Facebook API
The Facebook API is a platform for building applications that are available to the members of the social network of Facebook. The API allows applications to use the social connections and profile information to make applications more involving, and to publish activities to the news feed and profile pages of Facebook, subject to individual users privacy settings. With the API, users can add social context to their applications by utilizing profile, friend, Page, group, photo, and event data. The API uses RESTful protocol and responses are in JSON format.
Specs
Yes
API Key, OAuth 2
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Single purpose API
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REST
URI Query String/CRUD
JSON
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Yes
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ChristmasListApp.com is a free online and mobile tool for making and managing Christmas gift lists. Add gifts to your wish lists from any site with the Christmas List App web application or Chrome...
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VeganHunter is an app that finds recipes online that are aimed at vegans and vegetarians. Users can view recipes, add them to their collections, or share them on Facebook. The app can also find and...
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