Overview
Summary	Instant messaging
Category	Chat
Tags	messaging chat
Date Added	2006-06-21
Description	From their site: A Yahoo! Messenger Plug-in is an HTML page that runs inside Yahoo! Messenger. Developers create plug-ins using the Yahoo Messenger Plug-in SDK—a toolkit of JavaScript and C++ APIs. With the Plug-in SDK APIs, you can create exciting and helpful collaborative plug-ins and make them available to anyone through the Messenger Network, offering you a chance to show your next great idea to over 60 million users.
API Home Page	http://developer.yahoo.com/messenger/
Latest API News	New Yahoo Messenger API
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Protocol
Protocols
Data Formats
Functionality
API Groups	Messenger, MainWindow, Friend, Plugin, Identity, Status, Me
Example API Methods	Identity.Name, Friend.Groups, Friend.PeerToPeer
Client Install Required	Yes
Security
Authentication Model	Username and password
SSL Support
Read-only Without Login	No
Support
Vendor API Kits	JavaScript, C++
Community API Kits
API Blog
Site Blog
API Forum	Yahoo Groups ydn-messenger Mailing list
Developer Support
Signup and Licensing
Signup Requirements
Developer Key Required	No
Account with Service Required
Commercial Licensing	By request.
Non-Commercial Licensing	Yes
Data Licensing
Usage Fees	None
Usage Limits
Terms of Service	API Terms of Service

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