Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Update On The Google+ Api For Developers As Well As Website Owners

Update March 10, 2019: The Google+ API has near down, in addition to buttons, badges in addition to embedded posts no longer display. If y'all bring code for these on your website or blog, straightaway is the fourth dimension to take it.

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:
If y'all bring a website, only aren't a developer, all y'all should involve to practise take Google+ badges, buttons in addition to embedded posts. If y'all bring a Blogger spider web log alongside a criterion theme, Blogger volition removed those gadgets automatically, only it won't wound to take those now.


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

Updated Jan 2019 alongside link to information well-nigh changes to Blogger alongside the shutdown of the Google+ API

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