The Woot API v2 is in beta and is subject to change without notice.

GET wootcasts

Updated on Fri, 2013-11-15 15:19

Returns a collection of wootcasts, optionally filtered by site.

Resource URL

http://api.woot.com/2/wootcasts.json

Parameters

key required	Your public API key. This can be obtained by visiting your applications page.
site optional multiple	Restricts events to the specified site. Valid values for `site` are: www.woot.com home.woot.com electronics.woot.com computers.woot.com tools.woot.com sport.woot.com accessories.woot.com kids.woot.com shirt.woot.com wine.woot.com sellout.woot.com
select optional multiple	Restricts the returned properties to the specified values.

Example

Request

GET http://api.woot.com/2/wootcasts.json?site=www.woot.com&key={yourkey}

Response

[
  {
    "BlogUrl": "http://kids.woot.com/blog/post/grubs-kidfoot-7",
    "DiscussionUrl": "http://kids.woot.com/forums/viewpost.aspx?postid=5066855",
    "StartDate": "2012-07-05T05:00:00Z",
    "Mp4Url": "http://d3gqasl9vmjfd8.cloudfront.net/35b798da-f3bd-4820-82a7-6321554abae9.mp4",
    "Teaser": "<p>What's better to munch than a wriggling handful of juicy grubs? Kiki and Wendel can tell you: Just about nothing, that's what.</p>",
    "Title": "Grubs: KidFoot #7",
    "Site": "kids.woot.com",
    "Text": "",
    "Thumbnail": {
      "Url": "http://d3gqasl9vmjfd8.cloudfront.net/b4b31dee-0382-438b-97ea-af6b47778be8.jpg",
      "Width": 176,
      "Height": 99,
      "Tags": []
    },
    "YouTubeUrl": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3yjeU97gLM",
    "Views": 99
  }
]

Data Types

Wootcast

A Wootcast video containing a YouTube and MP4 url on Woot.

Property	Type	Description
BlogUrl	String	The URL where the blog post for the Wootcast can be viewed.
DiscussionUrl	String	The URL of the forum post where the Wootcast can be discussed.
Mp4Url	String	The URL where the Wootcast can be viewed.
Site	String	The site on which this Wootcast is shown.
StartDate	DateTime	The date that the Wootcast started, in UTC.
Teaser	String	The teaser of the Wootcast. Displayed as a heading for the write up.
Text	String	The HTML contents of the Wootcast's text.
Thumbnail	Photo	A thumbnail photo for the Wootcast video.
Title	String	The title of the Wootcast.
Views	Int32	The number of views the Wootcast Video has. The value will be null if there are no views.
YouTubeUrl	String	The URL to the YouTube hosted version of the Wootcast.

Example

{
  "BlogUrl": "http://kids.woot.com/blog/post/grubs-kidfoot-7",
  "DiscussionUrl": "http://kids.woot.com/forums/viewpost.aspx?postid=5066855",
  "StartDate": "2012-07-05T05:00:00Z",
  "Mp4Url": "http://d3gqasl9vmjfd8.cloudfront.net/35b798da-f3bd-4820-82a7-6321554abae9.mp4",
  "Teaser": "<p>What's better to munch than a wriggling handful of juicy grubs? Kiki and Wendel can tell you: Just about nothing, that's what.</p>",
  "Title": "Grubs: KidFoot #7",
  "Site": "kids.woot.com",
  "Text": "",
  "Thumbnail": {
    "Url": "http://d3gqasl9vmjfd8.cloudfront.net/b4b31dee-0382-438b-97ea-af6b47778be8.jpg",
    "Width": 176,
    "Height": 99,
    "Tags": []
  },
  "YouTubeUrl": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3yjeU97gLM",
  "Views": 99
}

Photo

Describes a photo.

Property	Type	Description
Height	Int32	The height, in pixels, of the photo.
Tags	String[]	A list of tags describing the photo. Absence or existence of the tag "gallery" indicates whether the photo is a main product photo, or a gallery image respectively.
Url	String	The URL of the photo.
Width	Int32	The width, in pixels, of the photo.

Example

{
  "Url": "http://d3gqasl9vmjfd8.cloudfront.net/9a9075be-57f8-46ce-84f9-69215b9249cc.jpg",
  "Width": 588,
  "Height": 441,
  "Tags": [
    "gallery",
    "fullsize-0"
  ]
}