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RoaringApps JSON Feed

While not a true API, a JSON feed of all OS X applications in the RoaringApps database is available at the following url:

http://static.roaringapps.com/all.json

The feed is updated daily. It is in the following format:

{
  "Application name": {
      "id" : ,
      "title": ,
      ...
  },
  //e.g.
  "Safari": {
      "id":"32",
      "title":"Safari",
      "mtn_status": "works_fine", //Mountain Lion (10.8) status
      "status":"2", //Lion (10.7) status
      "store":"0",
      "version":"5.2",
      "developer":"developer:apple",
      "developer_name":"Apple",
      "url":"http://www.apple.com/macosx/apps/",
      "icon":"icon:ssafari/SSafari.png",
      "app_store_link":"",
      "cache_updated": "Jul 12 2012 14:16:29" //when this information was fetched
  }
}

To generate a URL to the application's page on RoaringApps, replace <id> in the following URL with the application id:

http://roaringapps.com/app:<id>

To get the application icon:

http://roaringapps.com/local--files/<icon>

To get a link to the developer's profile:

http://roaringapps.com/<developer>