Launchpad Online for developers: Getting Started with Google APIs
Google APIs give you the power to build rich
integrations with our most popular applications, including Google Maps, YouTube, Gmail, Google
Drive and more. If you are new to our developer features, we want to give you a quick
jumpstart on how to use them effectively and build amazing things.
As you
saw
last week, we’re excited to partner with the
Startup Launch team to create the “
Launchpad Online”, a new video series for a global
audience that joins their cadre which already includes the established “
Root
Access” and “
How
I:” series, as well as a “
Global
Spotlight” series on some of the startups that have benefitted from the Startup
Launch program. This new series focuses on developers who are beginners to one or more Google
APIs. Each episode helps get new users off the ground with the basics, shows experienced
developers more advanced techniques, or introduces new API features, all in as few lines of
code as possible.
The series assumes you have some experience developing software and are comfortable using
languages like Javascript and Python. Be inspired by a short working example that you can drop
into your own app and customize as desired, letting you “take off” with that great idea.
Hopefully you had a chance to view our
intro
video last week and are ready for more!
Once you’ve got your developers ready to get started, learn how to use the Google Developers
Console to set up a project (see video to the right)
, and walk through
common
security code required for your app to access Google APIs. When you’ve got this
“foundation” under your belt, you’ll be ready to build your first app…
listing
your files on Google Drive. You’ll learn something new and see some code that makes
it happen in each future episode… we look forward to having you join us soon on Launchpad
Online!
Posted by Wesley Chun, Developer Advocate, Google
+Wesley Chun (@wescpy) is an engineer, author of the
bestselling Core Python books, and a
Developer Advocate at Google, specializing in Google Drive, Google Apps Script, Gmail, Google
Apps, cloud computing, developer training, and academia. He loves traveling worldwide to meet
Google users everywhere, whether at a
developers conference, user group meeting, or on a university campus!
