An API for Internet Auctions
By Kevin O'Malley and Terence Kelly
Dr. Dobb's Journal September 1998
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| auth | Authenticate a user with the server. |
| withdrawbid | Withdraw a bid. |
| submitbid | Submit a bid. |
| bidstatus | Get status information for a bid. |
| getquote | Get current price quotes of the target auction. |
| lastclearprice | Get last clearing price and time of target auction. |
| activeauctionid | Get active auction IDs for current user. |
| auctioninfo | Get auction information for target auction. |
| bidid | Get bid IDs for current user. |
| bidinfo | Get bid information for target bid ID. |
| transid | Get transaction IDs for current user. |
| parentid | Get parent catalog ID for catalog key. |
| auctionidsfromcatkey | Get auction IDs for catalog key. |
| catalogsubcatagories | Get catalog IDs for a parent ID. |
| transinfo | Get transaction information for target transaction ID. |
| submitauction | Submit an auction. |
| userinfo | Get user information for current user. |
| catalogstring | Get catalog string for catalog ID. |
| quit | Quit session. |
| search | Search database by auction name. |
| activebidid | Get active bid ID for current user in a target auction. |
| servertime | Get current time from server. |
Table 1: API services.
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