Re: [bitly-api] MISSING_ARG_LOGIN with /v3/info request

[Jehiah Czebotar]

Hi.

It looks like have a typo in `self.endpoint` where you have a `/`
after the question mark.

Also, you shouldn't strip the bitly link to get the hash, use the full
link as the shortUrl argument. It's not clear to me, but you may be
putting the values in both the request body (ie: `params)` and in the
URL. You should only put them in the url.

`self.base_url + '/v3/info?' +
urllib.urlencode(dict=access_token=self.access_token
shortUrl=shortUrl)`

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Jehiah

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Jehiah


On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 8:16 AM, <bentba...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Heya,
>
> How do I deal with this error: MISSING_ARG_LOGIN ? I am a real beginner with
> scripting and the like, but I have a python script that connects, and gets
> link_history, user_network_history, and user_info successfully.
>
> But now I have added a method to get info from /v3/info, I can't figure out
> why the call doesn't work.
>
> The method looks like this:
>
>>> def link_info(self, bithash, shortUrl):
>>>
>>> 39 if shortUrl == None or bithash == None:
>>>
>>> 40 return "Must supply bit.ly hash & shortUrl to call
>>> link_info"
>>>
>>> 41 request_string = "&shortUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F"
>>>
>>> 42 payload = dict()
>>>
>>> 43 payload["hash"] = bithash
>>>
>>> 44 payload["shortUrl"] = shortUrl
>>>
>>> 45 self.endpoint = "/v3/info?/access_token="
>>>
>>> 46 data = requests.get(self.base_url + self.endpoint +
>>> self.access_token + request_string + bithash, params=payload)
>>>
>>> 47 return data
>
>
> So I get my bit.ly link from my link_history method, strip it for the hash
> and then call this link_info method. All I seem to get is MISSING_ARG_LOGIN
>
> What am I doing wrong here?
>
> Cheers!
>
>
>
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[Matt LeMay]

Hello!

A couple changes I'd suggest here:

 45         self.endpoint = "/v3/info?/access_token="

Should read "/v3/info?access_token=" (omit the slash)

Also, the /v3/info endpoint requires either a hash *OR* a shortUrl but will fail if you actually provide both. In this case, it looks like you could omit the shortUrl parameter.

Hope this helps!

Thanks, and all the best,

Matt

[bentba...@gmail.com]

Thanks to you both! You were both spot on. And I really shouldnt do this kinda thing when I'm knackered! 

Thanks for taking the time to read and respond

Amended function now working ok! :

         def link_info(self, shortUrl):

 39         if shortUrl == None:    

 40             return "Must supply bit.ly shortUrl"

 41         payload = dict()

 42         payload["shortUrl"] = shortUrl

 43         self.endpoint = "/v3/info?access_token="

 44         data = requests.get(self.base_url + self.endpoint + self.access_token, params=payload)

 45         return data