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Originally Posted by Asmor  It's worth noting that I don't actually get access to any data behind the paywall... All I'm getting is the search results anyone can find, and the links anyone can find.
I can send you to the page, but you still need to log yourself in.
Now, theoretically it would be possible to log in and scrape the database (and, indeed, I've been in contact with people who have claimed to have done just that in months prior), but that doesn't require the API at all. |
Right. I understand that this is totally different from screen scraping and it is clear that they are documenting the API. I took a look at the Compendium Search service and noticed that everything accessible through its operations is data that is accessible to the public without having to log in. If there is no access to data that requires a login then I suspect the legal questions still stand about automated access to it (and I suspect that operations like that are against the TOS). I hoped that the next article might provide access (with authentication) to the data through the API.
Here's to hoping.
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