Two things that might help you. First, the API key is not required. So as long as your non-web application complies with the TOS, you can use the API. Second, if you want to use an API key with a non-web application (it helps if you have high traffic, along with the userip param), you can sign up for a key based on a blog or other free site address. Generally, I recommend that, if you're going to use an API key with a non-web application, you use the same address to generate the key that you're going to send in the HTTP_REFERER header that is required by the TOS. And then, you point that url to a page that simply provides information about your application, including a brief description of what it does and a way to contact you in the event that the need arises (e.g., Google suspects you are violating the TOS).
Jeremy R. Geerdes Effective website design & development Des Moines, IA For more information or a project quote: http://jgeerdes.home.mchsi.com [email protected] If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights Wesleyan Church! On Apr 8, 2010, at 12:10 PM, Marc wrote: > Kinda frustrated and disappointed with google, that they would be so > short-sighted as to require a "website" to generate an API key for the > translation API. What if one wants to build a non-web app? Or if one > wants to be able to run from several servers which are very much a > back end to a web app? > > For all it's innovativeness, and the language API is AWESOME, I do > wish Google would follow twitter's example on the API side of things - > why not simply open up a translation firehose? Or generate API key > based on email address, or some access key / secret key pair w/ oauth > like AWS? > > Come on google, welcome to the new century. > > I have faith that Google can scale to handle a translation firehose - > if twitter can do, I'm certain google can also. > > Thanks, > > > Marc > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google AJAX APIs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-ajax-search-api?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google AJAX APIs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-ajax-search-api?hl=en.
