The document introduces the Google APIs Explorer, which allows users to interactively explore various Google APIs, see available methods, execute requests, and retrieve responses in real-time. It highlights features such as browsing APIs, making authenticated calls, and searching for recent requests. An example of using the Google URL Shortener API is provided, detailing how to create and manage shortened URLs using the API.

1. Introduction to Google API
Google Developper Group
Algeria
By MEFTAH Lakhdar
A GDG member

3. What is the Google APIs Explorer?
 The Google APIs Explorer is a tool that helps you explore various Google
APIs interactively. With the APIs Explorer, you can:
 Browse quickly through available APIs and versions.
 See methods available for each API and what parameters they support
along with inline documentation.
 Execute requests for any method and see responses in real time.
 Make authenticated and authorized API calls with ease.
 Search across all services, methods, and your recent requests to quickly find
what you are looking for.
 From: https://developers.google.com/explorer-help/

4. The google APIs Explorer
 So now, we can enter to the google APIs Explorer
 Which contains:
 Services.
 A search tool to find:
Services.
Methods.
And recent requests.
…

6. SO … What we can do !
You can take a tour here to manipulate
deferent services.
You can for exemple send a mail, blog on
Blogger, request the activity list.
The requests are been send in real time, so the
modification is apllied.

7. Can we take an example ?
 Okey, lets try Google URL Sortener API
 Google URL Shortener:
 Is a service that shortener an URL.
 Give you the full Analytics of an URL.
 Get the list of shortened URL.
 …

9. Analytics
Total Clicks
Refferrers
Browsers
Conteries
Platforms

11.  We can test one of these classes by entering the request parameters.
 For example:
 The URL Shortener API contains:
 Urlsortener.url.get to get information about a shortened URL.
 Urlshortener.url.insert to create a new short URL.
 Urlshortener.url.list to retrieve a list of URLs shortener by a user.
 For example:

12.  We can see the code of the request
 And the test or the response of the
request.
 We see the fields of the class insert in the
body of the request.
 We can also use this result in another class
by clicking in the right small arrow.

13. The good news is …
Is That you can create your application and lets
it works lik that.
So we have to create a new project.
Lets try with the google URL Shortener API

14. So we enter the
google APIs
console:
code.google.com
/apis/console

15. Create an Oauth 2.0
client ID…
And Thats It

16. Showcase

17. Go farther…
 You can see:
 https://developers.google.com/explorer-help/
 And:
 https://code.google.com/
 Also:
 https://developers.google.com/

19. Thank You
 MEFTAH Lakhdar.
 Mail: bl_meftah@esi.dz