Update Feb 28: See the latest update alongside changes that may mitigate the effects for some developers.
The Google+ API volition near downward on March seven alongside "intermittent failures" starting every bit early on every bit Jan 28. The "sunsetting" of Google+ for consumers is scheduled for Apr 2019, then it volition outlive the API yesteryear a few weeks .
Google has updated the Google+ Platform Developer site alongside to a greater extent than details well-nigh the shutdown of the platform over the coming months. The Google+ APIs volition last completely near downward in addition to cease to business office March 7, 2019. There may last "intermittent failures" every bit early on every bit Jan 28th.
This volition non alone touching developers, only also website owners who bring added Google+ integration features to their site. And if y'all purpose social media management services similar Hootsuite or Buffer, those volition halt working.
The Google+ API includes:
- Web integration, including "Plugins" similar +1, sharing in addition to Follow buttons, Google+ badges, embedded posts in addition to Interactive Posts
- Mobile app integrations, such every bit +1 buttons, sharing to Google+, in addition to app activities.
- Google+ sign-in (see the Guide to migrate from Google+ Sign-in to Google Sign-in)
- Other mutual Google+ APIs:
- Google+ REST API
- Google+ Web API
- Google+ Android SDK
- Google+ Domains API (G Suite integration)
- Google+ Pages API (for social media management services)
- Learn to a greater extent than well-nigh the Google+ Integrations shutdown
- Learn to a greater extent than well-nigh the API shutdown
If y'all are a Developer, only aren't certain if your apps purpose a Google+ API, Google+ says:
On or around Dec 20, 2018, developers should have an e-mail listing latterly used Google+ API methods inwards their projects. Whether or non an e-mail was received, nosotros strongly encourage developers to search for in addition to take whatever dependencies on Google+ APIs from their applications.
I'll authorities annotation that the Google+ Hangouts API, which allow developers practise "apps" for Hangouts video calls stopped existence supported inwards Apr 2017. However, a few apps were allowed to croak on running:
- The mightiness to dial into a telephone telephone (served yesteryear the Dialpad in addition to RingCentral apps)
- Integrations alongside other corporation communications tools (e.g. Slack)
- Hangouts on Air broadcasting tools (Toolbox, Control Room, Cameraman)
Update March 10, 2019: While those apps seem to nonetheless last working straightaway that the balance of the Google+ API has near down, Google has non provided whatever additional information well-nigh what volition last happening alongside those integrations when consumer Google+ shuts downward on Apr 2.
Learn to a greater extent than well-nigh how the shutdown of Google+ volition touching Google Products
Learn to a greater extent than well-nigh how the shutdown of Google+ volition touching Google Products
- Removing the terminal Google+ features from YouTube
- Blogger minus Google+: Changes ahead of the Google+ API shutdown
- Back upward your Google+ photos in addition to videos earlier Apr two (but don't worry well-nigh Google Photos)
- The Google navigation bar notification bell volition disappear March 7th: switch to browser notifications
- Shutdown of the Google+ API: information for developers in addition to webmasters
Updated Jan 2019 alongside link to information well-nigh changes to Blogger alongside the shutdown of the Google+ API
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