One can build cool projects on top of APIs like those of Twitter, Facebook, and so on. Which sites do you wish had an API?
Ask HN: Which sites/platforms do you wish had an API?
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#2Here are the data-related API's I wish existed:
1. Indeed.com - analytics on how many job ads mentioned a specific brand or keyword.
2. Yelp - analytics on how many checkins a restaurant or chain got every month.
3. Apple Store - analytics on how many downloads an app got every month.
4. Amazon Reviews - an API to retrieve reviews for a product.
5. Google Trends - API to retrieve historical trends for a keyword
6. Google Search API - API to get search results for a keyword
7. Linkedin Company Page API - API to get the feed for any company page
8. Instagram API - API to get the feed for any instagram user or search results for any keyword
Here are the non-data API's I wished exist (that could be potential low-hanging fruit startup ideas):
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Re: Ask HN: Which sites/platforms do you wish had an API?
#3GaiaGPS - I wish there was an easy way to query my GPS tracks!
Re: Ask HN: Which sites/platforms do you wish had an API?
#4Here are the data-related API's I wish existed: 1. Indeed.com - analytics on how many job ads mentioned a specific brand or keyword. 2. Yelp - analytics on how many checkins a restaurant or chain got every month. 3. Apple Store - analytics on how many downloads an app got every month. 4. Amazon Reviews - an API to retrieve reviews for a product. 5. Google Trends - API to retrieve historical trends for a keyword 6. Go…
I think some of those already exist but I might be misunderstanding your needs.
For example, here is the Amazon Reviews API: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSECommerceService/latest/DG/EX...
Re: Ask HN: Which sites/platforms do you wish had an API?
#5Here are the data-related API's I wish existed: 1. Indeed.com - analytics on how many job ads mentioned a specific brand or keyword. 2. Yelp - analytics on how many checkins a restaurant or chain got every month. 3. Apple Store - analytics on how many downloads an app got every month. 4. Amazon Reviews - an API to retrieve reviews for a product. 5. Google Trends - API to retrieve historical trends for a keyword 6. Go…
I think some of those already exist but I might be misunderstanding your needs. For example, here is the Amazon Reviews API: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSECommerceService/latest/DG/EX...
That gives me the iframe URL. I want the actual review text. Amazon deprecated that back in 2010 or so making that API virtually useless.
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#6Mint
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#7Can I say all of them?
Actually, something that may be even more important is free and open access to APIs. I'm okay with registration procedures for larger volumes, but not for hobby use. It seems to me an unnecessary obstacle. If the hit rates are similar to what a user with a web browser would produce why is my script forced to register when the web user is not?
Re: Ask HN: Which sites/platforms do you wish had an API?
#8I would like to see software producers provide an API to download the latest release and a list of previous releases. You'd be surprised how difficult it is to automate the installation of (primarily desktop) software (Slack, IntelliJ, etc.)
Re: Ask HN: Which sites/platforms do you wish had an API?
#9I would like to see software producers provide an API to download the latest release and a list of previous releases. You'd be surprised how difficult it is to automate the installation of (primarily desktop) software (Slack, IntelliJ, etc.)
I think a Metalink* file would work for this as long as the software can figure out the versioning scheme in use.
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#10I hope some major stock trading website can have api for
1. historical data
2. real-time data
3. trading api
credit card usage/history data (only for myself) that is across all credit card brand.