API Key

API Key

“Nerd.”

API Key is a unique relic unlocked by sending a request to a "secret" endpoint.

Obtaining

The player must have at least three other relics in order to obtain API Key.

API Key is obtained by sending a POST request to the following endpoint: https://gdcolon.com/zoo/api/zooKey. This can be done using a desktop browser's developer tools. The request body must contain a JSON object, with the player's Discord ID as an id parameter. The player must also provide their session token, either as a cookie or as a Token header.

The server responds with an error, asking for an additional, randomly-selected password (e.g. public IP address / last 3 digits of your token) in the response body. The random selection changes per player. When resending the request with the password included, the API Key is granted.

Below is a working Python example:

import requests
url = "https://gdcolon.com/zoo/api/zooKey" #endpoint
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json", "Accept": "application/json", "Token": ""} #request headers, insert authentication token into the Token header

#id refers to your Discord User ID
#password can be a few things (usually it's your public IP address/last 3 digits of your token). Leave blank at first and see the response to know which password it wants
params = {"id": "", "password": ""}
 
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=params)
print(response.status_code)
print(response.text)

The authentication token is obtained by

1. Logging into gdcolon.com/zoo

2. Going into the Application tab in the Developer Tools

3. Finding https://gdcolon.com under 'Cookies', which is located in 'Storage'.

4. Find the Cookie Value for 'zoo', which is the authentication token.

Here's a website that allows you to run python code. https://reqbin.com/code/python

Troubleshooting

If you encounter an error while running the code via the aforementioned website, follow these steps:

1. Install Python
2. Save your code in a Python (.py) file, you can use Python itself, Notepad, Visual Studio, anything you want. Save it in your user folder under an easy name (e.g. zoo.py)
3. Open CMD (Win+R -> cmd), If you are on MacOS open Terminal from the Launchpad. If you are on Linux you know how to open the terminal already...
4. Run the following command: python [name of the file with the code you saved]
5. If you did everything correctly, you should now have the API Key relic!

If python says the "requests" library is not installed, run this command in your terminal:

python -m pip install requests

Effects

Reveals cooldown, timestamps, and other hidden info on the online zoo API.

— In-game description

The player's profile on the Zoo API gains a secretInfo field with the following data:

Key	Explanation	Data type
sort	How the player's animals are sorted	0: Sorted by amount
		1: Sorted by name
color	Zoo color	Decimal number representing a hex triplet
promise	Things guaranteed for the next rescue	Key Explanation Data type pair Whether a pair is guaranteed Boolean type The guaranteed animal type arctic: Arctic animal bird: Bird bug: Bug farm: Farm animal favorite: Leader's favorite animal jungle: Jungle animal pet: Pet water: Aquatic animal animal The guaranteed animal Internal name of the animal (equivalent to the shortcode of its emoji) debuffImmunity Cooldown raises will be divided by this number Integer buffBoost Cooldown reductions will be multiplied by this number Integer luckyRelics Whether the best outcome is guaranteed for luck-based effects Boolean
questEnd	When the current quest ends	Unix timestamp
curseEnd	When the player's curse ends	Unix timestamp
mechanicEnd	When the current mechanic upgrade finishes	Unix timestamp
questBoosts	Bonuses for the current quest	Key Explanation Data type rareCurse Whether Safety Pin was used Boolean extraRewards Number of extra rewards guaranteed by Telescope Integer length Length increase Number of hours
shop	Shop info	Key Explanation Data type credits Shop credits Integer maxCredits Maximum credits 6 if Sack is equipped 4 otherwise nextCredit When the next credit will be given Unix timestamp lastPurchase Time of last purchase Unix timestamp
cooldowns	Most time-based cooldowns	Key Explanation Data type rescue Rescue cooldown Unix timestamp relic Relic cooldown leader Leader cooldown cardPull $ pull cooldown pet $ pet cooldown fishy $ fishy cooldown sisyphus $ sisyphus cooldown profile Profile cooldown null if player only has one profile Unix timestamp otherwise
terminal	Terminal data	Key Explanation Data type directory Current directory String commands Commands listed in $ help Array nextFusion $ fuse cooldown Number of rescues until $ fuse can be used (0 if no cooldown)
garden	Garden data	Key Explanation Data type nextPlant When the next seedling can be planted Unix timestamp watered Whether the garden was watered false: A plant can be watered true: Cannot water until rescuing again longestPlant Longest lasting plant Milliseconds

History

RoboTop
v93.22	Added API Key.
Zoo Bot
v1.0.1	Now displays cooldowns for $ pull and $ pet.
v1.3.1	Now displays more info.
v1.4.5	Now requires 3 other relics to unlock instead of just 1.

API Key was the first relic to have a unique unlock method other than through quests.