I think the list of 3rd party services they are not going to shut down shows a weakness -- without an easy public API to use, it is less likely other such services that extend and add value to the Netflix experience will evolve.
Retiring the Netflix Public API
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#12I'm hoping this isn't going to be an end for instantwatcher.com.
Instant Watcher is first on the list of applications that will continue to function.
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#13This is a good reminder to all of us that any API key is just that: A key. A key to a lock you don't own and a lock that can be changed at any time.
Amen & Ahoy
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#14ugh just harsh - what a slap in the face to all the developers. unilateral crap.
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#15This just means more people will rely on covertly scraping their data. It also means, much like Twitter and the way they nerfed their developer ecosystem, Netflix will gain much more control over any available 3rd party offerings (as they've clearly outlined). Seems like a very short-sighted trade off if you ask me, but, hey, maybe the public API was just underused and they didn't want to devote more resources to mai…
Neflix stopped handing out API keys in March of last year, they have been phasing it out.
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#16This just means more people will rely on covertly scraping their data. It also means, much like Twitter and the way they nerfed their developer ecosystem, Netflix will gain much more control over any available 3rd party offerings (as they've clearly outlined). Seems like a very short-sighted trade off if you ask me, but, hey, maybe the public API was just underused and they didn't want to devote more resources to mai…
NFLX would prefer we not measure their offerings against AMZN's. That's what I think, anyway. Amazon has more headliners than they know what to do with - they rotate them on and off Prime's frontpage regularly enough to give the impression you'll never watch all of it. Netflix, on the other hand... Netflix and I fought an 18-month staring contest over whether I was going to watch The Lincoln Lawyer.
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#17Netflix just keeps creeping one tiny step at a time farther and farther away from the awesomeness that they once were.
I used to love Netflix. I was a loving, loyal, evangelical customer and fan.
Now I just find them somewhat useful. In the future, who knows?
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#18"Thank you to all of the developers who have participated in the ecosystem throughout the years."
I'm not sure "thank" is the word they wanted.
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#19Sadly, this marks the end of an era for me with Netflix. After an initial 'meh' experience with the DVD rental service when they first debuted, one of the things that really got my attention with them was their developer contest to create a better suggestion service. But it seems that working with the developer community now is a thing of the past for them. Sadly, I foresee more companies going that way.
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#20> To better focus our efforts and to align them with the needs of our global member base, we will be retiring the public API program
What a sad statement, there is no need for this corporate-drone talk. "We're shutting it down because it doesn't make us money, and we think we will be better off being a closed platform" would have ringed much better, not necessarily in these words. Honesty is always appreciated.