XML-RPC Protocol

Help us convert the LJ XML-RPC protocols documentation for our implementation.

Methods

The protocol is still in flux due to the change from LJ's friends system to Dreamwidth's subscription and access system. Not all of these methods have been pushed live yet, but the code has been committed.

method	description
addcomment
checkforupdates	Check for updates on your read list. Replaces "checkfriends".
consolecommand	Run an administrative command.
editcircle
editevent	Edit or delete a user's past journal entry.
friendof	Designed to return a list of which other users list this user as their friend, but currently returns nothing.
getchallenge	Generate a server challenge string for authentication.
getcircle	Returns details about a user's watch list and/or a user's trust list. Can also get a user's watched-by list, trusted-by list, content filters and trust groups.
getdaycounts	Retrieve the number of journal entries per day.
getevents	Download parts of the user's journal. See also syncitems mode.
getfriends	Designed to return a list of which other users this user lists as their friend, but currently returns nothing.
getfriendspage
getinbox
gettrustgroups
getusertags	Retrieve a list of the user's defined tags.
login	Validate user's password and get base information needed for client to function.
postevent	Submit a new journal entry to the server.
sendmessage	Send a private message to a user's inbox.
sessionexpire	Expire session cookies.
sessiongenerate	Generate a session cookie.
setmessageread
syncitems	Get a list of all the items that have been created or updated for a user.

Deprecated Methods

Deprecated method	Remarks
checkfriends	Checks to see if the user's friends list has been updated since a specified time. Deprecated, use checkforupdates instead.
editfriends	Deprecated, use editcircle instead.
editfriendgroups	Deprecated, use editcircle instead.
getfriendgroups	Deprecated, use gettrustgroups instead.