Overview
Summary	People search on the Web
Category	Search
Tags	people search
Date Added	2008-10-27
Description	Use the Spock API to conduct searches of people. Use the API to programmatically access Spock's comprehensive index of information about people on the web. Use the text, image, or URL read-only API results to build people-centric web apps. Search for people by name, aliases, or tags.
API Home Page	http://www.spock.com/api
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Protocol
Protocols	REST
Data Formats	XML
Service Endpoint	http://www.spock.com/api/2/search.xml
Functionality
API Groups
Example API Methods	?api_key=1234&query=spock-team
Client Install Required	No
Security
Authentication Model	Via API key
SSL Support	No
Read-only Without Login	No
Support
Vendor API Kits	Query Builder tool available and Code samples for C#, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, and Java
Community API Kits
API Blog
Site Blog
API Forum
Developer Support	Email address provided
Signup and Licensing
Signup Requirements	API key
Developer Key Required	Yes
Account with Service Required	No
Commercial Licensing
Provider	http://spock.com
Non-Commercial Licensing
Data Licensing
Usage Fees	None
Usage Limits	None specified
Terms of Service	http://www.spock.com/do/pages/api_terms_of...

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