| Overview |
| Summary | Blog services |
| Category | Blogging |
| Tags | blog |
| Date Added | 2006-01-19 |
| Description | MSN Spaces supports the MetaWeblog API programming interface which enables external programs to get and set the text and attributes of Weblog posts. The API uses the XML-RPC protocol for communication between client applications and the Weblog server. |
| API Home Page | http://dev.live.com/spaces/ |
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| Protocol |
| Protocols | XML-RPC |
| Data Formats | XML |
| Service Endpoint | https://storage.msn.com/storageservice/MetaWe ... |
| Functionality |
| API Groups | See MetaWeblog |
| Example API Methods | newPost, getPost, getCategories, getUserInfo |
| Client Install Required | No |
| Security |
| Authentication Model | Spaces username plus password |
| SSL Support | Yes |
| Read-only Without Login | No |
| Support |
| Vendor API Kits | C# Example, uses XML-RPC.NET |
| Community API Kits | |
| API Blog | Blog |
| Site Blog | |
| API Forum | Dev Forum |
| Developer Support | MetaWeblog API |
| Signup and Licensing |
| Signup Requirements | MSN Passport account, MSN Spaces account, Getting Started |
| Developer Key Required | Yes |
| Account with Service Required | Yes |
| Commercial Licensing | |
| Non-Commercial Licensing | |
| Data Licensing | |
| Usage Fees | |
| Usage Limits | |
| Terms of Service | Site Terms of Service |