Apply your own Google+ API key

The official Google Code blog have a new post about Getting started on the Google+ API. Google+ gives users full control over their information, supporting everything from intimate conversations with family to public showcases and debates. This initial API release is focused on public data only — it lets you read information that people have shared publicly on Google+.



In order to read information from Google+, you have to apply your API Key. Visit APIs Console, you have to login your Google account to create your API key.

• Click on the API project on the left and select Create...
  


• Enter the name of your project and click Create project.
  


• Click to enable Google+ API, you will be asked to review and accept the terms of service.
  


• Click API Access, your API Key will be found.
  

Now you can copy the link with your own API key at browser to read the JSON returned from Google+.

https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/people/108189587050871927619?key=<your API key>





next:

- Query and Parse Google+ JSON