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Challenge #139: Spooky API Connection

chandler-gjino
Alteryx
Alteryx

attaching my solution

ed_hayter
12 - Quasar
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Gonna submit this incomplete as it was not accepting my key (nor even the demo_key just to test). But I am fairly comfortable parsing JSON so think I could have finished this quickly. I have attached the flow but cleared out my key for obvious reasons.

 

rachel_lynch
Alteryx
Alteryx

Like others, the name of the game was getting the correct link and then the correct search terms. It's not pretty, but it's done!

Rachel Lynch
danielhoge
8 - Asteroid

stole a couple of URLs but tried to make it my own

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tristank
11 - Bolide

Good practice as I don't use APIs often enough in my day-to-day.

 

API Documentation

Food Search if you don't trust my list of codes below

 

Updated list of food codes:

Candy Id
Snickers 169589
Candy Corn 1932002
Tootsie Roll Pop 2048010
Sweetarts 1915162
Atomic Fireballs 2073197
Chewy Sours 2088614
Sour Patch Kids 2388748

 

You do not need to create a key the demo key works fine.

 

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GabrielaTudor
8 - Asteroid
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olga_strubbe
11 - Bolide

 A nice challenge, thank you, @JoeM !    Unfortunately, my Download tool did not work in lieu of firewall, I believe, but I was able to follow through the logic in solving this challenge.  Thank you, @kat  - I learned a lot from your proposed solution, as I could not really see my fields coming through with my Download tool error.  

mithily
8 - Asteroid
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used some of the method of other users ; could not do it with one api call
gawa
16 - Nebula
16 - Nebula

Due to the invalid link, I could not complete but did what I can do

geoff_zath
Alteryx
Alteryx
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Close to the answer, maybe the calorie info has changed over time?