This year
2011
mnot’s blog: Web API Versioning Smackdown
In other words, just sticking software versions into Web URL removes a lot of the value we get from using HTTP, and if you do this, you might as well be using a ‘dumb’ RPC protocol.
Panda - Video encoding service, REST API and open source platform
by Krome & 3 others
The powerful video encoding web service
PhantomJS: Headless WebKit with JavaScript API
by Krome & 4 others
PhantomJS is a headless WebKit with JavaScript API. It has fast and native support for various web standards: DOM handling, CSS selector, JSON, Canvas, and SVG.
RDFa API
by Xavier Lacot
this document defines an API for extracting structurated information from web pages, using the RDFa formalism.
2010
A predictable web of data - the why of YQL - free book excerpt
by ghis
Great introduction to YQL (Yahoo Query Language), a query language for easily integrate APIs.
Google Font API - Google Code
by oqdbpo
The Google Font Directory provides high-quality web fonts that you can include in your pages using the Google Font API.
CloudFusion™ - Build awesome, cloud-based web applications in a fraction of the time!
by nhoizey
"CloudFusion is a fast, easy-to-use toolkit for the world's most popular cloud computing services."
Le nouveau Facebook : un guide complet pour les éditeurs, les annonceurs, les utilisateurs et la concurrence | ReadWriteWeb France
by sammyfisherjr & 4 others
Ce que Facebook vient de faire ne peut être ignoré ni balayé d’un revers de la main, et cracher dessus est parfaitement futile. Chacun doit trouver comment ajuster sa stratégie afin de prendre en compte ce qui pourrait bien être la fin du web 2.0 et le début du web 3.0 (au sens du web sémantique), car si le pari de Facebook réussi, c’est bien à un changement systémique majeur auquel nous avons à faire face.
Browserscope
by nhoizey & 3 others
Browserscope is a community-driven project for profiling web browsers. The goals are to foster innovation by tracking browser functionality and to be a resource for web developers.
2009
SHERPA/RoMEO Application Programmers' Interface
by parmentierf (via)
The SHERPA/RoMEO Application Programmers' Interface (API) is a machine-to-machine interface that lets programmers access SHERPA/RoMEO data from their applications. For instance, you could use the API to incorporate an automatic look-up of a journal or publisher into your repository's deposition process.
Scopus API: Home
by parmentierf (via)
The Scopus Application Program Interface (API) enables you to search
the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and
quality web sources.
You can select Scopus data elements and create your own mashups.
The API returns Scopus data in a format that is easily integrated into
an application or your web site.
Wolfram|Alpha Webservice API
by parmentierf (via)
The Wolfram|Alpha API gives you access to the Wolfram|Alpha platform at all levels—from individual results to complete Wolfram|Alpha output pages. The API operates as a high-performance REST-style webservice, with convenient bindings for all popular languages and platforms.
