Comment by benced
6 months ago
This API either shouldn’t exist or should be Google only. It would be an absolute disaster if everyone had access to it.
6 months ago
This API either shouldn’t exist or should be Google only. It would be an absolute disaster if everyone had access to it.
Is it not Google only?
It's an API that is available to extension developers. The wrinkle here is that Google bundles a hidden "Hangouts Services" extension in Chrome with permissions for *.google.com (the extension's ID is the "nkeimhogjdpnpccoofpliimaahmaaome" referenced in the examples).
There's been proposals in the thread calling for it to be opened. I also saw one on Twitter calling for it to be opened under the DMA.