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| Scratch | |
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 Scratch 1.4 running on Windows 7 | |
| URL | https://scratch.mit.edu/[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb] |
| Status | Special case |
| Archiving status | In progress... |
| Archiving type | Unknown |
| Project source | scratch-grab, scratch-items |
| Project tracker | scratch |
| IRC channel | #fleshwound (on hackint) |
Scratch is 'a high-level block-based visual programming language and website aimed primarily at children as an educational tool for programming'[1].
In May 2022, it was rumoured that unshared projects, previously accessible through the API and thereby with third-party client alternatives, would likely be made private soon.[2]
It is possible to download public projects through the API[3].
Technical details
- Website (official client): https://scratch.mit.edu/[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- API: projects.scratch.mit.edu
https://projects.scratch.mit.edu/IDreturns the data for a project. It can be either a JSON response with references to assets (hosted on assets.scratch.mit.edu) or, for old projects up to ID 3.8 million or so, a binary file that includes the assets. IDs are decimal and go to around 690 million as of late May 2022.- Fetching a project file through the API will download the file in the contemporary format it was uploaded to the website (.sb, .sb2 for pre-Scratch 3 projects). This is unlike manually downloading a project through the website interface which automatically convert project files in .sb3.
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