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Getting Started on the Google+ API

175 points by schlichtm 15y ago

DanielRibeiro 15y ago
The java api access was already published[1], however ruby will probably need a few more minutes[2] [1] http://code.google.com/p/google-api-java-client/updates/list http://code.google.com/p/google-api-java-client/updates/list [2] http://code.google.com/p/google-api-ruby-client/updates/list http://code.google.com/p/google-api-ruby-client/updates/list
- ImJasonH 15y ago
  There's also a GWT sample app: http://gwt-google-apis.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/apis/samples/plus/demo/PlusSample.html http://gwt-google-apis.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/apis/samples... The code for which is here: http://code.google.com/p/gwt-google-apis/source/browse/trunk/apis/samples/plus/com/google/api/gwt/samples/plus/shared/PlusBase.java http://code.google.com/p/gwt-google-apis/source/browse/trunk...
- nose 15y ago
  There's also a PHP sample app here: http://code.google.com/p/google-plus-php-starter/ http://code.google.com/p/google-plus-php-starter/
  - ImJasonH 15y ago
    And Python, Obj-C, and .NET All listed here: http://developers.google.com/+/downloads http://developers.google.com/+/downloads
- gobongo 15y ago
  Ruby always needs a few more minutes than Java to get things done.
MatthewPhillips 15y ago
RESTful API from Google?
drats 15y ago
No easy way to extract the number of times something has been +1ed?
- yahelc 15y ago
  There's an unofficial way (basically, grabbing it the same way their widget gets it); here's a rough gist of how you do it in Python: https://gist.github.com/57028738e649c15c3b15 https://gist.github.com/57028738e649c15c3b15 I extract it for use in http://SharedCount.com http://SharedCount.com
- georgemcbay 15y ago
  You can see the number of times an activity has been +1ed (assuming the activity is public and you can find your way to it in the first place), but you can't get any information on who +1ed it.
jkaljundi 15y ago
Courtesy limit: 1,000 queries/day ?!
- simondlr 15y ago
  Yep. It sucks. Apparently it is going to be upgraded.
- tbull007 15y ago
  I registered an application and put in an upgrade request, will let you know what happens!
deleted 15y ago
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atarian 15y ago
I think I was asking for too much when I wanted an app marketplace.
- zerostar07 15y ago
  They have the chrome web store, I suspect apps will go there too.
Raphael 15y ago
Well, it's a start. Kudos on using existing standards.
sarp 15y ago
Read only? Disappointed
mrshoe 15y ago
Just this past week I've finally stopped checking Google+ because I only ever saw posts from my Google employee friends. Am I the exception or the rule here? Is Google+ getting any traction? I prefer it to Facebook and hoped it would take off, but, based on my anecdotal personal experience, I fear it's going the way of Buzz and Wave. If their new platform is on a sinking ship, it's hard for me to get excited about writing apps for it.
- ary 15y ago
  Let's be fair though. 1) It's still in preview. 2) It has been somewhat primed with members, but has yet to reach the tipping point where everyone wants to (or even can) try it out. 3) The feature set is almost certainly not what it will be when it goes public. My take on the field test is that it focused on bringing out the features most wanted by the technical crowd, who are crucial early adopters (and people paying attention to Google). The service will be refined until it is deemed ready for public consumption. Finally, as with every social network, who is using it is more important than what it can do. We'll see if the "right" people take to it and bring everyone else with them.
  - zizee 15y ago
    1) It's still in preview. If this is just a preview they should not have opened the gates to everyone. 3) The feature set is almost certainly not what it will be when it goes public. How is it not public now? Anyone who wants to join can get an invite. Or am I mistaken? I don't think these are valid excuses for google+ floundering. I think they executed well at the start, but failed to follow through. At the start it they were all like "Facebook is anti-privacy, we're going to respect your privacy" and then their handling of the "real names" affair brought the cynic out in everyone and we all saw that it wasn't a real alternative to facebook.
    - morsch 15y ago
      Well, they might ramp up advertising when it officially starts. Maybe it's different in other areas, but in Germany there was Chrome advertising everywhere for a while, and they might try doing the same for Plus. Though I suppose that reeks of desperation, since a social network should kind of advertise itself, so they might not even do it.
grantjgordon 15y ago
I'm really curious to see how they sort out making a usable API for dealing with all the privacy settings (circles) on different posts.
Tichy 15y ago
Social graph?
tdurden 15y ago
This is great news. Now Googlers can use their own API to create apps for other Googlers to interact in unique ways with eachother. Seriously, someone else has mentioned it, but 90% of the activity I see is from Google employees. The whole thing feels so artificial at this point. I would be really surprised if G+ goes anywhere from here, but best of luck to them.

175 points by schlichtm 15y ago

The java api access was already published[1], however ruby will probably need a few more minutes[2] [1] http://code.google.com/p/google-api-java-client/updates/list http://code.google.com/p/google-api-java-client/updates/list [2] http://code.google.com/p/google-api-ruby-client/updates/list http://code.google.com/p/google-api-ruby-client/updates/list

ImJasonH 15y ago
There's also a GWT sample app: http://gwt-google-apis.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/apis/samples/plus/demo/PlusSample.html http://gwt-google-apis.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/apis/samples... The code for which is here: http://code.google.com/p/gwt-google-apis/source/browse/trunk/apis/samples/plus/com/google/api/gwt/samples/plus/shared/PlusBase.java http://code.google.com/p/gwt-google-apis/source/browse/trunk...
nose 15y ago
There's also a PHP sample app here: http://code.google.com/p/google-plus-php-starter/ http://code.google.com/p/google-plus-php-starter/
- ImJasonH 15y ago
  And Python, Obj-C, and .NET All listed here: http://developers.google.com/+/downloads http://developers.google.com/+/downloads
gobongo 15y ago
Ruby always needs a few more minutes than Java to get things done.

MatthewPhillips 15y ago

RESTful API from Google?

drats 15y ago

No easy way to extract the number of times something has been +1ed?

yahelc 15y ago
There's an unofficial way (basically, grabbing it the same way their widget gets it); here's a rough gist of how you do it in Python: https://gist.github.com/57028738e649c15c3b15 https://gist.github.com/57028738e649c15c3b15 I extract it for use in http://SharedCount.com http://SharedCount.com
georgemcbay 15y ago
You can see the number of times an activity has been +1ed (assuming the activity is public and you can find your way to it in the first place), but you can't get any information on who +1ed it.

jkaljundi 15y ago

Courtesy limit: 1,000 queries/day ?!

simondlr 15y ago
Yep. It sucks. Apparently it is going to be upgraded.
tbull007 15y ago
I registered an application and put in an upgrade request, will let you know what happens!

deleted 15y ago

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atarian 15y ago

I think I was asking for too much when I wanted an app marketplace.

zerostar07 15y ago
They have the chrome web store, I suspect apps will go there too.

Raphael 15y ago

Well, it's a start. Kudos on using existing standards.

sarp 15y ago

Read only? Disappointed

mrshoe 15y ago

Just this past week I've finally stopped checking Google+ because I only ever saw posts from my Google employee friends. Am I the exception or the rule here? Is Google+ getting any traction? I prefer it to Facebook and hoped it would take off, but, based on my anecdotal personal experience, I fear it's going the way of Buzz and Wave. If their new platform is on a sinking ship, it's hard for me to get excited about writing apps for it.

ary 15y ago
Let's be fair though. 1) It's still in preview. 2) It has been somewhat primed with members, but has yet to reach the tipping point where everyone wants to (or even can) try it out. 3) The feature set is almost certainly not what it will be when it goes public. My take on the field test is that it focused on bringing out the features most wanted by the technical crowd, who are crucial early adopters (and people paying attention to Google). The service will be refined until it is deemed ready for public consumption. Finally, as with every social network, who is using it is more important than what it can do. We'll see if the "right" people take to it and bring everyone else with them.
- zizee 15y ago
  1) It's still in preview. If this is just a preview they should not have opened the gates to everyone. 3) The feature set is almost certainly not what it will be when it goes public. How is it not public now? Anyone who wants to join can get an invite. Or am I mistaken? I don't think these are valid excuses for google+ floundering. I think they executed well at the start, but failed to follow through. At the start it they were all like "Facebook is anti-privacy, we're going to respect your privacy" and then their handling of the "real names" affair brought the cynic out in everyone and we all saw that it wasn't a real alternative to facebook.
  - morsch 15y ago
    Well, they might ramp up advertising when it officially starts. Maybe it's different in other areas, but in Germany there was Chrome advertising everywhere for a while, and they might try doing the same for Plus. Though I suppose that reeks of desperation, since a social network should kind of advertise itself, so they might not even do it.

grantjgordon 15y ago

I'm really curious to see how they sort out making a usable API for dealing with all the privacy settings (circles) on different posts.

Tichy 15y ago

Social graph?

tdurden 15y ago

This is great news. Now Googlers can use their own API to create apps for other Googlers to interact in unique ways with eachother. Seriously, someone else has mentioned it, but 90% of the activity I see is from Google employees. The whole thing feels so artificial at this point. I would be really surprised if G+ goes anywhere from here, but best of luck to them.