List arguments for a debate
curl --request GET \
--url https://api.trythinkbase.com/v1/debates/{slug}/arguments \
--header 'X-API-Key: <api-key>'import requests
url = "https://api.trythinkbase.com/v1/debates/{slug}/arguments"
headers = {"X-API-Key": "<api-key>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'X-API-Key': '<api-key>'}};
fetch('https://api.trythinkbase.com/v1/debates/{slug}/arguments', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.trythinkbase.com/v1/debates/{slug}/arguments",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"X-API-Key: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.trythinkbase.com/v1/debates/{slug}/arguments"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("X-API-Key", "<api-key>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.trythinkbase.com/v1/debates/{slug}/arguments")
.header("X-API-Key", "<api-key>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.trythinkbase.com/v1/debates/{slug}/arguments")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["X-API-Key"] = '<api-key>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"data": [
{
"id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"position": "Yes",
"body": "The real question isn't whether to ban it — it's whether a forced divestiture achieves the same security goals without the free speech implications.",
"upvote_count": 89,
"created_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"position_emoji": "✅"
}
],
"pagination": {
"page": 1,
"limit": 50,
"total": 1648,
"has_more": true
}
}{
"error": "Missing API key",
"message": "Include your API key in the X-API-Key header.",
"docs": "https://docs.trythinkbase.com/authentication"
}{
"error": "Tier upgrade required",
"message": "<string>",
"current_tier": "free",
"required_tier": "tier_1",
"upgrade_url": "https://docs.trythinkbase.com/pricing"
}{
"error": "<string>",
"message": "<string>"
}{
"error": "Rate limit exceeded",
"message": "Daily limit of 10000 requests exceeded.",
"limit": 10000,
"upgrade_url": "https://docs.trythinkbase.com/pricing"
}Arguments
List arguments for a debate
Returns structured arguments for a debate. Each argument is tied to a position (answer option) and includes upvote counts.
This is the core “why” data — the reasoning behind opinions.
GET
/
debates
/
{slug}
/
arguments
List arguments for a debate
curl --request GET \
--url https://api.trythinkbase.com/v1/debates/{slug}/arguments \
--header 'X-API-Key: <api-key>'import requests
url = "https://api.trythinkbase.com/v1/debates/{slug}/arguments"
headers = {"X-API-Key": "<api-key>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'X-API-Key': '<api-key>'}};
fetch('https://api.trythinkbase.com/v1/debates/{slug}/arguments', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.trythinkbase.com/v1/debates/{slug}/arguments",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"X-API-Key: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.trythinkbase.com/v1/debates/{slug}/arguments"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("X-API-Key", "<api-key>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.trythinkbase.com/v1/debates/{slug}/arguments")
.header("X-API-Key", "<api-key>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.trythinkbase.com/v1/debates/{slug}/arguments")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["X-API-Key"] = '<api-key>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"data": [
{
"id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"position": "Yes",
"body": "The real question isn't whether to ban it — it's whether a forced divestiture achieves the same security goals without the free speech implications.",
"upvote_count": 89,
"created_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"position_emoji": "✅"
}
],
"pagination": {
"page": 1,
"limit": 50,
"total": 1648,
"has_more": true
}
}{
"error": "Missing API key",
"message": "Include your API key in the X-API-Key header.",
"docs": "https://docs.trythinkbase.com/authentication"
}{
"error": "Tier upgrade required",
"message": "<string>",
"current_tier": "free",
"required_tier": "tier_1",
"upgrade_url": "https://docs.trythinkbase.com/pricing"
}{
"error": "<string>",
"message": "<string>"
}{
"error": "Rate limit exceeded",
"message": "Daily limit of 10000 requests exceeded.",
"limit": 10000,
"upgrade_url": "https://docs.trythinkbase.com/pricing"
}Authorizations
Your Thinkbase API key. Get one at https://platform.trythinkbase.com.
Path Parameters
Query Parameters
Page number.
Required range:
x >= 1Results per page. Maximum depends on your tier (free=100, tier_1=250, tier_2=500, tier_3=1000, tier_4=1000).
Filter to arguments for a specific answer option.
Sort by upvotes (top) or creation time (recent).
Available options:
top, recent ⌘I