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BuddyPress 5.0 Adds New APIs and WordPress Block Creation Functionality
BuddyPress, provider of social network components for integration with WordPress, has recently announced the release of V5 of the popular plugin. This latest iteration includes an all-new BP REST API and a new BP Invitations API. Both new APIs aim to take full advantage of WordPress 5.0
10-02-2019
Bahrain Bank Announces Country's First Open Banking API Marketplace
ABIB, a Baharain bank, announced the first opening banking API marketplace in the Baharain market. The marketplace is an API portal where third party developers can publish their FinTech APIs and integrate with the ABIB ecosystem. The portal is the first step of the company's open banking strategy.
07-15-2019
Instagram Adds Direct Video Scheduling Capabilities to its Content Publishing API
Instagram has updated the Content Publishing API, a subset of the Instagram Graph API endpoints, to allow members with business accounts to schedule the publication of video content. Until recently, only direct photo publishing was available through the API.
01-11-2019
Cloudprinter.com Launches Print on Demand CloudPublish API
Last week, cloud based printing company Cloudprinter.com launched the CloudPublish API. The API offers publishers a print on demand service that lets publishing apps be connected to hundreds of print partners. This allows content to be printed not only locally but around the world as well.
10-08-2018
OFX Developer Program for International Payments Moves Out of Beta
OFX, a foreign currency exchange company, last week announced that its OFX Developers program has exited beta and is now open to all developers. OFX Developers offers a Payments API that gives developers 24/7 access to the global currency markets at rates more competitive than banks'.
03-15-2018
Google Launches Google AMP Client ID API
Google has announced that Google Analytics now features a new service, the Google AMP Client ID API. The new API makes it possible for developers to analyze user experience across AMP and non-AMP pages, and provides metrics such as bounce rate, session duration, and pages per session.
09-11-2017
In Other API Economy News: New AWS Java SDK, Facebook Graph API updates and More
We bring you a holiday edition of the API news that we weren't able to cover. Today's news includes a new version of the AWS Java SDK, Facebook offering an explanation to developers regarding a recent change to the Graph API, and extension to the Azure Text Analytics API and more.
07-04-2017
What Is a PubSubHubbub Push-Styled API and How Does It Work?
This is the second part of our series on push technologies. This article will look at PubSubHubbub, a closely related cousin to Webhooks. PubSubHubbubb is an API technology used to publish information on the Internet by pushing content instead of forcing clients to poll for it.
04-03-2017
Daily API RoundUp: Issuu, Rancher, MyLondon, Cachet, Glownet
Thirteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Events, Financial, Cities, and Internet of Things. Featured today are two APIs that provide debt and securities data from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
12-07-2016
WhereIsMyTransport Launches API Access to its Transport Technology Platform
WhereIsMyTransport has launched a transit data API that offers transport-related data from certain emerging market cities to third party services and apps. The South Africa based company started with a number of South African cities, but is quickly expanding to Egypt, Nigeria, and Tanzania.
09-01-2016
How to Access the Browser’s Media Capture and Streams APIs with JavaScript
When HTML5 did away with the browser plugins like Flash and Silverlight, it ushered in the Media Capture and Streams API that provides native access to a device’s media capturing hardware for streaming it later. This tutorial shows followers how to access these APIs using simple JavaScript.
02-07-2016
WordPress 4.4 Adds Infrastructure for the WordPress REST API
On Tuesday, the newest version of WordPress, 4.4, was released. It features a number of standard updates, such as a new theme, that are common in new WordPress versions, but the most notable update in WordPress 4.4 is the inclusion of infrastructure for the WordPress REST API.
12-11-2015
How Epoxy Uses the Twitter Video API to Increase Reach and Engagement
Social video distribution platform Epoxy allows users to easily publish video content across multiple social networks from a single location. Recently, the company leveraged the Twitter video API’s native upload capability to provide a new feature for creators that enhances fan experience.
11-29-2015
sovrn Releases Pre-Auction Bidding API
sovrn Holdings, Inc. has recently released its Pre-Auction Bidding API to help online publishers better optimize their ad revenue.
09-10-2015
How Twitter Drives Distribution and Engagement at Chicago Tribune
The Twitter API and Ads Platform have helped Tribune Publishing drive distribution and engagement through the integration of Twitter Sharelines, making sharing articles seamless.
08-04-2015
How Twitter Drives Bleacher Report’s Content Discovery and Editorial Strategy
The strategic use of various Twitter platform products for sourcing information and publishing content has helped Bleacher Report become the number 1 sports publisher on Twitter.
07-18-2015
World Bank Hackathon Encourages Youth to Participate in Governance
The World Bank will host a hackathon to encourage youth participation in national governance. 4Bulgaria aims to create a mobile app that reports governance irregularities.
06-04-2015
Daily API RoundUp: WordPress, Plivo, Katana, Twilio, Vimeo
We've added 14 APIs to the directory including 9 from global SMS carrier Plivo. Also added were several client libraries for Twilio and Vimeo.
05-06-2015
How Smart Cities Are Promoting API Usage
Cities are beginning to develop API strategies. See how Barcelona, New York City, Melbourne, and Singapore are facilitating API discoverability and use.
05-04-2015
Pinterest Intros Marketing Developer Partners Program & APIs
Pinterest has announced the launch of the Marketing Developer Partners (MDP) program, which provides two new APIs: an Ads API (beta) and a Content Publishing API.
04-28-2015