Poll: What APIs do you consume most?

19 pointsby jeremyrwelch15 anni fa34 comments

Interested in data on what APIs HN users build against most for an APIs related project.

If I'm missing an API that you use, comment (preferably with a link to the API docs) and I'll add it.

Thanks!

25 comments

jpuzzler15 anni fa

jQuery

josegonzalez15 anni fa

Github

jeremyrwelch15 anni fa

added

olalonde15 anni fa

DOM API through Javascript =)

code_duck15 anni fa

reddit would be a good addition to the list.

jeremyrwelch15 anni fa

done!

[deleted]15 anni fa

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olalonde15 anni fa

I would add Wikipedia.

jeremyrwelch15 anni fa

Are you referring to http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API ?

olalonde15 anni fa

Yep.

jeremyrwelch15 anni fa

Added -- thanks

yesimahuman15 anni fa

Paypal?

jeremyrwelch15 anni fa

added. thanks yesimahuman

[deleted]15 anni fa

cperciva15 anni fa

POSIX.

[deleted]15 anni fa

maximilianburke15 anni fa

Win32

krisrak15 anni fa

i did a web app map mashup of foursquare, gowalla, brightkite, twitter all in one, check out :

http://checkinmania.com

nborgo15 anni fa

Since you added PayPal, you might as well throw Braintree in there. It's pretty great. I've been happy using it for an app I'm working on. Oh, and Mailchimp's API, too. I have a feeling that this list is going to go on and on.

http://www.braintreepaymentsolutions.com/gateway/api

http://apidocs.mailchimp.com/

jeremyrwelch15 anni fa

added both.

blhack15 anni fa

No love for grooveshark?

jeremyrwelch15 anni fa

Wasn't aware they had an official API?

terinjokes15 anni fa

They have multiple. Desktop Client, web client, as well as a more traditional API: http://developer.grooveshark.com/

jeremyrwelch15 anni fa

nowarninglabel15 anni fa

YQL - It's a bit of an API of APIs (if one can say that) http://developer.yahoo.com/yql/

I made a Drupal frontend module for it here: http://drupal.org/project/yql

cruise0215 anni fa

Stack Overflow http://stackapps.com/questions/1/api-documentation-and-help

huhtenberg15 anni fa

Win32 :)

numix15 anni fa

Simplegeo http://simplegeo.com/

jeremyrwelch15 anni fa

done

alexknowshtml15 anni fa

Some love for Postmark?

http://developer.postmarkapp.com/

jeremyrwelch15 anni fa

added

apievangelist15 anni fa

Mimeo

fertully15 anni fa

I find some interesting API from Mashape.

This is my favorite: http://www.mashape.com/component/BarCodeGenerator

unit315 anni fa

OpenGL/CL.

Oh you meant /web/ APIs. As if Javascript is a language anyone really wants to program in. ;)

justinxreese15 anni fa

I've actually switched from google to bing maps recently. Finding it easier to use and having more useful returns. I'm actually beginning to write a gem wrapper if anyone agrees and wants to contribute :) http://xjst.in/fUtWeW /shamelessplug>

But before that, twitter is most used for me.

michaelejahn15 anni fa

Lulu

masmullin15 anni fa

cocoa

udfalkso15 anni fa

VideoSurf