How To Get JSON Data From Online

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#1

Hello! I’ve never used HTTP Service before and I want to be able to get a JSON from online.
(https://devforum.roblox.com/u/Aiden_12114.json)

I want to check if a user is in the DevForum (Has Member Rank) and i’m not sure how to do it. Any help?

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#2

You’d need to use a proxy to make GET requests to the link , since roblox doesn’t allow requests to their own api’s and website in-game

This should help you

You can always use an JSON parser to get details

Now after you’ve got everything set up just do this

local username = ""
local response = HttpProxy:GetAsync("https://devforum.roblox.com/u/"..username..".json")
print(response.user.trust_level)

If it returns 0 it means they’re a non-member and 1 means they’re a member

Hope this helps.

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#3

And then,

2 - Regular
3 - Top Contributer
4 - Post Approval
5 - Sage

Is this correct?

#5

Also with the HttpProxy, can I use the one from here?

#7

Also I would suggest you not to use someone else’s proxies as it is unreliable , you should just make your own. (Keep in mind that the limit to make requests with a Google Web App is 20k/day)

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#8

Top Contributor is only a group that grants a title and a flair for active contributors in our community, not a separate trust level. There are only 4 trust levels which are hard coded into Discourse and we’ve renamed a few of them to fit our needs.

0 - Visitor
1 - Member
2 - Regular
3 - Post Approval
4 - Leader (Community Sages, Developer Relations & Some Staff)

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#10

Sorry for bump, but is there a way to do this but check what Premium tier a user has instead? I’m trying to make a custom leaderboard that brings back the BC, TBC and OBC icons depending on what premium tier the user has

#11

As of now, it is impossible to do that without the player’s cookie.