38 New APIs: Sunlight Foundation, WeatherSource and Hoppit

Wendell Santos, May 19th, 2013

This week we had 38 new APIs added to our API directory including a weather data service, national digital library, personalized restaurant recommendations and photos, U.S. political contributions database and remote home heating control service. In addition we covered an API that helps simplify event marketing. Below are more details on each of these new APIs.


20 APIs Used in 7 Days: Bing, Billboard and FeedBurner

Wendell Santos, May 18th, 2013

This past week 6 new mashups were added to our mashup directory and 20 different APIs were used to build them. Some of the newer or less frequently seen APIs include Baidu, dlvr.it, Google Closure Compiler and Sina Weibo. The most often used APIs this week are Google Maps, Twitter and YouTube. And the most commonly used types of APIs were Mapping (4 APIs, 6 mashups), Social (4 APIs, 6 mashups) and Music (3 APIs, 3 mashups). The list below shows which APIs were used by which mashups:


Today in APIs : Fed {API}, Summarization API and 2 New APIs

Romin Irani, May 17th, 2013

Fed {API} to provide curated Government data sets. Stremor Corp releases Content Summarization API. Plus: Apigee launches a research and strategy organization for the app economy and 2 new APIs.


Best New Mashups: Data Mashups Using Google Chart, EchoNest and Google Fusion Tables

Wendell Santos, May 17th, 2013

Google ChartThe news of data visualization provider Tableau’s IPO on Friday is yet another sign that the movement behind data and analytics continues to gain steam. With that in mind, today we’ll take a look at recent mashups that allow users to perform data analytics of some kind and often show the results through interesting visualizations. Read below for more information on each.


Today in APIs: Google’s Instant Buy API, Openmind’s API for Mobile, and 6 New APIs

Greg Bates, May 16th, 2013

Google Payment ExpressGoogle Wallet Android API. Openmind creates a mobile communications platform API. Plus: Intuit revamps partner platform, Google Maps API in visual refresh, and 6 new APIs.


116 Retail APIs: Shopping.com, SearchUPC.com and 123 Shop Pro

Wendell Santos, May 15th, 2013

Shopping.comOur API directory now includes 116 retail APIs. The newest is the Leaf API. The most popular, in terms of mashups, is the Shopping.com API. We list 60 Shopping.com mashups. Below you’ll find some more stats from the directory, including the entire list of retail APIs.


Today in APIs: USDA Farmers Market Directory API, Google Play Games Services API and 9 New APIs

Kevin Sundstrom, May 15th, 2013

The USDA has announced the release of a new farmers market API. Google gets serious about gaming with a cross-platform gaming API. Plus: the Mirror API for Glass is ‘awfully prohibited and closed’ and 9 new APIs.


Today in APIs: Netflix Public API Changes, Google I/O 2013 and 10 New APIs

Romin Irani, May 14th, 2013

Netflix’s Public API update drops access to expiration dates for titles. What you can expect from Google I/O 2013. Plus: Yookos unveils an API for African developers and techpreneurs and 10 New APIs.


51 Audio APIs: Soundcloud, SHOUTcast Radio and Evoca

Wendell Santos, May 14th, 2013

SoundCloudOur API directory now includes 51 audio APIs. The newest is the Umano API. The most popular, in terms of mashups, is the SoundCloud API. We list 27 SoundCloud mashups. Below you’ll find some more stats from the directory, including the entire list of audio APIs.


Today in APIs: Microsoft’s Deep-Tech Team, Youtube Analytics API, and 6 New APIs

Greg Bates, May 13th, 2013

YouTubeMicrosoft’s deep-tech team and next-gen developers. YouTube analytics API tool updated. Plus: New Age developer tools from Workshare, new ANT Android SDK, and 6 New APIs.


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