Comments on: Google Contacts Data API

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:58 +0000

Do you know how to do language support ? e.g. how to show the login screen in French?

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:51 +0000

Basically, you have the app you want to integrate with tell google that it wants access to your data. The app redirects you to google, and has you log in. It passes information back and forth to authenticate the service (without using your password), and then can use your data. There's an explanation of their authentication mechanism at: http://code.google.com/apis/gdata/auth.html

By: rnjohnson

rnjohnson — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:51 +0000

This is awesome! I've been wanting Google to do this for a long time. I want to tell all my web services (and client apps like Apple Address Book) to just "subscribe" to my contacts on Gmail. If I add a new contact in gmail — which happens automatically when I email someone new — I'd love it if twitter just found out and emailed me to let me know if I'd like to follow them on twitter.

By: RYK

RYK — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:51 +0000

I don't understand how it can do this without asking for username & password, unless you are logged into google parallel on a tabbed browser

By: Brad Feld

Brad Feld — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:24:55 +0000

Sorry – nope.

By: bfeld

bfeld — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:22:52 +0000

Sorry – nope.

By: bfeld

bfeld — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:23:51 +0000

Sorry – nope.

By: bfeld

bfeld — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:23:51 +0000

Sorry – nope.

By: bfeld

bfeld — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:22:52 +0000

Sorry – nope.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:26:50 +0000

Do you know how to do language support ? e.g. how to show the login screen in French?