47 Photo APIs

John Musser, September 2nd, 2008   Comments(1)

Along with the rapid growth of video APIs, the marketplace of photo-related APIs continues to expand rapidly. Since we looked at 36 Photo APIs earlier this year, we’ve added nearly a dozen new ones, and there are now 47 APIs tagged “photo” in our web service directory.

The best known and most used photo API continues to be the Flickr API, now with 365 Flickr mashups listed here. Second in terms of mashups listed is the Imageloop API with 24 ImageLoop mashups listed. Then third and fourth are both Google properties: the Picasa API with and Panoramio API with 9 Panoramio mashups (a mashup-centric service that Google acquired last year).

Recent additions include the Zooomer API, the MediaSock API, the MOO API and the World Bank API.

On the photo mashup front, there’s the recently added entry for Pikter, a simple service that enables you to share photos on Twitter and-or Jaiku.

For reference, here’s the full list of photo-related APIs in the ProgrammableWeb directory:

• 23 API: Photo sharing service
• Alexa Site Thumbnail API: Thumbnail images of web site home pages
• AOL Pictures API: Online photo management
• Buzznet API: Photo sharing
• Cellblock API: Real-time Multimedia File Sharing
• Dipity API: Interactive timeline creation services
• earthmine Flash Viewer API: Street-level imagery services
• Faces.com API: Photo and media sharing service
• Flickr API: Photo sharing service
• Flixya API: Video, photo, and blog sharing platform
• FotoFlexer API: Online image editor
• Fotolia API: Royalty free stock photos
• Geograph API: British Isles photo service
• GetMapping API: Aerial photography and mapping service
• Google Picasa API: Photo management and sharing service
• imageLoop API: Animated slideshow service
• Ipernity API: Media sharing service
• iStockphoto API: Royalty free stock photos
• MediaSock API: Photo management and sharing service
• MOO API: Web based printing service
• Mugr API: Face recognition service
• Myplaylist API: Photo slideshow for music services
• Nirvanix API: Internet storage service
• Orange Personal Photos API: Mobile photo sharing
• Orb API: Digital media remote access and management
• Pando API: File delivery and management services
• Panoramio API: photo upload site with organizer and geolocation
• Phanfare API: Photo and video sharing service
• Photobucket API: Online photo sharing service
• Picnik API: Online photo editing service
• Pikeo API: Picture sharing service
• Pixagogo API: Online photo services
• Pixenate API: Online photo editing
• Riya API: Photo search
• ShutterPoint API: Stock photography service
• SimpleAPI API: Web site thumbnail image creation
• Smugmug API: Photo sharing service
• Snipshot API: Online photo editing service
• Twitxr API: Mobile photo sharing
• WebShots API: Photo sharing service
• Windows Live Spaces Photo API: Photo management services
• Windows Live Spaces Photo Control API: Programmable widget for blog photos
• World Bank API: Worldwide indicators, business, and photo databases
• XmgImage API: Photo sharing and editing
• Yahoo Image Search API: Image search services
• Zooomr API: Photo and text message sharing service
• Zoto API: Photo sharing service

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