In support of the upcoming deprecation of Hashtag Search via the Instagram Platform API, instagram announced the release of similar functionality for the Instagram Graph API. The new Graph API feature will still provide businesses the same basic functionality, but Instagram is im … | Continue reading
Google has made good on the previous news that it will shutter the GData Admin Settings API. The company first announced plans to sunset the API in August 2016, and later extended the API's lifespan through October 31, 2018. Now, the day of reckoning is here. Are you ready for th … | Continue reading
Google hosted its third annual Firebase Summit this week in Prague. The conference was not short on API and developer news. The ML Kit's Face Detection API has expanded in features. The Firebase Management API was introduced. A number of Firebase tools previously in beta are now … | Continue reading
While often perceived as competitive to Ethereum, HyperLedger operates on a different wavelength. Hyperledger provides a set of agnostic tools for developers who are building blockchain apps, regardless of the core blockchain layer. Therefore it is a suite of the tools mentioned … | Continue reading
Estated, a leading property data provider, today announced the latest version of their property data API. Businesses and developers will now have access to over 135M properties and nearly 160M parcels across the United States. Estated now offers a RESO compliant Universal Propert … | Continue reading
Docker vulnerabilities have been the source of malicious attacks for years. A new trend in attacking Docker containers is to identify an unsecure Docker API, launch a new container, and use the container to start mining cryptocurrency. Trend Micro has identified an attacker looki … | Continue reading
What if centralized integration services are getting it wrong? What if in the future, every service would come with integrations out-of-the-box? Every cloud service would have their own mini, built-in iPaaS, and apps from disparate cloud services would support integrations with e … | Continue reading
Nine APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Cryptocurrency, Genetics, Open Data, and Accounting. Highlights include the Ciliar API for recognizing objects in video and the BankersAlgo API for foreign exchange rates. Here's a rundown of the l … | Continue reading
This guide will walk you through how to create a store locator map using Mapbox GL JS. You'll be able to browse all of the locations from a sidebar and select a specific store to view more information. It takes a deep dive into JavaScript with Mapbox GL JS to build an interactive … | Continue reading
The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, today announced a new API that will provide access to 406,000 images from the The Met collection, all available to use free of copyright or restriction. The Met Collection API is a step forward for the museum’s Open Access Program. | Continue reading
Qualcomm may have just made life easier for Bluetooth headset makers looking to integrate with Amazon's Alexa. Qualcomm's new Smart Headset Platform includes both a reference design and a development kit that allows Bluetooth headset makers to easily integrate their headsets with … | Continue reading
Taking advantage of APIs is a quick and inexpensive technique for a business so long as those APIs are available and remain constant. Changes happen to APIs all the time and this is the story of Stitch, a company that found a way to succeed, despite the uncertainties inherent to … | Continue reading
Data Theorem, developer of application security systems, has announced two new solutions for API security analysis, API Inspect and API discover. Both tools aim to help customers gain a greater visibility into the status of their applications overall API security. | Continue reading
Ten APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Air Travel, Payments, and Passwords. Featured today is an API that enables applications to send passwords via text message and an API to analyze sentiment in social posts. Here's a rundown of the la … | Continue reading
APIs, via B2B partnerships and B2C applications, can increase a company’s reach and make digital assets and services available to broader audiences. There are dangers posed by the adoption of insecure APIs in the enterprise. Hence, businesses need a strategy for building and oper … | Continue reading
For Google Maps users looking for an alternative, this guide will walk you through making the switch to Mapbox. You will be shown how to use Mapbox GL JS, a web mapping JavaScript library, to create a web map, add a marker, and attach a popup using similar methods as the Google M … | Continue reading
Everypixel, a stock image search engine that uses AI to analyse images on the basis of aesthetic appeal, has expanded the Everypixel API to include User Generated Content Photography Scoring. The API already provided functionality for image tagging, stock photo scoring, and visua … | Continue reading
Facebook recently introduced Graph API V3.2, which includes updates to Instagram Graph API, Page Insights, Pages and Video Polls, and Marketing API. The company also announced updates to Facebook Login and the Messenger App. | Continue reading
Developing a software product is an enormous challenge, but it’s also enormously rewarding. This article provides a guide to design thinking when developing your API. It will cover what an API is, what design thinking is and why it matters and some essential API design tools. | Continue reading
Really Simple Systems, a cloud-based CRM provider, has announced the release of version 4 of their API. The update comes at the request of the developer community and adds new features, while increasing security. Improvements include the ability to control authentication at the … | Continue reading
Thirteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Messaging, Payments, and Shipping. Highlights include an unofficial Google News API and an API for enabling applications to accept Bitcoin payments. Here's a rundown of the latest additions. | Continue reading
Kairos, known for its cloud-based face recognition solution, has introduced an on-premise version of its API. An on-premise option allows users to better secure their use cases, and reduces latency between apps that consume the API, and the compute-heavy cloud where Kairos built … | Continue reading
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced the release of their KrisConnect Programme, which aims to enhance the overall customer experience by making resources more readily available. The company’s APIs offer partners a range of functionality. | Continue reading
This is the beginning of ProgrammableWeb's series on Cryptocurrency and why it matters to developers. In this article we present an overview of the ecosystem including a brief overview of blockchain, Ethereum and more as well as some of the common API types you can expect to see. | Continue reading
GraphQL, the open source technology originally backed by Facebook has continued to gain momentum since its release in 2015 and with its hype it’s easy to think that GraphQL is the way to go when developing your next API. As with any technology though, it has its strengths and wea … | Continue reading
Six APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Mail, Application Development and Telephony. Highlights include SDKs and an API for Dronecode open source drone operation platform and an API for sending mail without going to the post office. | Continue reading
TransferWise, provider of borderless money transfer solutions, has announced the release of an open API. The company believes that exposing their API to more developers will accelerate the rate at which tools are developed that meet the needs of consumers. | Continue reading
Today at Signal, Twilio’s developer conference, the company announced two new wireless options that aim to expand what is possible for IoT developers. First up is Twilio Super SIM, providing developers with a single SIM card that can operate globally via Twilio’s partnering cellu … | Continue reading
Storyblocks, the first subscription stock media service, has launched their Storyblocks Developer Portal. The self-serve portal allows developers to create test keys and try out the full functionality of the Storyblocks Stock Media API, from search filters to downloads. The Story … | Continue reading
BBVA launched a Banking as a Service platform in Europe before regulations all but compelled such platforms. It is ahead of the curve in the US as well. The company has moved the BBVA Open Platform out of beta, and ready for production environments for uses in the US. The platfor … | Continue reading
As enterprises embrace digital business models, they are evolving toward becoming data-driven organizations and harnessing analytics. This article explores the challenges of using traditional analytics approaches, how API management can address these challenges, and mine valuable … | Continue reading
Twilio has announced that it will acquire SendGrid in an all-stock deal that totals $2 billion, the company’s largest acquisition to date. Twilio is well-known in the developer community for their API offerings. With the addition of SendGrid’s services, Twilio gains an already ro … | Continue reading
The cost of bad data is high – from faulty insights, poor business decisions and lost sales to an annual cost of $3.1 trillion for U.S. companies alone. Melissa offers a white paper weighing the pros and cons of addressing data quality in-house versus an off-the-shelf solution. | Continue reading
GitHub has just announced that they are launching a Security Advisory API that will provide data on vulnerabilities aggregated from millions of projects. Programmatic access to security advisories should allow developers to more proactively address issues. | Continue reading
Microsoft took its next step in protecting user data by making two products available for public preview under the confidential computing project. The DC-series virtual machines and Open Enclave SDK have completed private betas and are ready for public preview. The goal is to pro … | Continue reading
Amazon has released three new APIs that expand the capabilities of doorbells, cameras, and other smart devices on users' front porches. The APIs help Alexa respond to doorbell presses, motion detection, and enable two way communication between someone at the front door and Alexa … | Continue reading
The modern work environment is filled with an overwhelming number of tools and applications, but with no easy way for employees to connect and share their ideas with the rest of the company. Here we look at how APIs can help companies make it easier for coworkers to find content … | Continue reading
Reloadly announces the official release of its mobile top up API service that’s designed exclusively for developers. The API enables developers to add airtime and some other mobile operator services to their applications in the program language they already use with just few line … | Continue reading
Nineteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Storage, Security, and Printing. Highlights include several APIs for the Stronghold crypto platform housed on the Stellar network, and a new API from Mercedes Benz. Here's a rundown of the late … | Continue reading
UTRUST has a bold vision: to be the PayPal of cryptocurrencies. The Swiss startup has a number of APIs in beta, and plans on launching a publicly available crypto payment platform in early 2019. The platform will enable both online and brick and mortar merchants to accept cryptoc … | Continue reading
Ten APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Mapping, eCommerce, and Holidays. Featured today are several APIs for Cloudprinter.com custom printing solutions and an API for ShipNerd shipping services. Here's a rundown of the latest additions. | Continue reading
Here Technologies has announced a beta of its new location data management cloud service: Here XYZ. XYZ is an open, community driven project that allows contributors to upload, manage, and display location data in a simple, and scalable manner. The service includes APIs and SDKs. | Continue reading
Throughout this last summer Apigee announced beta releases for three products: Apigee API Monitoring, Hosted Targets, and Extensions. The company has now moved all three into general availability, with API Monitoring rolling out in phases over the next several weeks. | Continue reading
Vonage has launched the Nexmo Messages API and Nexmo Dispatch API. The Messages API allows businesses to integrate social chat services with applications using a single API. The Dispatch API allows developers to add a fallback mechanism if the first message for a specific chat ch … | Continue reading
Rapid7 has announced API access to its InsightAppSec security solution. InsightAppSec is a security suite based on Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST). Prior to the API, usage of the DAST features were limited to the user UI options offered by Rapid7. Now, developers can … | Continue reading
ProgrammableWeb's series on cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies aims to give you a sense of the various components and business opportunities within the various cryptocurrency ecosystems. Now, let's take a look at a small handful of typical APIs across those ecosystems. | Continue reading
Stackery has expanded its serverless development toolkit through support of GraphQL. Now, developers can deploy AWS AppSync GraphQL APIs through Stackery. GraphQL resolvers can connect to backend data sources like DynamoDB tables, Lambda functions, and HTTP proxies. Check out the … | Continue reading
Google announced yesterday that it is shutting down the consumer version of Google+. The news came along side the reveal of an API vulnerability discovered earlier this year. The company will provide 10 months for users to download their content. | Continue reading