Comments on: Trulia and Mashery Launch Real Estate Search API http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/ Startup and Technology News Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:33:54 -0800 hourly 1 By: Trulia Out of Beta with New Features and Widgets http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/comment-page-1/#comment-1372170 Trulia Out of Beta with New Features and Widgets Fri, 11 May 2007 17:54:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/#comment-1372170 [...] The widgets site is currently home to four widgets they’ve developed off of the API they released a couple months ago. The four widgets are the housing map (pre-existing), Trulia Stats (tracks average home prices), [...] [...] The widgets site is currently home to four widgets they’ve developed off of the API they released a couple months ago. The four widgets are the housing map (pre-existing), Trulia Stats (tracks average home prices), [...]

]]> By: Hannah http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/comment-page-1/#comment-1255023 Hannah Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:40:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/#comment-1255023 Property in Cyprus -Search properties in Cyprus - Interlink Cyprus specialise in property in Cyprus in the regions of Famagusta, Paphos, Pissouri - villas, townhouse and apartments for sale. Property in Cyprus -Search properties in Cyprus – Interlink Cyprus specialise in property in Cyprus in the regions of Famagusta, Paphos, Pissouri – villas, townhouse and apartments for sale.

]]> By: Alex http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/comment-page-1/#comment-1254988 Alex Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:33:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/#comment-1254988 Overseas properties investments in the UK by Interlink properties, operates as a truly independent overseas property consultancy with offices throughout the UK, Cyprus, Spain, Bulgaria & Turkey, with associated offices in Romania and Germany. Overseas properties investments in the UK by Interlink properties, operates as a truly independent overseas property consultancy with offices throughout the UK, Cyprus, Spain, Bulgaria & Turkey, with associated offices in Romania and Germany.

]]> By: Tim R http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/comment-page-1/#comment-1049481 Tim R Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:42:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/#comment-1049481 The cost of homes for sale is now on the decline. Buyers go out and negotiate. The cost of homes for sale is now on the decline. Buyers go out and negotiate.

]]> By: James Wong http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/comment-page-1/#comment-1013079 James Wong Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:07:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/#comment-1013079 For some Web 2.0 innovation in the real estate space outside the US, check out the newly launched http://www.property.com.au . Love the slider controls on the search page to refine property parameters and have the results redisplayed in place .. as well as the the integrated image display! For some Web 2.0 innovation in the real estate space outside the US, check out the newly launched http://www.property.com.au . Love the slider controls on the search page to refine property parameters and have the results redisplayed in place .. as well as the the integrated image display!

]]> By: Roger from Trulia.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/comment-page-1/#comment-999725 Roger from Trulia.com Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:28:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/#comment-999725 About Senthil's question about Yahoo! Pipes: it would be very easy to write an RSS feed generator based on Trulia API data. Our API outputs standard XML, so you could write a simple program to pull Trulia API data, repackage the relevant bits that matter to you in RSS format, and then feed that into Yahoo! Pipes. Thanks for the suggestion: I'll put it on my "to-think-about" list! About Senthil’s question about Yahoo! Pipes: it would be very easy to write an RSS feed generator based on Trulia API data. Our API outputs standard XML, so you could write a simple program to pull Trulia API data, repackage the relevant bits that matter to you in RSS format, and then feed that into Yahoo! Pipes.

Thanks for the suggestion: I’ll put it on my “to-think-about” list!

]]> By: Roger from Trulia.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/comment-page-1/#comment-999663 Roger from Trulia.com Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:21:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/#comment-999663 This is Roger, a software developer at Trulia. To Adrian's concerns: we opted for a so-called "REST" API, whereby you can get data from our API using simple URLs and get XML-formatted data back. This is much simpler than SOAP or XML-RPC--if you register an API key and build URLs per our instructions, you can view the data right in your Web browser. Extracting the data from the XML is fairly straightforward, so you should be able to enlist any geek you know to help you get started. It's almost instant gratification--you can start displaying data in about 20 minutes! Thanks for the interest. I look forward to seeing what folks come up with. This is Roger, a software developer at Trulia.

To Adrian’s concerns: we opted for a so-called “REST” API, whereby you can get data from our API using simple URLs and get XML-formatted data back. This is much simpler than SOAP or XML-RPC–if you register an API key and build URLs per our instructions, you can view the data right in your Web browser. Extracting the data from the XML is fairly straightforward, so you should be able to enlist any geek you know to help you get started. It’s almost instant gratification–you can start displaying data in about 20 minutes!

Thanks for the interest. I look forward to seeing what folks come up with.

]]> By: Erik http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/comment-page-1/#comment-998874 Erik Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:47:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/#comment-998874 Great release Pete - Trulia becomes more valuable through an open API. It'll be interesting to see the mashups that come out of it too. Though the real estate data is the most "useful" for most mashups, I find the aggregate data very compelling. Great release Pete – Trulia becomes more valuable through an open API. It’ll be interesting to see the mashups that come out of it too. Though the real estate data is the most “useful” for most mashups, I find the aggregate data very compelling.

]]> By: Adrian Keys http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/comment-page-1/#comment-998534 Adrian Keys Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:00:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/#comment-998534 "We want commercial entities to use the Trulia API, but we are saying that you cannot sell the data or charge access to the data (advertising along side the data is fine)." Pete - very important clarification...thanks. "Outside developers will now have access to the company’s real estate data and aggregate user search data." I was really hoping that less skilled like myself would be able to take advantage or am I over estimating the process? “We want commercial entities to use the Trulia API, but we are saying that you cannot sell the data or charge access to the data (advertising along side the data is fine).”

Pete – very important clarification…thanks.

“Outside developers will now have access to the company’s real estate data and aggregate user search data.”

I was really hoping that less skilled like myself would be able to take advantage or am I over estimating the process?

]]> By: Pete Flint from Trulia.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/comment-page-1/#comment-998285 Pete Flint from Trulia.com Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:29:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/#comment-998285 Hi Marshall, On the “commercial use” – just to clarify. We want commercial entities to use the Trulia API, but we are saying that you cannot sell the data or charge access to the data (advertising along side the data is fine). Sorry for the confusion, we should have made this more explicit in the terms of use. And - you’re right, the 1,000 limit is just a starting point; we’ll increase for those that need it! Just let us know if you need more. Best Pete Hi Marshall,

On the “commercial use” – just to clarify. We want commercial entities to use the Trulia API, but we are saying that you cannot sell the data or charge access to the data (advertising along side the data is fine). Sorry for the confusion, we should have made this more explicit in the terms of use.

And – you’re right, the 1,000 limit is just a starting point; we’ll increase for those that need it! Just let us know if you need more.

Best
Pete

]]> By: Senthil http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/comment-page-1/#comment-998218 Senthil Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:20:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/trulia-and-mashery-launch-real-estate-search-api/#comment-998218 Does this work with Yahoo pipes. I don't think because it is still not a xml feed. Mashup this with Yahoo Pipes and you can do amazing things. I wish this will happen some day. Does this work with Yahoo pipes. I don’t think because it is still not a xml feed. Mashup this with Yahoo Pipes and you can do amazing things. I wish this will happen some day.

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