Marvel Entertainment Releases Marvel Comics API

Marvel Entertainment has announced the Marvel Comics API, a new application programming interface [...]

By Jamie Lovett - January 31, 2014 02:57 pm EST

Marvel Entertainment has announced the Marvel Comics API, a new application programming interface that gives developers access to parts of Marvel's comic data for use in their personal, non-commercial websites and applications. Starting today, the API's beta version is available on Marvel.com's new developer portal. This is the first time that a major comic book publisher has released an API. The Marvel Comics API is a set of web services that give fans access to Marvel's data on over 30,000 comics and 7,000 series. The API lets fans access information from Marvel's publishing history, including cover art, characters and comic book crossover events. Developers will have the opportunity to create personal applications and websites based on Marvel Comics. Peter Olson, VP of Web & Application Development says, "Our API program is a cool new way to explore and interact with Marvel Comics. Unlike lists of books, movies, or news articles, our comics are an inter-connected web (no Spidey pun intended!) of data spanning 75 years. It's the relationships between them that are fascinating. Everything is connected and continues to expand as more comics are released each week. With our API program, once again, Marvel is changing the comics and publishing technology landscape." Developers can create accounts, access the API, test drive queries in interactive forms, read documentation and ask questions at Marvel's new Developer Portal at developer.marvel.com.

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