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This REST API provides programmatic access to data from Hackaday.io. Read project data, user profiles, comments, pages, search and more using the API. The authorization to access the API is via the open standard for authorization OAuth. The responses are available in JSON.
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Hey everyone!
It’s been a busy few weeks, and we’ve got some exciting updates to share:
Applications Dashboard Revamp
We’ve overhauled the Applications page with a cleaner, more modular design. First-time users now see a dedicated onboarding flow, while returning users have a streamlined view of their apps. Forms and stepper components are standardized across create and detail screens for a consistent experience.
Private API Functionality
Developers can now create and manage private APIs. These endpoints are accessible only through properly scoped tokens, allowing you to test, iterate, and release functionality securely without exposing it publicly.
Granular Scope Management
We’ve introduced dynamic scope handling across OAuth2 grant types (Authorization Code, Password, and Third-Party Logins). This gives developers precise control over what each application or integration can access—improving both security and flexibility.
OAuth2 Connection Enhancements
Authentication flows have been upgraded to handle more complex use cases. With improved state validation, redirect handling, and token persistence, connecting external apps through OAuth2 is now more reliable and developer-friendly.
Support Page
A new Support page makes it easier to get help. Logged-in users can submit issues directly via a simple form, while logged-out users see a clean information panel.
Docs Redesign
The documentation section has been rebuilt from scratch. Improvements include:
Collapsible sidebar navigation with active tracking
Live search with snippet previews
Smooth scrolling and section highlighting
Full light/dark mode support
Scalar-Powered API Docs
Our Swagger pages are now powered by Scalar, delivering a richer and more interactive API documentation experience.
Fixed inconsistent arrow toggles across Applications and Docs sidebars.
Optimized Redis-based API usage tracking for faster reporting.
Improved responsiveness and accessibility across all pages (mobile-first layouts).
Enhanced dark/light theme transitions for smoother visual consistency.
Hardened CSRF protection for all application routes and forms.
@Alex Rich thanks to you and your project it was super easy to remake! Awesome stuff.
Great! let me know if you improve anything, I might make a fancy skull counter that displays more about the project like #followers, etc. Endless possibilities.
I'm still thinking about a project to get started with the esp8266 and something like a skull alert seems about right. So no webpage for now. Would be cool if they would extend the skull api to use it like the facebook like on other pages, like their blog.
Thanks for the reply to my question, that worked! I was getting hung up on the OAuth / callback stuff because that was new to me, it wasn't initially clear that for public data I can skip those steps and just do a normal GET request using my API key. The examples on the API site are great btw, thanks! Will implement my little counter tonight. It might be cool for you guys to eventually just post code snippets for brain-dead things like displaying your project's skull count on your external project website (next to a button that lets people skull the project). For something like this that would ping the API every time a website is visited, you could recommend how to implement a simple cache that is only refreshed if a few minutes has passed. Just some ideas floating through my head.
Richard Hogben
Started a full featured Android app using the Hackaday.io API here
https://hackaday.io/project/5616-hackaday-io-android-app