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    <p>Well, Google+ doesn't have a "wall," it has "Streams." The proper term might help you find better search results. Either way, unless you're a Google partner, the news isn't good:</p> <p><strong>The API is currently limited to read-only access.</strong> From the <a href="https://developers.google.com/+/api/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">API website</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Note: The Google+ API currently provides read-only access to public data. All API calls require either an <a href="https://developers.google.com/+/api/oauth.html#about" rel="nofollow noreferrer">OAuth 2.0 token</a> or an <a href="https://developers.google.com/+/api/oauth.html#apikey" rel="nofollow noreferrer">API key</a>.</p> </blockquote> <p>Because it's read-only, you will not be able to update or post any information anywhere through the API -- you can only use it to pull basic information like profile and activity details.</p> <p>Given that access to the API may change over time, I'll try to keep this answer up to date with information about news or changes related to <em>write</em> access.</p> <hr> <h3>News &amp; Updates</h3> <p><strong><code>2015-04-28</code></strong>: <a href="https://developers.google.com/+/domains/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Google+ Domains API</a> was announced way back in August 2013, but somehow I missed its relevance to Google+. </p> <blockquote> <p>The Google+ Domains API allows Google Apps customers and ISVs to take advantage of enhanced Google+ APIs to build tools and services that can be used in a variety of ways.</p> </blockquote> <p>No, it does <strong>not</strong> provide <em>full</em> write access to a user's Google+ profile, but it does give you minor advantages over the Google+ API v1, at least within a domain. This one's mainly for mobile app developers.</p> <p><strong><code>2015-01-21</code></strong>: I have revisited many of the sources linked in this answer and searched for news regarding API changes, but Google has been quiet.</p> <p><strong><code>2014-03-12</code></strong>: Various discussion threads on Google+ about write access (or lack thereof):</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://plus.google.com/+JeffDwyerakajdwyah/posts/ZyQjd1F9jw3" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Discussion thread</a> by <a href="https://plus.google.com/107363681102841358647" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Jeff Dwyer</a></li> <li><a href="https://plus.google.com/+JulianBond23/posts/4mLaNh31JcW" rel="nofollow noreferrer">In-depth discussion of the topic</a> by <a href="https://plus.google.com/116328570070842584752" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Thor Mitchell</a> (the Google+ team member mentioned in Update 6)</li> </ul> <p><strong><code>2013-12-03</code></strong>: The issue thread from UPDATE 1 has finally been <a href="https://code.google.com/p/google-plus-platform/issues/detail?id=41#c181" rel="nofollow noreferrer">responded to by a Google+ project member</a>. Additional discussion regarding write-access to Streams is taking place intermittently on the <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/113527920160449995981" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Developing with Google+</a> community page.</p> <p><strong><code>2013-07-05</code></strong>: A developer named <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/users/1392628/eric-leroy">Eric Leroy</a> has built <a href="https://github.com/yipyo/google-plus-extension-jsapi" rel="nofollow noreferrer">an "unofficial" JavaScript library</a> that provides read/write extension to the Google+ API. </p> <ul> <li>via <a href="http://1off.quora.com/Google%2B-XHR-Hack-w%2B-Add-Post" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Google+ XHR Hack = w+ (Add/Post)</a></li> </ul> <p><strong><code>2013-05-14</code></strong>: A "social media management company" can gain additional API access by attempting to become a Google+ Pages API Partner.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://developers.google.com/+/api/pages-signup" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Google+ Pages API Partner Application Form</a></li> <li><a href="https://plus.google.com/104946722942277428266/posts/LUi2ZNyRHag" rel="nofollow noreferrer">More third party tools to help manage your Google+ page</a> - An announcement from Eduardo Thuler</li> <li><a href="http://adwords.blogspot.com/2011/11/third-party-tools-to-help-manage-your.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Original Google announcement of third party management tools</a></li> </ul> <p>Here's an excerpt from the Partner Application Form:</p> <blockquote> <p>The Google+ pages API allows social media management companies to add Google+ page management features into their tool. Access to this API is available through a whitelist, and access is granted to partners on a company by company basis dependent on fit with this API.</p> </blockquote> <p>Other articles explaining the lack of a write API:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2012/08/02/google-to-developers-wont-screw-you/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://mashable.com/2012/08/02/google-to-developers-wont-screw-you/</a></li> </ul> <p><strong><code>2013-01-04</code></strong>: Google just announced <a href="https://developers.google.com/+/history/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Google+ History</a>. You can use it to write "moments" (which are private by default) but can then be made public by sharing them directly to your stream and/or your profile. One of the moment types is <a href="https://developers.google.com/+/history/api/moments#commentactivity" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><code>CommentActivity</code></a>.</p> <p><strong><code>2012-10-08</code></strong>: There's now a <a href="http://code.google.com/p/google-plus-platform/issues/detail?id=110" rel="nofollow noreferrer">duplicate bug post</a> with only a few comments, but you can check there for future updates as well.</p> <p><strong><code>2012-06-25</code></strong>: I came across the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/google-plus-platform/issues/detail?id=41" rel="nofollow noreferrer">issue tracker post</a> for Google+ Write Access. The enhancement request status is "New" and priority is "Medium" as of June 25<sup>th</sup>, 2012. There are some links of interest in the comments.</p>
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