KickstarterCurl
A simple command line tool that collects metadata (ie: number of backers, amount pledged) from a Kickstarter project page.
$ kickstarter-curl metadata --url https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1275337514/kegbot-internet-beer-kegerator
# Returns
{"backers":28,"pledged":2759,"queried_at":"2014-01-31 12:12:02 -0800", ...}
Installation
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'kickstarter_curl'
And then execute:
$ bundle
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install kickstarter_curl
Usage
kickstarter-curl
is a simple command line tool that spits out JSON, and optionally updates a CSV file.
$ kickstarter-curl help metadata
Usage:
kickstarter-curl metadata --url=URL
Options:
--url=URL # URL of the Kickstarter project
[--csv-file=CSV_FILE] # File to save metadata to as CSV
Fetches metadata related the specified Kickstarter project
Version History
See CHANGELOG.md