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WHAT’S BEHIND

YELLOWAPI?
Beyond the


             business listings
Curated Canadian Geolocal Data
                    Straight from the source TELCOS

                   1,200 sales people gathering data
                       700 internal content curators
Rich Content : Hours of Operations, Payment Pictures
                                            & Videos
                                    Geocoded listings
                                      1400 categories
the API
What is YELLOWAPI?

          a WHAT in a WHERE
Anything goes, Man!      2 types of searches
                         Geo Search
                         Specific coordinates (Lat/Long)
   BUSINESS CATEGORIES   Ranking is based on proximity
                          GREAT FOR LBS
       BUSINESS NAMES

                         Regional Search
         CUISINE TYPES   Province, City, Postal Code, etc.
                         Ranking is based on relevancy
                         within the specified region
                  ETC.    USER INPUT
THE BASICS                                                 the HOW-TO
   Protocol: REST over HTTP
   HTTP method: GET

   Mandatory fields:
   ✦ API key

   ✦ UID                                       THE CALLS
   Response formats: XML or JSON                  FindBusiness – main entry point

                                                  GetBusinessDetails – to get all our
   Rates:
                                                  content
   ✦ Sandbox - 300 calls/day @ 1 call/sec

   ✦ What/Where - 5K calls/day @ 2 calls/sec      FindDealer – to find individual dealers
                                                  (children) of a business
   Constraints:
   ✦ No caching                                   GetTypeAhead – Experimental Suggestion
   ✦ No ordering changes                          Engine
introducing          I/O DOCS
 Exploring, learning and testing
 YellowAPI has never been that
                           easy!

  Choose your API key, fill in the
parameter fields and witness the
                          magic.
YELLOWAPI?
   IS BEHIND...
POYNT
     Business, People and
   Restaurant searches are
               powered by
          YellowPages.ca.
YAHOO! MOBILE
   Yahoo! Mobile integrates    That’s


                              1,000,000+
       YPG’s local business
    data through YellowAPI.

                                        searches/month
DATESHAKE
    DateShake is a sexy app
     that allows someone to
    randomly grab a Twitter
             friend and find a
   restaurant based on their
                     location.

               Just shake it!
LOCALWHIZ
 LocalWhiz helps you find
 local businesses using a
      simple, kick-ass UI.

       Drag the slider and
    search for cafes, pubs
                and more!
PUBCRAWL.ME
  An online pub crawling
   tool framed in a slick-
        looking interface.

  Pick your pubs, set your
      itinerary, share it on
     Facebook and party!
PRIZE FOR BEST APP
USING YELLOWAPI                            Prizes
Apple Gift Certificate
API Fanboy/Fangirl T-Shirts




                 Answers
                                      Follow Us!
                                         @yellowapi
      ASK FOR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE DAY VIA TWITTER

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Yellow API - HackREGINA

  • 4. Beyond the business listings
  • 5. Curated Canadian Geolocal Data Straight from the source TELCOS 1,200 sales people gathering data 700 internal content curators Rich Content : Hours of Operations, Payment Pictures & Videos Geocoded listings 1400 categories
  • 7. What is YELLOWAPI? a WHAT in a WHERE Anything goes, Man! 2 types of searches Geo Search Specific coordinates (Lat/Long) BUSINESS CATEGORIES Ranking is based on proximity GREAT FOR LBS BUSINESS NAMES Regional Search CUISINE TYPES Province, City, Postal Code, etc. Ranking is based on relevancy within the specified region ETC. USER INPUT
  • 8. THE BASICS the HOW-TO Protocol: REST over HTTP HTTP method: GET Mandatory fields: ✦ API key ✦ UID THE CALLS Response formats: XML or JSON FindBusiness – main entry point GetBusinessDetails – to get all our Rates: content ✦ Sandbox - 300 calls/day @ 1 call/sec ✦ What/Where - 5K calls/day @ 2 calls/sec FindDealer – to find individual dealers (children) of a business Constraints: ✦ No caching GetTypeAhead – Experimental Suggestion ✦ No ordering changes Engine
  • 9. introducing I/O DOCS Exploring, learning and testing YellowAPI has never been that easy! Choose your API key, fill in the parameter fields and witness the magic.
  • 10.
  • 11. YELLOWAPI? IS BEHIND...
  • 12. POYNT Business, People and Restaurant searches are powered by YellowPages.ca.
  • 13. YAHOO! MOBILE Yahoo! Mobile integrates That’s 1,000,000+ YPG’s local business data through YellowAPI. searches/month
  • 14. DATESHAKE DateShake is a sexy app that allows someone to randomly grab a Twitter friend and find a restaurant based on their location. Just shake it!
  • 15. LOCALWHIZ LocalWhiz helps you find local businesses using a simple, kick-ass UI. Drag the slider and search for cafes, pubs and more!
  • 16. PUBCRAWL.ME An online pub crawling tool framed in a slick- looking interface. Pick your pubs, set your itinerary, share it on Facebook and party!
  • 17. PRIZE FOR BEST APP USING YELLOWAPI Prizes Apple Gift Certificate API Fanboy/Fangirl T-Shirts Answers Follow Us! @yellowapi ASK FOR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE DAY VIA TWITTER