Netflix killing public APIs used by third-party developers

Pretty much every new piece of technology in your home can access Netflix. But when the video service started, in addition to mailing discs to customers, it was also providing developers with an open API. It’s still shipping DVDs, but those APIs are on their way out. Today the company is announcing that it’s killing its open API program on November 14. On that day, all calls to the Netflix system will return a 404 error. Most developers are using the API to search the Netflix database and access user queues. But, as the company has grown, it’s also wanted...



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