Thursday 29 July 2010

The new Twitter API: third-party clients to receive messages in real time

July 29, according to foreign media reports, Twitter launched a new API: Streaming API (application programming interface information flow), allowing third-party call real-time data, the third-party client display real-time Twitter messages. Both the current TweetDeck and Echofon Desktop client had been using the API.

Twitter application developers Taylor Singletary said, Twitter has begun on the Streaming API function (also known as "user information flow") for small-scale tests. Xingeleta in that not all of the desktop client can participate in Streaming API test and call its Fujitsu laptop battery, the test will gradually expand to all applications, then Twitter will be open to other applications Streaming API.

Chirp in April of this year's Developers Conference, Twitter raised Streaming API. Also, Twitter has begun testing by Streaming API Twitter Annotations (Twitter comment) function.

Streaming API allows third-party client access to continuous real-time information Twitter. At the same time, this feature is also very important in terms of Twitter. Xingeleta Li said, Streaming API function to add other Twitter API, to reduce the pressure on other API.

Twitter said, Streaming API testing is scheduled to open the third quarter 2010 or fourth quarter. In addition Xingeleta also revealed that a large number of users need to deal with the flow of information application developers to pay attention to a product called Samsung laptop battery Streams, the Streaming API-based products coming soon.

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