CODEWITHSUNDEEP
windows-phone-7
rams
rams

Reputation: 6791

Is an API available to query Deep links for Windows Phone 7 apps in the marketplace?

I have seen couple of Web sites that list Windows Phone 7 apps from the marketplace with deep links.

Is an API available for the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace that allows me to query and maybe create a better Marketplace?

Thanks in Advance

Upvotes: 3

Views: 1571

Answers (2)

Jigar Mehta
Jigar Mehta

Reputation: 66

To query marketplace, you can use service which Zune desktop software uses (you can use fiddler to see what service it calls to get data about apps).

For example, if you want to search for XYZ in the marketplace for apps, following URL will return the XML data back which you can parse and display the data.

http://catalog.zune.net/v3.2/en-US/apps?q=XYZ&clientType=WinMobile%207.0&store=zest

Upvotes: 5

Matt Lacey
Matt Lacey

Reputation: 65564

There is no API (ATM) but you could always scrape the feeds for the marketplace like a number of websites do.

You couldn't create your own marketplace though. From the marketplace requirements:

Your application may not consist of, distribute, link to, or incent users to download, or otherwise promote alternate marketplaces for applications and/or games.

Upvotes: 0

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