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Endpoint

GET https://theslow.net/api/account/get-display-name

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Overview

This endpoint fetches the display_name (SlowNet Name) associated with the provided API key.

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Authentication

This endpoint requires an API key. You can retrieve an API key from your dashboard. Include it in the X-API-KEY header: 
X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE
For more details, see the Authentication Guide.

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Parameters

✅ None
This endpoint does not require any path, query, or request body parameters.

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Examples

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cURL

curl -X GET   'https://theslow.net/api/account/get-display-name'   -H 'X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY'   -H 'Content-Type: application/json'

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Python

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"
BASE_URL = "https://theslow.net/api"

headers = {
    "X-API-KEY": API_KEY,
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

try:
    response = requests.get(f"{BASE_URL}/account/get-display-name", headers=headers)
    response.raise_for_status()
    data = response.json()
    print("Display Name:", data["display_name"])
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
    print("API call failed:", e)
    if response is not None:
        print("Status code:", response.status_code)
        print("Response body:", response.text)

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JavaScript (Fetch API)

async function getDisplayName() {
  const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";
  const BASE_URL = "https://theslow.net/api";

  try {
    const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/account/get-display-name`, {
      method: "GET",
      headers: {
        "X-API-KEY": API_KEY,
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
      }
    });

    if (!response.ok) {
      const errorData = await response.json();
      console.error("API Call Failed:", response.status, errorData.error);
      return null;
    }

    const data = await response.json();
    console.log("Display Name:", data.display_name);
    return data.display_name;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Unexpected error:", error);
    return null;
  }
}

// Example usage:
// getDisplayName();

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Responses

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200 OK

Returns the user’s display name. 
{
  "display_name": "JohnDoe"
}

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401 Unauthorized

Occurs if authentication fails (e.g., missing or invalid API key). 
{
  "error": "Unauthorized: You must be logged in or provide a valid API Key."
}

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500 Internal Server Error

Occurs due to server-side issues (e.g., database problems or unexpected exceptions). 
{
  "error": "Database error while fetching profile."
}

{
  "error": "An internal server error occurred."
}

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