47 Photo APIs

John Musser, September 2nd, 2008
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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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4 Responses to “47 Photo APIs”

September 2nd, 2008 at 7:03 am

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January 15th, 2009 at 5:49 am

Comment by: Natali

John, I think you can add the Pho.to API in this list. Pho.to platform provides smart online photo editing services. Some of algorithms are unique, for example http://makeup.pho.to for automatic portrait photo enhancement.

January 22nd, 2009 at 6:30 am

Documentation for Online Photo! Editor Platform adoption is accessible here - http://pho.to/editor-platform/

Visit the demo at http://editor.pho.to to try out our smart automatic tools

February 27th, 2009 at 4:16 am

Comment by: Chris

Don’t forget about Velocity Webshots at http://webshots.velocitysc.com great for producing website thumbnails for your site or application.