| Stable release | 2.0.17 / April 20, 2012 (2012-04-20) |
|---|---|
| Written in | Java,JavaScript,.NET,PHP,Python[1] andObjective-C.[2] |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Software development tools |
| Website | developers |
GData (Google Data Protocol) provides a simple protocol for reading and writing data on theInternet, designed byGoogle. GData combines commonXML-based syndication formats (Atom andRSS) with a feed-publishing system based on theAtom Publishing Protocol, plus some extensions for handling queries. It relies onXML orJSON as a data format.
According to the Google Developers portal, "The Google Data Protocol is a REST-inspired technology for reading, writing, and modifying information on the web. It is used in some older Google APIs."[3] However, "Most Google APIs are not Google Data APIs."[3]
Google provides GDataclientlibraries forJava,JavaScript,.NET,PHP,Python,[1] andObjective-C.[2]
An implementation called libgdata written inC is available under theLGPL license.
