This module is designed to be an easy-to-use wrapper around the AngelList API. This module is designed to be used with node.js.
npm install angellist
Or from source:
git clone git://github.com/rgerard/node-angellist.git cd node-angellist npm install
var angel = require('angellist');
// Init the object with your API key
angel.init(clientID, clientSecret);
// Search for a company name
angel.search('pickmoto', function(error, results) {
if (!error) {
console.log(results) // Print the search results
}
});
Please refer to the AngelList API documentation for more detail on their API.
### init(clientID, clientSecret)Inits the object with your client data;
Arguments
- clientID - Your client ID
- clientSecret - Your client secret
Example
// Init an AngelList object
var angel = require('angellist');
angel.init(clientID, clientSecret);
### getAuthUrl()
Returns the URL needed to start the authentication process.
Example
// Redirect the user to the auth URL
var url = angel.getAuthUrl();
res.redirect(url);
### requestAccessToken(code, callback)
Requests an access token for a user who has authenticated your application
Arguments
- code - Returned from AngelList after the user has authenticated your app
- callback(err, body) - A callback which is called after the API call has returned, or an error has occurred.
Example
// Fetch the access token
angel.requestAccessToken(req.query['code'], function(err, body) {
if (!error) {
// Set the access token
angel.setAccessToken(body.access_token);
}
});
### setAccessToken(token)
Stores the access token returned from AngelList
Arguments
- token - Token to save
Example
// Fetch the access token
angel.requestAccessToken(req.query['code'], function(err, body) {
if (!error) {
// Set the access token
angel.setAccessToken(body.access_token);
}
});
### getMe(callback)
Returns the information about the logged-in user
Arguments
- callback(err, body) - A callback which is called after the API call has returned, or an error has occurred.
Example
// Fetch the posts for a company/person
angel.getMe(function(err, user) {
if (!error) {
console.log(user);
}
});
### search(query, callback)
Returns the search results from a query.
Arguments
- query - The person or company to search for
- callback(err, body) - A callback which is called after the API call has returned, or an error has occurred.
Example
// Search for a person or company
angel.search('pickmoto', function(err, results) {
if (!error) {
console.log(results);
}
});
### getUserById(angelID, callback)
Returns the information about a user by their AngelList ID.
Arguments
- angelID - The AngelList ID of the person to get information for.
- callback(err, body) - A callback which is called after the API call has returned, or an error has occurred.
Example
// Search for a person or company
angel.getUserById(77, function(err, user) {
if (!error) {
console.log(user);
}
});