Lookup API request in Javscript (client-side request) - any chance ?

[matthias_123]

Hello !

I was wondering:
Is there a way the validate URLs via the safe brwosing lookup API by
using javascript Ajax / POST (preferable jQuery Ajax calls - but the
port. should not be a problem...)

All Examples seem to focus on server side requests

+ if a request from the client via javascript is possible, how would I
hide the API key (or restrict the requests to pages served from a
certain domain...) ?


THANKS A LOT FOR ANY HELP !
matthias

[Sam Cleaver]

As far as I know there isn't a way to do it just from client-side. As
you point out, there is no way to hide you API key and it isn't locked
to a domain.
The simplest solution would be to use the lookup API in a simple
script and then have the client call that.

--Sam

[EarlyAdopter]

Yeah, I agree - you don't want to expose your API key. Passing javascript/client requests through your own server/script would be the way to go.

 

That also gives you control to throttle usage, cache results, and reduce abuse to both your service and Google's lookup API.

[matthias_123]

Pitty, I was hopping to generate my required functionalities without another request to the server - on the other hand caching the results, therefore possibly reducing the amount of requests to the lookup api endpoint seems plausible

Thanks for the replies !


Regards,
Matthias