Access Google APIs more easily [ API Client Library ]

Access Google APIs more easily [ API Client Library ]

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Google APIs give you programmatic access to Google Maps, Google Drive, YouTube, and many other Google products. To make coding against these APIs easier, Google provides client libraries that can reduce the amount of code you need to write and make your code more robust.

The libraries can also make it simpler to set up authorization and authentication. If your website or app requires users to sign in, check out Google's Identity Platform products.

Featured libraries for Google APIs

1. Java
Getting started

To get started with the Google API Client Library for Java, take a look at the available samples.

For information about the structure of the library and its multiple components, see the detailed setup instructions, which include instructions for Maven users.  view

Samples for the Google API Client Library for Java

Available samples

To view all the samples that are available for the Google API Client Library for Java, browse through the samples on GitHub. Each sample has an instructions.html file that explains how to set up and use the sample. (To more easily view the instructions in a browser, visit http://htmlpreview.github.io/ and paste the URL of the HTML file into the text box.)

We welcome contributions for samples for other APIs, as described in our guide to becoming a contributor.

If you would like to request a sample for other APIs that are not listed here, post your request on StackOverflowwith an API-specific tag, or see File feature requests and defects for more information.    view

2. Python

Getting started

This document provides all the basic information you need to start using the library. It covers important library concepts, shows examples for various use cases, and gives links to more information.

Setup

There are a few setup steps you need to complete before you can use this library:

1. If you don't already have a Google account, sign up.
2. If you have never created a Google APIs Console project, read the Managing Projects page and create a project in the Google API Console.
3. Install the library.

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Samples for the Google API Client Library for python

This page lists sources and information for sample scripts that demonstrate use of this library.

Before diving into these samples, you should see the Getting Started page. It has basic examples covering API keys, OAuth 2.0, web applications, and installed applications. These scripts are thoroughly commented to explain every step.

The Google APIs Client Library for Python is an open source project on Google Project Hosting. The library source code and many sample applications can be found there. Follow the instructions on the Installation page to install these samples. The samples cover various application types, library features, platforms, and specific APIs. view

3. php

Getting started

This document provides all the basic information you need to start using the library. It covers important library concepts, shows examples for various use cases, and gives links to more information.

Setup

There are a few setup steps you need to complete before you can use this library:

1. If you don't already have a Google account, sign up.
2. If you have never created a Google API project, read the Managing Projects page and create a project in theGoogle API Console
3. Install the library.   

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4. .NET

Get Started

This document provides all the basic information you need to start using the library. It covers the library concepts, shows examples for various use cases, and gives links to more information.

Setup

There are a few setup steps you need to complete before you can use this library:

1. If you don't already have a Google account, sign up.
2. If you have never created a Google API Console project, read the Managing Projects page and create a project in the Google API Console.
3. Install the NuGet package you want to work with.

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5. javascript

Getting Started


You can use the JavaScript client library to interact with Google APIs, such as People, Calendar, and Drive, from your web applications. Follow the instructions on this page to get started.

How to make API requests

There are several ways to use the JavaScript client library to make API requests, but they all follow the same basic pattern:

1. The application loads the JavaScript client library.
2. The application initializes the library with API key, OAuth client ID, and API Discovery Document(s).
3. The application sends a request and processes the response.

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Samples

6. Objective-C 

Written by Google, this library is a flexible and efficient Objective-C framework for accessing JSON APIs.

This is the recommended library for accessing JSON-based Google APIs for iOS and Mac OS X applications. The library is compatible with applications built for iOS 7 and later, and Mac OS X 10.9 and later.

To get started with Google APIs and the Objective-C client library, Read the wiki. See BuildingTheLibrary for how to add the library to a Mac or iPhone application project, it covers directly adding sources or using CocoaPods. Study the example applications. view

Google Sample Apps

The apps in this folder are designed to provide examples of the basic workings of the Google Client Library. They should not be used in production. Eg you should not ask for a Client key as it should be embedded within the codebase of your app.
Installation instructons

In order to use the example projects in this folder, you will need to ensure that you have downloaded the below two Git Submodules:

1. gtm-session-fetcher
2. AppAuth
3. GTMAppAuth

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Early-stage libraries for Google APIs

Dart (beta) 

GET STARTED 

Google APIs Client Libraries with Dart

Google provides a large set of APIs that your applications can use to interact with Google products such as Google Drive, Gmail, Cloud Datastore, and Cloud Storage. These APIs are accessible via REST-like interfaces. The Dart team provides the googleapis and googleapis_beta packages, which provide generated Dart libraries for these APIs. Using the APIs, which are available for both web apps and cloud apps, is more convenient and less error-prone than using the raw REST protocol.

To use any of these APIs, you need a Cloud Project. In addition, based on the API being used, you need either an API key or a Client ID. And finally, depending on what kind of application is being used, you might need a Service Account. All these items are available through Google Developers Console when you create a project. Below are a few scenarios:

1. APIs require a Client ID specific to the kind of application when it accesses data that is owned by a user on behalf of that user (with consent): for example a browser application or a console application.
2. A server application can access data owned by the application itself by using a Service Account. Example: a server application accessing data in Datastore or Google Cloud Storage.
3. APIs that can be used to get public data require only an API key (for quota and billing purposes).

EXAMPLE 

To run this example, you need to create a project, activate an API, and create a Client ID in Google Developers Console. This section provides instructions about how to do these for this particular example. For complete information and detailed explanations, refer to Google Developers Console Help.

Create project

1. Go to Google Developers Console.
2. Click the Create Project button.
3. Provide a name for your project.
4. Click the Create button.

Activate the Drive API

1. On left of the project page, click APIs & auth, click APIs.
2. Turn on the authentication for Drive API. It might take a couple of minutes to propagate.

Create a client ID

1. On the left of the project page, under APIs & Auth, then click Credentials.
2. Click Create new Client ID.
3. In the popup window, click Web application, then fill in the form. Use http://localhost:8080 for Authorized JavaScript origins. Because this example is a client-side-only application, don't put a value in Authorized redirect URIs. This example runs on the local computer and uses port 8080. Ensure nothing else is using port 8080. If you later run this example from a different origin, you'll need a new Client ID.
4. Click Create Client ID.

Ruby (alpha) 

GET STARTED

This document provides all the basic information you need to start using the library. It covers important library concepts, shows examples for various use cases, and gives links to more information.

Setup

Installing the library

You can install the client library using standard Ruby tools. Be sure to follow the installation instructions.

Google Developers Console

Any development you do using the Google API Client Library for Ruby will have to be tied to a Developers Console project, so if you haven't created one yet, now's a great time!

Go to the Google Developers Console. Click Create Project, enter a name, and click Create.

Node-js (alpha) 

GET STARTED 

The full list of supported APIs can be found here. The API endpoints are automatically generated, so if the API is not in the list, it is currently not supported by this API client library.

Supported APIs are listed on the Google APIs Explorer.
Working with Google Cloud Platform APIs?

If you're working with Google Cloud Platform APIs such as Datastore, Cloud Storage or Pub/Sub, consider using the @google-cloud client libraries: single purpose idiomatic Node.js clients for Google Cloud Platform services.

EXAMPLES 

The following samples show basic usage of various APIs. Throughout these samples, you will find code that relies on various authentication methods.

1. OAuth2 - To use the OAuth2 samples, create a credential in the cloud developer console, and save the file as oauth2.keys.json in the samples directory.
2. Service account - To use the service account based samples, create a new service account in the cloud developer console, and save the file as jwt.keys.json in the samples directory.
3. API Key - To use simple API keys, create a new API Key in the cloud developer console, then store the key in the api_keyfield of config.json.

Go (alpha) 

GET STARTED 

This is a quick walk-through of how to get started with the Google APIs for Go.

Background

The first thing to understand is that the Google API libraries are auto-generated for each language, including Go, so they may not feel like 100% natural for any language. The Go versions are pretty natural, but please forgive any small non-idiomatic things. (Suggestions welcome, though!)

EXAMPLES

1. https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/google-cloud-go
2. https://godoc.org/cloud.google.com/go

Each package contains its own examples

1. https://godoc.org/cloud.google.com/go/bigquery#pkg-examples
2. https://godoc.org/cloud.google.com/go/pubsub#pkg-examples
3. https://godoc.org/cloud.google.com/go/storage#pkg-examples

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Ever wondered what kind of amenities you could expect if you rented a luxury apartment for $25,000 per month? California-based robotics company Savioke has your answer — and it’s a smart robot butler called Charley. Charley is a “Relay” model room service robot, capable of delivering everything from mail to takeout meals directly to your door. From next year it will be servicing the wealthy patrons of Los Angeles’ new upmarket Crescent Heights Ten Thousand building.

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A coalition of 40 companies, called the Internet Association, have sent President-elect Donald Trump a 12-page letter detailing a road map and policies for his administration to consider. The policies highlight key areas the association, which includes companies like Facebook and Google, believe Trump should focus on in regard to the internet sector.

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Apple Pay has supported consumerism for the last couple years, but now it’s supporting a different kind of spending — that of the charitable nature. With the holiday season, #GivingTuesday, and goodwill all right around the corner, Apple has announced that its mobile payments platform now supports instant donations to nonprofits. So now, in addition to buying yourself that new winter coat, you can help keep someone else warm this holiday season, too.

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It’s happening. It’s really happening. Drones are starting to deliver goods in real-life commercial settings. In New Zealand, that is. In a move that will have Amazon’s Prime Air team looking on with envy, and possibly salivating as well, a branch of Domino’s Pizza about 10 miles north of central Auckland has sent out its first drone carrying piping hot pizza to an actual paying customer.

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APPLE HAS BEGUN ITS MASSIVE PURGE OF APPS FROM THE APP STORE

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Apple’s great purge of App Store apps has well and truly begun. The company announced in September that it would be removing apps that no longer worked as intended or didn’t follow guidelines from the App Store, and that process began in October.

So how many apps did the company remove? A massive 47,300. App removals jumped up a hefty 238 percent last month. Around 28 percent of the removals were games, with the next two top categories being entertainment, which accounted for 8.99 percent, and books, which ended up at 8.96 percent.

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Data about the App Store purge comes from app intelligence firm Sensor Tower, which says that while Apple does routinely get rid of outdated apps from the App Store, it’s now doing so three to four times more than it did on average between the months of January and September.


When Apple first announced the purge, it said that it would send a notice to developers, who would have 30 days to update their apps before they would be removed. While there was clearly a spike in app deletions, it’s unlikely that the purge has finished — we’ll probably see more apps deleted over the next few months, and Apple will most likely keep a close tab on apps going forward to ensure that the App Store is as up to date as it possibly can be.

We don’t know exactly how Apple defines apps as “abandoned,” but in a message to developers, it said it would delete apps that haven’t been supported “for a long time.” In other words, it’s totally up to Apple’s discretion when it comes to the apps that are being removed.

It’s also important to note that despite the fact that Apple is removing so many apps, the App Store is still growing. Sensor Tower says that the App Store could double in size by 2020, to a robust 5 million apps.
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Nike has come a long way from its humble beginnings, when founder Phil Knight sold early shoe models from his station wagon, to its present status as the most powerful sports brand in the world. The footwear conglomerate is flexing its creative and technological muscles with its new five-story, 55,000-square-foot store in the SoHo section of New York City. According to Engadget, it will have everything from 3D-printed decorations to a Kinect-powered basketball court.

The store will also provide Apple Pay support and wall-mounted touchscreens where you can hail a helpful associate, or buy Swoosh gear on the spot. It was scheduled to be open on Friday November 11, but Sneakerwatch reports that the opening date is still TBD due to permit issues.

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Sean Madden, senior director of service and experiences for Nike’s direct-to-consumer division, mentions that the tech inside store isn’t the main event. These are enhanced features designed to augment the shopping experience and make it more distinctive and unique for each customer. The Kinect sensors capture body movements and display that data on the screen in front of you. Of course, if you’re impressed and feel a little giddy at this 21st century sales pitch, you might just be more inclined to buy some merch, which is the whole point of any retail store


“We’re leading the transformation of sport retail — offering the best of Nike products, services and experiences under one roof,” Heidi O’Neill, Nike’s President of Global Direct to Consumer told Modern Notoriety. “With Nike Soho we can realize the promise of personalized performance. Powered by immersive digital trials and in-store experts, this store is about elevating every athlete’s potential.”

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The sneaker fans at Kicks On Fire noted some other features of the massive store. The Nike+ Basketball Trial Zone is nearly half a court on the 5th floor with 23-foot ceilings. The first floor Nike+ Running Trial Zone lets consumers test shoes on a treadmill. The third floor Nike+ Soccer Trial Zone is a 400-square-foot space with a synthetic turf field floor for testing soccer shoes. Nike By NYC is a studio where you can laser engrave and print unique NYC symbols on Nike gear. And The Lounge is a women’s boutique within the store meant for services like bra fittings and pant hemming.

Oh, and there’s a water bottle station.

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AGUAR WILL BUILD A CLASSIC XKSS FOR NINE VERY LUCKY, VERY RICH COLLECTORS

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Jaguar Classic has revealed its own work of art within the stunning Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Instead of looking forward, as Jaguar has with its all-electric I-Pace, the U.K. automaker has drawn upon its rich racing history to produce something truly remarkable. Nine XKSS sports cars will be produced for a select group of collectors and customers. Each vehicle will use a period-correct chassis and sell for more than $1,241,900.

In 1957, Jaguar honored the Le Mans-winning D-type with a road-going version, dubbed the XKSS. Of the 25 total vehicles produced, nine examples designated for North America were lost in a fire at Jaguar’s factory. At the time, Jaguar didn’t replace the cars, but now, nearly 60 years later, Jaguar Classic is settling up its debt.

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Nine XKSS sports cars will be produced for a select group of collectors and customers. Each vehicle will use a period-correct chassis and sell for more than 1 million British pounds ($1,241,900 U.S. dollars).“The XKSS is one of the most important cars in Jaguar’s history, and we are committed to making the ‘new original’ version absolutely faithful to the period car in every way,” said Kev Riches, Jaguar Classic engineering manager.

The body of the XKSS is made from magnesium alloy, as it was in 1957, and Jaguar Classic built a new styling buck to construct each car using the original hand-wheeling process.

To match these cars as closely as possible to the originals, Jaguar Classic combined original drawings and digital imaging techniques. Engineers started with original frames and commissioned Reynolds, a tube frame manufacturer, to produce bespoke parts using imperial measurements. Each frame is bronze welded, just like the ’50s chassis tubing.

Under each hood sits a 3.4-liter straight six-cylinder Jaguar D-type engine making 262 horsepower. The engine is constructed from new cast iron block cylinder heads, and three Weber DC03 carburetors. Period-specific four-wheel Dunlop disc brakes and Dunlop tires on riveted two-piece magnesium alloy wheels are also part of the package.

Inside, the XKSS features re-creations of original Smiths gauges and gorgeous wood. To improve safety, Jaguar Classic used more robust materials on the fuel cell. Jaguar Classics expects each XKSS will require 10,000 man hours of labor to produce.

“Everything is the same as the original cars, because that is the way it should be,” said Riches.

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THE MONSTER ONEPLUS 3T IS READY TO STOMP THE COMPETITION, AND YOU CAN BUY YOURS NOW

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The OnePlus 3 was not only an excellent smartphone, it was also very attractively priced, and one we heartily recommended. But now that OnePlus has debuted the OnePlus 3T, an update of the original with some exciting new specs, its older sibling has been officially discontinued. That means you can no longer buy the OnePlus 3 in the U.S. or Europe, and there are no plans to bring it back. But don’t fret — while the OnePlus 3T is less a revolutionary leap than an evolutionary move forward, it features a number of compelling improvements.


OnePlus made the big reveal during a Facebook Live session. “[OnePlus customers are] early adopters of the latest technology,” OnePlus founder Carl Pei said in an address to the company’s community. “[The OnePlus 3T] is one of the best smartphones of 2016.”


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