pod2text WWW::Alexa::API.pm > README
This module is used to expose the full Alexa API. There is an existing module,
WWW::Alexa::TrafficRank which returns a traffic rank, but does not give access
to any other information from the Alexa JSON response. The module returns a
hash reference object consisting of the full Alexa JSON response.
The full output response looks like:
```perl
$VAR1 = {
'-URL' => 'alexa.com/',
'-VER' => '0.9',
'-HOME' => '0',
'-IDN' => 'alexa.com/',
'RLS' => {
'RL' => [
{
'-TITLE' => 'Open Directory Project',
'-HREF' => 'dmoz.org/'
}, {
'-TITLE' => 'Internet Archive',
'-HREF' => 'archive.org/'
}, {
'-TITLE' => 'Wiki - AboutUs Wiki Page',
'-HREF' => 'aboutus.org/'
}, {
'-TITLE' => 'Ask.com',
'-HREF' => 'www.ask.com/'
}, {
'-TITLE' => 'StatCounter.com',
'HREF' => 'statcounter.com/'
}, {
'-TITLE' => 'Statbrain.com',
'-HREF' => 'statbrain.com/'
}, {
'-TITLE' => 'SiteSell.com',
'-HREF' => 'sitesell.com/'
}, {
'-TITLE' => 'Site Meter - Counter And Statistics Tracker',
'-HREF' => 'sitemeter.com/'
}, {
'-TITLE' => "\x{631}\x{62a}\x{628}: \x{62a}\x{631}\x{62a}\x{64a}\x{628} \x{627}\x{644}\x{645}\x{648}\x{627}\x{642}\x{639} \x{627}\x{644}\x{639}\x{631}\x{628}\x{64a}\x{629}",
'-HREF' => 'ratteb.com/'
}, {
'-TITLE' => 'Quantcast',
'-HREF' => 'quantcast.com/'
}, {
'-TITLE' => 'www.amazon.com/',
'-HREF' => 'www.amazon.com/'
}
],
'-more' => '65',
'-PREFIX' => 'http://'
},
'-AID' => '=',
'KEYWORDS' => {
'KEYWORD' => [
{
'-VAL' => 'Opportunities'
}, {
'-VAL' => 'Partners Programs'
}, {
'-VAL' => 'Amazon Associates Program'
}
]
},
'DMOZ' => {
'SITE' => {
'-DESC' => 'Alexa is the leading provider of free, global web metrics. Search Alexa to discover the most successful sites on the web by keyword, category, or country. Use our analytics for competitive analysis, benchmarking, market research, or business development. Use Alexa\'s Pro tools to optimize your company\'s presence on the web.',
'-TITLE' => 'Alexa Internet',
'-BASE' => 'alexa.com/',
'CATS' => {
'CAT' => {
'-ID' => 'Top/Computers/Internet/Statistics_and_Demographics/Internet_Traffic',
'-CID' => '374841',
'-TITLE' => 'Statistics and Demographics/Internet Traffic'
}
}
}
},
'SD' => [
{
'COUNTRY' => {
'-CODE' => 'US'
},
'-TITLE' => 'A',
'-FLAGS' => 'DMOZ',
'CHILD' => {
'-SRATING' => '0'
},
'SPEED' => {
'-TEXT' => '1611',
'-PCT' => '52'
},
'LINKSIN' => {
'-NUM' => '358113'
},
'ASSOCS' => {
'ASSOC' => {
'-ID' => 'alexashopping-9'
}
},
'CREATED' => {
'-MONTH' => '07',
'-DAY' => '17',
'-YEAR' => '1996',
'-DATE' => '17-Jul-1996'
},
'CERTIFIED' => {
'-DATE' => '2013-12-03T00:00:03Z'
},
'ADDR' => {
'-COUNTRY' => 'USA',
'-ZIP' => '94129',
'-STATE' => 'CA',
'-CITY' => 'San Francisco',
'-STREET' => 'Presidio of San Francisco, PO Box 29141'
},
'LANG' => {
'-LEX' => 'en'
},
'SITEDATA' => {
'-DISPLAY' => '7'
},
'REVIEWS' => {
'-NUM' => '939',
'-AVG' => '4.5'
},
'CLAIMED' => {
'-DATE' => '2013-12-06T11:00:10Z'
},
'TICKER' => {
'-SYMBOL' => 'AMZN'
},
'ALEXAPRO' => {
'-TIER' => 'advanced'
},
'LINK' => [
{
'-NUM' => '1',
'-TEXT' => 'Alexa Products',
'-URL' => 'http://www.alexa.com/products'
},
{
'-NUM' => '2',
'-TEXT' => 'Alexa Toolbar Creator',
'-URL' => 'http://www.alexa.com/toolbar-creator'
}
],
'-HOST' => 'alexa.com',
'EMAIL' => {
'-ADDR' => 'Alexa Internet'
},
'TITLE' => {
'-TEXT' => 'Alexa Internet'
},
'LOGO' => {
'-URL' => 'http://s3.amazonaws.com/com.alexa.data/fr_logo_url/205_4c67c060c607f3c93208e7d0f3aa00d1.png'
},
'OWNER' => {
'-NAME' => 'Alexa Internet'
},
'PHONE' => {
'-NUMBER' => 'unlisted'
}
},
{
'COUNTRY' => {
'-RANK' => '1700',
'-NAME' => 'United States',
'-CODE' => 'US'
},
'POPULARITY' => {
'-TEXT' => '1502',
'-URL' => 'alexa.com/',
'-SOURCE' => 'certify'
},
'REACH' => {
'-RANK' => '1458'
},
'RANK' => {
'-DELTA' => '+237'
}
}
]
};
```
You can look for information at:
RT, CPAN's request tracker (report bugs here)
http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=WWW-Alexa-API
AnnoCPAN, Annotated CPAN documentation
http://annocpan.org/dist/WWW-Alexa-API
CPAN Ratings
http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/WWW-Alexa-API
Search CPAN
http://search.cpan.org/dist/WWW-Alexa-API/
To install this module, run the following commands:
perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install
If you are on a windows box you should use 'nmake' rather than 'make'.