# Tinder API documentation

http://rsty.org/

I've sniffed most of the Tinder API to see how it works. You can use this to create bots (etc) very trivially. Some example python bot code is here -> https://gist.github.com/rtt/5a2e0cfa638c938cca59 (horribly quick and dirty, you've been warned!)

### API Details

<table>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Host</td>
      <td>api.gotinder.com</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Protocol</td>
      <td>SSL only</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

<b>Request headers</b>


<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Header name</th>
      <th>Description / example</th>
      <th>Required?</td>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>X-Auth-Token</td>
      <td>A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier#Version_4_.28random.29">UUID4</a> format authentication token obtained via the /auth api endpoint</td>
      <td>Yes</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Content-type</td>
      <td>application/json</td>
      <td>Yes</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    	<td>app_version</td>
    	<td>3</td>
    	<td>no</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    	<td>platform</td>
    	<td>ios</td>
    	<td>no</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    	<td>User-agent</td>
    	<td>User-Agent: Tinder/3.0.4 (iPhone; iOS 7.1; Scale/2.00)</td>
    	<td>No</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    	<td>os_version</td>
    	<td>700001</td>
    	<td>No</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

### Authenticating

You'll need to supply a facebook auth token and an associated facebook id.

```bash
> curl -X POST https://api.gotinder.com/auth --data '{"facebook_token": fb_token, "facebook_id": fb_user_id}'
```

The easiest way to get this is to go <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dialog/oauth?client_id=464891386855067&redirect_uri=https://www.facebook.com/connect/login_success.html&scope=basic_info,email,public_profile,user_about_me,user_activities,user_birthday,user_education_history,user_friends,user_interests,user_likes,user_location,user_photos,user_relationship_details&response_type=token">here</a>, log in and then pick the auth token out of the URL you are redirected to.

Response:
```json
{
	"token": "8c839cee-0980-4b73-861b-8739cb597f57",
	"user": { ... }, 
	"globals": { ... },
	"versions": { ... }
}
```

### Updating your profile
```
> curl -X POST https://api.tinder.com/profile --data '{"age_filter_min": 26, "gender": 1, "age_filter_max": 32, "distance_filter": 14}'
```

Parameter info:

<table>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Gender</td>
      <td>0: Male<br>
      1: Female</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>age_filter_min</td>
      <td>int of min age match</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>age_filter_max</td>
      <td>int of max age match</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    	<td>distance_filter</td>
    	<td>max search radius in kilometers</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>



### Reporting a user
```
> curl -X POST 'https://api.gotinder.com/report/{_id} --data '{"cause": cause_id}'
```

Note cause_id: should be `1` or `2`, (1 is spam, 2 is inappropriate/offensive)

### Message sending

Send a message to a match. Note you'll get a 500 back if you try to send a message to someone who isn't a match

```bash
curl 'https://api.gotindaer.com/user/matches/{_id} --data '{"message": "your message here"}'
```

response:
```json
{
	"_id":"53467235483cb56c475cc1d6",
	"from":"53430689ab3c04c13e006ffb",
	"to":"533a59ea52046fc077002815",
	"match_id":"53464b0728ac73976d0a3fbf",
	"sent_date":"2014-04-10T10:28:05.764Z",
	"message":"hi!",
	"created_date":"2014-04-10T10:28:05.764Z"
}
```

### Updating your location
> curl 'https://api.gotindaer.com/user/ping --data '{"lat": latitude, "lon": longitude}'

```json
{
	"status": 200,
	"error": "position change not significant"
}
```

### Get "updates"
```bash
> curl 'https://api.gotindaer.com/updates'
```

Response:
```json
{
	"matches": [{
		"_id": "53464b0728ac73976d0a3fbf",
		"messages": [{
			"_id": "534651198ce6da797248c1a3",
			"match_id": "53464b0728ac73976d0a3fbf",
			"to": "53430689ab3c04c13e006ffb",
			"from": "533a59ea52046fc077002815",
			"message": "hi  .... how is it going?",
			"sent_date": "2014-04-10T08:06:49.800Z",
			"created_date": "2014-04-10T08:06:49.800Z",
			"timestamp": 1397117209800
		}, {
			"_id": "53466fd298b7278b72156523",
			"match_id": "53464b0728ac73976d0a3fbf",
			"to": "533a59ea52046fc077002815",
			"from": "53430689ab3c04c13e006ffb",
			"message": "Good thanks you? :)",
			"sent_date": "2014-04-10T10:17:54.379Z",
			"created_date": "2014-04-10T10:17:54.379Z",
			"timestamp": 1397125074379
		}],
		"last_activity_date": "2014-04-10T10:17:54.379Z"
	}],
	"blocks": [],
	"lists": [],
	"deleted_lists": [],
	"last_activity_date": "2014-04-10T10:17:54.379Z"
}
```

### To 'like' or 'pass' a User
```bash
> curl https://api.gotinder.com/{like|pass}/{_id}
```

Response:
```json
{match: match_result}
```

`match_result` will be `true` if they like you, `false` if they haven't liked you or don't like you


### Recommendations 
```bash
> curl https://api.gotinder.com/user/recs
```

```json
{
    "status": 200,
    "results": [{
        "distance_mi": 2,
        "common_like_count": 0,
        "common_friend_count": 0,
        "common_likes": [],
        "common_friends": [],
        "_id": "518d666a2a00df0e490000b9",
        "bio": "",
        "birth_date": "1986-05-17T00:00:00.000Z",
        "gender": 1,
        "name": "Elen",
        "ping_time": "2014-04-08T11:59:18.494Z",
        "photos": [{
            "id": "fea4f480-7ce0-4143-a310-a03c2b2cdbc6",
            "main": true,
            "crop": "source",
            "fileName": "fea4f480-7ce0-4143-a310-a03c2b2cdbc6.jpg",
            "extension": "jpg",
            "processedFiles": [{
                "width": 640,
                "height": 640,
                "url": "http://images.gotinder.com/518d666a2a00df0e490000b9/640x640_fea4f480-7ce0-4143-a310-a03c2b2cdbc6.jpg"
            }, {
                "width": 320,
                "height": 320,
                "url": "http://images.gotinder.com/518d666a2a00df0e490000b9/320x320_fea4f480-7ce0-4143-a310-a03c2b2cdbc6.jpg"
            }, {
                "width": 172,
                "height": 172,
                "url": "http://images.gotinder.com/518d666a2a00df0e490000b9/172x172_fea4f480-7ce0-4143-a310-a03c2b2cdbc6.jpg"
            }, {
                "width": 84,
                "height": 84,
                "url": "http://images.gotinder.com/518d666a2a00df0e490000b9/84x84_fea4f480-7ce0-4143-a310-a03c2b2cdbc6.jpg"
            }],
            "url": "http://images.gotinder.com/518d666a2a00df0e490000b9/fea4f480-7ce0-4143-a310-a03c2b2cdbc6.jpg"
        }, {
            "url": "http://images.gotinder.com/518d666a2a00df0e490000b9/5c1d3231-5a75-4a07-91ff-5c012716583f.jpg",
            "processedFiles": [{
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                "height": 640,
                "width": 640
            }, {
                "url": "http://images.gotinder.com/518d666a2a00df0e490000b9/320x320_pct_0_29.5312464_540_540_5c1d3231-5a75-4a07-91ff-5c012716583f.jpg",
                "height": 320,
                "width": 320
            }, {
                "url": "http://images.gotinder.com/518d666a2a00df0e490000b9/172x172_pct_0_29.5312464_540_540_5c1d3231-5a75-4a07-91ff-5c012716583f.jpg",
                "height": 172,
                "width": 172
            }, {
                "url": "http://images.gotinder.com/518d666a2a00df0e490000b9/84x84_pct_0_29.5312464_540_540_5c1d3231-5a75-4a07-91ff-5c012716583f.jpg",
                "height": 84,
                "width": 84
            }],
            "extension": "jpg",
            "fileName": "5c1d3231-5a75-4a07-91ff-5c012716583f.jpg",
            "main": false,
            "ydistance_percent": 0.75,
            "yoffset_percent": 0.04101562,
            "xoffset_percent": 0,
            "id": "5c1d3231-5a75-4a07-91ff-5c012716583f",
            "xdistance_percent": 1
        }, {
            "url": "http://images.gotinder.com/518d666a2a00df0e490000b9/5abd87e5-a181-4946-a8b9-880926a78943.jpg",
            "processedFiles": [{
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                "height": 640,
                "width": 640
            }, {
                "url": "http://images.gotinder.com/518d666a2a00df0e490000b9/320x320_pct_0_118.125_540_540_5abd87e5-a181-4946-a8b9-880926a78943.jpg",
                "height": 320,
                "width": 320
            }, {
                "url": "http://images.gotinder.com/518d666a2a00df0e490000b9/172x172_pct_0_118.125_540_540_5abd87e5-a181-4946-a8b9-880926a78943.jpg",
                "height": 172,
                "width": 172
            }, {
                "url": "http://images.gotinder.com/518d666a2a00df0e490000b9/84x84_pct_0_118.125_540_540_5abd87e5-a181-4946-a8b9-880926a78943.jpg",
                "height": 84,
                "width": 84
            }],
            "extension": "jpg",
            "fileName": "5abd87e5-a181-4946-a8b9-880926a78943.jpg",
            "main": false,
            "ydistance_percent": 0.75,
            "yoffset_percent": 0.1640625,
            "xoffset_percent": 0,
            "id": "5abd87e5-a181-4946-a8b9-880926a78943",
            "xdistance_percent": 1
        }, {
            "url": "http://images.gotinder.com/518d666a2a00df0e490000b9/5e168698-a034-40c0-b7fb-7c05743f2310.jpg",
            "processedFiles": [{
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                "height": 640,
                "width": 640
            }, {
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                "height": 320,
                "width": 320
            }, {
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            }, {
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            "id": "5e168698-a034-40c0-b7fb-7c05743f2310",
            "xdistance_percent": 0.5625
        }],
        "birth_date_info": "fuzzy birthdate active, not displaying real birth_date"
    }, {
        "distance_mi": 4,
        "common_like_count": 0,
        "common_friend_count": 0,
        "common_likes": [],
        "common_friends": [],
        "_id": "52cfc097f43cd91a67003639",
        "bio": "",
        "birth_date": "1987-11-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "gender": 1,
        "name": "Cristina",
        "ping_time": "2014-04-06T16:52:51.605Z",
        "photos": [{
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            "main": "main",
            "shape": "center_square",
            "fileName": "4ab7173f-7884-4fe3-872f-32c01d77de2a.jpg",
            "extension": "jpg",
            "processedFiles": [{
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            }, {
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            }, {
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                "url": "http://images.gotinder.com/52cfc097f43cd91a67003639/84x84_4ab7173f-7884-4fe3-872f-32c01d77de2a.jpg"
            }],
            "url": "http://images.gotinder.com/52cfc097f43cd91a67003639/4ab7173f-7884-4fe3-872f-32c01d77de2a.jpg"
        }, {
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            "shape": "center_square",
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            "extension": "jpg",
            "processedFiles": [{
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            }, {
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            }, {
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            }],
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            }, {
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            }, {
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            }, {
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            }, {
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            "xdistance_percent": 1
        }],
        "birth_date_info": "fuzzy birthdate active, not displaying real birth_date"
    }, ... ]
}
```