Stikkit Launches an API

Hacks, the newest blog in the Make family, is reporting that Stikkit (Radar post) has launched an API. Stikkit is a productivity web application that launched at Web 2.0 Summit. It has received a lot of buzz due to its smart use of text parsing to determine if a piece of text is a to-do, a calendar entry, or contact info for a peep. They've had an unofficial API for a while, but this release now brings on official support.

Our goal is to make the Stikkit API as simple and intuitive to use as Stikkit itself. To that end, the API mirrors Stikkit's structure and functionality. We've also decided to base the API solely on REST, as it's the easiest architecture to get up and running: you simply send HTTP requests to the Stikkit API methods you want to call, and the Stikkit API sends data back in the format of your choice.

While you can use any number of languages and tools to talk to the Stikkit API, our examples will focus on three popular choices: HTTP, curl and Ruby.

Disclosure: Stikkit was founded by Rael Dornfest, ETech Chair and Radar blogger.