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Ask HN: Assuming any barrier could be overcome, what API do you wish existed?
Assuming ANY barrier could be overcome, I have a few ideas.
1. API for accessing apps in a smartphone:
I wish I could pull all the new messages from every walled garden chat app and view it in one place. I wish I could set a reminder to respond or follow up in every app. I wish I could have all my late night messages held and only sent in the morning. I could even have my phone automatically dial to different friends and family on a schedule.
2. API for confirming charges on physical credit cards:
I wish I could have it check code I wrote. I could have it only charge within a daily budget, at certain stores, at specific times, maybe even for specific items. I could hand out charity cards to those in need that only allow $100 a day for cell phone plans and fast food chains for instance. The bonus to this is fraud would go way down.
3. API for where people are physically gathered in a city:
Is this bar popular right? What will the wait be for the that restaurant next door? You could plan a whole day based on this. Even better if it breaks it all down by demographics. Is there an event in the park with people around my age?
- billconan 4y agoA Redfin/zillow API
- jimhi 4y agoAn API for housing and prices? Isn't there a bunch of real estate APIs out there? What is missing from these?
- felipelalli 4y agoAn API to make me smarter.
- mrtomservo 4y agoA preferences API to answer questions like: - Would Alice like this restaurant? - Is this a good present for Bob's birthday? - How do Charlie's likes and dislikes compare to mine?
- jimhi 4y agoI could kind of see this working. You could potentially check what these people are looking at or what ad groups they are part of based on their demographics.
- tuxie_ 4y agoAn API to know what my dog is thinking.
- jimhi 4y agoIt might just return nothing most of the time.