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Pusher's Chatkit Now Generally Available
After a year of beta testing its in-app messaging platform, Pusher has released Chatkit to general availability. Chatkit includes a set of APIs that comes loaded with a number of features that users have come to expect from any mainstream chat service (typing indicators, file sharing, and more).
11-02-2018
How the OnSched API can Integrate Scheduling Into Your Chat-bot
Chatbot systems have greatly evolved the customer service space with rapid, personalized responses that can save businesses hundreds of thousands of dollars. OnSched provides a complete Consumer, and Setup, REST API to build online booking right into your chatbot's responses and workflows
09-19-2018
Twilio Announces Twilio API for WhatsApp
Twilio has announced the Twilio API for WhatsApp which allows developers to integrate with applications nearly every messaging channel via one Twilio Messaging API. Among the messaging channels the API supports are SMS, MMS, Facebook Messenger, RCS, LINE and the newly added API for WhatsApp.
08-02-2018
Daily API RoundUp: SnapKit, Monique.io, Segmentify, Alkanyx, Otreeba
Ten APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Recommendations, Location, and Astronomy. Highlights include the new Snapchat SnapKit SDKs, Monique.io key-value storage API, and an API for filtering out profanity. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
06-22-2018
Twilio Adds Support for LINE to its API
Twilio today announced that it has added support to its API for LINE, a popular free communication app that allows its more than 168 million users to make calls and send messages. LINE support is part of Twilio Channels, a feature of Twilio's API designed to build messaging experiences.
04-24-2018
Google Dialogflow Enterprise Edition Generally Available
Google's Dialogflow Enterprise Edition is now generally available. Since the API-based development suite was acquired, and then renamed, from API.AI, it has remained in beta. Now, generally available, developers can use the tools to build conversational interfaces across many platforms.
04-20-2018
Daily API RoundUp: Drift, ftrack, SketchFab, rss2json, Inbenta
Thirteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Chatbots, Conversions, and Internet of Things. Highlights include an API that returns music metadata powered by Artificial Intelligence and an API for Sketchfab 3D art sharing and downloads.
04-04-2018
Atlassian's Stride Launches Major Updates to Its API to Better Compete With Slack
Stride, the team communications solution Atlassian launched in September, today announced new features designed to make it "an even more powerful communications solution." These features include new API capabilities that enable developers to build custom apps and messaging bots.
02-20-2018
How to Build A Simple AI Chatbot With Web Speech API and Node.js
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create an AI-powered voice chat interface in the browser. You’ll use the Web Speech API to listen to the user’s voice and reply with a synthetic voice. Tomomi Imura over at Smashing Magazine takes you thru every step so you can go from zero to hero in no time.
12-03-2017
Daily API RoundUp: FullContact, Personio, VergeSense, Paccurate
Twenty One APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories such as Contacts, Financial, Sports, and Security. Featured today is an API that count people in the workplace for facilities management and an API for integrating any applications with backend chat services.
11-12-2017
Pusher Announces Chatkit to Enable Real-Time Chat Capabilities
Pusher has launched Pusher Chatkit, a new product that makes it possible for developers to quickly and easily add real-time chat capabilities to web and mobile apps. Chatkit features a Query API and iOS Swift SDK. Android (Kotlin) and JavaScript SDKs are available in preview.
11-03-2017
How Cybercriminals Take Advantage of Chat APIs and What To Do About It
Cybersecurity solution provider Trend Micro has issued a pair of reports that highlight how chat platform APIs can and are being used by cybercriminals to achieve their nefarious objectives. Because of the degree to which Webhook APIs are involved (an API attack vector not previously discussed
08-11-2017
Daily API RoundUp: Jenny, Jibo, Synthesio, Mighty AI, Zoomph
Twenty One APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Air Travel, Recommendations, and Payments. One highlight is the recently added Mighty AI which provides AI training data for computer vision and natural language models. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
07-08-2017
In Other API Economy News: AI-Powered Audio, Motion Sensing SDK and More
As the week kicks into high gear, here is another edition of ProgrammableWeb's "In other API Economy News". Today we look at the Audioburst API, billed as the Google for audio; Status.im's API for creating decentralized chatbots, Movesense's announcement of their motion sensor and SDK and more.
06-06-2017
Daily API RoundUp: AdStage, KIDOZ, Plesk
Twenty One APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Games, Advertising, Financial and Spam. Highlights today include APIs for locating cell towers, integrating chat for customer service, and querying financial information of businesses and individuals.
02-11-2017
Microsoft Commits to Real-Time Communications with WebRTC 1.0 API Release
Microsoft has joined the likes of Google and Mozilla with its release of the WebRTC 1.0 API. The release enables real-time audio, video, chat, and file sharing across platforms and browsers. With the first release, Microsoft is focused on delivering RTC functionality in existing, legacy websites.
02-02-2017
Vidyo.io Video Communications Platform is Now Generally Available
Vidyo has announced that Vidyo.io is now out of beta and generally available. Vidyo.io is a new Communications Platform-as-a-Service that enterprises and application developers can use to add multiparty video chat and collaboration capabilities to Web, mobile, and native applications.
01-25-2017
Google to Shutter Hangouts API as It Refocuses on the Enterprise
Google intends to shut down the Google Hangouts API on April 25th. The change means developers will not be able to create new apps using the API, and any existing apps that rely on the API will effectively be left for dead on their feet. Why? So Google can further refine Hangouts for the enterprise.
01-10-2017
Telegram Bolsters Bot API with New Gaming Functionality
As messaging apps scramble to out-feature the competition, Telegram has launched a gaming platform within its Bot API. Most messaging apps have now included bot capabilities within their apps, but Telegram has upped its game with the ability to build games within the messaging app.
10-06-2016
New APIs Expand Line's Third Party Integration and Chatbot Capabilities
Line has released two new APIs that enable the messaging platform to better engage users without leaving the app. The Messaging API allows three new message types for chatbots to use. Line Notify allows third party services to send information to Line users directly within the Line platform.
10-03-2016