2011年5月15日 星期日

31 New APIs: Google Tasks, Website Screenshots and MapQuest Static Maps

This week we had 31 new APIs added to our API directory including a music festival data lookup service, online collectibles marketplace, cloud based document conversion service, online payment processing service, text messaging service, content curation platform and electric vehicle charging point database. Additionally, we covered in more details location-aware gaming platform and Google’s to-do service’s API. Below is more details on each of these 31 new APIs.

AppDirectAppDirect API: AppDirect offers a platform that allows businesses to find web based software solutions for their needs through application marketplaces. The AppDirect API allows developers to integrate their applications into the Business Application Network for distribution. The API uses RESTful calls and responses are formatted in XML.

bidStartbidStart API: bidStart is an online marketplace and community connecting buyers and sellers of collectibles; including stamps, coins, comics, sports cards and more; offering auction & store items. The bidStart API allows different programs and applications on any operating system, written in any programing language to work together with bidStart. Developers can use the API to allow their program or application to retrieve information from bidStart related to listings, or ask bidStart to list new items, or perform various tasks on existing items. The API uses RESTful calls with responses formatted in CSV.

BraintreeBraintree API: BrainTree offers online merchants a payment gateway to enable the processing of credit card payments. Additionally, merchants are offered a merchant account, recurring billing and credit card storage.

The Braintree Gateway API can be used two ways: either Server-to-Server or Transparent Redirect. In the Server-to-Server scenario customers submit their credit card data on the developer website to their server. The Transparent Redirect API eliminates the handling and processing of credit card data from the developer’s environment.

Company Data Trees Mobile Website DetectionCompany Data Trees Mobile Website Detection API: Company Data Trees is a search engine for company data, linking companies with their various data points scattered around the web. Company Data Trees uses a system that uses a tree-like structure to store and retrieve data.

The Mobile API reports whether a URL shows a mobile-formatted website and Adobe Flash across 10 different mobile devices. It is used by ad networks to check for mobile inventory across their publisher networks. Marketing technology companies also use it to calculate the likelihood their prospects will purchase related mobile advertising services.

The API uses RESTful calls and responses are formatted in JSON.

Company Data Trees Parked DomainCompany Data Trees Parked Domain API: Company Data Trees is a search engine for company data, linking companies with their various data points scattered around the web. Company Data Trees uses a system that uses a tree-like structure to store and retrieve data.

The Parked Domain API detects if a given domain is parked. B2B data companies use it to purge dead businesses from marketing lists. Search engines and content analysis companies use it to remove unwanted web content from their databases.

The API uses RESTful calls and responses are formatted in JSON.

DoStuffMediaDoStuffMedia API: DoStuff Media is a company that helps local media companies and music festivals monetize their web sites by providing a technology that aggregates, organizes and displays critical information about the festival, all while incorporating social networking, sharing and interactive features.

The DoStuffMedia API is designed to allow access to the schedules for festivals and music events. Their API gives users access to the data for a specific festival and year. Users can cross reference data on bands and events. The API uses RESTful calls and responses are formatted in XML or JSON.

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