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Application requirements

Each request must provide a valid application key. You may sign up for your own application key here <INSERT LINK>.

Unlike the core JavaScript interface, the JSON interface is exposed through a uniform URL that contains CGI arguments. Your application can use an HTTP stack of its choosing. In order to use the JSON interface:

You must construct a properly formatted URL with all necessary CGI arguments.
You must send an HTTP referer header that accurately identifies your application.
You must process the JSON-encoded response.

Request format

URL base address

The standard URL for the IET Middleware Online Directory Bulk Load API is:

https://iet-ws.ucdavis.edu/api/directory/search

URL arguments

This section describes the arguments that can be used for search requests.

The value of a CGI argument must always be properly escaped. This can be done via the functional equivalent of JavaScript's encodeURIComponent() method.

Required URL arguments

The following table lists the required URL arguments.

Argument	Example	Description
key	key=your-key	This argument supplies the application's key. You can sign up for an API key <INSERT LINK HERE>. It must be a valid key associated with your application. The key is required for this API to implement quality of service rules for this API. If your application is making too many requests it will be throttled to ensure resources are not overloaded during times of peak usage. Also, by supplying a key we can identify and contact you should something go wrong with your application.
v	v=1.0	This argument supplies protocol version number. The only valid value at this point in time is 1.0.

Trouble shooting

If you encounter problems with your code:

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