Live Connect (previously ''Messenger Connect'', ''Live Services'' and ''Windows Live Dev'') is a collection of APIs and common controls that allow developers to have a deeper control and offers access to the core

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services and data through open and easily accessible application programming interfaces (APIs). At MIX07, Microsoft's Senior Architect Danny Thorpe described: Live Connect is built on standard web technologies such as OAuth 2.0, Representational State Transfer (REST), and JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), and is designed to work with any technology or device including

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(in-browser and out-of-browser models),

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(WPF),

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, and

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. Live Connect was released on June 24, 2010 as part of Windows Live's "Wave 4" release (known then as ''Messenger Connect''), and unites previously separate APIs of Windows Live (Windows Live ID, Windows Live Contacts, Windows Live Messenger Web Toolkit, and others) into a single API that is based on industry standards and specifications. On September 13, 2011, Messenger Connect was renamed to Live Connect and brings additional APIs for OneDrive and Outlook contacts and

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as well as adding

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support for the

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service.

Libraries, interfaces, and controls

Live Connect provides a variety of ways for developers to integrate their applications. Live Connect can be used on websites, in desktop applications, as well as

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Metro-style apps. Developers may select from several different types of integration, each covering a variety of scenarios, including: *

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2.0 *

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(REST) *

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(JSON) Live Connect include the following capabilities for websites, applications, and devices:

Windows Live Client Extensibility APIs

In addition, Microsoft also offers Windows Live Client Extensibility APIs for Windows Live Client software such as Windows Live Photo Gallery,

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. These APIs are separate from ''Live Connect'', and includes the following capabilities:

References

External links

Live ConnectLive Connect Interactive SDKLive Connect Documentation on MSDNWindows Live for Developer Blog
- official team blog for Windows Live Messenger Connect
Windows Live Plug-ins Developer Information
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Libraries, interfaces, and controls

Windows Live Client Extensibility APIs

See also

References

External links