From Enterprise APIs to Semantic Web APIs – 37 APIs Used this Week

John Musser, May 9th, 2009

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How many APIs did it take to build the 18 new mashups added to our mashup directory? It took 37 different APIs (last weeks mashups used 33 different APIs). Some of the less often seen, unique, and newer APIs used include: Alexa Top Sites API, Bit.ly API, Calais API, Cligs API, DocuSign Enterprise API, Freebase API, idiomag music API, Netflix API and the New York Times Best Sellers API. The full list below shows which APIs were used by which mashups:

 Alexa Top Sites used in Best Sites Now

 Amazon eCommerce used in Azoomed – Product Reviews and News, JoomFlix – Mashing Joomla

 Bit.ly used in Shorten URL

 Blogger used in socialConnect

 Calais used in Klezio

 Cligs used in Shorten URL

 del.icio.us used in Klezio, Workouts

 Digg used in Shorten URL

 DocuSign Enterprise used in Drawloop LOOPlus

 eBay used in Azoomed – Product Reviews and News

 Ergast used in Reality F1

 Facebook used in socialConnect

 Flickr used in Klezio, Stars and Planetarium Search

 Freebase used in Last on AM/FM

 fring used in Last.fm for Mobile

 Google Analytics used in Last on AM/FM

 Google App Engine used in Last on AM/FM, Music Followers

 Google Homepage used in US Virtual Neighborhood

 Google Maps used in Last on AM/FM, Stars and Planetarium Search, Stweet, US Virtual Neighborhood

 idiomag used in Music Followers

 is.gd used in Shorten URL

 Last.fm used in Last on AM/FM, Last.fm for Mobile

 LinkedIn used in socialConnect

 Netflix used in Netflix Catalog API Explorer

 New York Times Best Sellers used in JoomFlix – Mashing Joomla

 Qurl used in Shorten URL

 r.im used in Shorten URL

 Salesforce.com used in Drawloop LOOPlus

 SimpleAPI used in Stars and Planetarium Search

 Social Actions used in socialConnect

 TimesURL used in Shorten URL

 tr.im used in Shorten URL

 Twitter used in Klezio, Music Followers, socialConnect, Stweet

 urlBorg used in Shorten URL

 Wikipedia used in Klezio, Last on AM/FM

 Yahoo Maps used in Last on AM/FM

 YouTube used in DooClip, Last on AM/FM, Stars and Planetarium Search, Wijng Learn Languages

And each day there is one mashup selected to be Mashup of the Day. Here are last week’s winners:

 Drawloop LOOPlus

 Last on AM/FM

 Music Followers

 Netflix Catalog API Explorer

 Shorten URL

 socialConnect

 Stweet