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Can I Use Tumblr.js Without Node.js?

Reading the official documentation for Tumblr.js, it seems to require Node.js. I'd like to trigger a dialog box and let my app access the user blog. Can I make calls with vanilla JavaScript? I'd appreciate your help. I've been looking around the web and there is little information. Thanks.

HTML

<button onclick="loginTumblr();"> Connect Tumblr </button>

JS

function loginTumblr(){
//get user info + token

}
Solution

  • The answer is "probably," but it certainly won't be secure. Accessing an API from from the client side is risky because you'll have to expose your app's private credentials to the end user.

    What you said regarding needing node is not necessarily correct; you could use any server side scripting (e.g., PHP) to safety call the api.