Geocaching API question

[The-Eaves]

Fellow geocachers...

 

I have an idea for an application that may be useful for many of the avid geocachers out there... Before I begin development I wish to know some simple things about the GC.com API. (More accurately I have a family member who is a software developer - I need to prepare a brief of what I want developed)

 

1) Do I need to register my application with GC.com before I can start developing? Is the API free to use by anyone not aiming to generate a profit from its use? (My application will only need the basic info from each listing - I.E. coordinate, size, terrain, difficulty, cache type)

 

2) Does the API have the ability to provide my application with a list of geocaches found by a specific user if that user provides their GC.com username and passowrd to the application?

 

3) What are the limits on the free API?

 

4) Where may I find the API documentation?

 

Many thanks

 

(If this post is in the incorrect forum please do move it appropriately)

 

Thanks again

[+SwineFlew]

Here a list of api operations.

 

I think you will get a better answer from Groundspeak themselves if you email them.

[+Walts Hunting]

You don't need permission to build an app however the froggie strictly controls who gets access to the API. it is not public domain. Best to contact them for info.