readable-stackoverflow

# Stack Overflow Question Reader Uses the public Stack Exchange API. Anonymous usage is rate-limited to ~300 requests per IP per day. ## Steps ### 1. Extract the question ID From a URL like `https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12345678/some-slug`, the ID is `12345678`. ### 2. Fetch the question body ```bash curl -s --compressed \ "https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3/questions/{id}?site=stackoverflow&filter=withbody" ``` ### 3. Fetch the answers ```bash curl -s --compressed \ "https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3/questions/{id}/answers?site=stackoverflow&filter=withbody&sort=votes&order=desc" ``` The response uses gzip; the `--compressed` flag is required by the API. ### 4. Honor backoff If a response includes a `backoff` field, do not call the API again for that many seconds. ## Attribution Stack Exchange content is licensed under CC BY-SA. When surfacing answers, include the question URL and note the source as Stack Overflow. ## Reference - API docs: https://api.stackexchange.com/docs - Throttle / backoff: https://api.stackexchange.com/docs/throttle - Data licensing: https://stackoverflow.com/help/licensing