Category Archives: V2 Platform

May 10

Reviews API Refresh

Hello,

Today we are launching a refresh of our V2 Reviews API. The version number and the previous endpoints do not change, but we are adding new ones:

The new endpoints allow you to get reviews by Places Ids, but you need to have the place ids ahead of time. You can obtain places ids via the Places API. You can still filter by days, location, category etc.

If you are using the protocol buffers format, make sure to use the new .proto file.

We are deprecating the previous endpoint http://api.citygridmedia.com/content/reviews/v2/search. Do not worry, the endpoint will remain active well after the next major release launch, so you have plenty of time to switch to the new ones.

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Reviews API / V2 Platform

Apr 5

Time to Close v1, Moving to the New Platform

As most of you know, back in January we launched the second version of the CityGrid API suite. Updates to the platform included:

  • increased query volume
  • box and circle additions to region search
  • histogrammed results, grouped by category
  • impression tracking and improved reporting
  • more enhanced place page content from new premium partners
  • additional national and local advertisers in more cities
  • and more

We’ve been very happy with your adoption of version 2, and we’ve gathered good feedback from you along the way for upcoming and ongoing improvements. As we make these continual improvements with your help and input, version 2 will evolve to support the changing needs of your applications and business.

Which is why we’re announcing the close of version 1 on April 30th. All remaining publishers calling v1 APIs must migrate to v2 APIs by 11:59 ET on Saturday evening.  (more…)

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V2 Platform

Jan 10

Introducing CityGrid’s New Developer Platform

Today, we re-launched our developer platform featuring V2 of all CityGrid APIs. Our newly designed developer center provides Web and mobile application developer’s better access to local business data and locally-relevant advertising. Our simplified offering now features:

Content by CityGrid — Now gives you access to richer local business listings to enhance your existing user experience or create a new local application. Our new APIs include:

• Places API – Provides functionality for information on local businesses, including search, detail, user content submission, and predictive text.
• Offers API – Provides coupons and special offers from businesses based on geographical location and category
• Reviews API – Displays customer reviews based on listing IDs for certain geographic/category attributes

All APIs have been instrumented with impression tracking feeding our new beta reporting dashboard.

We do all the heavy lifting to aggregate enhanced places and monetization, letting you innovate on the fast growing local market.

It’s that simple.

Happy New Year and Happy Developing.

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V2 Platform