# Yahoo Answers API Review

**Author:** kinlane  
**Canonical:** https://apievangelist.com/2010/10/12/yahoo-answers-api-review/

[Yahoo! Answers](http://answers.yahoo.com/) is a community-driven question-and-answer (Q&A) site that allows users to both submit questions to be answered and answer questions asked by other users. The site gives members the chance to earn points as a way to encourage participation.

The [Yahoo! Answers API](http://developer.yahoo.com/answers/) is a RESTful API using an appID for authentication. It provides a read only API for querying questions individually, by search, category, or by user. Yahoo! provides 12 language kits including Java, PHP, and VB.Net.

**Building Blocks:**

> **Technology**
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> *   RESTful API
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> **Documentation / Tools**
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> *   API Reference
> *   SDK / Code Libraries
> *   Getting Started
> *   Rate Limits
> *   Terms of Use
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> **Support / Management**
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> *   Email List
> *   Help Section
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> **Community**
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> *   Forum (Yahoo Groups)
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> **Developer**
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> *   Registration
> *   Account Info