One of the missing pieces of Google+ for many users has been third-party tools, and those can't happen without official APIs. Today, Google has finally taken the first steps toward full developer API access. The public data API allows access to all the publicly available data on Google’s social network. It’s a welcome move from a developer’s point of view, but there are many features not included in this release.The availability of APIs is key to promoting the adoption of a service, and Google has been taking heat for waiting so long to get the ball rolling. This API release won’t allow full read/write to Google+, but developers will be able to familiarize themselves with the tools and access any public profiles, posts, and images. More full-featured APIs will come later.
Google is making the code libraries available in a number of languages including Java, Ruby, and PHP. Google has chosen to use OAuth 2 for secure data transfers. We can only hope this move means Google+ will soon launch to the public with a full API.
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