Eleven APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Messaging, Insurance, and Supply Chain. Featured today is the Aidlab API for interacting with health and fitness biosensors, and Tyntec cloud communication APIs. Here's a rundown of the latest ad … | Continue reading
This week, customer engagement company Urban Airship released a beta SDK for iOS in advance of the public release of iOS 12. The SDK offers full support for Grouped Notifications, Critical Alerts and Provisional Authorization, three new features that are meant to give users more … | Continue reading
Microsoft has released a new Microsoft 365 Secure Score API which includes new updates such as are integration with Microsoft’s Security Graph API, addition of dual entities, and availability in the Microsoft Graph Explorer. This API replaces the original Microsoft Office 365 Sec … | Continue reading
HubSpot announced a beta for its Calling API. The API allows third party telephony providers to use their own calling features with HubSpot. Without this API, HubSpot partners needed to rely on HubSpot's native calling features. The beta is open to Sales Hub and Service Hub Enter … | Continue reading
We recently covered a competition that asks developers to create tools that will aid in natural disaster preparedness and relief. In light of this, and with Hurricane Florence fast approaching the Carolinas, we wanted to make sure Developers could find the tools they need to buil … | Continue reading
eBay has introduced HeadGaze, a technology that allows users to control an iPhone through head motions. The technology uses Apple's ARKit and resulted in a test app that allows users to swipe through deals on eBay (HeadSwipe). eBay has open sourced the technology and posted on Gi … | Continue reading
Bloomberg has launched Enterprise Access Point, a website that provides "ready-to-use" datasets which includes regulatory, pricing, and reference. The website also allows clients to use a RESTful API to programmatically retrieve complete and comprehensive data from Bloomberg's pu … | Continue reading
Apple today announced three new iPhones and a pair of Apple Watches. This hardware will run the latest operating systems from Apple: iOS 12 for the iPhones and watchOS 5 for the Watch. Apple has put together a guide for developers to help them ensure their apps are prepared for t … | Continue reading
With no prior warning, Twitter has changed how apps can access images sent through Twitter's Direct Message API. Twitter was unable to give prior notice for security purposes, but the changes are in effect. Twitter encourages developers who access images through the API to check … | Continue reading
Clearcover has expanded its car insurance API platform to include SmartLink and a Lead API along with a Quote API. Using these APIs, partners can integrate with applications Clearcover platform capabilities such as data collection, display prices, and view changes to coverage ele … | Continue reading
The Xillio API is a content connectivity platform through which developers build integrations from their applications to any popular content repository. Xillio takes care of all the content system connectivity behind the scenes, no matter how many different systems they want to a … | Continue reading
Eleven APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including eCommerce, Messaging, and Privacy. Featured today are APIs for tracking time, enabling payment services, and adding reviews services to applications. Here's a rundown of the latest additions. | Continue reading
Google's Photos Library API is now generally available. The API helps developers easily consume and use photos and videos through connecting, uploading, and sharing functionality. While the API is open for use, Google introduced a Google Photos partner program for large integrati … | Continue reading
Mux has launched its Live Streaming API which makes it possible for developers to integrate Mux live streaming video capabilities with applications by adding only a few lines of code. Developers can use the API to build apps that support scalable live video streaming on mobile, d … | Continue reading
The Call for Code Global Initiative, which aims to encourage developers to "drive positive and long-lasting change across the world with their code", is running a challenge that asks developers to build solutions that aid in nature disaster preparedness and relief. IBM supports t … | Continue reading
Ten more APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including eCommerce, Auto, and Marketing. Highlights include the Sonos API for home sound automation and the Arcentry API for architectural diagram creation. Here's a look at what is new for developers. | Continue reading
Google this week began to make its staged release feature available to Android developers. The idea behind this functionality is to let app writers seed their applications to a small number of users to ensure there are no bugs before a wider rollout to the entire installed base. | Continue reading
Just a few months after Google entirely restructured its pricing scheme for Google Maps, TomTom has announced that maps and traffic tiles will be freely available on its Android and iOS SDKs. While the free option is new, there is a cap to features and transactions permissible wi … | Continue reading
Forget about the free food, and ping pong tables, to keep a hold of developers, you need to think like one too. You must create an environment which encourages your team to stay put, and grow together. Here are four tips for retaining your development talent for the long term. | Continue reading
Pusher has released Beams, a push notifications API for mobile app developers. Pusher Beams allows developers to manage device tokens for iOS and Android apps. Developers can also use Beams to trigger notifications based on the in-app activity of users so that users remain engage … | Continue reading
Fortnite was released in the summer of 2017 as an early access title on several platforms. In about a year, the popularity of this multiplayer, survival shooter game has skyrocketed. An official public Fortnite API is not currently available. This article highlights a few unoffic … | Continue reading
Cloud printing provider Gelato has announced that its partners can now use an API to connect to its platform and sell printed products. According to Gelato, its platform reaches 6 billion consumers in over 100 countries and has been used to fulfill millions of print orders aroun … | Continue reading
Many startups are digital natives, meaning they don't have to deal with issues arising from legacy systems as enterprises often have to. Here are five key enablers to help established companies overcome disadvantages they may face compared to digital natives and stay competitive … | Continue reading
Samsung is preparing to launch an API and SDK for Bixby, its new voice assistant that is integrated into its new Galaxy Home smart speaker. The Bixby API will allow the tech to be integrated into other apps, while the SDK will give developers the ability to make apps with Bixby. | Continue reading
According to Nightwatch Cybersecurity a vulnerability was recently found in system broadcasts by Android OS that could expose information about a user’s device to any applications running on the device. Information about a user's Wi-Fi connection can be read and used for tracking … | Continue reading
Royal Mail, a UK based postal service and courier company has launched a new version of their Shipping API. The API, now in version two is meant to complement the release of a new shipping tool aimed at helping retailers fulfill their orders. The API is offered in two flavors, RE … | Continue reading
Fifteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Payments, OCR, Design, and Natural Language Processing. Today's highlights include the Seametrix API for routing marine vessels, and Tisane Labs NLP APIs. Here's a rundown of the latest addition … | Continue reading
To date, Sonos has worked with strategic development partners on an invite only basis. It's work with companies like Amazon and Samsung have helped ground the company in the smart home space. On September 6, 2018, Sonos will open its developer program to the braoder developer com … | Continue reading
Kong Inc., an API management platform, recently announced that its open source platform will support service mesh deployments. The new service mesh capabilities hope to enable Kong users to better manage increased East-West network traffic within their microservice-oriented archi … | Continue reading
In yet another "attack" on the principles of open source, a Javascript tool maker modified the MIT open source license on its software in hopes of using the rogue license to achieve a political objective. As noble as the intent may have been, members of the open source community … | Continue reading
Sixteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories such as Financial, Messaging, and Insurance. Highlights include the Bestow API for life insurance quotes and sales, and several APIs for Barclays financial services and banking. Here's a rundown of the la … | Continue reading
Google Assistant and other apps are about to get better at controlling your favorite media players. Google this week added a verification testing framework to the Media Controller Test, a change that will let developers test media playback on Android smartphones and Android TV. | Continue reading
Arcentry, provider of cloud infrastructure diagrams, has opened up an API to its diagram building software. Now, cloud and open source diagrams are programmable from third party apps. Diagrams can be created, changed, and deleted in real-time through integrated apps. | Continue reading
Google has announced the release of the Google My Business API version 4.2 containing new endpoints that will let third-party partners create end-to-end onboarding experiences for their merchants on their own platforms. Google My Business offers merchants the ability to create bu … | Continue reading
Some popular cryptocurrencies serve purposes other than use as a currency, with some acting like a liquid startup equity. This article looks at Ether, the cryptocurrency used by Ethereum, which is meant to be used more as a full-blown cryptocurrency stack and developer platform. … | Continue reading
Windy, a popular weather forecasting app, is urging all developers to migrate to Windy API v4.0. The company will discontinue v3.0 October 31, 2018 (at the latest), and v2.3 on November 30, 2018. v4.0 is already available and it is the only API the company will support moving for … | Continue reading
Mobile provider T-Mobile has informed 2.3m of its subscribers that personal data associated with their accounts was exposed to an attacker as the result of an unprotected API. According to the company, the data exposed included name, billing zip code, phone number, email address … | Continue reading
More than a decade ago, a handful of companies looked to capitalize on the open source movement while at the same time perverting the licensing fundamentals behind it. The threat to open source culture was palpable. But disaster was averted. Today, history is repeating itself and … | Continue reading
Express Gateway v1.11.0 is now available. The microservices API Gateway built on Express.js has added a new parameter for the Proxy Policy called stripPath. The new parameter allows users to own the URL space on backend servers as well as the URL space exposed by the Express Gate … | Continue reading
Google has announced the general availability of Cloud Text-to-Speech and a beta release of Cloud Text-to-Speech Audio Profiles. The company also announced updates to Cloud Speech-to-Text which include the addition of multi-channel recognition, speaker diarization, and language a … | Continue reading
RapidRatings is opening up API access to its Financial Health Rating solution. The Risk Management API will enable third parties to pull and aggregate data to run risk scenarios with historical and live data at a scale not previously possible. The solution includes a suite of thr … | Continue reading
Facebook created an API to fight abusive political ads. The Ad Archive API is being tested by a select group of researchers, academics, and publishers. Through the API, developers gain access to ad data including the ad creator, content, recipient, impressions, target demographic … | Continue reading
How one company analyzed the cost of its integral use of the Google Map's Platform. Poland's GdziePoLek.pl incurred a huge monthly charge for the mapping data it relied on to locate the best sites for purchasing medications — it's primary value-added service provided to its custo … | Continue reading
Ten APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Validation, Email, Sustainability and Security. Also new to the directory is the official Clash Royale API and African bank-based Jenga API for payments integration. Here's a rundown of the latest a … | Continue reading
DNA testing provider 23andMe has informed developers that it will be shuttering its public API in two weeks to focus on apps that use its internal reports. The API was intended to give developers the ability to build apps and tools that took advantage of the company’s genetic dat … | Continue reading
Fitbit, the maker of popular fitness tracking devices, has announced a major upgrade to the Fitbit OS SDK, which enables developers to build apps and clockfaces for Fitbit OS using JavaScript, CSS and SVG. The biggest addition to the SDK is a CLI for Windows, Linux and macOS. | Continue reading
Six APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Video, Messaging, and Currency. Highlights include the Moovly API for custom video creation integration and the Open Brewery DB API for retrieving beer and brewery data. Here's a rundown of the late … | Continue reading
Bestow announced the launch of its Bestow API. Through the API, third party companies can offer life insurance as a service within websites and apps. Integrated apps and sites allow consumers to explore options, receive a quote, and purchase life insurance in less than five minut … | Continue reading