Huddle for Developers
We’ve been working hard on getting our new, developer-friendly API ready and are very happy that it is now up and running. We’ve kept it super-simple while we get your feedback (please email us your comments / gripes / suggestions using the link below!) but will be releasing more methods over the coming weeks.
Take me to the API documentation or read about the API on our blog
API FAQ
What’s an API?
The Huddle API (Application Programming Interface) provides an easy way for developers to access Huddle’s core functionality so they can integrate it into their apps, build their own bespoke collaboration tool or even build a funky add-on for Huddle (something like a cool Adobe Air file uploader would be awesome).
What formats does your API support?
This first release of the Huddle API is a secure RESTful web service that is made of up callable methods. All responses are done using the JSON format. We will be adding more formats (REST-JSON, REST-XML and SOAP) in the near future.
Why JSON-REST?
Because when we asked our developer friends it was their first choice. There will be other formats soon, though – promise.
What functionality does your API currently support?
The API currently allows you to list workspaces, folders and files for a user, upload a new file, create a new file online, list, create & respond to discussions and grab an activity feed. We are updating the API every two weeks to please check the documentation at http://my.huddle.net/api for the latest list of functionality.
Will you be adding more methods?
Absolutely – we’ll be adding a way to check-out and check-in files next. After that – let us know what you want!
I thought you released your API earlier in the year?
We took a long, hard look at the first version of our API (that is powering our excellent Facebook application) and decided that we had to simplify it – this next release is the result of that work and we’re pretty pleased with it.
Great! So how do I get started?
Take a look at our API documentation available online at http://my.huddle.net/api
Looks the business. Are there any examples?
Take a look at the magical Huddle File Ferret – a sample Javascript and jQuery application, illustrating a simple use of the Huddle.net API. The File Ferret provides quick access to workspace files on Huddle.net. Documentation for the app is available here
Need anything else? Please email us on developers@huddle.net and we’ll give you all the information you need.