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> Also the Google+ API is still read-only. Which means you can only use Google's official tools for posting content. There's no way for example to cross-post on
by deepfriedbits 10y ago
> Also the Google+ API is still read-only. Which means you can only use Google's official tools for posting content. There's no way for example to cross-post on both Twitter and Google+. Apps like TweetDeck aren't possible for Google+.
Is this true? Buffer allows you to cross-post to Facebook, Twitter and Google+.
- bad_user 10y agoI don't know what Buffer is, but if they can post to Google+ it only means they have a private deal with Google. The Google+ API is read-only, it says so in their own docs: https://developers.google.com/+/web/api/rest/ https://developers.google.com/+/web/api/rest/ And if you want a service that has integration with everything except for Google+, there's IFTTT.
- kyloren 10y agoCorrect me if I'm wrong but I think buffer can also post to Instagram
- brianwawok 10y agoIt could be doing the reverse of scraping no? Faking app requests
- tsycho 10y agoGoogle+ has a significantly more powerful API for its trusted partners, such as Hootsuite. And maybe Buffer, unless they are doing some headless browsing hacks. Their public API is read only for strategic reasons. Unless you have a clear business case or plan on how to monetize APIs, opening them up can actually backfire very easily. The biggest example of this is Twitter itself, which has been trying to lock down its APIs since they are basically losing both money and direct access to users through them. But closing them now is causing further hurt, on user trust and goodwill.