Install

npm install api-mturk

Basic usage

var mturk = require('api-mturk');

var config = {
    access : 'ACCESS_KEY_GOES_HERE',
    secret : 'SECRET_KEY_GOES_HERE',
    sandbox: true
}


mturk.createClient(config).then(function(api){


  api.req('GetAccountBalance').then(function(res){
    //Do something
  }).catch(console.error);


  //Example operation, with params
  api.req('SearchHITs', { PageSize: 100 }).then(function(res){
     //Do something
  }).catch(console.error)

}).catch(console.error);

Create HIT Example

//Import an XML file. You can use one of our examples in the templates folder *
fs.readFile('./templates/HTMLQuestion.xml', 'utf8', function(err, unescapedXML){
  if(err){console.error(err);return}

  //HIT options
  var params = {
    Title: "Create HIT Example",
    Description: "An example of how to create a HIT",
    Question: _.escape(unescapedXML),//IMPORTANT: XML NEEDS TO BE ESCAPED!
    AssignmentDurationInSeconds: 180, // Allow 3 minutes to answer
    AutoApprovalDelayInSeconds: 86400 * 1, // 1 day auto approve
    MaxAssignments: 100, // 100 worker responses
    LifetimeInSeconds: 86400 * 3, // Expire in 3 days
    Reward: {CurrencyCode:'USD', Amount:0.50}
  };

  api.req('CreateHIT', params).then(function(res){
    //DO SOMETHING
  }).catch(console.error);

})

* To see the all available Question templates, go to our templates folder

2014 API legacy operations

Operation	Required Parameters	Unit test
ApproveAssignment	{ AssignmentId:String }
ApproveRejectedAssignment	{ AssignmentId:String }
AssignQualification	{ QualificationTypeId:String, WorkerId:String }	✓
BlockWorker	{ WorkerId:String, Reason:String }	✓
ChangeHITTypeOfHIT	{ HITId:String, HITTypeId:String}
CreateHIT	{ Title:String, Description:String, AssignmentDurationInSeconds:Number, LifetimeInSeconds:Number } OR {HITTypeId:String, LifetimeInSeconds:Number }	✓
CreateQualificationType	{ Name:String, Description:String, QualificationTypeStatus:String }	✓
DisableHIT	{ HITId:String }
DisposeHIT	{ HITId:String }
DisposeQualificationType	{QualificationTypeId:String}	✓
ExtendHIT	{ HITId:String }
ForceExpireHIT	{ HITId:String }	✓
GetAccountBalance	None	✓
GetAssignment	{ AssignmentId:String }
GetAssignmentsForHIT	{ HITId:String }
GetBlockedWorkers	None	✓
GetBonusPayments	{ HITId:String } OR { AssignmentId:String }
GetFileUploadURL	{ AssignmentId:String, QuestionIdentifier:String }
GetHIT	{ HITId:String }	✓
GetHITsForQualificationType	{ QualificationTypeId:String }
GetQualificationsForQualificationType	{ QualificationTypeId:String }
GetQualificationRequests	None
GetQualificationScore	{ QualificationTypeId:String, SubjectId:String}
GetQualificationType	{ QualificationTypeId:String }
GetRequesterStatistic	{ Statistic:String, TimePeriod:String }
GetRequesterWorkerStatistic	{Statistic:String, WorkerId:String, TimePeriod:String }
GetReviewableHITs	None
GetReviewResultsForHIT	{ HITId:String }
GrantBonus	{ WorkerId:String, AssignmentId:String, BonusAmount:Object, Reason:String }
GrantQualification	{ QualificationRequestId:String }
NotifyWorkers	{ Subject:String, MessageText:String, WorkerId:Array}
RegisterHITType	{ Title:String, Description:String, Reward:Object, AssignmentDurationInSeconds:Number }
RejectAssignment	{ AssignmentId:String }
RejectQualificationRequest	{ QualificationRequestId:String }
RevokeQualification	{ Subject:String, QualificationTypeId:String, Reason:String }
SearchHITs	None	✓
SearchQualificationTypes	{ MustBeRequestable:Boolean }
SendTestEventNotification	{ Notification:Object, TestEventType:Object }	✓
SetHITAsReviewing	{ HITId:String }
SetHITTypeNotification	{ HITTypeId:String, Notification:Object, }
UnblockWorker	{ WorkerId:String, }	✓
UpdateQualificationScore	{ QualificationTypeId:String, SubjectId:String, IntegerValue:Number }
UpdateQualificationType	{ QualificationTypeId:String }

License

MIT © Jose Barrios

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