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Why build on Hackaday.io

Hackaday.io hosts a vibrant community where users share hardware projects, collaborate on builds, and engage in global challenges. The API opens up access to this ecosystem, offering both public and authenticated routes that allow developers to build creative tools, integrations, and experiences on top of Hackaday’s data.

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Open and Accessible

Designed to encourage experimentation and innovation.

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Backed by a Global Community

Connect your tools to a thriving ecosystem of engineers and builders.

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Extensible

Use Hackaday data in new contexts, from dashboards to integrations.

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Increase Engagement

Build utilities that surface trending projects or simplify participation in challenges.

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Flexibility

Use any language or platform using standard REST conventions.

Key Features and Endpoints

This API lets developers access and display Hackaday content, filter public data, authenticate users with OAuth2, post content like comments, and embed Hackaday features into their own apps or platforms.

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Projects API

Manage and explore public project data.

/projects
/projects/:id
/projects/:id/logs
/projects/:id/components
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Users

View public profile information and list all projects created by a user.

/users/:id
/users/:id/projects
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Comments

Retrieve or post comments (authentication required).

/comments/:id
POST /comments
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Contests, Events, Courses

Explore global challenges and learning resources.

/contests
/events
/courses
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Search

Search across projects, users, and more.

/search
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Authentication

OAuth2 login and token-based authorization for secure access.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Public data is accessible through GET endpoints. Writing or modifying data requires authentication via OAuth2.

Yes. To ensure fair usage, we implement standard rate limits. Contact us for elevated access if needed.

As of now we give access to only GET requests. To post content please login to Hackaday.io and use the web interface. We plan to add POST capabilities in the future.

No official SDK yet, but you can use the RESTful API with any HTTP client in your preferred language.

Visit Docs to explore all API endpoints, authentication guides, and usage examples.

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