Dear “API providers”, I don’t want a relationship.

Re:Dear “API providers”, I don’t want a relationship. by lazyjones on Sunday October 07, 2012 @06:59AM (#4623078)

API keys are a perfectly valid and useful concept for a situation where you, as the owner of a (possibly paid) account can create those keys and hand them to 3rd parties or programs that provide a service using (reading only) some of the data related to your account (you don't want to give them your login info, right?).

Example: http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/EVE_API_Functions

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Re:Dear “API providers”, I don’t want a relationship. by tommorris on Sunday October 07, 2012 @07:18AM (#4623098)

I have to admit, I do actually really like the EVE API a lot. It's very simple, but the community has done amazing things with it: iOS and Android clients, EVE Fitting Tool, EVEMon and many other things.

Oh god, I'm being tempted back to exploring New Eden again.

For non-EVE players: http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/3rd_party_tools

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