Google Reader API authentication changes

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I'm the PM for Google Reader. I'm not sure if you're aware of this Reader 
authentication change, 
but Reader is deprecating the SID cookie-based authentication method in favor 
of ClientLogin, 
OAuth, or other such officially supported programmatic authentication methods. 
You can see 
more details at:

https://groups.google.com/group/fougrapi/browse_frm/thread/e331f37f7f126c00
https://groups.google.com/group/fougrapi/browse_frm/thread/4430c9a6dea4d70f

Both of these messages come from the "Friends of the Unofficial Google Reader 
API" group 
(https://groups.google.com/group/fougrapi). If you're not already, you should 
also subscribe to 
the group to be in the loop for any future changes to the "API."

It looks like some folks are using your API, and it looks like it's passing in 
an SID cookie, which 
will stop working in on 6/15. If you have any questions, feel free to email me 
at 
bshih@google.com

Thanks,
-Brian

Original issue reported on code.google.com by bs...@google.com on 20 Apr 2010 at 11:10

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Hello Brian,

I'm sorry, but I don't maintain this code anymore. I haven't had time to work 
on it 
for quite some time already.

I don't know yet what to do with the project, either delete it completely since 
it'll 
soon be broken due to the authentication changes (which are cool btw). Another 
solution would be to find someone interested in pursuing development, but until 
now 
only very few people showed interest.

Since you're reading me and are the PM for Google Reader, can you tell me if 
you guys 
are planning to release an official API someday? 

I guess that it's a bit annoying for you to do since it would give you less 
freedom 
to make changes, but I still think that it would be a good thing for developers 
all 
around, I'm pretty sure that many people would be interested!

I'd really love to have an official API even in different languages (e.g., 
ActionScript, Java, ...), you'd see very nice applications.

In any case, thanks a lot for Google Reader, best RSS aggregator EVER! ;-)

Sébastien.

Original comment by lechtit...@gmail.com on 21 Apr 2010 at 7:31

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Hey Sébastien,

Shoot me an email at bshih@google.com - I can't seem to find your email address 
here. I'm happy to chat with 
you.

-Brian

Original comment by bs...@google.com on 21 Apr 2010 at 10:39

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Guys is there going to be the "official google reader api"? I've asked many 
times on the right places but I still don't have any answer except that using 
unofficial API is a violation of terms & conditions.
It's true that it brings less freedom for making changes but it certainly 
brings tons of waste effort for people creating "unofficial APIs" and people 
using them.

Appreciate any response, Jakub 

Original comment by liska.jakub on 1 Sep 2010 at 2:52

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Google Reader's PM told me that no official API was going to be made available 
publicly anytime soon. They prefer to stay as free as possible to make their 
service evolve (which is understandable)

Original comment by lechtit...@gmail.com on 4 Sep 2010 at 8:06

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Incredible, I like google and what they does, but some decisions makes me 
sad...like this one. There is a part of API that shouldn't change at all. 
Better something that nothing. This is anarchy :-)

Thank you Sebastien, Jakub

Original comment by liska.jakub on 7 Sep 2010 at 7:48

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Of course, but they don't have that many people working on the project, thus 
focusing on developing an API would also mean less new features for Google 
Reader

Original comment by lechtit...@gmail.com on 8 Sep 2010 at 8:30