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Announcement (10/06/2020):

I just wanted to let anyone who wanted to use this API know that this is pretty safe to use. All downloaded files are cached, and as such it avoids sending more than the required amount of requests to SmileBASIC servers. If you're doing a large amount of automated queries at one time, please check out the WebSocket Query API, as it provides less overhead on the server and adds additional features like queueing requests. Also, there might be a new feature soon :) Quick jump: News Introduction Usage Examples SiteJS plugin Credits WebSocket Query API

NEWS:

  • 03/26/2020: Fixed a bug that was causing long load times. I don't know if anyone noticed this, but it was taking like 3 seconds per request. Not any more!
  • 03/16/2020: Added English tag support! When using the `info` endpoint, add ?en=1 for the official English tags. They haven't been updated but should give a better idea of what each tag is. This also works with ?json=1 and the WebSocket Query API!
  • 02/29/2020: Added tags to the info page! Only Japanese tags for now because official tag data for English is not very good right now, but will be updated in the future!
  • 02/04/2020: WebSocket query API implemented! Read more details below.
  • 01/31/2020: SBAPI 4 has launched! If you're using the SBAPI SiteJS, please update it to support SB4 keys.
Introduction SmileBASIC API (SBAPI) is a service created by me (MasterR3C0RD) and triangle, with help from Yttria, 12Me21, and snail_, that allows you to get info for and download programs directly from SmileBASIC 3 servers. Not only is this useful for moderators to check if a key is still available, it also allows users to post GRPs to the forums as a PNG. Usage: Everything in SBAPI is simply a URL. The basic URL format for keys is http://sbapi.me/get/(key)[/(filename)]/(encoding), where anything in [] is optional and anything in () is required. key should be replaced with the public key, and filename allows you to choose a specific file if the key is a project. The encoding is required and can be one of the following:
  • info - all files, shows information about the file provided (use ?json=1 if you're writing a program to get information as JSON, add en=1 for English tags)
  • list - only projects, lists all files (use ?json=1 if you're writing a program to get information as JSON)
  • zip - only projects, download all files from the project as a ZIP file. If you want to convert files to their preferred format (ex, GRP -> PNG, TXT -> Text), add ?nice=1
  • raw - all files, downloads the raw file.
  • text - only TXTs, returns the text content of the file
  • code - only TXTs, highlights code using 12Me21's SBHighlight library (use ?wrap=1 to enable word-wrapping)
  • png - only GRPs, converts the GRP to a PNG
  • json - only DATs, returns the DAT information as a JSON array of arrays.
  • csv - only 2D DATs, converts the data to a CSV (comma-separated values) file
  • icon - only META files, returns the icon as a PNG file.
  • downloads - all files, returns a PNG with the download count (download count is only updated every 24 hours). You can also control the PNG using query parameters: ?color=#BADA55&stroke=#A55A55&strokewidth=3&padding=3&bgcolor=rgba(0,0,0,0.5)
  • encodings - all files, returns JSON array with all possible encodings for the file given
Other encodings may be added in the future. Examples: Disclaimer: Authors of projects or assets displayed on this page are not associated with and have not contributed to the SmileBASIC API project. This can be used when asking people to debug code on the forums. Posting a public key and a link to the code could make debugging much easier. Example: http://sbapi.me/get/CKANY53Y/TN_SHARP/code (Phil's N# compiler) Output: Wanting to show off your sprites is another possible use. Simply use the PNG endpoint. Example: http://sbapi.me/get/4DH5P4K3/BBG_TIKI/png (sprites from cujo1992's Tiki Descent) Output: You can also back up your project as a ZIP file if you need to be sure you'll always have it. Example: http://sbapi.me/get/P3T43E3V/zip (kantackistan's Virtual Buffalo) Output: Don't forget a download counter to gauge how popular your programs are! Note that the download count is not real time, and only updates every 24 hours. Example: http://sbapi.me/get/QK4N3PZF/downloads (calc84maniac's Spooky Maze Raycaster demo) Output: Optional SiteJS: If you think it's too much of a hassle to have to go through the API to check out information about programs, you have a similar mindset to I. That's why me and 12Me21 wrote a SiteJS, available at http://sbapi.me/sbapi-sbs.js that adds an extra section to pages that looks something like this: Simply copy and paste the contents into your SiteJS and load up a program page. After a few seconds, the information will load and be shown on the page. WebSocket Query API If you're doing multiple requests, the best way to accomplish this is using the WebSocket Query API. Simply connect to ws[s]://sbapi.me/get and send a request, and you'll get something back. You can either do: Request: (key[/version[/filename]]) info [prop1,prop2.subprop2] - Gets information about a program. Response: (key[/version[/filename]]) (value) - Value will either be the entire JSON-encoded info object (if no properties are provided), a single JSON-encoded value (if one property is provided), or a JSON-encoded object of all properties requested and their values (if multiple properties are provided). This info object uses a different format than the `info` encoding, test it first by not providing any property arguments. OR Request: (key[/version[/filename]]) download [encoding[?options]] - Gets the file as a specified encoding (or the raw file if none is specified). Any encodings that allow options work exactly the same as if options were provided Response: (key[/version[/filename]]) (filename) (datalength) (data) - Datalength will be the ASCII representation of the size of the data returned, and data will be the response of the encoding. If a request fails, you will get a response similar to such: (key[/version[/filename]]) FAIL If you get this and you're sure you're not doing anything wrong, send me a DM and I'll take a look. NOTE: Send multiple requests separated by \n, eg, `KEY1 info\nKEY2 info` or otherwise you will end up never getting a response in the end. Some requests async are fine, but not all. Credits
  • triangle - file format guru, wrote the file parser used for SB files and other parts of code, and most of reverse engineering of SmileBASIC's servers, donated 3DS information for the server
  • MasterR3C0RD - hosting, wrote the server communication libraries and helped with reverse engineering of SmileBASIC's servers
  • 12Me21 - wrote sbhighlight and rewrote the SiteJS plugin to work with more browsers
  • snail_ - working on proper documentation for API
  • Yttria - word of reason, helped with multiple things internally
  • Jaku - helped with SB4 support

Replying to:HTV04
ใ‚จใ‚นใƒใƒ” Esbapi
You're right... it's been a while since I reviewed my katakana pronunciations... That's what I meant to say in the very beginning, thanks for the call out lol

SBAPI is broken again...

Replying to:the_squat1115
SBAPI is broken again...
It's working fine for me. Are you using the latest SiteJS?

Replying to:HTV04
ใ‚จใ‚นใƒใƒ” Esbapi
Cool

Replying to:the_squat1115
SBAPI is broken again...
(it was resolved quietly between the time of these two posts)

SBapi seems to have been down since this morning.

Replying to:HTV04
SBapi seems to have been down since this morning.
Fixed, just had to restart the server

http://sbapi.me/get/4483DEF/T--NEW_OMOCHI/info It says "An internal error occurred while trying to complete this request." and I can't get information.

Replying to:Na_trium
http://sbapi.me/get/4483DEF/T--NEW_OMOCHI/info It says "An internal error occurred while trying to complete this request." and I can't get information.
Fixed. Thanks for reporting!

I've gone key crazy! SBAPI has now cached over 2000 keys!

Replying to:snail_
I've gone key crazy! SBAPI has now cached over 2000 keys!
Wow

I found a bug in Sbapi. For some SB3 programs (sb4 prog. don't seem to have this.) the download count is 0 eventough it has been downloaded multiple times example https://sbapi.me/get/QRNPX3V3/info, https://sbapi.me/get/PE33D2AE/info, https://sbapi.me/get/WR3XX3RJ/info, https://sbapi.me/get/5374EW4E/info... Spooky maze and maybe some others (I didn't check that many proj except these and some others) do have a correct download amount.

Replying to:Tarudahat
I found a bug in Sbapi. For some SB3 programs (sb4 prog. don't seem to have this.) the download count is 0 eventough it has been downloaded multiple times example https://sbapi.me/get/QRNPX3V3/info, https://sbapi.me/get/PE33D2AE/info, https://sbapi.me/get/WR3XX3RJ/info, https://sbapi.me/get/5374EW4E/info... Spooky maze and maybe some others (I didn't check that many proj except these and some others) do have a correct download amount.
AHHH I know the issue. I forgot to update download count :(

Replying to:Tarudahat
I found a bug in Sbapi. For some SB3 programs (sb4 prog. don't seem to have this.) the download count is 0 eventough it has been downloaded multiple times example https://sbapi.me/get/QRNPX3V3/info, https://sbapi.me/get/PE33D2AE/info, https://sbapi.me/get/WR3XX3RJ/info, https://sbapi.me/get/5374EW4E/info... Spooky maze and maybe some others (I didn't check that many proj except these and some others) do have a correct download amount.
Fixed! Please remember to keep sending me these bugs :)


downloads should not be used on a file, only the actual key. That doesn't matter now though.

This news is so shitty. I feel so bad for you, trinitro, and everyone else who spent countless hours reverse-engineering the SmileBASIC file format and servers, just for this to happen. Will the already-present programs still be available?

Replying to:Chatter
This news is so shitty. I feel so bad for you, trinitro, and everyone else who spent countless hours reverse-engineering the SmileBASIC file format and servers, just for this to happen. Will the already-present programs still be available?
There was a long email chain and multiple phone calls about that very subject. I was told that since I had gotten the files by unauthorized use of their private APIs, that I would have to delete everything. This was honestly the worst part of this entire experience. The whole point of SBAPI was to provide a useful service while caching every program on SmileBASIC in case the official servers were taken down at some point. That goal has been completely ruined.

This fucking sucks. SBAPI had a lot of potential, but of course copyright laws have to shit on everything. I feel really sorry for you Record, and everyone else who's worked really hard on this.

The sender of this mail is Tawake Shigatsu... Tawake(ๆˆฏใ‘) means fool, and Shigatsu(4ๆœˆ) means April... And the date is April 1st... Is this the real request from Nintendo?