# "Score" in JSON APIs

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/score-in-json-apis/155263
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** rest-api
**Created:** [18 ביוני,‏ 2020,‏ 7:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/score-in-json-apis/155263 "2020-06-18T19:02:03Z")
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### Author: ![justin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/justin/32/157614_2.png) [@justin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin)
#### Post date: [18 ביוני,‏ 2020,‏ 7:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/score-in-json-apis/155263/6 "2020-06-18T19:42:58Z")

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Ah - that’s because you have a featured topic. Score is an attribute of topic.

It’s calculated by the server to help determine a number of behaviors, including what posts get sent in your digest emails.

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