As I said in my previous post, I have not been able to put my finger on the information on how to enable Google to index password protected sites.
TOS = Terms of Service. As in, the legal contract that you agree to when you use the API. Jeremy R. Geerdes Generally Cool Guy Des Moines, IA For more information or a project quote: [email protected] If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights Wesleyan Church! On Jun 14, 2011, at 6:43 AM, g1 wrote: > You got it right Jeremy. > > I had meant -- "Will it be possible to use the Google Image search > API, for content on the private side of a userID/ password ?" > > Can you direct me to more detailed information about the 'robots.txt' > or 'sitemap.xml' that you mention. > > Sorry, I did not understand the "TOS" acronym. > > thank you. > Jeevan. > > On Jun 14, 7:54 am, Jeremy Geerdes <[email protected]> wrote: >> I guess that I'm a bit confused what you're asking. If you're wanting to >> know whether or not the TOS prohibit you from utilizing the API from an >> application which is on the private side of a user/password site, then I >> don't think that the TOS don't restrict you from utilizing the Image Search >> API on a site that has username and password as long as obtaining those >> credentials is free. But I'm not a legal expert, so you'll probably want to >> consult someone who is. >> >> If you're asking if the API will index images which are available only on >> the private side of a user/password site, then I think I remember reading >> somewhere that you could provide Google with a username/password via the >> robots.txt or something, but I'm not putting my finger on it right now. >> Alternatively, you could use an Sitemap.xml file to highlight the images >> that you want Google to crawl so that it can just bypass the user/password >> gateway. >> >> All of that said, I would be remiss if I did not advise you that the Image >> Search API has been deprecated. This means that Google is no longer actively >> developing new features, and while they will put some effort into making >> sure that the service continues to operate, they reserve the right to >> terminate it at any time should such efforts become "burdensome." In >> addition, the deprecation policy states that the service will be >> discontinued no later than three years after the announcement of >> deprecation. The announcement, in the case of the Image Search API, came in >> May 2011. So you can expect that the API will cease functioning no later >> than May 2014. >> >> Of course, if you don't mind developing an application today that won't work >> in less than three years, you can just disregard that insight. But if I was >> you, I would seriously think two or three times before I built an app on a >> platform that I knew wasn't going to be around. >> >> Jeremy R. Geerdes >> Generally Cool Guy >> Des Moines, IA >> >> For more information or a project quote: >> [email protected] >> >> If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights Wesleyan >> Church! >> >> On Jun 13, 2011, at 12:14 PM,g1wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hi, >> >>> I am trying out this Google API. >> >>> I see, that the google search api, can be restricted to search only a >>> particular web site. >>> But what are the pre-requisittes of such a searchable web-site ? >> >>> I guess, one of it would be ... the web site muct be publicly >>> accessible !! >> >>> Can it be a protected by user-name/ password ? >>> If yes, how can google api, be leveraged ? >> >>> thank you >>> G1 >> >>> -- >>> 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 >>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-ajax-search-api?hl=en.- Hide quoted >>> text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > -- > 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.
