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Microsoft Launches Azure Quota API for Service Limit Management
Microsoft has moved the Azure Quota REST API into general availability, allowing developers to utilize the resource to better manage service limits on the platform. In addition to quota management, the API can also be used to request service increases.
01-21-2021
Shopify Modifies Partner and Checkout APIs
Shopify, an e-commerce solutions and API provider, has recently announced several updates to its Partner and Checkout APIs that are intended to protect merchant privacy while also providing access to a robust collection of data that ensures improved productivity for partners.
01-20-2021
Daily API RoundUp: Duffel, Globaleur, Click Guardian, Munzee
Nine APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Air Travel, Travel and Games. Highlights include a "smart" dictionary API which returns definitions as well as linguistic analysis, a chess API, and several travel APIs. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
01-19-2021
Daily API RoundUp: DLive, Shake, Sherpa, Jaxsta, visadb
Seven APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Travel, Motion and Jobs. Highlights include a GraphQL API for the DLive streaming video platform, and two APIs that provide International travel information including COVID-19 restrictions. Take a look at what's new.
01-16-2021
Google Adds Entity Extraction, Selfie Segmentation APIs to ML Kit
A few years back Google introduced ML Kit, an SDK that lets mobile developers add machine learning to their apps. Recently, Google announced two new APIs (Entity Extraction and Selfie Segmentation) would be added to ML Kit to allow developers to create richer in-app experiences.
01-03-2021
Daily API RoundUp: NiceHash, Relevance, Mojitok, Mailtrap
Six APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Bitcoin, Images, Search, Email and Food. Highlights include an API that allows users to optimize search algorithms and an API for email testing. Here's a rundown of the latest additions for developers.
12-23-2020
Daily API RoundUp: MagicBell, Menu Parser, CartQL, Collibra, MailerSend
Eight APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including eCommerce, Restaurants and Jobs. Highlights include an API for managing shopping cart services, and an API to retrieve job listings for remote workers. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
12-16-2020
Google Transcoder API Enables Direct to Consumer Media Streaming
Google announced a new Transcoder API preview. It empowers users to create consumer streaming formats for direct-to-consumer content. This is the first Google API in a series to come for the ddirect-to-consumer market that has exploded in recent years and accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
11-18-2020
Daily API RoundUp: Portfolio Optimizer, Empath, brighter AI, DefinedCrowd
Eleven APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Entertainment, Augmented Reality, and Machine Learning. Highlights include an API for retrieving data from the App Store and an API for determining walkability in neighborhoods. Here's a look at what is new.
11-11-2020
Shopify Launches Legal Policy API to Streamline Policy Management
Shopify, a company that provides eCommerce APIs and services, has launched a new API that is intended to allow developers to adjust legal settings on the platform programmatically. The new Legal Policy API will simplify the adjustment of return policies, privacy policies, etc.
10-02-2020
TravelPerk Adds Open API Platform to Work trip SaaS Offering
TravelPerk, a business travel SaaS provider, has opened an API platform. The API allows customers and partners to build custom apps in HR and expense management areas. The API platform is designed to “solve real business needs,” and that includes an endless range of possibilities.
09-30-2020
Amazon to Debut New Selling Partner API (SP-API)
Amazon has announced a new API that is intended to serve as a next-generation resource in the advancement of everything previously handled by the Amazon Marketplace Web Service (MWS) API. The new Amazon Selling Partner API (SP-API) will provide key improvements to the previous experience.
09-10-2020
API Businesses Don't Deserve to Exist Unless They Aggregate
Startup API businesses don’t deserve to exist unless they aggregate. They can gain advantage by aggregating datasets or uses of data. The opportunities to aggregate across big players are highly contested, but there is a new area to gain advantage: Data, and especially data with machine learning.
09-01-2020
Jumio Launches SDK for E-Passport Authentication Via NFC
Jumio, a provider of AI-powered identity verification services, has announced a new biometric passport authentication SDK. This new SDK supports NFC reading capability to allow developers to seamlessly integrate photo and touch-based identity verification services into applications.
08-24-2020
Bees360 Introduces Drone-based Underwriting Platform API
Bees360, a deep learning and drone technology company, has released an underwriting platform API. Bees360 applies its technology specifically to property underwriting and claim inspections industry, and the API is meant to streamline underwriting efforts based on a carrier’s needs.
08-20-2020
Planet Introduces Developer Trial Program
Planet, an Earth-imaging API provider, has introduced a new Developer Trial Program. The program allows developers to use Planet’s suite of APIs before signing up and paying for production use. Trial users receive an actual API key that allows real requests and receives real data.
08-13-2020
AIH Technology Announces Inclusive Facial Recognition API
AIH Technology has announced a new inclusive Facial Recognition as a Service API. The company’s facial recognition algorithm is designed to be ethnicity neutral which many facial recognition providers have failed to accomplish. The API is currently available through the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.
08-11-2020
Google Adds Digital Ink Recognition to ML Kit
Just a month after announcing changes to ML Kit, Google’s machine learning toolkit for mobile application development, that were designed to simplify the developer experience, Google is again adding new features. This week’s announcement is the addition of Digital Ink Recognition.
08-07-2020
Daily API RoundUp: Slatwall, Marketstack, HelloMD, Lacework, Qualisys
Fourteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including eCommerce, Security and Stocks. Highlights include an API to interact with the Zeplin product design collaboration platform and the Marketstack API for stocks data. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
08-02-2020
Daily API RoundUp: eBay, Minut, Actionstep, TeamMood, MetOcean, Aweform
Thirteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including eCommerce, Weather and Security. Featured is an API for optimizing legal office workflow, and API for short-term rental noise monitoring, and new APIs for eBay. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
07-25-2020