Welcome to vichan read-only JSON API documentation.
This API works at every vichan-based board, for example 8chan.co, and at a few Tinyboard-based ones (ask your admin to enable it).
JSON representations of threads and indexes are exposed at the following URLs:
http(s):///siteurl/board/res/threadnumber.json
http(s)://siteurl/board/pagenumber.json (0 is main index, unlike on 4chan, which is 1-based)
A JSON representation of all thread OPs (and the replies shown on indexes) from an individual board can be found at the following URL:
http(s)://siteurl/board/catalog.json
And just the thread IDs, their modification times, and respective pages can be found here:
http(s)://siteurl/board/threads.json
A list of boards is exposed at the following URL: (nb. this is not yet implemented, it may work on individual sites)
http(s)://siteurl/boards.json
CORS may be supported, on discretion of board owners.
Supported request methods are: GET, HEAD, OPTIONS
Questions? Please e-mail vichanapi@6irc.net.
This guide was last updated September 24, 2014.
Incompatibilities with 4chan API are marked with (!).
Not yet implemented features, but marked for implementation, are marked with (ni).
Custom vichan additions, as compared to 4chan API, are marked with (NEW).
| attribute | value | description | possible values | example value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
no |
integer |
Post number | 1-9999999999999 | 9001 |
resto |
integer |
Reply to | 0 (is a thread OP), 1-9999999999999 | 0 |
sticky |
integer |
Stickied thread? | 0 (no), 1 (yes) | 1 |
closed |
integer |
Closed thread? | 0 (no), 1 (yes) | 1 |
archived |
does not exist here (!) | |||
now |
does not exist here (!) | |||
time |
integer |
UNIX timestamp | UNIX timestamp | 1344570123 |
name |
string |
Name | text | moot |
trip |
string |
Tripcode | text (format: !tripcode!!securetripcode) | !Ep8pui8Vw2 |
id |
string (ni) |
ID | text (8 characters), Mod, Admin, Developer | Admin |
capcode |
string |
Capcode | none, mod, admin, admin_highlight, developer | admin |
country |
string |
Country code | text (2 characters, ISO 3166-1 alpha-2), XX (unknown) | XX |
country_name |
string |
Country name | text | Unknown |
sub |
string |
Subject | text | This is a subject |
com |
string |
Comment | text (includes escaped HTML) | This is a comment |
tim |
string (!) |
Renamed filename | UNIX timestamp + microseconds | 1344402680740 |
filename |
string |
Original filename | text | OPisa |
ext |
string |
File extension | .jpg, .png, .gif, .pdf, .swf, .webm | .jpg |
fsize |
integer |
File size | 1-8388608 | 2500 |
md5 |
string |
File MD5 | text (24 character, packed base64 MD5 hash) | NOetrLVnES3jUn1x5ZPVAg== |
w |
integer |
Image width | 1-10000 | 500 |
h |
integer |
Image height | 1-10000 | 500 |
tn_w |
integer |
Thumbnail width | 1-250 | 250 |
tn_h |
integer |
Thumbnail height | 1-250 | 250 |
filedeleted |
integer (ni) |
File deleted? | 0 (no), 1 (yes) | 0 |
spoiler |
integer (ni) |
Spoiler image? | 0 (no), 1 (yes) | 0 |
custom_spoiler |
does not exist here (!) | |||
omitted_posts |
integer |
# replies omitted | 1-10000 | 33 |
omitted_images |
integer |
# image replies omitted | 1-10000 | 21 |
replies |
integer |
# replies total | 0-99999 | 231 |
images |
integer |
# images total | 0-99999 | 132 |
bumplimit |
does not exist here (!) | |||
imagelimit |
does not exist here (!) | |||
capcode_replies |
does not exist here (!) | |||
last_modified |
integer |
Time when last modified | UNIX timestamp | 1344571233 |
tag |
does not exist here (!) | |||
semantic_url |
does not exist here (!) |
Note the following attributes are optional:
sticky closed archived (only displays on OPs when true)
id (only displays when board has DISPLAY_ID set)
name (only displays if name is present, which is always unless there is a blank name and tripcode)
trip (only displays if tripcode is present)
sub (only displays if subject is present)
com (only displays if comment is present)
capcode (only displays when using a capcode)
country country_name (only displays when board uses country flags)
filename (only displays when image uploaded)
ext (only displays when image uploaded)
fsize (only displays when image uploaded)
w (only displays when image uploaded)
h (only displays when image uploaded)
tn_w (only displays when image uploaded)
tn_h (only displays when image uploaded)
filedeleted (only displays when image uploaded)
spoiler (only displays when image uploaded)
omitted_posts (only displays on OPs on index pages)
omitted_images (only displays on OPs on index pages)
replies (only displays on OPs)
images (only displays on OPs)
last_modified (only displayed in threads.json, and includes replies, deletions, and sticky/closed changes)
Boards: http(s)://siteurl/board/
Indexes: http(s)://siteurl/board/[1-10].html (# of pages varies per board, directory root is page 1)
Threads: http(s)://siteurl/board/res/resto.html
Replies: http(s)://siteurl/board/res/resto.html#pno
Images: http(s)://siteurl/board/src/tim.ext
Thumbnails: http(s)://siteurl/board/src/tims.jpg
Spoiler image: http(s)://siteurl/static/spoiler.png
File deleted: http(s)://siteurl/static/deleted.png
Country flags: http(s)://siteurl/static/flags/country.png
To view a pretty-printed version of our thread, index, and catalog JSON, use JSONLint.