As we enter a new era of cloud-first and cloud-native software development, it is natural to embrace an API-first approach to the way we build our new inherently connected IT services for the ...

Following on its OpenSocial APIs for building cross-social network applications, Google has created a Social Graph API that searches the Web for explicit public statements of connections between ...

Google's opening of the API to their mapping system has been a boon to developers, but the Google Maps official documentation comes across as advanced programming tips for engineers while the ...

Yahoo’s Maps API may not be as popular as Google’s mashup mainstay, but it has many of the same features. In some ways, it’s even easier to use than Google’s Maps API, so beginners getting ...

At the recent Google I/O conference, the cloud provider announced the preview release of Aerial View API, a new option to access cinematic videos of points of interest. Immersive View for routes, Phot ...

Google announced the original API back in 2015, and last year the company expanded on it. Nearby Connections is a part of the overall "Nearby" package, which includes the Nearby Notifications and ...

The Nearby Connections API enables what Google describes as low latency, high-bandwidth fully encrypted P2P data transfers between Android devices that are in close proximity with each other.

API usage is on the rise, with one survey finding that more than 61.6% of developers relied on APIs more in 2021 than in 2020. But they’re also increasingly becoming the target of attacks.