change-api

A Change.org API client for NodeJS/io.js

Installation

npm install change-api --save

Usage

$ npm install change-api --save

A basic example using change-api client to save an Applicant

var changeApi = require('change-api');
 
var petitionUrl = 'https://www.change.org/p/medellinjs-host-more-workshops-for-all-talks', 
  userID = '17118355'
  //Export your API key as an env variable to use it
  apiKey = process.env.CHANGE_API_KEY;
 
var changeClient = changeApi.createClient({
  api_key: apiKey
});
 
//Gets a petition using the public url
changeClient.petitions.getByUrl(petitionUrl,
  function (err, res, body) {
    //Process results here
  });
 
//Gets a user by ID
changeClient.users.getByID(userID,
  function (err, res, body) {
    //Process results here
  });
 
//Gets petitions created by organization and uses the pager
client.organizations.getPetitions({
    id: organizationID,
    page: 2,
    page_size: 5
  },
  function (err, res, body) {
    console.log(body);
  });

API and endpoints

You can check the official Change.org API in the following url: http://www.change.org/developers/docs/resources

Petitions

Get a petition ID by URL

client.petitions.getIdByUrl(url, callback);

Get a petition by ID

client.petitions.getByID(id, callback);

Get a petition by URL

client.petitions.getByUrl(url, callback);

Get a petition targets by ID

client.petitions.getTargets(id, callback);

Get a petition signatures, it supports pagination so the first parameter is an object and the id property is mandatory, optional you can set the page size and page nummber.

var options = {
      id: theID
      page: 1,
      page_size: 10
    };
 
client.petitions.getSignatures(options, callback);

Get a petition reasons, it supports pagination so the first parameter is an object and the id property is mandatory, optional you can set the page size and page nummber.

var options = {
      id: theID
      page: 1,
      page_size: 10
    };
 
client.petitions.getReasons(options, callback);

Get a petition updates, it supports pagination so the first parameter is an object and the id property is mandatory, optional you can set the page size and page nummber.

var options = {
      id: theID
      page: 1,
      page_size: 10
    };
 
client.petitions.getUpdates(options, callback);

Get an auth key to add signatures for a specific petition identified by ID, it requires an specific object with the following:

var options = {
    api_secret: apiSecret,
    petition_id: id,
    source_description: sourceDescription,
    source: sourceUrl,
    requester_email: email
  };
 
client.petitions.getAuthKey(options, callback);

Add signatures for a petition, you should request an auth key before, more info here. It requires an specific object with the following:

var options = {
    petition_id: id,
    api_secret: apiSecret,
    auth_key: authKey,
    source: sourceUrl,
    email: email,
    first_name: firstName,
    last_name: lastName,
    city: city,
    postal_code: zipCode,
    country_code: countryCode    
  };
 
client.petitions.addSignature(options, callback);

Users

Get a user ID by URL

client.users.getIdByUrl(url, callback);

Get a user by ID

client.users.getByID(id, callback);

Get petitions created by a user identified by id, it supports pagination so the first parameter is an object and the id property is mandatory, optional you can set the page size and page nummber.

var options = {
      id: theID
      page: 1,
      page_size: 10
    };
 
client.users.getPetitions(options, callback);

Get all signed petitions by a user identified by id, it supports pagination so the first parameter is an object and the id property is mandatory, optional you can set the page size and page nummber.

var options = {
      id: theID
      page: 1,
      page_size: 10
    };
 
client.users.getSignatures(options, callback);

Organizations

Get an organization ID by URL

client.organizations.getIdByUrl(url, callback);

Get an organization by ID

client.organizations.getByID(id, callback);

Get petitions created by an organization identified by id, it supports pagination so the first parameter is an object and the id property is mandatory, optional you can set the page size and page nummber.

var options = {
      id: theID
      page: 1,
      page_size: 10
    };
 
client.organizations.getPetitions(options, callback);

Credits

Adrián Estrada

The MIT License

Copyright (c) 2015 Adrián Estrada

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