Calling all developers: meisterAPI

With the latest release we’ve also launched the new MindMeister API. The interface allows developers of web and desktop applications to access and modify mind maps on MindMeister, both public and private ones (provided you have the necessary privileges of course). When designing our API we’ve stuck closely to the already pretty established structure and features of common web REST APIs such as the ones of Flickr and Remember the Milk, so whoever has used those before should have no problem with the meisterAPI.

Mashups are easily done with it too. We have created two demo mashups with Yahoo Pipes so you don’t have to take our word for it:

• YouTube Mashup
  Display YouTube videos for ideas from the MindMeister public hot list
• NY Times Mashup
  Display public maps for topics from the New York Times

(alright, so these might not be particularly relevant or useful, but they’re just demos ok?)

Actually, currently quite a few people are creating applications with the meisterAPI, and we are very curious to see them. If you’re interested in developing something too have a look at the API documentation or drop us a line at dev@mindmeister.com.