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REST API

Getting started

This document guides how to use the REST API provided by the Kakao API platform.

Before you begin

Overview

Most Kakao APIs are provided as a REST API, except for Kakao Talk Share or some plugin features related to service UI. Kakao APIs not supported by Kakao SDK are also available through a REST API.

REST API is available in any environment where HTTP request is possible. It is used to send requests from a client to a server or from a server to another server. Examples are below.

  • Mobile or PC web environment
  • Mobile environment such as iOS or Android
  • Web server in various environments such as Java, Ruby, or Python

Refer to Reference to check the request and response specifications.

Requirements

To use Kakao APIs through a REST API, the server and development environments must meet the following minimum versions.

Name Supported version
OS X Mavericks or higher
Windows Windows XP SP3 or higher
Java JRE 1.8.0_101 or higher
Browser Chrome 49 or higher
Firefox 50 or higher
Safari 10 or higher
Internet Explorer (IE) 9 or higher
Microsoft Edge 14 or higher
CentOS/RHEL ca-certificates-2015.2.4-65.0.1.el6_6.noarch or higher

* Notice: Replacing SSL certificates in Kakao Open API Platform

Platform

Go to [App] > [General] > [Platform] on the app management page and enter the web platform information of the service. Refer to Platform.

Security: Allowed IP address

By configuring allowed IP addresses, the Kakao API server permits requests only from the registered IPs, helping to prevent security incidents such as app key leakage. For configuration instructions, see Allowed IP addresses.

Firewall and ACL

If access to the service server is restricted by the firewall or ACL (Access Control List), set the firewall rules or ACL to use Kakao API. To check the Kakao IP list, call Retrieve Kakao IP list.

Sample

REST API requests can be implemented with various programming languages. The examples are below.

Note: How to request samples of other languages

For reference or samples of other languages ​​and frameworks not provided in this documentation, search it or ask us in Devtalk.

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