REST request URL
http://api.appletree.com/people/search/{phrase}?key={api_key}&start={start_count}&max={max_results}
Developer API
Making the wealth of data at AppleTree.com useful to other developers is a core part of our mission to great a single human family tree of the world more widely available and accessible.
The API's here are intended to allow you to connect to our system directly using simple server-side scripting.
These web services can be used to create Facebook Applications, Google Desktop Widgets, as well as integrating our existing data and services more into a website or software application. We welcome you to share your thoughts, feedback or ideas on how we can extend our API's to provide additional services.
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PeopleSearch
Search people within Appletree using search phrases.
people/search/{phrase}
phrase | Search phrase to find people by
key | api key given by AppleTree.com
start (optional) | starting position, defaults at 1
max (optional) | maximum result count, defaults at 20 and maximum possible is 40
Example request URLs
http://api.appletree.com/people/search/scott%20mueller?key=asdf1234
http://api.appletree.com/people/search/+mueller%20description:ceo?key=asdf1234&max=3
1 <people total="10">
2 <person profile="Scott_Mueller_1" name="Scott Mueller"/>
3 <person profile="Scott_Miller_1" name="Scott John Miller"/>
4 <person profile="Allen_Mueller_1" name="Allen Mueller"/>
5 </people>
2 <person profile="Scott_Mueller_1" name="Scott Mueller"/>
3 <person profile="Scott_Miller_1" name="Scott John Miller"/>
4 <person profile="Allen_Mueller_1" name="Allen Mueller"/>
5 </people>
Error codes
400 | Invalid parameters
403 | Invalid API key
Constructing webpage URLs
http://www.appletree.com/{profile}
profile | profile id of the person
Examples
http://www.appletree.com/Scott_Allen_Mueller_1
http://www.appletree.com/Allen_Mueller_1
