Netflix API open to all: let the developing begin
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
flonase2000@gmail.com @ Sep 30th 2008 8:14PM
This sounds too good to be true...Any word on ridiculsly consealed catches?
swilson23 @ Sep 30th 2008 8:35PM
username and password???
Darren @ Sep 30th 2008 8:52PM
Note the reference that you'll need to wait until October 1st for it to be active.
swilson23 @ Sep 30th 2008 8:57PM
Reading - so over rated :-P
Chris S @ Sep 30th 2008 9:01PM
"In other words, it's kosher if a bright developer out there somewhere feels like 'creating an iPhone app to sell for $0.99 (Netflix's words, not ours).' "
Yea right! Like Apple would allow that to be sold in the app store. They'd get shot down for "duplication of functionality" in record time.
THizzle7XU @ Sep 30th 2008 9:25PM
Sweet! vmcNetflix is already a solid program. I can image what will be possible after this goes live. Hell, I may even have to play around with this API and see what's what.
josh @ Sep 30th 2008 9:27PM
Like the 3 netflix apps that are already in the store?
Miggity @ Oct 1st 2008 12:38AM
Streaming Netflix on my XBMC Xbox! Hooray!
Nipsey Russell @ Oct 1st 2008 12:55PM
i think the answer to my own question is no. I am downgrading this from a "WOOT!!" to a "meh"
"The Netflix Web APIs provide the ability for you to integrate Netflix user services into your application. The APIs provide the following capabilities:
* Performing searches of movies, TV series, cast members, and directors
* Retrieving catalog titles, including details about the title such as name, box art, director, cast, etc.
* Determining the subscriber's relationship to a specific title, e.g, in queue, saved, available on DVD, etc.
* Managing and displaying queues for users
* Providing conveniences such as auto-completion of partial search terms typed by a user.
* Displaying a user's ratings and reviews.
* Including functional Add and Play buttons in your web application."
the last one sounds promising, but i think that just means that if you could otherwise play the content on the specific machine/browser, you can now integrate into your onw wbepage/app...or something like that
nipseyrussell @ Oct 1st 2008 2:22PM
does this mean i'll be watching netflix on my ps3 soon, or am i misinterpreting what this means??
slarity @ Oct 1st 2008 9:46AM
That would be nice, Im getting tired of hooking the laptop up to the tv all the time i want to use it.
Marshall @ Oct 1st 2008 1:24PM
You can already do this on PS3, Xbox, Popcorn Hour, and more using MediaMall's Playon (I'm not sure why Engadget hasn't covered this yet). I have it running on a popcorn hour, it was dead simple to install/setup, and it's great. You can see it on action on the popcorn hour on metacafe and youtube, just search for Real HT Info.
Marshall
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