New Billaway API Provides Enterprise Customers Access to Rewards Program

Janet Wagner, May 8th, 2013

BillawayBillaway, a rewards program solutions provider for enterprises, has just announced the launch of the Billaway API which allows developers to integrate the Billaway platform into existing billpay and other product purchase systems.


Zapier Launches API Status Board

Eric Carter, May 7th, 2013

Zapier Status Zapier automates tasks between online services and APIs. Zapier provides seamless integration between almost 200 different web services. Additionally, Zapier just launched a new API Status Board. The API Status Board helps developers uncover downtime for any of the APIs Zapier integrates. Zapier co-founder and CEO, Wade Foster, told PW: “[W]e typically catch outages even before vendors are reporting them.”


Thinkery API: Organize Your Thoughts

Eric Carter, May 6th, 2013

ThinkeryThinkery offers a tool where users can store notes, todos, and bookmarks. The Thinkery platforms keeps everything organized through a unique #hashtag system. With hopes that developers will create an ecosystem of apps and tools on top of the Thinkery platform, the company released the Thinkery API. The driving force behind Thinkery rings loud and clear in both its base platform and its API offering: “Your brain, organized.”


API Spotlight: Edamam, BancBox, and Wevideo APIs

Matthew Scott, May 4th, 2013

Of the many APIs we published this week, nine were highlighted on the blog by our team of writers. In this post, we’ll shine a spotlight on those nine, which included Edamam API. Edamam is a company committed to helping people eat better. To do this they provide recipe information to users as well as an API that allows developers access to the same data.  The free version of the API provides calorie content, serving size, diet tags, and more. To learn more about the Edamam API visit the Edamam site as well as the Edamam API blog post.


White House Releases We the People API to the Public

Janet Wagner, May 3rd, 2013

The White HouseBack in February, ProgrammableWeb reported that The White House had released a new We the People API to a select group of developers at the February 2013 White House Open Data Day Hackathon. The White House has now announced that the read-only version of the We the People API has been released to the public.


TransactionPoint Serves as an API to Streamline Real Estate Transactions

Eric Carter, May 3rd, 2013

TransactionPointReal Estate Digital, solutions provider to the real estate industry, offers access to its premier transaction management product (TransactionPoint) via the TransactionPoint API. TransactionPoint enables users to streamline real estate transactions through automation and secure single repositories for documentation retention. Developers can integrate all of TransactionPoint’s features into existing workflows for a personalized experience.


Ready-Made Multi-Messaging Functionality: Whispir API

Candice McMillan, May 2nd, 2013

WhispirWhispir, a platform that enables its users to send messages to various channels at the same time, provides the Whispir API designed to allow developers to embed any feature of the platform into any cloud-based web application. Users can send these high-volume messages that are tailored and targeted for each channel and recipient via SMS, voice, email, web, mobile, or social media.


GreenButton Releases Updated SDK and New Management API Allowing Compute-Intensive Applications to be Scaled Out in the Cloud

Janet Wagner, May 2nd, 2013

GreenButtonGreenButton, a New Zealand based company that helps software vendors transition applications to the cloud, has announced the release of the new and improved GreenButton SDK that includes a brand new REST Management API.


Oddcast Releases Text-to-Speech API: Vocalware

Eric Carter, May 1st, 2013

VocalwareOddcast, innovative web and mobile marketer, has released a cloud based text-to-speech (TTS) API: Vocalware. Releasing the platform via API allows developers to extend TTS to any browser-based or mobile application. Vocalware intends to become the one stop shop for cloud based speech functionality.


Printzel API: Creating Stylish Photo Books Goes Mobile

Candice McMillan, May 1st, 2013

PrintzelFor snap-happy smartphone and tablet users, having somewhere to store their treasured pics is probably very appealing. Photo books have been a trendy favourite for a while now, and Printzel is an app-powered platform that allows users to create their own printed photo books directly from their mobile and tablet devices. The company also provides the Printzel API that now makes it possible for developers to offer printed books from their own applications.


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