Complete beginner: trying to make an API call to a website called propertydata

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Question:

Keep getting an error saying: “Failed to retrieve property prices”

Have checked my API key on postman and its all working

Repl link:

https://replit.com/@wincollad2/IckyFelineGnuassembler

import requests

API_KEY = "X"
BASE_URL = "https://api.propertydata.co.uk"

def get_property_prices(postcode):
    endpoint = "/prices"
    url = BASE_URL + endpoint
    params = {"postcode": postcode, "api_key": API_KEY}
    response = requests.get(url, params=params)
    if response.status_code == 200:
        return response.json()
    else:
        return None

# Example usage
postcode = "SW1A 1AA"
property_prices = get_property_prices(postcode)
if property_prices:
    print(f"Property prices for {postcode}:")
    print(property_prices)
else:
    print("Failed to retrieve property prices.")
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Welcome to the forums @wincollad2 !

I checked their documentation and your API call should include key as a parameter, not api_key.

So, you should modify the params dictionary to change api_key to key.
And, if you are using the endpoint /prices you are missing the bedrooms parameter.

import requests

API_KEY = "AROXZONHL1"
BASE_URL = "https://api.propertydata.co.uk"

def get_property_prices(postcode, bedrooms):
    endpoint = "/prices"
    url = BASE_URL + endpoint
    params = {"postcode": postcode, "key": API_KEY, "bedrooms": bedrooms} #made the change here
    response = requests.get(url, params=params)
    if response.status_code == 200:
        return response.json()
    else:
        print(f"Error: {response.status_code}")
        print(f"Response: {response.content}")
        return None

# Example usage
postcode = "SW1A 1AA"
bedrooms = 2  # This is the one you are missing, remember to change for what you desire.
property_prices = get_property_prices(postcode, bedrooms)
if property_prices:
    print(f"Property prices for {postcode}:")
    print(property_prices)
else:
    print("Failed to retrieve property prices.")
3

thanks so much Windlother! this is magical to see this working. Replit is a great community

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