Push to API from Msched question, API newbie

Dman · Post by **Dman** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 12:01 am

I'm new to API's and using them, so apologies if this comes off as idiotic.

I did a search and pretty much only found info relating to Twitter, which seemed to require a custom DLL.

My question is basically, is it possible to use the HTTPRequest command to push data to an API like Geckoboard or Twitter (or anything?)

Do you just push a chunk of text or push an XML?

Sorry for the newbie question, but it seems like something msched could do, though I might be barking up the wrong tree.

The goal is to push info to a dashboard widget via an API from Msched..

Post by **Marcus Tettmar** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:37 am

I assume you are referring to web services. Yes, these are HTTP and so you can usually use the HTTPRequest command.

XML is just plain text. If your web service requires XML you can send this via HTTPRequest.