Question

There is currently no easy way to check if an auto-submit URL has been flattred by the authenticated user.

The current way is to

• get the thing, which is 1 request
• then get the list of all flattred things of the authenticated user, which is another request and a potentially really big response
• then iterate over the list and match the thing, which is a performance bottle neck

All this makes it unusable for a mobile client like an iOS device. There needs to be a new call. My proposal is:

GET https://api.flattr.com/rest/v2/flattred?url=auto-submit-url

Response:

{
  "message": "found",
  "description": "The url has been flattred.",
  "location": "https://api.flattr.com/rest/v2/things/:id"
}

Answer 1

We had mistakenly not documented the “flattred” parameter on a thing – it should tell you whether the thing is flattred by the authenticated users.

So do a /lookup on the auto-submit URL and check the “flattred” parameter on the thing it gives you.

We’ve added it to the documentation now: http://developers.flattr.net/api/resources/things/#get-a-thing