Fact endpoints

Get some facts

Retrieve one or more Facts.

Endpoint

GET /facts/random

Query parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Limit	Description
animal_type	Comma-separated String	‘cat’		Type of animal the fact will describe
amount	Number	1	500	Number of Facts to retrieve. If set to one, response will be a fact object. If many, response will be an array of Facts

Example request

GET /facts/random?animal_type=cat&amount=2

Example response

[
	{
		"_id": "591f9894d369931519ce358f",
		"__v": 0,
		"text": "A female cat will be pregnant for approximately 9 weeks - between 62 and 65 days from conception to delivery.",
		"updatedAt": "2018-01-04T01:10:54.673Z",
		"deleted": false,
		"source": "api",
		"sentCount": 5
	},
	{
		"_id": "591f9854c5cbe314f7a7ad34",
		"__v": 0,
		"text": "It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure.",
		"updatedAt": "2018-01-04T01:10:54.673Z",
		"deleted": false,
		"source": "api",
		"sentCount": 3
	}
]

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Get fact by its ID

Retrieve fact by its ID.

Endpoint

GET /facts/:factID

Query parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Limit	Description
animal_type	Comma-separated String	‘cat’		Type of animal the fact will describe

Example request

GET /facts/591f98803b90f7150a19c229

Example response

{
    "_id": "591f98803b90f7150a19c229",
    "__v": 0,
    "text": "In an average year, cat owners in the United States spend over $2 billion on cat food.",
    "updatedAt": "2018-01-04T01:10:54.673Z",
    "deleted": false,
    "source": "api",
}

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Get queued facts

These are Facts belonging to the authenticated user.

Endpoint

GET /facts/me

Query parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Limit	Description
animal_type	Comma-separated String	‘cat’		Type of animal the fact will describe

Returns

An array of Facts that the authenticated user has submitted.

Example request

GET /facts?animal_type=cat,horse

Example response

[
  {
    "type": "cat",
    "_id": "590b9d90229d260020af0b06",
    "user": {
      "name": {
        "first": "Alex",
        "last": "Wohlbruck"
      },
      "_id": "5a9ac18c7478810ea6c06381"
    },
    "text": "Evidence suggests domesticated cats have been around since 3600 B.C., 2,000 years before Egypt's pharaohs."
  },
  {
    "type": "cat",
    "_id": "591f7aab0cf1d60ee8afcd62",
    "text": "The cat's clavicle, or collarbone, does not connect with other bones but is buried in the muscles of the shoulder region. This lack of a functioning collarbone allows them to fit through any opening the size of their head.",
    "user": {
      "name": {
        "first": "Alex",
        "last": "Wohlbruck"
      },
      "_id": "5a9ac18c7478810ea6c06381"
    }
  }
]