API Releases
From Plings Info
Plings Input API Changes
2nd June 2009
HTTPS - secure data transfer added as an option to data transfer calls.
28th Apr. 2009
New field added to SimpleActivity to prepare the SOAP service to accept data on behalf of other organisations/activity providers. The wsdl has the new addOrganisation method, which is yet to be documented here. Some SOAP clients will need to adapt to the new DPProviderID field in a SimpleActivity object.
addOrganisation method now available - details only in the wsdl. Documentation to follow.
20th Apr. 2009
HTTP POST Method:
- -Added the ActivitySourceID, local identifier for an activity as a required field.
- -Implemented the 'Organisation/ActivityProvider' data set
- -enabled activities, venues, organisations to be referenced using a local identifier in combination with an API key.
- -better reporting back in the XML Results file
20th Feb. 2009
- - added some clarity to the SOAP section - only minor changes
13th Jan. 2009
- - document check - only minor changes
1st Dec. 2008
- -Added some descriptions to certain fields
- -Added additional examples
- -Added Contact Details
28th Nov. 2008
- - Annotated some more of the data schemas
27th Nov. 2008
- - WSDL address changed
- - Development API Key Added
- - Minor tweaks to wording
- - Added Example Output for XML via HTTP POST
- - Venue Schemas changed – More flexible coordinate passing mechanism.
20th Nov. 2008
- - Added further detail on Venues
- - Renamed Activity Type Codes
- - Change example Activity
- - Added Contents Page
19th Nov. 2008
- First Draft
Plings Output API Changes
30/09/09: JSON output now available on activity calls.
06/07/09: When doing a postcode search and requesting an XML output, the distance of the venue from that postcode is also returned. This has long been the case, but only now documented.
18/06/09: LA (Local Authority Code), LAName (Local Authority Name), Ward (Ward code) and WardName, added as additional data fields to Activity XML output. They can be found as part of Venue data.
02/06/09: HTTPS - secure data transfer added as an option to data transfer calls
13/05/09: Number of results now returned in XML requests. see Plings Output API#XML - xml.activity.php
16/04/09: Our XML DTD was out of date, although, there have been no changes to the Output fields, the document has been updated to make sure everything in the XML data feed is reflected in the DTD.
06/04/09: Plings_Output_API#Optional_Parameters - added the MaxResults and Page parameters to the documentation.
24/03/09: Single Activity XML added to the documentation. The method has been available for a while, but only just documented.
17/12/08: Time parameters added.
You can now request all plings starting after a certain time on a certain date. Use:
?searchDate=yyyy-mm-dd+hh:mm
