Google Data Protocol
| Stable release | 2.0.17
/ April 20, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Written in | Java, JavaScript, .NET, PHP, Python[1] and Objective-C.[2] |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Software development tools |
| Website | developers |
GData (Google Data Protocol) provides a simple protocol for reading and writing data on the Internet, designed by Google. GData combines common XML-based syndication formats (Atom and RSS) with a feed-publishing system based on the Atom Publishing Protocol, plus some extensions for handling queries. It relies on XML or JSON as a data format.
According to the Google Developers portal, "The Google Data Protocol is a REST-inspired technology for reading, writing, and modifying information on the web. It is used in some older Google APIs."[3] However, "Most Google APIs are not Google Data APIs."[3]
Google provides GData client libraries for Java, JavaScript, .NET, PHP, Python,[1] and Objective-C.[2]
Implementations[edit]
An implementation called libgdata written in C is available under the LGPL license.
See also[edit]
- Open Data Protocol (OData) – competing protocol from Microsoft
- GData API Directory
- Resource Description Framework (RDF) – a similar concept by W3C
References[edit]
- ^ a b Google Data Home Page
- ^ a b GData Client Libraries Documentation
- ^ a b "Google Data APIs". Google Developers. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
External links[edit]
- Google Data APIs - Google Developers
- Learning from THE WEB by Adam Bosworth - the vision behind GData
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