+TanTil Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I'd like to support the Live API with my CacheMe geocaching application. As i am supporting pretty exactly those operating systems that the official apps don't (Symbian, Maemo5, MeeGo) i think this wouldn't interfere with groundspeaks own efforts. Where can i get such documentation? Quote Link to comment
Andronicus Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 There's no public API. Yet... Ground speak has said that there will be one, but that was several months ago with no further word. Quote Link to comment
+Ecylram Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 There's no public API. Yet... Ground speak has said that there will be one, but that was several months ago with no further word. My guess is the API had to wait until this week's database change occurred. Once this migration settles down, I bet we'll hear word about API's, nano category, favorite point info in GPX files, and other database related changes. Quote Link to comment
Andronicus Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 There's no public API. Yet... Ground speak has said that there will be one, but that was several months ago with no further word. My guess is the API had to wait until this week's database change occurred. Once this migration settles down, I bet we'll hear word about API's, nano category, favorite point info in GPX files, and other database related changes. Lets hope! Quote Link to comment
+dfx Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 There's no public API. Yet... Ground speak has said that there will be one, but that was several months ago with no further word. No, they said there'd be an API for a select few developers. That's not exactly public. Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 There's no public API. Yet... Ground speak has said that there will be one, but that was several months ago with no further word. No, they said there'd be an API for a select few developers. That's not exactly public. Is that what they said? I wasn't really paying attention. I do know there already is one for "a select few developers". You know, like GeoMate Jr., and Geocache Navigator by Trimble, made famous by "logged from my mobile device". I also know a European developer I follow on Twitter recently blogged about being allowed to be a "BETA tester" (his words) of the API. But English isn't his first language, and I didn't really understand what he was talking about. Quote Link to comment
+dfx Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Is that what they said? I wasn't really paying attention. Yeah, the announcement is here: http://feedback.geocaching.com/forums/75775-geocaching-com/suggestions/1050915-api-for-3rd-party-applications?ref=title No word of "public". Quote Link to comment
+kpanko Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Geocaching.com Public API Groundspeak has begun working with select third-party application developers to introduce the new Geocaching.com Public API. The closed Beta phase of API development begins in early 2011 and is expected to quickly progress into release candidate status later in the year. Check back for updates soon! Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 This page speaks of a "public" API and soon.... http://www.geocaching.com/live/default.aspx Quote Link to comment
+dfx Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I still don't think it's gonna be really public. I hope to be proven wrong though. Quote Link to comment
jholly Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I still don't think it's gonna be really public. I hope to be proven wrong though. I suspect your somewhat right in that not anyone at anytime can cut some code and use the API. I suspect you will have to at least contact GC and get a user and/or session key in order to use them. I think the other site does that and google did that with the V2 maps. Google was pretty free since it was a web based sign up and my impression is that the other site is pretty free with the keys. I don't see it as a bad thing, it does give them some traceability. The bad thing is that if GC has a very onerous process then it is not public. Time will tell, but some how I don't think the time is very near. Quote Link to comment
+Corfman Clan Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 I'd like to support the Live API with my CacheMe geocaching application. As i am supporting pretty exactly those operating systems that the official apps don't (Symbian, Maemo5, MeeGo) i think this wouldn't interfere with groundspeaks own efforts. Where can i get such documentation? I think your best bet is to contact Groundspeak directly and tell them what you're doing and that you'd like to be a part of the program. Quote Link to comment
+kpanko Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 (edited) Yeah, the announcement is here: http://feedback.geocaching.com/forums/75775-geocaching-com/suggestions/1050915-api-for-3rd-party-applications?ref=title From the feedback page: A Update: We are currently in the process of testing the API with approximately 20 developers, including many of the applications and services requested in the feedback comments below. Ideally, these API enabled applications will be available for launch within the next 30-45 days. Edited May 6, 2011 by kpanko Quote Link to comment
Andronicus Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Yeah, the announcement is here: http://feedback.geocaching.com/forums/75775-geocaching-com/suggestions/1050915-api-for-3rd-party-applications?ref=title From the feedback page: A Update: We are currently in the process of testing the API with approximately 20 developers, including many of the applications and services requested in the feedback comments below. Ideally, these API enabled applications will be available for launch within the next 30-45 days. I would really like to know what 20 developers those are. Maybe that would explain Tom's (developer of GCzII) silence. Quote Link to comment
+GeePa Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Please Groundspeak release this already!!!!! There are apps out there that are done with development on the new API (using the staging server) and just waiting for release. I understand that the latest versions of your apps are already using the API. Why is not available to other apps yet? Done venting. Thank you for listening. Quote Link to comment
+schnider Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Come on Groundspeak. We have been testing and waiting, what is taking so long. I thought it was going to be released before Summer. There isn't much time left to make that. Quote Link to comment
+FiClan Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Hi Groundspeak, please release the API before summer, we really need that for a perfect summer soon ;-) We helped testing with your staging server, now it's up to you. Quote Link to comment
+CamperGuy Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 +1 Me too, me too! Up here in the Great White North, summer is but a blip between pothole season and 'time to get the parka out' season... with 'road construction' season overlapping all three. Be nice to use data that wasn't 6 months old..... Cheers! Quote Link to comment
Richman23 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I'd like to support the Live API with my CacheMe geocaching application. Hey Til, I like this App But because of the frequent changes of the gc.com website the app is often not useful for online caching. Are you still planing to implement the Live API? Would be very nice!! Greets Quote Link to comment
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