Playgroup community API

The Playgroup REST API for simple read and write actions from outside Playgroup.

Before using the API

You need a valid API key to be able to use the public API. The key is usually only available to the Playgroup owner. All content is delivered as JSON data. All writes return true or false.

Get all active users

A list of all currently registered users with their most interesting data:

Example request
GET
/api/v1/members
curl -L playgroup.community/api/v1/members?api_key=XXX-XXX-XXX\&domain=subdomain.playgroup.community
Available fields
  • name
  • role
  • avatar
  • bio
  • link
  • status
  • status_date
  • location
  • timezone
  • interests
  • facebook
  • instagram
  • twitter
  • spotify
  • youtube
  • linkedin
Response

{
  name: "...",
  role: "...",
  avatar: "...",
  bio: "...",
  link: "...",
  status: "...",
  status_date: "...",
  location: "...",
  timezone: "...",
  interests: "...",
  facebook: "...",
  instagram: "...",
  twitter: "...",
  spotify: "...",
  youtube: "...",
  linkedin: "..."
}

Create New User

Creates a new user to your Playgroup:

Example request
POST
/api/v1/create/user
curl -L playgroup.community/api/v1/create/user?api_key=XXX-XXX-XXX\&domain=subdomain.playgroup.community\&name=first_last\&email=name@example.com
Available fields
  • id
  • name
  • email
Response

{
  id: "...",
  name: "...",
  email: "...",
}

Change User Avatar

Changes the avatar for a registered user in your Playgroup:

Example request
POST
/api/v1/users/{user_id}/avatar
curl -F avatar=@imagefile  playgroup.community/api/v1/create/users/1/avatar?api_key=XXX-XXX-XXX\&domain=subdomain.playgroup.community
    Response
    
Upload Completed

    Get all channels

    A list of all public and private channels in your Playgroup.

    Example request
    GET
    /api/v1/channels
    curl -L playgroup.community/api/v1/channels?api_key=XXX-XXX-XXX\&domain=subdomain.playgroup.community
    Available fields
    • id
    • channel_name
    • slug
    • description
    • channel_image
    • public
    Response
    
{
  id: "...",
  channel_name: "...",
  slug: "...",
  description: "...",
  channel_image: "...",
  public: "..."
}

    Get all threads

    A list of all public and private threads in your Playgroup.

    Example request
    GET
    /api/v1/threads
    curl -L playgroup.community/api/v1/threads?api_key=XXX-XXX-XXX\&domain=subdomain.playgroup.community
    Available fields
    • subject
    • content
    • thread_slug
    • date
    • last_update
    Response
    
{
  subject: "...",
  content: "...",
  thread_slug: "...",
  date: "...",
  last_update: "..."
}

    Create a new thread

    Create a complete thread in a channel of your choice. You'll need to look at the URL to get the channel_slug in which the thread should be posted.

    Example request
    POST
    /api/v1/create/thread
    curl -L playgroup.community/api/v1/create/thread?api_key=XXX-XXX-XXX\&domain=subdomain.playgroup.community\&subject=New%20thread%20title\&content=lorem%20ipsum%20dolor%20sit%20amet\&channel_slug=general\&user=ben
    Available fields
    • subject*
    • content*
    • channel_slug*
    • user*
    Response
    "true" or "false"

    Create a new channel

    Create a new public channel, accessible to all members.

    Example request
    POST
    /api/v1/create/channel
    curl -L playgroup.community/api/v1/create/channel?api_key=XXX-XXX-XXX\&domain=subdomain.playgroup.community\&name=API%20created%20channel\&description=lorem%20ipsum%20dolor%20sit%20amet
    Available fields
    • name*
    • description
    • channel_image
    Response
    "true" or "false"