| Micropub | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | MP |
| Status | W3C Recommendation |
| First published | May 23, 2017 |
| Organization | World Wide Web Consortium |
| Editors | Aaron Parecki |
| Base standards | HTTP,URI |
| Related standards | microformats,ActivityPub, h-entry |
| Domain | Social Web,Communications protocol |
| Website | www |
Micropub (MP)[1] is aW3C Recommendation[2] that describes aclient–server protocol based onHTTP to create, update, and delete posts (e.g.social media) on servers using web or native app clients. Micropub was originally developed in theIndieWebCamp community,[3] contributed to W3C,[4] and published as aW3C working draft on January 28, 2016.[5]
Micropub usesOAuth 2.0 Bearer Tokens for authentication and accepts traditional form posts as well asJSON posts. Posted data uses a vocabulary derived fromMicroformats. Micropub is mostly used to create "posts", which are similar to Tweets, ormicro blog posts, like those posted toTwitter. The protocol supports a variety of different content types[6] however, such as Bookmarks, Favorites, Reposts, Events, RSVPs, and Checkins. Micropub is currently supported on a variety ofIndieWeb[7] compatible websites, likemicro.blog.[8]
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There are numerous Micropub implementations, both clients,[9] and servers,[10][11] many of themopen source.
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