Coming Soon: Yahoo! Messenger IM API
June 14, 2010 on 5:34 pm | In News, Other services, Uncategorized | 3 Comments
Yahoo! will soon open up the platform behind the popular Yahoo! Messenger service.
This is big news. If you haven’t used Yahoo! Messenger, you’re in for a treat. Yahoo! Messenger is the premier instant messaging (IM) platform, used on a wide variety of desktop and mobile clients. Millions of users throughout the world already depend on Yahoo! Messenger to manage their social contacts, group lists, and presence information; hold real-time instant communications; and perform data transfer to and from contacts throughout the world. All, well — instantly, as its name says.
We’re listening to those developers among you who have been telling us they want to build on that trusted platform. By exposing a new RESTful API for Yahoo! Messenger, we’re allowing you to develop your own innovative programs and tools that make the most of what the Yahoo! IM platform can offer.
Developing for the platform is simple. All you need is a little knowledge of HTTP and JSON, and you’ll be connecting with people across the world in no time, no matter what programming environment you’re using. And from there, just let your imagination run wild with the groundbreaking applications you can create.
We’re very excited about releasing this platform, and we can’t wait for you to get started. Check back into the Yahoo! Developer Network on June 30 for more information.
Dudley Wong
Product Manager
It’s July already and no info on YDN ;(
Comment by Plamen Totev — July 1, 2010 #
Hello,
I’ve been having problems with my posts not getting across the network to other users. They can’t see my posts after 10 to 15 minutes of me signing in.
I always have to re-login to make them work.
Please fix.
Thanks.
Comment by Asad Kay — July 3, 2010 #
Will my present archives still be there?
Comment by Lib Breedlove — July 29, 2010 #