Google Ushers in V4 of the Campaign Manager 360 API

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Google has recently announced V4 of the Google Ads Campaign Manager 360 API, which ushers in improvements to billing services and invoicing. Also included in the announcement are key deprecation dates. 

First up is the announcement that V3.5 will officially be sunset as of Feb 15, 2023, which provides developers with plenty of time for migration. 

Klarna Launches Klarna Kosma for Open Banking via API

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Klarna, a fintech startup best known for providing installment payment services, has announced a new open baking platform called Klarna Kosma. This new platform provides an API for integrating payment and banking services with support in 24 countries across the globe.

API Prototyping with Postman

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Introduction

Whether you’re a longtime Postman developer or new to the platform, Postman brings you all the tools you need to make the process easier, faster, and more streamlined.

In this article, we’ll show how Postman can help you start building the core of your API-driven integration on both sides of the API—either as the provider or the consumer.

Knobs for Demos

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CodePen is full of prototypes and loaded with full-blown art. Generative art is common, since hey, we’re working with code anyway, might as well make some of the code randomized and adjustable. There is a great project that has been around years and years that is purpose-built for giving users a UI to change values on-the-fly called dat.GUI. I once blogged about it right here on the CodePen Blog because I wanted to showcase how useful it can be for generative art Pens. While dat.GUI is still pretty cool and perfectly usable, there is a new player on the block.

Introducing Knobs by Yair Even Or! Demo first:

To me, the API and configuration is really clear and usable. I like how it is also modernized by using stuff like <input type="range"> for the sliders rather than re-inventing that. And the focus on changing CSS custom properties is very clever. Plus, you can style the controls themselves.

I snagged it and updated my Gray Burst idea from the other day to have a stroke-width knob:

I wish every generative art Pen had knobs!

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IMB Bank Announces Open Banking Platform

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IMB Bank, an Australian bank, recently announced its Open Banking platform. The first release of the platform shares data related to deposits and transactions. More specifically, that data includes relevant features, rates, and fees. The platform shares such information through an API.   

Anytime Mailbox Launches API for Mail Center Operators

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Anytime Mailbox, a service that provides physical mail handling with options for digital processing, has announced a new API that will enable mail center operators to integrate Anytime Mailbox’s service into their existing systems.

The company intends the API to assist developers in creating branded solutions for mail center operating partners that handle the physical portion of the business. The announcement of the API discussed some technical Aspects of the API, including security standards:

PriceAdvantage Launches API for Fuel Pricing Services

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PriceAdvantage, a company that provides fuel price analytic services, has announced a new API that will allow fuel retailers to streamline integration with the platform. The company is hoping that the API will simplify the process of importing and exporting pricing data. 

Reddit Changing API Reports

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Reddit is implementing changes to its API reporting. In short:

“Currently if a community has chosen to not allow free form reports from users, our API did not enforce that setting,” the developer team posted on Reddit. “We’re here to give you a heads up that will be changing on Monday, September 21st, 2020.”