| Overview |
| Summary | Platform for structure and semi-structured data |
| Category | Shopping |
| Tags | database structured jobs vehicles recipes reviews |
| Date Reviewed | 2006-08-22 |
| Description | The Google Base API makes it possible to get items in and out of Base, an index of all kinds of structured and semi-structured data including jobs, vehicles, recipes, events, products, reviews, and others. (You can also create your own custom item type.) The Google Base data API is designed to enable developers to do two things: (1) Query Google Base data to create applications and mashups. (2) Input and manage Google Base items programmatically. The query API makes it possible to search all of Google Base using attribute-based search refinements. For example, Google Base enables you to query for [used white toyota prius near mountain view, ca] by specifying condition, color, make, and other attributes.
Items inserted to Google Base may surface on Google.com. For example, see the query [used toyota] and the vehicles refinement option. |
| API Home Page | http://code.google.com/apis/base/ |
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| Protocol |
| Protocols | GData (Atom and RSS in REST style) |
| WSDL | |
| Data Formats | XML, GData |
| Service Endpoint | http://base.google.com/base |
| Functionality |
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| Example API Methods | |
| Client Install Required | No |
| Security |
| Authentication Model | Programmatic Authentication or AuthSub |
| SSL Support | Yes |
| Read-only Without Login | Yes for public snippets feed |
| Support |
| Vendor API Kits | |
| Community API Kits | |
| API Blog | |
| API Forum | |
| Developer Support | http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Base-data-API |
| Signup and Licensing |
| Signup Requirements | None for querying |
| Developer Key Required | Only for inputting items. Querying does not require a key. |
| Account with Service Required | For input only |
| Commercial Licensing | |
| Provider | |
| Non-Commercial Licensing | |
| Data Licensing | |
| Usage Fees | None |
| Usage Limits | |
| Terms of Service | http://code.google.com/apis/base/terms.html |