Softonic API

Section getPlatforms

This function returns the full list of platforms available for the selected instance. The identifier of a platform is also its id_section. There is no difference between a platform or section (category) in terms of identifiers. The platform is just the first level in the hierarchy.

http://api2.softonic.com/<inst>/section_getPlatforms/<id_section>.<format>?key=YOUR_API_KEY

Parameters

• <inst>: Softonic instance (en, es, it, pt ...)
• <format>: XML, JSON or PHP

XML response sample

http://api2.softonic.com/en/section_getPlatforms/2.xml?key=API_KEY&results=2

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response status="ok" total_items="6">
  <platforms>
    <platform>
      <id_section>2</id_section>
      <name>Windows</name>
    </platform>
    <platform>
      <id_section>1177</id_section>
      <name>Phones</name>
    </platform>
    <platform>
      <id_section>2900</id_section>
      <name>Web Apps</name>
    </platform>
    <platform>
      <id_section>724</id_section>
      <name>Mac</name>
    </platform>
    <platform>
      <id_section>1020</id_section>
      <name>Palm OS</name>
    </platform>
    <platform>
      <id_section>1111</id_section>
      <name>Pocket PC</name>
    </platform>
  </platforms>
</response>

JSON response sample

http://api2.softonic.com/en/section_getPlatforms/2.json?key=API_KEY&results=2

{
	"status":"ok",
	"total_items":6,
	"platforms":[
		{
			"platform":{
				"id_section":2,
				"name":"Windows"
			}
		},
		{
			"platform":{
				"id_section":1177,
				"name":"Phones"
			}
		},
		{
			"platform":{
				"id_section":2900,
				"name":"Web Apps"
			}
		},
		{
			"platform":{
				"id_section":724,
				"name":"Mac"
			}
		},
		{
			"platform":{
				"id_section":1020,
				"name":"Palm OS"
			}
		},
		{
			"platform":{
				"id_section":1111,
				"name":"Pocket PC"
			}
		}
	]
}