Overview
Summary	Mapping services
Category	Mapping
Tags	mapping ajax flash
Date Reviewed	2007-03-27
Description	Note that as of v2 Yahoo offers 3 primary mapping APIs: Simple API (REST-based), Flash APIs (with AS-Flash for ActionScript, FS-Flash for JavaScript, and Flex-API for Macromedia Flex), and AJAX API. This summary refers to the AJAX API which is closest to Google and Microsoft models.
API Home Page	http://developer.yahoo.com/maps/
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Protocol
Protocols	REST, JavaScript, Flash
WSDL
Data Formats	geoRSS input, HTML return
Service Endpoint	http://api.maps.yahoo.com/ajaxymap?v=2.0&appi ...
Functionality
API Groups	Simple API, Flash API, AJAX API
Example API Methods	Objects: YMap, YCoordPoint, YEvent, YGeoPoint, YMarker, YImage, YSize
Client Install Required	No
Security
Authentication Model	Application ID
SSL Support	No
Read-only Without Login	Yes
Support
Vendor API Kits	Flash, AJAX, Flex
Community API Kits
API Blog
API Forum	Yahoo Groups yws-maps Mailing list and Yahoo Groups yws-maps-ajax Mailing list
Developer Support
Signup and Licensing
Signup Requirements
Developer Key Required	Application ID required
Account with Service Required	Yes
Commercial Licensing	Ads permitted, other uses on request
Provider
Non-Commercial Licensing
Data Licensing
Usage Fees	None specified
Usage Limits	Simple API has no rate limit. Others are 50,000 queries per IP per day. Also limit on using GPS sensors.
Terms of Service	API Terms of Use

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