Introducing TechSpecs Python

This python library provides automatic access to the standardized technical specifications of the world's consumer electronics, including the latest smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, laptops, and more.

API Key

Get an API key here

Requirements

Python 3.6+

Installation

pip install techspecs

Usage

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

Set techspecs_key to your key value and techspecs_base to your base value.

Basic 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 Key
techspecs_key = "techspecs_api_key"   

# TechSpecs base https://apis.dashboard.techspecs.io/{techspecs_base}
techspecs_base = 'a8TD3mkN49fhg2y'     

query = {
    'keyword': 'iPhone 13', # product name or version number to search 
    'category': 'all',      # product category to search
}

# choose between "pretty" or "raw" mode for viewing response
response = techspecs.search(base, query, key, mode='pretty') 

# print the search results
print(response)

Advanced Search

List all products by brand, category and release date

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

# TechSpecs API Key
techspecs_key = "techspecs_api_key"     

# TechSpecs base https://apis.dashboard.techspecs.io/{techspecs_base}
techspecs_base = "a8TD3mkN49fhg2y"     

# enter the page number to fetch results from
page = 1    

# type in the name of the brand you're looking for or leave this field empty to see results from all brands
brand = ["Apple"]            

# type in the name of the category you're looking for or leave this field empty to see results from all categories
category = ["smartphone"] 

# please provide a date range to narrow your search. Leave this field empty to fetch all results from all dates
date = {                
    "from": "2010-01-01",   # YYYY-MM-DD
    "to": "2022-03-15"      # YYYY-MM-DD
}

# choose between "pretty" or "raw" mode for viewing response
response = techspecs.products(techspecs_base, brand, category, date, page, techspecs_key, mode='pretty') 

# print the search results
print(response)

Apple Machine ID Search

Search for Apple products by machine id

# Search for an Apple product by machine id
import techspecs

# TechSpecs API Key
techspecs_key = "techspecs_api_key"

# TechSpecs base https://apis.dashboard.techspecs.io/{techspecs_base}
techspecs_base = "a8TD3mkN49fhg2y"

# machine id to search
machine_id = "iphone8,3"

# choose between "pretty" or "raw" mode for viewing response
response = techspecs.apple_machine_id(techspecs_base, machine_id, techspecs_key, mode='pretty')

# print the specifications of the product
print(response)

Product Details

# Get the standardized specifications of a specified product
import techspecs

# TechSpecs API Key
techspecs_key = "techspecs_api_key"

# TechSpecs base https://apis.dashboard.techspecs.io/{techspecs_base}
techspecs_base = "a8TD3mkN49fhg2y"

# TechSpecs product id 
techspecs_id = "6186b047987cda5f88311983"           

# choose between "pretty" or "raw" mode for viewing response
response = techspecs.detail(techspecs_base, techspecs_id, techspecs_key, mode='pretty') 

# print the specifications of the product
print(response)

List all brands

import techspecs

# TechSpecs API Key
techspecs_key = "techspecs_api_key"          

# TechSpecs base https://apis.dashboard.techspecs.io/{techspecs_base}
techspecs_base = "a8TD3mkN49fhg2y"         

# choose between "pretty" or "raw" mode for viewing response
response = techspecs.brands(techspecs_base, techspecs_key, mode='pretty') 

# print the list of all brands
print(response)

List all categories

import techspecs

# TechSpecs API Key
techspecs_key = "techspecs_api_key" 

# TechSpecs base https://apis.dashboard.techspecs.io/{techspecs_base}
techspecs_base = "a8TD3mkN49fhg2y"    

# choose between "pretty" or "raw" mode for viewing response
response = techspecs.categories(techspecs_base, techspecs_key, mode='pretty') 

# print the list of all categories
print(response)