Windows Live SDK

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name = Windows Live SDK



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website = [http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb264574.aspx Windows Live SDK]

Windows Live SDK, a component of Windows Live Platform, is a suite of APIs for programmatic access of various Windows Live services, from other web sites or applications. It allow developers to build applications and mashups using Windows Live service components.

Application programming interfaces (APIs)

Windows Live SDK currently offers the following application programming interfaces (APIs):

Microsoft adCenter API

Enable developers to create applications that create and manage Microsoft adCenter campaigns, obtain the status on advertisements, pause and resume orders, generate keyword estimates and performance reports, and perform order targeting

Live Search API

Allow developers faimiliar with Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) to programatically submit queries to and return results from the Live Search Engine

Windows Live Messenger SDK

* Windows Live Presence API - An HTTP-based API that returns a Windows Live Messenger user's presence using JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) or an image
* Windows Live Messenger IM Control - Enables web sites to show the presence of Windows Live Messenger users, and let site visitors engage in instant messaging conversations with the Messenger users
* Windows Live Messenger Activity SDK - Allow developers to develop and test single-user and multi-user applications by using the Windows Live Messenger Activity object model

Windows Live Spaces APIs and Feeds

Windows Live Spaces MetaWeblog API

Enable external programs to get and set the text and attributes of Windows Live Spaces weblog posts. The API uses the XML-RPC protocol for communication between client applications and the weblog server

Virtual Earth Map Control SDK

Allow developers to incorporate both location and local search features from Virtual Earth into their applications

Microsoft MapPoint Web Service

Allow developers to integrate maps, driving directions, distance calculations, proximity searches, and other location intelligence from Microsoft MapPoint into their applications

Windows Live Admin Center SDK

Enable developers to programmatically manage their Windows Live Admin Center user base by means of a Web service

Windows Live Data API

Allow developers to ask Windows Live users for permission to access Windows Live services and data on the user's behalf. Currently this service only exposes Windows Live Contacts

Windows Live Contacts API

Enable developers to programmatically submit queries to and retrieve results from the Windows Live Contacts address book database

Windows Live Expo API

Enable developers to programmatically access the Windows Live Expo classifieds listings database

Windows Live ID SDK

Provides a managed API for Windows Live ID sign-in from within desktop client applications

Windows Live Toolbar SDK

Allow developers to extend Windows Live Toolbar with custom buttons. It allow developers install publicly available buttons and create their own simple buttons

Windows Live Alerts API

Enable developers familiar with Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) to programmatically integrate with Windows Live Alerts notification service and perform administrative tasks

Windows Live Writer SDK

Includes two APIs that help developers to extendi the capabilities of Windows Live Writer to insert, edit, and publish new types of content

ee also

*Windows Live Data
*Windows Live Dev

External links

* [http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb264574.aspx Windows Live SDK]