Blogger API

[benslayton]

I am wanting to create a small program using bloggers API documentation (http://code.blogspot.com/archives/atom-docs.html#authentication). Just a small program that will open up in a browser.

I need to know a couple of things.
1)How does API work? Can it be placed in html or does it need to be in php etc?

2) Where would I get started?

[benslayton]

um ok does anyone know????:confused: :confused:

[Twey]

Such a "program" (script) would be written in PHP or another server-side language. To get started, I suggest you be confident with HTTP (http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616.html), and have a grasp of the uses of fsockopen (http://www.php.net/fsockopen)().

[benslayton]

Is something like this going to be difficult?

[Twey]

Not too difficult, I wouldn't think, if you can grasp both of the above and have a decent feel for basic network theory -- ports, DNS, IP...

Of course, I can't speak authoratively, since you still haven't told us what this "program" is meant to do. :)

[benslayton]

Oh Ok, Actually I want to set up the basics like logging in to blogger, posting to blogger, etc. Is what I want is something close to googles dashboard blogger widget (http://www.google.com/macwidgets/index.html).