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Retrieve "anonymously" data from a foursquare checkin. You don't need to follow the person who checked in. However, the checkin must have been made public (e.g. via twitter)
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index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
<title>4sq image request</title>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-1.6.2.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
// set the following appropriately
var testUrl4sq = "XXX",
bitlyUsername = "XXX",
bitlyApiKey = "XXX",
fsqAccessToken = "XXX";
$(document).ready(function(){
$.ajax({
type: "GET",
url: "http://api.bitly.com/v3/expand?shortUrl="+encodeURIComponent(testUrl4sq)+"&login="+bitlyUsername+"&apiKey="+bitlyApiKey,
dataType: "json",
success: function (data) {
console.log(data);
if(data.status_txt !== "OK" || data.data.expand[0].error) {
console.log("bitly error");
return;
}
var fsqUrl = data.data.expand[0].long_url,
fsqUrlMatch = fsqUrl.match(/checkin\/(.*?)\?s=(.*?)&.*?$/);
if(!fsqUrlMatch) {
console.log("something is wrong with the 4sq url");
}
var checkinId = fsqUrlMatch[1];
signature = fsqUrlMatch[2];
$.ajax({
type: "GET",
url: "https://api.foursquare.com/v2/checkins/"+checkinId+"?signature="+signature+"&oauth_token="+fsqAccessToken,
dataType: "json",
success: function (data) {
console.dir(data);
var imageUrl = data.response.checkin.photos.items[0].url;
console.log(imageUrl);
},
error: function() {
console.log("4sq error");
}
});
},
error: function() {
console.log("bitly error");
}
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
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