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[API Development](/categories/api) 4. / 5. linpar/socialshare ActiveLibrary[API Development](/categories/api) linpar/socialshare ================== Client library for the Social Share API 1.0.1(11y ago)131MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0 Since Nov 20Pushed 11y agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/linpar/Socialshare-Client-PHP)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/linpar/socialshare)[ Docs](https://github.com/linpar/Socialshare-Client-Php)[ RSS](/packages/linpar-socialshare/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced yesterday READMEChangelog (2)DependenciesVersions (3)Used By (0) SocialShare API PHP Client ========================== [](#socialshare-api-php-client) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/399a98d5eac06dba8b03ad652eac9b68536c4d6301ecf42df68d5383735acfd6/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6c696e7061722f736f6369616c73686172652f762f737461626c652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/linpar/socialshare) [![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8de14b4d062303d6a5e0fc7506842bf6f6528fd38345ad803e494d3b6057c92c/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6c696e7061722f736f6369616c73686172652f646f776e6c6f6164732e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/linpar/socialshare) [![Daily Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f5d508b8d4e4d13e35ee704414e3b0ba8b53847118225bea1f55e6bc6013c56c/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6c696e7061722f736f6369616c73686172652f642f6461696c792e706e67)](https://packagist.org/packages/linpar/socialshare) [![Latest Unstable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f9837efc7287dfaf504bef819cb77cd4dbd7daef60a043da4b55d500de010e57/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6c696e7061722f736f6369616c73686172652f762f756e737461626c652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/linpar/socialshare) [![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/264e00aa6cfe29844c593ba3a74199d8af93b491f2cec51c767937219b991581/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6c696e7061722f736f6369616c73686172652f6c6963656e73652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/linpar/socialshare) SocialShare API can be used to fetch number of shares for a single or multiple URLs on social platforms. Features ======== [](#features) - Support for Facebook. - Support for Twitter. - Fetch data for multiple URLs. - Fetch total number of shares/comments/clicks/likes of multiple URLs on Facebook. - Fetch combined total number of shares/comments/clicks/likes of multiple URLs on Facebook. - Fetch total number of shares of multiple URLs on Twitter. Easy Installation ================= [](#easy-installation) Install with git ---------------- [](#install-with-git) From the command line switch to the directory where dompdf will reside and run the following commands: ``` git clone https://github.com/linpar/Socialshare-Client-PHP.git git submodule init git submodule update ``` Install with composer --------------------- [](#install-with-composer) To install with Composer, simply add the requirement to your `composer.json`file: ``` { "require" : { "linpar/socialshare": "1.*" } } ``` And run Composer to update your dependencies: ``` $ curl -sS http://getcomposer.org/installer | php $ php composer.phar update ``` Before you can use the Composer installation of SocialShare in your application you must include the Composer autoloader ``` // somewhere early in your project's loading, require the Composer autoloader // see: http://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md require 'vendor/autoload.php'; ``` Simple example ============== [](#simple-example) *Note: To get API key, send an email to * 1. Fetch number of shares/click/comments/likes of a URL on Facebook/Twitter (in case of shares). ``` $socialShare = new SocialShare(API_KEY); print_r(''); print_r($socialShare->facebook->shares(array('http://github.com'))); // Replace facebook with twitter to calculate shares on Twitter print_r($socialShare->facebook->clicks(array('http://github.com'))); print_r($socialShare->facebook->comments(array('http://github.com'))); print_r($socialShare->facebook->likes(array('http://github.com'))); ``` Output: ``` Array ( [link] => http://github.com [shares] => 13105 ) Array ( [link] => http://github.com [clicks] => 1 ) Array ( [link] => http://github.com [comments] => 3673 ) Array ( [link] => http://github.com [likes] => 5306 ) ``` 2. Fetch number of shares/click/comments/likes of multiple URLs on Facebook/Twitter (in case of shares). ``` $socialShare = new SocialShare(API_KEY); print_r(''); print_r($socialShare->facebook->shares(array('http://github.com', 'http://google.com'))); // Replace facebook with twitter to calculate shares on Twitter print_r($socialShare->facebook->clicks(array('http://github.com', 'http://google.com'))); print_r($socialShare->facebook->comments(array('http://github.com', 'http://google.com'))); print_r($socialShare->facebook->likes(array('http://github.com', 'http://google.com'))); ``` Output: ``` Array ( [0] => Array ( [link] => http://github.com [shares] => 13105 ) [1] => Array ( [link] => http://google.com [shares] => 6511640 ) ) Array ( [0] => Array ( [link] => http://github.com [clicks] => 1 ) [1] => Array ( [link] => http://google.com [clicks] => 265614 ) ) Array ( [0] => Array ( [link] => http://github.com [comments] => 3673 ) [1] => Array ( [link] => http://google.com [comments] => 1804201 ) ) Array ( [0] => Array ( [link] => http://github.com [likes] => 5306 ) [1] => Array ( [link] => http://google.com [likes] => 1540062 ) ) ``` 3. Fetch combined total number of shares/clicks/comments/likes of multiple URLs on Facebook/Twitter (in case of shares). ``` $socialShare = new SocialShare(API_KEY); print_r(''); print_r($socialShare->facebook->totalShares(array('http://github.com', 'http://google.com')) ."\n"); // Replace facebook with twitter to calculate shares on Twitter print_r($socialShare->facebook->totalClicks(array('http://github.com', 'http://google.com')) ."\n"); print_r($socialShare->facebook->totalComments(array('http://github.com', 'http://google.com')) ."\n"); print_r($socialShare->facebook->totalLikes(array('http://github.com', 'http://google.com')) ."\n"); ``` Output: ``` 6524745 265615 1807874 1545368 ``` TODO ==== [](#todo) - Add support for more platforms (Pinterest etc) ### Health Score 26 — LowBetter than 41% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity9 Limited adoption so far Community6 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity59 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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