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Is it possible to create an API for SharePoint?

Hello, i could not find any idea of how to implement API over the SharePoint(MOSS) framework. Could anyone give me a tip please?

What i want to do is create a client application to communicate with the SharePoint. wanting to implement something like following.

  • Client send post request to API implemented on SharePoint, API receive a request and do the authentication and create a login cookie.
  • Client keep communicating with API(with the login cookie), request necessary information and API returns it.

I could not find anyway to hook a program... Is there anyway to hook a program or implement own authentication mechanism before SharePoint's own authentication is called?

Any alternative approach will be grateful. Thank you in advance.

Taiga

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It sounds like you need the Web Services that ship as part of SharePoint. There is no need to re-invent the wheel by creating your own API.

If your own application runs on a machine with a local SharePoint installation then you can program against the SharePoint Object Model directly. Otherwise use the Web Services interface.

More on Google.

Muhimbi  2010-05-21 13:53:57
Thank you for a comment Muhimbi,I'm not quite sure how to implement against the SharePoint Object Model directly, so ill try start with using Web Services interface.Thank you
taiga  2010-05-24 01:17:55

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