Drupal.org REST API
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This API is best for providing developers an easy way to retrieve dynamic content from Drupal.
Developers should use this API because it provides a secure, robust, and scalable way to retrieve content from Drupal. This allows developers to build impressive web applications quickly and securely with data from Drupal.org, performance is improved by caching responses, and authentication with OAuth ensures secure data access.
Key features
- The REST API enables developers to create applications that leverage data from Drupal.org securely through client-side calls. It includes JSON format responses
- HTTP authentication
- and OAuth1 and OAuth2 to securely make requests.
Potential use cases
- User Profiling App: Create an app for content creators to pull statistical reports about the user profiles accessing their content.
- Issue Reporting Tool: Integrate a tool with the API to enable users to quickly report issues and access a variety of technical support functionality.
- Content Annotations: Allow users to annotate content from Drupal.org and share those annotations with other users.
The Drupal.org REST API has been an invaluable part of our project, allowing us to securely access data from Drupal and quickly build a robust and efficient web application. The authentication features ensure our data is always safe and secure. We highly recommend this API!
Related Technologies
- Drupal.org Web Services
- Services
- Refinery
- and Views Data Export