Introducing the Avvo API
Here at Avvo, we make every effort to make it easier for consumers everywhere to find the right doctor or lawyer. It’s with that goal in mind that we offer partnerships and syndication opportunities to everything from Boomerator, an advice network for Baby Boomers, to Topix, a hyperlocal news and information provider. We’re excited about the partnerships we’ve built, but we’ve only scratched the surface of what can be done with the data we’ve collected on Avvo. It’s for that reason that I’m proud to introduce the Avvo API.
The Avvo API provides a way for developers to build their own sites and applications on top of the information contained on Avvo. Whether it’s showing a list of doctors who specialize in a medical condition your users are researching, to creating a map of the places in the U.S. with the best health care (as measured by Avvo Rating, of course!), you’ll be able to use the Avvo API to help you build it.
Excited to try it out? We’ve provided documentation at api.avvo.com. When you’re ready to get started, you can contact us to get access to the API. From api.avvo.com, you can get all the information and examples you need to use the API in your own apps. Write code in Ruby? We’ve built a wrapper around the API to get you up and running as quickly as possible. The code is hosted on github (where you can also see examples), and it can be installed by running:
gem install avvo_api
So browse the documentation, take a look at the examples, contact us if you need help, and build something cool!
January 28th, 2011 at 12:54 pm
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