As a developer, I've been struggling with finding the best way to get the meta data related to a post on Steemit: from creation, up to more advanced props, like beneficiaries, payment type, voters and so on and so forth.
You can obviously do this by using one of the blockchain API calls, by issuing a JSON 2.0 RPC call, or just by using one of the Python, JavaScript or PHP libraries.
But there is also a very easy way to do this, one that doesn't involve using third party software and which works instantly.
You only need to add ".json" at the end of an URL. The trick is that the URL must be taken from the user's blog feed, which has a specific order of the URL structure (tag, author nickname, post slug).
So here's what you get if you add ".json" to my previous post:
{"post":{"id":37226689,"author":"dragosroua","permlink":"we-may-have-a-pan-european-blockchain-framework-soon","category":"blockchain","parent_author":"","parent_permlink":"blockchain","title":"We May Have A Pan-European Blockchain Framework Soon","body":"
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You get pretty much everything you need, and you didn't have to use any third party library.
Kinda neat!
I'm a serial entrepreneur, blogger and ultrarunner. You can find me mainly on my blog at Dragos Roua where I write about productivity, business, relationships and running. Here on Steemit you may stay updated by following me @dragosroua.
Wanna know when you're getting paid?
I know the feeling. That's why I created steem.supply, an easy to use and accurate tool for calculating your Steemit rewards
It's free to use, but if you think this is a useful addition, I'd appreciate your witness vote.
Thank you!
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