Brickset API getSets call in Python

lin1ey

query = {'query': 'clone troopers'}

url = 'https://brickset.com/api/v3.asmx/getSets'

querystring = {'apiKey': secrets.API_KEY,

               'userHash': secrets.USER_HASH, 'params': query}

response = requests.request("GET", url, params=querystring)

print(response.json())

This is the code I use in my python script. However, it returns 

{'status': 'error', 'message': 'Parameter error'}

instead of a success. This is very confusing because the other methods of the API return successfully and calling the API from the website test pages return successfully. This is the only method that I used with a "params" parameter, so I suspect it is related somehow but I am unsure.

Both checkKey and checkUserHash method return successful on both Python and page. What am I doing wrong?

lin1ey

Update: I did json.dumps(query) and passed that as a param for params instead and it seemed to do the trick.

Huw

I'm glad you sussed it out because I have no idea how to actually use the API :-)

bluemonday

Hello, I came across this post as I've just started to look at using the API with Python. If it helps anyone else, the brickse library has been very easy for a new starter: https://pypi.org/project/brickse/