API is [[Wikipedia:Restful|RESTful]] and being served via HTTP(S) using [[Wikipedia:Json|JSON]] notation. The common RESTful request url format is:
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  http[s]://<SERVER>[/<RESOURCE>[/<GUID>[/<PROPERTY>]]][?[cmd=<COMMAND>][&<ARGUMENT>=<VALUE>..]]
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  http[s]://''SERVER''[/''RESOURCE''[/''GUID''[/''PROPERTY'']]][?[cmd=''COMMAND''][&''ARGUMENT''=''VALUE''..]]
    
When:
 
When:
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* {{Code|ARGUMENT}}s and {{Code|VALUE}}s depend on particular [[#Actions|action]].
 
* {{Code|ARGUMENT}}s and {{Code|VALUE}}s depend on particular [[#Actions|action]].
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If request needs to send data, it should send Python dictionary converted to [[Wikipedia:Json|JSON]] notation.
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In [[#Common_actions|most cases]], server replies in JSON notation. If request was failed, the replied JSON object will contain {{Code|request}} key, with original request, and {{Code|error}} key, with error message.
 
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In [[#Common_actions|most cases]], server replies with dictionary in JSON notation. If request was failed, the replied dictionary will contain {{Code|request}}, with original request, and {{Code|error}}, with error message, keys. In the rest of cases, response might be variable.
      
== API servers ==
 
== API servers ==

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