Stands4 API Workflow (acronyms, definitions, quotes, synonyms, etc.)

[jyeakley]

This tool is used to take advantage of the Stands4 API (http://www.abbreviations.com/). The API offered through this website is very useful and provides the following services:

 

Abbreviations 
Conversions 
ZIP Codes 
Synonyms 
Definitions 
Phrases 
Rhymes 
Quotes 

 

I built a simple workflow around these services in order to effectively take advantage. Before you use this workflow, you must sign up for a free API key through their website (took about 24 hours to turnaround) and you will be allocated 1000 queries/day. I believe they offer a paid license as well if you plan to use this more frequently.

 

Packal Link: http://www.packal.org/workflow/stands4-workflow

 

Enjoy!

Edited May 26, 2015 by jyeakley

[Acidham]

Great WF!

 

One minor issue, seems to be an encoding issue: 

 

s4conv 45 F in C → Temperature: 45 °F = 7.2222222 °C

[jyeakley]

Sorry, just saw this! Updated and posted to Packal: http://www.packal.org/workflow/stands4-workflow

[mmroczka]

I know this is a super old thread and I'm not sure if this has been addressed or not recently, but I went through the whole process of getting an API key and put into the workflow the User ID and token, but if never asks for a password. It also doesn't work when I try querying something. I don't know PHP at all. Can anyone help?

[mmroczka]

It seems like the token is valid and works. Does no one else use this workflow? It seems like it'd be pretty helpful to more than just me...