Authorization for standalone applications

We are glad to inform the Habrasoobshchestvu about the launch of the possibility of using the VK API for standalone-applications.



Starting today, developers can create various Desktop applications, including applications for mobile platforms ( iPhone, Android, etc. ), widgets and extensions for web browsers. Detailed documentation is available in the official group - authorization is no longer required.
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In addition, the VC team expanded the API set by adding access to personal messages, statuses, walls and photos. Such information will probably be needed not only by the developers of VKontakte mobile clients. An example of working with this data is our web version for iPhone and Android:



However, while limited access can take advantage of only a limited number of applications. Applications for access to these features are accepted by e-mail:



In previous posts there were many questions about the use of open standards for authorization. The emergence of the Open API is just the first step to open standards. So, in the near future, there will be support for oAuth and XMPP protocol.

Till the weekend we will try to please the developers with several more innovations.

PS about the media: the message of RBC does not correspond to reality. The official comment is here .