REST API: GET profile interests

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There are several different ways to request the interests of a profile. Which method is best depends on how you want to use it. You can request a list of interest names, interest ID's or an array of JSON objects.

Please remember that $id should always be replaced with the numerical identifier of the profile you're requesting the interests of.

List of interest names

A list of interest names can be requested by sending an HTTP GET request to the following URL:

https://api.copernica.com/v3/profile/$id/interests?access_token=xxxx

The call returns a simple list of the names of interests. You could use this in code to check if a user has a certain interest.

List of interest ID's

A list of interest ID's can be requested by sending an HTTP GET request to the following URL:

https://api.copernica.com/v3/profile/$id/interests?access_token=xxxx&return=ids

The call returns a simple list of the ID's of interests. You could use this to request the interests themselves.

Array of objects

A list of JSON interest objects can be requested by sending an HTTP GET request to the following URL:

https://api.copernica.com/v3/profile/$id/interests?access_token=xxxx&return=objects

Each returned object in the array has the following properties:

  • ID: numerical ID of the interest
  • name: the name of the interest
  • group: the group the interest belongs to

PHP Example

The following PHP script demonstrates how to use the API method.

// dependencies
require_once('copernica_rest_api.php');

// change this into your access token
$api = new CopernicaRestAPI("your-access-token", 3);

// do the call, and print result
print_r($api->get("profile/{profileID}/interests"));

The example above requires the CopernicaRestApi class.

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