Introduction

TechSpecs Python provides easy access to the standardized technical specifications of the world's consumer electronics, including smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, laptops, monitors, TVs and more.

Documentation

• See the TechSpecs API Docs

API Key

• Signup to get your TechSpecs API Key

Requirements

• Python 3.6+

Installation

pip install techspecs

Usage

The library needs to be configured with your TechSpecs api key and base URL which is available in your TechSpecs Dashboard.

Set techspecs_api_key to your key value and techspecs_base_url to your base value.

Product Search

Search for a device by specifying it's model name, version number or features

# Search for a product by name, version or features
import techspecs
import json

# TechSpecs API base URL
techspecs_base_url = "https://api.techspecs.io"

# TechSpecs API bearer token
techspecs_api_key = "your_techspecs_api_key"

query = {
    'keyword': 'iPhone 13', # product name or version number to search 
    'category': '',      # product category to search (e.g. 'Smartphones', 'Tablets', or leave empty to search all categories)
    'page': 0                # page number to fetch results from
}

# Output mode ('raw' or 'pretty')
mode = 'pretty'

# Search for a product by name, version, or features
try:
    response = techspecs.product_search(techspecs_base_url, query, techspecs_api_key, mode=mode)
    print(response)
except Exception as e:
    print(f"An error occurred: {e}")

Product Details

# Get the detailed specifications of a product
import techspecs

# TechSpecs API base URL
techspecs_base_url = "https://api.techspecs.io"

# TechSpecs API bearer token
techspecs_api_key = "your_techspecs_api_key"

# TechSpecs product ID
techspecs_product_id = "63e96260ff7af4b68a304e40"

# Query dictionary
query = {
    "productId": techspecs_product_id
}

# Output mode ('raw' or 'pretty')
mode = 'pretty'

try:
    # Validate techspecs_product_id
    if not isinstance(techspecs_product_id, str):
        raise ValueError('TechSpecs Product ID should be a string.')

    # Validate mode
    if mode not in ['raw', 'pretty']:
        raise ValueError('Invalid mode. Mode should be "raw" or "pretty".')

    # Call TechSpecs API to get product details
    response = techspecs.product_detail(techspecs_base_url, techspecs_product_id, techspecs_api_key, mode=mode)

    # Print the product details
    print(response)
except Exception as e:
    print(f"An error occurred: {e}")

List all categories

import techspecs

# TechSpecs API base URL
techspecs_base_url = "https://api.techspecs.io"

# TechSpecs API bearer token
techspecs_api_key = "your_techspecs_api_key"

# Output mode ('raw' or 'pretty')
mode = 'pretty'

# Define constants
DEFAULT_MODE = 'pretty'
VALID_MODES = ['pretty', 'raw']

# Validate parameters
def validate_parameters(mode=DEFAULT_MODE):
    if mode not in VALID_MODES:
        raise ValueError(f'Invalid mode: {mode}. Mode should be one of {VALID_MODES}.')

# Validate search parameters
try:
    validate_parameters(mode=mode)
except ValueError as e:
    print(f"Invalid search parameters: {e}")
    exit()

# Call TechSpecs API to get all categories
try:
    response = techspecs.get_all_categories(techspecs_base_url, techspecs_api_key, mode=mode)
    print(response)
except Exception as e:
    print(f"An error occurred: {e}")

List all brands

import techspecs

# TechSpecs API base URL
techspecs_base_url = "https://api.techspecs.io"

# TechSpecs API bearer token
techspecs_api_key = "your_techspecs_api_key"

# Output mode ('raw' or 'pretty')
mode = 'pretty'

# Define function to validate parameters
def validate_parameters(mode):
    if mode not in ['raw', 'pretty']:
        raise ValueError(f'Invalid mode: {mode}. Mode should be one of ["raw", "pretty"].')

# Validate parameters
try:
    validate_parameters(mode)
except ValueError as e:
    print(f"Invalid parameters: {e}")
    exit()

# Call TechSpecs API to get all brands
try:
    response = techspecs.get_all_brands(techspecs_base_url, techspecs_api_key, mode=mode)
    print(response)
except Exception as e:
    print(f"An error occurred: {e}")

Advanced Search

List all products by brand, category and release date

# List all products by brand, category and release date
import techspecs
import datetime

# TechSpecs API base URL
techspecs_base_url = "https://api.techspecs.io"

# TechSpecs API bearer token
techspecs_api_key = "your_techspecs_api_key"

# Output mode ('raw' or 'pretty')
mode = 'pretty'

# Set constants
DEFAULT_PAGE = 0
DEFAULT_MODE = 'pretty'
VALID_MODES = ['pretty', 'raw']

# Define function to validate date format
def is_valid_date(date_str):
    try:
        datetime.datetime.strptime(date_str, '%Y-%m-%d')
        return True
    except ValueError:
        return False

# Define function to validate parameters
def validate_parameters(brand, category, date=None, page=DEFAULT_PAGE, mode=DEFAULT_MODE):
    if not isinstance(brand, list):
        raise ValueError('Brand should be a list.')
    
    if not isinstance(category, list):
        raise ValueError('Category should be a list.')
    
    if date is not None:
        if not isinstance(date, dict):
            raise ValueError('Invalid date format. Date should be a dictionary with keys "from" and "to".')
        elif 'from' not in date or 'to' not in date:
            raise ValueError('Invalid date format. Date dictionary should have keys "from" and "to".')
        elif not is_valid_date(date['from']) or not is_valid_date(date['to']):
            raise ValueError('Invalid date format. Date should be in the format YYYY-MM-DD.')
    
    if not isinstance(page, int) or page < 0:
        raise ValueError('Page should be a non-negative integer.')
    
    if mode not in VALID_MODES:
        raise ValueError(f'Invalid mode: {mode}. Mode should be one of {VALID_MODES}.')

# Define search parameters
brand = ["Apple"]
category = ["Smartphones"]
date = {
    "from": "2010-01-01",
    "to": "2022-03-15"
}
page = 0

# Validate search parameters
try:
    validate_parameters(brand, category, date=date, page=page, mode=mode)
except ValueError as e:
    print(f"Invalid search parameters: {e}")
    exit()


# Call TechSpecs API to get all products
try:
    response = techspecs.get_all_products(techspecs_base_url, techspecs_api_key, brand, category, date, page, mode=mode)
    print(response)
except Exception as e:
    print(f"An error occurred: {e}")

Machine ID Search

Search for Apple products by machine id

# Search for an Apple product by machine id
import techspecs

# TechSpecs API base URL
techspecs_base_url = "https://api.techspecs.io"

# TechSpecs API bearer token
techspecs_api_key = "your_techspecs_api_key"

# Serial number of the Apple machine to look up machineid_or_codename ex iphone 11,6
machine_id = "iphone 11,6"

# Output mode ('raw' or 'pretty')
mode = 'pretty'

# Look up the Apple machine by its serial number
try:
    response = techspecs.machine_id_search(techspecs_base_url, techspecs_api_key, machine_id, mode)
    print(response)
except Exception as e:
    print(f"An error occurred: {e}")