Currently I am looking into ways to access MySpace user info (profile, friends, etc) from the servers (server-to-server requests). Based on my investigation, using MySpaceId authentication may not be an option, because one of the steps requires user interaction. Is there a platform that allows us to access user info directly from a server? It is preferable if it does not require the users to install an application.

I am a little confused at what you're asking.

Myspace members have to allow you to get that information, so user interaction is always required. There is no way to just pull member data from myspace without a the member saying that it's okay to share that information.

If I'm off, then please elaborate :)

 

Rhonda

 

I agree and understand that the member needs to give a permission in order to share his/her info. 

I am thinking of using server-to-server requests, so user interaction will not be feasible. I know that using REST API requires the user to install an application to his/her profile before his/her info can be accessed using the installed application's consumer key and consumer secret. I am very new to MySpace, so I am wondering if there is another way to access user info without requiring the user to install an app? or may be I misunderstood how MySpaceID and MySpace REST API work?

Thanks for your help! 

 

 Hi Liong,

Please don't confuse MySpace internal (OpenSocial) applications with external (MySpaceID) applications - they have different rules. Can you please check out the OpenID specs here: http://openid.net/ for more information.

With MySpaceID you don't need user interaction for ever request but you will need them to approve and then you'll have a lifespan for future server-to-server requests.  

-D

Im confused you say to use OpenId, however your MySpaceId says to use OAuth Restful Protocol... Im building a external app and am now curious what i should be using exactly? Right now i request token, authorize token, swap for access token then retrieve the info i need. Is this not what i should be doing? Also if im doing dev on my local machine will i get a bad token error from the api.myspace.com/authorize when i try to run it locally, does the authorize request have to come from the listed server on the app profile. Thanks Neil