Today in APIs: YouTube Caption Translation, LinkedIn OAuth 2.0, and 8 New APIs

YouTube has integrated with Gengo and Translated.net to allow seamless caption translation. The LinkedIn API has moved to OAuth 2.0. Plus: StackMob launches enterprise API marketplace, Rackspace open sources PHP SDK for OpenCloud, and 8 new APIs.

YouTube Reveals Translation Integration

All across the world people enjoy recording video and posting to YouTube. Thanks to a recent integration with Gengo and Translated.net, translating captions on videos is now a lot easier for users. This integration will allow publishers to get estimates on translation turnaround and cost. Finalization and payment of orders still needs to be done on the vendor side. Keep an eye out for more vendors to be added in the future.

The LinkedIn API Moves to OAuth 2.0

LinkedInDevelopers have complained about the complexity of implementation with OAuth 1.0 for years. LinkedIn recognized this and has now made the jump to version 2.0, stating that they believe this incarnation is now “sufficiently mature.” Below is a list of benefits that LinkedIn recognizes in this transition:

  • Removal of the requirement to generate complex signatures with SSL

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8 New APIs

Today we had 8 new APIs added to our API directory including a real-time flight information service, a german geolocation services, an irish job search and recruitment service, an affiliate program management service, a cheap flight and hotel search service and a plagiarism detection service. Below is more details on each of these new APIs.


getpos.degetpos.de API: Getpos.de provides geolocation services that allow users to locate IP addresses, retrieve location information based on a postal code, and search for a store location in a given area or worldwide. These services are available directly through a web interface or programmatically using SOAP-based APIs. All information retrieved via API comes with titles and corresponding standardized codes so that users can process the information more easily.

The getpos.de website is provided primarily in German. A limited portion of the site is also translated into English, but this does not include the API documentation.

Jobs.ieJobs.ie API: Jobs.ie is an Irish job site designed to make recruitment easier for employers. Recruiters can advertise jobs located in Ireland as well as jobs located abroad. The Jobs.ie API can be used to create, update, retrieve, and search for jobs on the website. It can also be used to retrieve other information from the site, or even to submit applications. This API uses SOAP calls issued in XML format.


MomondoMomondo API: Momondo.com is a travel site that helps users find cheap flights, hotels, and car rentals. Visitors input their desired destinations, and Momondo then searches hundreds of sites for the best prices, returning results within seconds. Momondo is not a travel agency, so they don’t charge any booking fees. Developers can access the site's services programmatically by using Momondo's SOAP-based API.



Sri Lanka Postal CodesSri Lanka Postal Codes API: The service provides postal code lookup for locations within Sri Lanka. It returns either the correct postal code for a specified location or the location corresponding to a known postal code. It can also list postal areas near a specified postal code.

API methods support submission of an area name to retrieve the postal codes included there. Methods also support submission of a known postal code to retrieve information about the location, including area name, official district, and latitude/longitude location.

WhoSampledWhoSampled API: WhoSampled is a website community for discovering music, samples of music, and music remixes. Users can search for music by songs and artists.

The WhoSampled API by Echonest allows developers to access and integrate the functionality of WhoSampled with other applications. Some example API methods include looking up songs and artists, retrieving information, and searching by song ID.


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