Libraries

This page provides links to convenient ways to access the Blogger APIs.

Blogger APIs client libraries

The Blogger APIs is built on HTTP and JSON, so any standard HTTP client can send requests to it and parse the responses.

However, instead of creating HTTP requests and parsing responses manually, you may want to use the Google APIs client libraries. The client libraries provide better language integration, improved security, and support for making calls that require user authorization.

Go

Get the latest Blogger APIs client library for Go (alpha).

Read the client library's developer's guide.

Java

This page contains information about getting started with the Blogger API using the Google API Client Library for Java. In addition, you may be interested in the following documentation:

• Browse the JavaDoc reference for the Blogger API.
• Read the Developer's Guide for the Google API Client Library for Java.
• Interact with this API in your browser using the APIs Explorer for the Blogger API.

Add Library to Your Project

Select your build environment (Maven or Gradle) from the following tabs, or download a zip file containing all of the jars you need:

Download

Download the Blogger API v3 Client Library for Java.

See the blogger/readme.html file for details on:

• What the zip file contains.
• Which dependent jars are needed for each application type (web, installed, or Android application).

The libs folder contains all the of the globally applicable dependencies you might need across all application types.

Maven

Add the following to your pom.xml file:

See all versions available on the Maven Central Repository.

Gradle

Add the following to your build.gradle file:

See all versions available on the Maven Central Repository.

JavaScript

Read the client library's developer's guide.

.NET

This page contains information about getting started with the Blogger API using the Google API Client Library for .NET. In addition, you may be interested in the following documentation:

• Browse the .NET reference documentation for the Blogger API.
• Read the Developer's guide for the Google API Client Library for .NET.
• Interact with this API in your browser using the APIs Explorer for the Blogger API.

Sample

The Blogger.Sample may help you get started using the client library.

Downloading the library

Install a NuGet package from those available at Google.Apis.blogger.

Node.js

Get the latest Blogger APIs client library for Node.js.

Read the client library's developer's guide.

Obj-C

Get the latest Blogger APIs client library for Objective-C.

Read the client library's developer's guide.

PHP

Get the latest Blogger APIs client library for PHP (beta).

Read the client library's developer's guide.

Python

This page contains information about getting started with the Blogger API using the Google API Client Library for Python. In addition, you may be interested in the following documentation:

• Browse the PyDoc reference for the Blogger API.
• Read the Developer's guide for the Google API Client Library for Python.
• Interact with this API in your browser using the APIs Explorer for the Blogger API.

Sample

The blogger sample may help you get started using the client library.

System requirements

• Operating systems:
  • Linux
  • Mac OS X
  • Windows
• Python 2.7, or 3.4 or higher

Installing the client library

You can either use a package manager or download and install the Python client library manually:

Managed installation

Use pip or setuptools to manage your installation (you might need to run sudo first):

• pip (preferred):

  $ pip install --upgrade google-api-python-client
        

• Setuptools: Use the easy_install tool included in the setuptools package:

  $ easy_install --upgrade google-api-python-client
  

Manual installation

Download the latest client library for Python, unpack the code, and run python setup.py install

App Engine

Because the Python client libraries are not installed in the App Engine Python runtime environment, they must be vendored into your application just like third-party libraries.

Ruby

This page contains information about getting started with the Blogger API using the Google API Client Library for Ruby. In addition, you may be interested in the following documentation:

• Read the Getting started guide for the Google API Client Library for Ruby.
• Interact with this API in your browser using the APIs Explorer for the Blogger API.

Installing the google-api-client gem

If you haven't installed the Google API Client Library for Ruby before, open a terminal and install using RubyGems:

$ gem install google-api-client

If you already have the gem installed and would simply like to update to the latest version:

$ gem update -y google-api-client

Depending on your system, you may need to prepend these commands with sudo.

Getting started with the Google API Client Library for Ruby

Be sure to check our extensive Getting started guide for a quick overview of how to make your first request.

Other ways to access the Blogger APIs

The table below lists some other convenient ways to access the Blogger APIs.

Access method	Description
APIs Explorer	An interactive tool that lets you easily try out Google APIs right from your browser.