Unofficial GFG API

An unofficial API for GeeksForGeeks for developers to make cool stuff using GFG profile data.

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Functionalities

• Has all the relevant data from the GFG profile page.
• Has the count of all the problems solved based on difficulties.
• Has the links & names of all the problems solved by the user segregated based on difficulties.
• Methods supported - GET

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Endpoints

To access the API, there is only 1 endpoint, https://geeks-for-geeks-api.vercel.app/yourGeeksForGeeksUsername

Sample URL - https://geeks-for-geeks-api.vercel.app/arnoob16

How was it built:

The API was built using Web Scraping the profile page and a server deployed on web.

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Instructions to run on your local system

• Pre-requisites:

  • Python 3.x
  • Install all the required libraries using the requirements.txt file.

  pip install requirements.txt

• Directions to execute

  • python app.py or py app.py
  • Open the browser of your choice and visit your localhost, either http://127.0.0.1:5000/yourGeeksForGeeksUsername or http://localhost:5000/yourGeeksForGeeksUsername
  • See the API Response, understand it and build something with it.

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Sample API Responses

Success Response

{
    "info": {
        "userName": "arnoob16",
        "profilePicture": "https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/img-practice/user_web-1598433228.svg",
        "instituteRank": "415",
        "currentStreak": "00",
        "maxStreak": "929",
        "institution": "SRM Institute of Science and Technology ",
        "languagesUsed": "Java, C++, Python",
        "codingScore": "224",
        "totalProblemsSolved": "95",
        "monthlyCodingScore": ""
    },
    "solvedStats": {
        "school": {
            "count": 0,
            "questions": []
        },
        "basic": {
            "count": 16,
            "questions": [
                {
                    "question": "Cyclically rotate an array by one",
                    "questionUrl": "https://practice.geeksforgeeks.org/problems/cyclically-rotate-an-array-by-one2614/0"
                },
                {
                    "question": "Union of two arrays",
                    "questionUrl": "https://practice.geeksforgeeks.org/problems/union-of-two-arrays3538/0"
                },
                {
                    "question": "Middle of Three",
                    "questionUrl": "https://practice.geeksforgeeks.org/problems/middle-of-three2926/0"
                }
            ]
        },
        "hard": {
            "count": 2,
            "questions": [
                {
                    "question": "Merge Without Extra Space",
                    "questionUrl": "https://practice.geeksforgeeks.org/problems/merge-two-sorted-arrays5135/0"
                },
                {
                    "question": "Return two prime numbers",
                    "questionUrl": "https://practice.geeksforgeeks.org/problems/return-two-prime-numbers2509/0"
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}

Failure Response

{
    "error": "Profile Not Found"
}

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Notes

• If you are using this, do mention about this repository in your readme, I'll also mention your project here in this repository.
• A star to the repository would be massive boost to a NOOB like me.