--
:api: get-influencers
:request: GetInfluencersRequest
:response: GetInfluencersResponse
--
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=== Get influencers API

Retrieves one or more influencer results.
It accepts a +{request}+ object and responds with a +{response}+ object.

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==== Get influencers request

A +{request}+ object gets created with an existing non-null `jobId`.

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<1> Constructing a new request referencing an existing `jobId`.

==== Optional arguments
The following arguments are optional:

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<1> If `true`, the influencers are sorted in descending order. Defaults to `false`.

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<1> Influencers with timestamps earlier than this time will be returned.

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<1> If `true`, interim results will be excluded. Defaults to `false`.

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<1> Influencers with `influencer_score` greater than or equal to this value will
be returned.

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<1> The page parameters `from` and `size`. `from` specifies the number of
influencers to skip. `size` specifies the maximum number of influencers to get.
Defaults to `0` and `100` respectively.

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<1> The field to sort influencers on. Defaults to `influencer_score`.

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<1> Influencers with timestamps on or after this time will be returned.

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==== Get influencers response

The returned +{response}+ contains the requested influencers:

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<1> The count of influencers that were matched.
<2> The influencers retrieved.