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"GooglePlus" (Service Connection)

Obsolete
Connect your Google+ account to the Wolfram Language to analyze Google+ activities.

Connecting & Authenticating

ServiceConnect["GooglePlus"] creates a connection to the Google+ API. If a previously saved connection can be found, it will be used; otherwise, a new authentication request will be launched.

Requests

ServiceExecute["GooglePlus","request",params] sends a request to the Google+ API, using parameters params. The following give possible requests.

User Data

Requests:

"UserData" — profile information for the specified user

Parameters:
  • "UserID"authenticated useruser ID
    • Requests:

    "ActivityList" — list of activities in the user's stream

    "UserPosts — content of posts on the user's stream

    "UserPostsTimeline — timeline plot of content in the user's stream

    "UserPostsEventSeries — event series of content in user's stream

    Parameters:
  • "UserID"authenticated useruser ID
    MaxItemsGoogle+ defaultlimit on the length of results
    "StartIndex"1starting position of results

    • Activity Data

    Requests:

    "ActivityData" — information about the specified activity

    Parameters:
  • "ActivityID"(required)activity ID
    • Requests:

    "ActivityPlusOners" — list of users who clicked the +1 button for the specified activity

    "ActivityResharers" — users who reshared the specified activity

    Parameters:
  • "ActivityID"(required)activity ID
    MaxItemsGoogle+ defaultlimit on the length of results
    "StartIndex"1starting position of results

    • Circles

    Requests:

    "CircledUsers" — users in the authenticated user's circles

    Parameters:
  • MaxItemsGoogle+ defaultlimit on the length of results
    "StartIndex"1starting position of results

    • Queries

    Requests:

    "ActivitySearch" — activities matching the query

    "UserSearch" — activities matching the query

    Parameters:
  • "Query"(required)user ID
    MaxItemsGoogle+ defaultlimit on the length of results
    "StartIndex"1starting position of results

    • Notes & Issues

    With WolframConnect, Google+ does not allow general posting of messages through its API.

    Examples

    Basic Examples  (1)

    Create a new connection by launching an authentication dialog:

    Wolfram Language code: googleplus = ServiceConnect["GooglePlus", "New"]

    Get information about a user:

    Wolfram Language code: googleplus["UserData", "UserID" -> 103981154059282208841]

    Get a list of recent activity from a user's public stream:

    Wolfram Language code: googleplus["ActivityList", "UserID" -> "+sportingnews"]

    Show the content of the activities on a timeline:

    Wolfram Language code: googleplus["UserPostsTimeline", "UserID" -> "+BuzzFeed"]