Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource, Third Edition

CHAPTER 43 Using Google’s APIs and Developer’s Tools

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Understanding Google’s APIs

• Types of Google-Based Applications

• Developing Your Own Google-Based Applications

• Developing with the Google App Engine

• The Bottom Line

You can use Google to search the Web. You can use Google to search for data stored on your own computer. You can use Google to search for data stored on a corporate network. But did you know you can use Google within custom-developed software and web-based applications?

That’s right. If you’re a software developer, you can incorporate Google search into the programs you write. That’s because Google makes its Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) available for public use. Developers can use the ...