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Getting To Know The Primary Use Cases of The Green Button API initiative
This is the first part of our series What is The Green Button API initiative and How It Took OAuth To An Entirely New Level. In this part we will take a look at some of the primary use cases of the initiative including the data custodian, third party entities and retail customers.
12-09-2016
Firebase App Indexing API Searches Content Across Apps
Google announced the Firebase App Indexing API. The API allows users to search for content within the Google app and find personal or public content across apps installed on a particular device. Because the content is stored on the device, the API is functional whether a user is online or not.
11-28-2016
Microsoft Adds Cognitive Services, Speech, and Image Search APIs to Bot Framework
Since Microsoft launched its Bot Framework earlier this year, it has consistently added features to empower developers to create, what Microsoft calls, "the next great conversational experiences." The latest API additions include the Computer Vision, Bing Speech, and Bing Image Search APIs.
10-21-2016
MapQuest Beta Testing Static Maps v5 API
MapQuest is inviting developers to take its MapQuest Static Map v5 API for a spin while in beta testing. The refreshed API has a handful of new features that should appeal to developers who rely on MapQuest's mapping tools. The beta is being offered for free through the end of 2016.
10-19-2016
CrowdRiff Announces Visual Influence API for Travel Industry
CrowdRiff has announced API access to its Visual Influence platform. API access to CrowdRiff features allow users to deliver user-generated photos and associated features to marketing products and campaigns. Features include social media search, calls to action, photo acquisition, and more.
08-30-2016
Paid Plans Now Available for Microsoft Bing Search APIs
Microsoft has announced that paid plans are now available for the Bing Search APIs that are part of Microsoft Cognitive Services. The suite of Bing Search APIs that can now be purchased includes Bing Web Search API, Bing Image Search API, Bing Video Search API, and Bing News Search API.
07-06-2016
Developers Choices Are Few When it Comes to Web Search APIs
The number of available web search APIs has been reduced in recent months; Google and Yahoo have shut down a number of their web search APIs. This is the first part of a two-part article covering the state of web search APIs. The second part highlights search APIs provided by Google and Microsoft.
06-22-2016
Google vs. Microsoft Bing Search APIs: A Detailed Comparison
This is part two of a two-part article covering the current state of Web search APIs. This article takes a look at the Web search tools/APIs provided by Google and Microsoft. Article includes comparison charts highlighting some of the key differences between Google and Microsoft search tools/APIs.
06-22-2016
Microsoft Launches Dev Preview for New Bing Search APIs
In response to much feedback from the developer community, Microsoft has revamped the Bing Search APIs with a long list of new features. Not only do the new features expand the possibilities for using Bing within an app, a modern architecture should streamline integration and ease maintenance.
03-17-2016
How to Enhance Your Long-Tail SEO Using Google Search Console
Recent updates to Google’s Search Console API provide the opportunity to leverage fine-grained detail about your search query data using the power of Excel and Pivot Tables. This tutorial by Chris Liversidge guides followers through extracting and analysing data to drive marketing decisions.
01-23-2016
Google Announces Retirement of Several Search APIs
Google said it will follow through on plans announced in 2011 to deprecate several search-related APIs. The company already has a replacement in place for the soon-to-be-defunct APIs. The replacement will help developers add select search functions to their Android mobile apps.
01-18-2016
Daily API RoundUp: Google Knowledge Graph, Xembedo, PDFaaS, ThatNeedle, Discogs
Six APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories such as Natural Language Processing, Search, and Payments. Featured today is the Google Knowledge Graph API, which replaces the Freebase API. Here, we summarize the new additions and how they can assist developers.
01-13-2016
How Algolia Created a Worldwide API in 18 Months
CTO of Algolia, Julian Lemoine, discusses the 15 milestones the Search-as-a-Service provider experienced on its journey to releasing a worldwide, real-time search API.
10-11-2015
Google Announces Rankings Boost for App Indexing API Users
Google's App Indexing API sits at the core of Google's ability to retrieve data from web apps. With more information available, Google provides a rankings boost for use of the API.
10-02-2015
Soleo Announces Local Search API
Soleo today announced its beta version of Soleo Local Search API - a new, consumer-oriented application programming interface at API:World in Santa Clara, CA.
09-29-2015
Twitter's Button Design Updates May Affect API Use
Twitter has announced stylistic changes to its Tweet and Follow buttons. The API changes associated could affect developers tracking shared Tweets.
09-26-2015
How To Get Started with iOS 9 and Search APIs
With the release of iOS 9, Apple has allowed for apps to become fully indexed and searchable. Here's what it means and how to implement the API.
09-21-2015
Google CSV Download Scripts Replaced by Search Analytics API
Google has announced the pending termination of CSV download scripts. Last month, Google announced the Search Analytics API, which will take the downloads scripts place.
09-02-2015
Bing Makes Knowledge and Action Graph API Available
The new Bing-related API from Microsoft will let developers integrate Bing search directly into their own apps, which touts the benefit of keeping users engaged.
08-20-2015
Say Goodbye to Google's Unpublished Autocomplete API
Access to Google's unpublished Autocomplete API ends today. Google announced the end of such API access in July. Google CSE serves as the alternative moving forward.
08-10-2015