Hacker News with Generative AI: APIs

CSS Painting API (mozilla.org)
The CSS Painting API — part of the CSS Houdini umbrella of APIs — allows developers to write JavaScript functions that can draw directly into an element's background, border, or content.
CSS, Web Development, JavaScript, APIs
56 points by 90s_dev 32 days ago | 24 comments
Show HN: A Model Context Protocol server for NASA APIs (github.com/ProgramComputer)
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for NASA APIs, providing a standardized interface for AI models to interact with NASA's vast array of data sources.
NASA, AI, APIs, Open Source
6 points by paulmon 35 days ago | 1 comments
W3C: Minimum Common Web Platform API (wintertc.org)
The Minimum Common Web Platform API is a curated subset of standardized Web Platform APIs intended to define a minimum set of capabilities common to Browser and Non-Browser JavaScript-based runtime environments.
Web Development, APIs, Standards, JavaScript, Runtime Environments
19 points by lioeters 37 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: A Simple Server to Match Long/Lat to a TimeZone (github.com/LittleGreenViper)
This project is a fairly simple PHP project, designed to accept the GeoJSON output of the Timezone Boundary Builder Project, and provide a simple API, for matching longitude/latitude locations with timezones.
PHP, Timezones, Geolocation, APIs
50 points by ChrisMarshallNY 38 days ago | 28 comments
If an AI agent can't figure out how your API works, neither can your users (stytch.com)
LLM-powered agents are beginning to look a lot like tireless junior developers. Hand them an API along with the docs and they’ll diligently read the reference, issue a request, parse the error, adjust parameters, and try again and again—on loop—until something works.
Artificial Intelligence, APIs, Development, User Experience
97 points by mattmarcus 38 days ago | 52 comments
A Critical Look at "A Critical Look at MCP." (docs.mcp.run)
I came across this post shortly after finishing support for the HTTP Streaming transport on mcp.run. After a week or so of banging my head against the matrix of OAuth RFC support and client transport support, I should be in a sympathetic frame of mind to receive a critique of the protocol. And yet! Here I am, defending MCP. After all, the good that interfaces do oft lay interred with their blemishes.
Networking, APIs, Software
33 points by palmfacehn 41 days ago | 13 comments
Bing Search APIs will be retired on August 11, 2025 (microsoft.com)
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APIs, Microsoft, Azure, Cloud Computing
4 points by croes 43 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: You know browser-use, here's human-use for LLMs to get info from humans (github.com/RapidataAI)
Human Use is the easiest way to connect your AI agents with human intelligence via the Rapidata API.
AI, Human-Computer Interaction, Software, APIs
7 points by maalber 44 days ago | 4 comments
Column launches new unified FedNow and TCH RTP API (column.com)
Our Realtime payments product is now available in the United States.
Financial Technology, Payments, APIs, Real-time Payments
13 points by _praf 45 days ago | 0 comments
A Rust API Inspired by Python, Powered by Serde (ohadravid.github.io)
Years ago, I worked on reimplementing1 some Python code in Rust (yet again), and this time I needed to adapt Python’s dynamic capabilities (aka __getattr__) to the strict and compiled world of Rust.
Rust, Python, APIs, Programming Languages, Serialization
57 points by lukastyrychtr 47 days ago | 26 comments
A critical look at MCP (raz.sh)
During the past month,MCP (Model Context Protocol), which would enable LLMs to become agents and interact with the world, has really been blowing up. The idea is straightforward: let's standardize an API for LLM/Agents to interact with the world and how to inform the LLM/Agent about it.
Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, APIs
623 points by ablekh 48 days ago | 336 comments
Hypermode Model Router Preview – OpenRouter Alternative (hypermode.com)
Today, we’re excited to introduce Model Router, a powerful new feature in Hypermode that enables developers to connect to both open-source and commercial language models through a single, unified API.
Open Source, Language Models, APIs, Software, Alternatives
33 points by iamtherhino 50 days ago | 24 comments
The OAuth 2.1 Authorization Framework (ietf.org)
The OAuth 2.1 authorization framework enables an application to obtain limited access to a protected resource, either on behalf of a resource owner by orchestrating an approval interaction between the resource owner and an authorization service, or by allowing the application to obtain access on its own behalf.
Security, Authentication, Standards, Web Development, APIs
9 points by mooreds 50 days ago | 2 comments
Web search on the Anthropic API (anthropic.com)
Today, we're introducing web search on the Anthropic API—a new tool that gives Claude access to current information from across the web. With web search enabled, developers can build Claude-powered applications and agents that deliver up-to-date insights.
Generative AI, APIs, Information Retrieval
272 points by cmogni1 51 days ago | 63 comments
Postman is probably not HIPAA-compliant (stedi.com)
Security is job zero at Stedi. We build every system and design every API with secure defaults in mind.
Security, HIPAA, APIs
14 points by zkanter 58 days ago | 0 comments
No as a Service (github.com/hotheadhacker)
Ever needed a graceful way to say “no”? This tiny API returns random, generic, creative, and sometimes hilarious rejection reasons — perfectly suited for any scenario: personal, professional, student life, dev life, or just because.
APIs, Humor, Programming, Software
64 points by radeeyate 58 days ago | 46 comments
Ask HN: Cheapest way to host a back end (ycombinator.com)
I'm about to help transitioning a mobile app to a charity and need the API to be hosted as cheaply as possible.
Hosting, Back End, APIs, Nonprofits, Cost Optimization
20 points by Jean-Philipe 64 days ago | 40 comments
Show HN: Any API to MCP Server tools converter (api200.co)
Connect your AI models to any tool or data source in 3 simple steps
AI, Tools, APIs
6 points by rngk 70 days ago | 0 comments
A New ASN.1 API for Python (trailofbits.com)
We’re changing that: with the help of funding from Alpha-Omega, we’re building an ASN.1 API for PyCA Cryptography that addresses three key shortcomings in the Python ecosystem today:
Python, ASN.1, Cryptography, Security, APIs
171 points by woodruffw 70 days ago | 124 comments
JSX over the Wire (overreacted.io)
Suppose you have an API route that returns some data as JSON:
JavaScript, Web Development, React, APIs
267 points by danabramov 73 days ago | 178 comments
Grafana Foundation SDK – build dashboard in programming language (grafana.github.io)
A set of libraries for manipulating and generating Grafana resources – dashboards, alerts, … – as-code, in various languages.
Grafana, Dashboards, Programming, APIs
22 points by zardinality 73 days ago | 3 comments
Stripe's payment API: The first 10 years (2020) (stripe.com)
A few years ago, Bloomberg Businessweek published a feature story on Stripe. Four words spanned the center of the cover: “seven lines of code,” suggesting that’s all it took for a business to power payments on Stripe.
Payments, Business, APIs, Stripe, Fintech
24 points by lispybanana 77 days ago | 2 comments
WebTransport: Low-Latency Bidirectional Messaging API (chrome.com)
Web Development, APIs, Networking, Web Browsers, Communication
8 points by zaindantes 77 days ago | 0 comments
A Guide to Bearer Tokens: JWT vs. Opaque Tokens (permit.io)
Bearer tokens play an important role in securing APIs and managing user sessions. Whether you're building a single-page app, a backend-for-frontend API, or a network of microservices, bearer tokens act as the key that grants access to protected resources—without needing to re-authenticate the user on every request.
Security, APIs, Authentication, JWT
19 points by bubblehack3r 77 days ago | 9 comments
Oak – Open Agentic Knowledge (github.com/jentic)
Agents depend on APIs as much as AI. Chatbots chat, but agents act, and they act through APIs: checking calendars, booking flights, analyzing data, reconciling accounts, and controlling smart buildings. To realize this potential, we must build a common knowledge foundation that empowers AI to interact with the world's APIs reliably and without artificial barriers or unnecessary intermediaries.
APIs, Open Source, Artificial Intelligence, Agents
19 points by devrelate 81 days ago | 5 comments
Doge reportedly planning a hackathon to build 'mega API' for IRS data (techcrunch.com)
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) plans to host a hackathon next week focused on the creation of a “mega API” that will provide access to taxpayer data, according to Wired.
Cryptocurrency, Government, Data, APIs, Hackathons
29 points by rmason 82 days ago | 8 comments
Show HN: OpenNutrition – A free, public nutrition database (opennutrition.app)
Nutrition search, reimagined.
Nutrition, Health, Open Source, Databases, APIs
311 points by joshdickson 85 days ago | 150 comments
Digital Archivists: Protecting Public Data from Erasure (ieee.org)
Through clever usage of APIs, the Library Innovation Lab at Harvard Law School has created an archive of Data.gov, home to 311,000 public datasets
Data Preservation, Public Data, Libraries, APIs, Government Data
207 points by rbanffy 86 days ago | 46 comments
Building an idempotent email API with River unique jobs (riverqueue.com)
We use an email service to send out various River-related notifications. Despite our best efforts setting up SPF, DKIM, and DMARC, we were still getting reports of mail going to spam, so we started looking into alternate mailing providers to see how they'd fare by comparison. Something we noticed while researching is that a shocking low number of them have API facilities to guarantee idempotency — a surprise because email is such a sensitive topic.
Email, APIs, Software, Idempotency
33 points by izend 95 days ago | 11 comments
Show HN: OpenAPISearch – Make APIs Accessible for AI Codegen (openapisearch.com)
Open Source, AI, APIs, Code Generation
10 points by janwilmake 97 days ago | 0 comments