It's GraphQL. **You don't need a browser.** I said you can _even_ use it from your browser.

The playground is there to make it easy to get into. **To just play around initially.**

If you want the GraphQL API schema in plaintext, it's [here](https://github.com/stackernews/stacker.news/tree/master/api/typeDefs).

Now do some PoW or wait until we're ready :)

The whole point is to *not need a browser*.

anon

[two](https://github.com/ekzyis/sn-goapi) [people](https://github.com/Leon-Sander/stacker.news_python_library) already started

Also, I just remembered that @elvismercury was playing around with the [GraphQL playground](https://stacker.news/api/graphql) [here](https://stacker.news/items/324720) 

Isn't this already like a public, documented API? 

You can even use it from your browser, lol

So at least the argument that you have to reverse-engineer it no longer holds

> bootleg reverse-engineered API that can be vanished at any time **with no reputational consequences for the site.**

I think you just answered your own question:

> Why doesn't Stacker News have one?

wen HN parity?  i was told there would be a lambo API.

Yes but nobody's going to put serious effort into writing software for a bootleg reverse-engineered API that can be vanished at any time with no reputational consequences for the site.

Come on guys.  Man up.  Free the WOT!