HackOTT APIs!
This is what you have been waiting for this whole time! The HackOTT APIs are here. In alphabetical order. We also have a little surprise: Zip.ca will be unveiling their API at HackOTT!
FreshBooks supplies online billing services, allowing freelancers and small businesses manage their cashflow and get paid faster. The FreshBooks API allows 3rd party developers to expand and build on the FreshBooks platform. Access FreshBooks account data using HTTP and XML to create web and desktop applications that integrate with a FreshBooks account. The API documentation is online and implementation examples are a plenty!
Shopify is a hosted application that allows you to set up an online store to sell your goods. It lets you organize your products, customize your storefront, accept credit card payments through payment gateways, track and respond to orders — all without the hassle of running a physical store. The Shopify API is implemented as XML over HTTP using all four verbs (GET/POST/PUT/DELETE), basically a REST API! with full documentation.
Idée, the good folks who brought you TinEye – the greatest reverse image search engine ever! – will be providing access to their multicolor search called Piximilar. You won’t be seeing the documentation for this API until you show up on Saturday. But you can certainly start dreaming about the multicolor applications you can be creating. The API basically allows you to index images and make them searchable using colors. Very much like our own multicolor lab where you get to search 10 million creative commons Flickr images by color!
Idée, will also be providing access to a second API: PixMatch. PixMatch can basically be thought about as your private TinEye! Given an image to look for PixMatch locates identical or modified images within or between large image collections. This is the API to use if you wish to launch a mobile application where you take a photograph of say a wine bottle label and get back information about that wine. This is exactly what Snooth does using the PixMatch API. Again access to the API and documentation will be provided at HackOTT.
Pretzil is a check-in platform for mobile applications. You can access their real-time mobile activity here. Their API is currently available and can be accessed immediately.
Yellow Pages Group is Canada’s largest directory publisher. The YellowAPI powered by the Yellow Pages Group provides access to a large database of Canadian business content and allows direct streaming of local search content including video, photos, ad thumbs and more. Get geo-localized listings for map overlays and proximity search. The API allows anyone to build their own applications and mashups by providing dynamic local business data. Get documentation for the YPG API.
Zip.ca is the place movie lovers turn to, no matter what they’re looking for. Whether it’s action, comedy, drama, anime, Bollywood, or a great TV series, Zip.ca has it all. Zip.ca’s online DVD library is stocked with everything from the biggest new releases to obscure older favorites, allowing members to rent what they want to watch, when they want to from the comfort of their own home. 82,000+ titles and counting! Zip.ca will be unveiling their API at HackOTT. Update: Zip.ca’s API is now available.
