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Idea #17: Function for people to be able to register for an Output API key

Written by stevieflow the 25 Sep 09 at 16:26. Category: Publishing Plings Data. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
Rationale
For people wishing to use the XML data, an auto method to get an API key for live data would be useful.

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Solution #1: Copy Google ;-)
Written by stevieflow the 25 Sep 09 at 16:26.
As with http://code.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html there is a one step process to agree to the terms, register the domain for the API usage and the generate the API key.

We may not want to tie the API use with the domain however, if people are developing on test servers and even publishing data / apps to other domains
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Solution #2: Have a friendly form!
Written by stevieflow the 26 Sep 09 at 12:16.
Anybody contributing to Plings, either by adding data, or reusing it - will need an API key. Therefore, have a nice friendly form for people to easily declare their need(s) from Plings - and then generating the API key and other details - would be needed

Inspiration taken from
http://odadeo.com/signup

"I am a (Activity provider / Local authority / developer ) and I want to help Plings by (adding my data / reusing the data ), etc ..>"

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stevieflow (Moderator) wrote on the 25 Sep 09 at 16:27
NB: The creation of an organisation in the Input Tool actually generates an API key - so this form could be made public and all applications stored under the same "network"

philipdt wrote on the 3 Dec 09 at 17:33
I'd much prefer #2 as we might want to work across several domains with one sign-up. I'd happily list all the domains we intended to use it on as well, though.


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