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Dogear API

Just getting a Dogear feed is a straightforward HTTP call with any parameters the developer wants to use to filter the results to get the bookmarks you need. Various parameters are listed in the Lotus Connections InfoCenter; some of the most notable are listed in Table 9.3.

Table 9.3. Dogear Parameters
ParameterDescription
AccessFilters the bookmarks based on whether they are private or public. Options are the following: all (the default setting; this returns all bookmarks), private (returns private bookmarks; that is, bookmarks that can be accessed only by their owner after authentication), and public (returns only public bookmarks on your intranet).
EmailReturns bookmarks created by the user specified by the Internet email address. Note: You must format the HTTP request using the proper URL encoding. For example, the encoded form of the @ symbol is %40 as in: username%40example.com.
networkFilters the bookmarks based on the network at which the bookmark points. Options are the following: all (the default setting; this returns all bookmarks), internet (returns only the bookmarks that link to Internet resources, which are visible outside the intranet firewall), and intranet (returns only the bookmarks that link to resources available on the corporate intranet; that is, resources that are not externally visible).
SearchWell-formed full-text search query. Performs a text search on the title, description, and tags of all bookmarks.
searchOperatorDefault operator between search terms in the search parameter. Options are the following: and or. Note: The default value is set by your system administrator.
SortSpecifies how the results should be sorted. Options are the following: date (the default setting; bookmark entries are sorted by the date they were created) and popularity (bookmarks are sorted by popularity).
sortOrderSpecifies the order the results should be sorted in. Options are the following: asc (bookmarks are sorted in ascending order—oldest to newest, or least to most popular) and desc (the default setting; bookmarks are sorted in descending order—newest to oldest, or most to least popular).
urlA well-formed web address. Returns bookmarks for the given web address. When you use this parameter, all other search parameters are ignored.
useridUnique ID that represents a specific person.



  

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