Announcing turndown of the Google Feed API on December 15, 2016

Vijay Subramani

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Sep 15, 2016, 8:14:19 PM9/15/16

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Google Feed API was one of Google’s original AJAX APIs, first announced in 2007. Along with many of our other free APIs, in April 2012, we announced that we would be deprecating it in three years time. As of April 2015, the deprecation period has elapsed. While we have continued to operate the API in the interim, it is now time to announce the turndown.

As a final courtesy to developers, we plan to operate the API until December 15, 2016, when Google Feed API will cease operation. Please ensure that your application is no longer using this API by then.

Google appreciates how important APIs and developer trust are and we do not take decisions like this one lightly. We remain committed to providing great services and being open and communicative about their statuses.

For those developers who find RSS an essential part of their workflow, there are commercial alternatives that may fit your use case very well.

Sangmin Yoo

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Sep 30, 2016, 3:53:45 PM9/30/16

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Hi Vijay,

Thanks for the announcement. I've been using the Google Feed API and want to switch to commercial alternatives. Is Google Custom Search the right fit? Can I call the API for RSS results only?

Regards

Min

Ajaaz Shaikh

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Feb 24, 2017, 8:24:12 AM2/24/17

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Hi Vijay,

Can you tell me what commercial alternatives are present and what is the cost?

Regards

Ajaaz

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