Support for Moveable Type API
By Kjetil Kjernsmokjetilk. Monday, October 30, 2006 10:42:24 AM
We decided to provide support for most of the Moveable Type API, which also includes elements from the Blogger API and the MetaWeblog API. To aid tools in figuring out that we have this support, we also support the Really Simple Discovery specification.
To get an overview of the URL to use for the API, after your username you can add
/xml/rsd
To make that long story short, the URL to use for the API is
http://my.opera.com/<username>/blog/api/
This new feature may be a little rough around the edges, but we think it will get the job done, so we hope you will enjoy it!








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Knut Remi "DrLaunch" Løvlidrlaunch # Monday, October 30, 2006 11:41:23 AM
/me rushes to test the feature with Google Docs.
RamūnasRamunas # Monday, October 30, 2006 12:40:17 PM
Ole Kasperolekasper # Monday, October 30, 2006 12:44:59 PM
Have you checked any relevant settings in your client?
We don't have a 'draft' status for posts so are using 'private' in stead. It might simply be that you haven't clicked 'publish' or similar in your client?
RamūnasRamunas # Monday, October 30, 2006 12:56:00 PM
Ricardo FerreiraRichardCooper # Monday, October 30, 2006 3:42:46 PM
Matt Coxcoxy # Monday, October 30, 2006 3:45:08 PM
Kjetil Kjernsmokjetilk # Monday, October 30, 2006 4:50:53 PM
what happens? Or what doesn't happen?
→潇~~枫←™go5197 # Monday, October 30, 2006 7:55:55 PM
Alexey Feldgendlerfeldgendler # Tuesday, October 31, 2006 3:30:45 AM
KryptoKnightAleksOD # Wednesday, November 1, 2006 12:01:33 AM
Agree! I will try to test it with Flock as soon as I can
Ricardo FerreiraRichardCooper # Wednesday, November 1, 2006 12:20:02 AM
what happens? Or what doesn't happen?"
Its shows a error message, but works fine in Flock
My blog is all white, now does not have a layout! What happened?
Kerbykerby2008 # Wednesday, November 1, 2006 3:57:44 PM
Thanks for the effort of Opera Community.I like the function and it works well at this moment.
See this article posted by Zoundry.
Ricardo FerreiraRichardCooper # Wednesday, November 1, 2006 6:10:53 PM
Version: 1.0
Build: 109
OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2
Runtime version: 2.0.50727.42
Shutdown started: False
Program: "C:\Programas\Windows Live Writer\WindowsLiveWriter.exe"
When using Windows Live Writer (Beta), I received the error:
System.ArgumentException: O valor está fora do intervalo esperado.
em mshtml.IHTMLDOMNode.removeChild(IHTMLDOMNode oldChild)
em WindowsLive.Writer.HtmlEditor.HtmlEditorControl.BlockCommandExecutionContext.Dispose()
em WindowsLive.Writer.HtmlEditor.HtmlEditorControl.ExecuteBlockCommand(CommandExecutor command)
em WindowsLive.Writer.HtmlEditor.HtmlEditorControl.WindowsLive.Writer.HtmlEditor.IHtmlEditorCommandSource.ApplyBlockquote()
em WindowsLive.Writer.PostEditor.PostHtmlEditing.BlogPostHtmlEditor.ApplyBlockquote()
em WindowsLive.Writer.PostEditor.TextEditingCommandDispatcher.BlockquoteCommand.Execute()
em WindowsLive.Writer.PostEditor.TextEditingCommandDispatcher.TextEditingCommand.Execute(Object sender, EventArgs ea)
em WindowsLive.Writer.ApplicationFramework.Command.RaiseEvent(Object eventKey, EventArgs e)
em WindowsLive.Writer.ApplicationFramework.Command.OnExecute(EventArgs e)
SONOMAN.Xsonoman_x # Thursday, November 9, 2006 2:06:01 AM
I have found thru Geekotic (http://geekotic.wordpress.com) the freeware program BlogDesk (http://www.blogdesk.com) that can be used to post to My.Opera blogs using the MovableType API. Some features like "Read more..." or posting the post to multiple blogs don't work very well but all in all is excellent to write offline in a WYSIWYG editor and then post when you are connected.
Sorry guys, I rushed to comment on this and then I noticed some bugs on the program when posting to some of the blogs. So give it a try if you want but I think It's not so great as I thoght at the begining
Bye Sonoman.X
KryptoKnightAleksOD # Thursday, November 9, 2006 5:58:10 AM
SONOMAN.Xsonoman_x # Thursday, November 9, 2006 2:43:45 PM
I'm testing a program called BlogDesk. When it asks for the "Entry Point" which is used for communication between the program and the MovableType API of My.Opera I enter http://my.opera.com/<user>/api/ where <user> is you My.Opera user. It's very imprtant the last slash (/) after /api. If you don't put that slash the program won't work. I think that you can try with the same url in flickr's MT cgi-bin field.
Good luck,
Sonoman.X
KryptoKnightAleksOD # Thursday, November 9, 2006 6:41:08 PM
Ricardo FerreiraRichardCooper # Tuesday, November 21, 2006 8:04:00 PM
http://my.opera.com/RichardCooper/blog/api/
The remote server returned an error: (500) Internal Server Error." using Windows Live Writer. Doesnt work whit My.opera
gilion # Wednesday, December 20, 2006 8:00:01 PM
KryptoKnightAleksOD # Sunday, December 24, 2006 4:03:55 AM
Keith Batesnewlifenarrabri # Saturday, January 13, 2007 12:45:24 AM
Ricardo FerreiraRichardCooper # Wednesday, January 17, 2007 4:32:39 PM
勒色cherio2002 # Monday, March 26, 2007 6:00:54 AM
Thanks for the effort of Opera Community.I like the function and it works well at this moment.
Jurisjmruas # Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:00:08 PM
"There was an error detecting your blog settings."
This happens after enter the username and password.
Any idea how to solve this?
Thank you.
Jose
Keith Batesnewlifenarrabri # Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:56:12 PM
Try leaving the /api/ off the URL. Flock seems to add the /api bit.
Keith
Jurisjmruas # Wednesday, April 18, 2007 5:55:57 PM
I tried to do that but I get the same error: "There was an error detecting your blog settings. Click OK to re-enter username and password".
I can login in my blog. I don't understand this...
Hello Team! Can you help me?
Jose
Keith Batesnewlifenarrabri # Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:30:56 PM
That's weird!
I tried it right before I posted that message. Like you, I got the error message when I included the full URL, but leaving the /api/ off worked.
Keith
Keiki Ichikawakeiki # Thursday, July 5, 2007 7:46:01 AM
KryptoKnightAleksOD # Friday, November 16, 2007 10:58:57 PM
Keith Batesnewlifenarrabri # Sunday, November 18, 2007 5:26:27 AM
For Flock 1.0 you must use the full path name http://my.opera.com/<user>/api/ including the final / to make it work correctly- well as correctly as it's going to be. For some reason it still has trouble loading the categories from my.opera.com
KryptoKnightAleksOD # Sunday, November 18, 2007 7:36:27 PM
hoangkien # Monday, November 19, 2007 5:52:48 PM
Please help me show vietnamese !
Frederik Elwertfreedo # Saturday, November 24, 2007 10:55:33 AM
But where - except for this news entry - can I find the information about the API URL? I was a bit confused that the feature was announced on the feature list, but I then had to use the site search to find any information about it.
The /xml/rsd-URL just gives me a 500 Internal Server Error.
Further more, I tried two common Linux blogging clients, Drivel and BloGTK, but neither was able to post. With Drivel, I can't even log in, I just get a server error: "Your request was malformed or missing".
With BloGTK, I seem to be able to log in, but the posts just don't get published. Which might just be because of lesser error information of BloGTK.
Can anybody tell me how to use these Clients with my.opera.com?
Knut Remi "DrLaunch" Løvlidrlaunch # Saturday, November 24, 2007 1:07:39 PM
Change <username> into your username (in this case it's freedo). Don't include the brackets (<>) .
According to some of the comments above, some clients might enter the /api/ part automatically. So try removing that part of the URL after a few tries. I haven't tried those blogging clients my self, so I can't tell you anything about them.
Frederik Elwertfreedo # Saturday, November 24, 2007 8:40:29 PM
Yes, they do support Movable Type, yes, I selected that, yes, I used the correct URL.
So maybe I'll discuss this in the forums.
lince # Wednesday, January 9, 2008 2:59:38 AM
Keith Batesnewlifenarrabri # Wednesday, January 9, 2008 6:15:33 AM
Frederik Elwertfreedo # Wednesday, January 9, 2008 8:37:52 AM
lince # Wednesday, January 9, 2008 6:17:46 PM
Howard Shippinhieronymouse # Saturday, April 12, 2008 3:24:00 PM
I'm constructing this from memory, since now it's set it up, with automatic sign in, I'm not sure how to get back to the blog setup screen.
1. For blog type choose movable type.
2. Enter username and password
3. For the address, that's http://my.opera/username/blog/api//
(Note the two // after api: I discovered that the problem was that Drivel failed to register the slash, unless I included two of them).
Howard Shippinhieronymouse # Saturday, April 12, 2008 3:25:17 PM
1. For account, choose Self-hosted blog
2. At screen "Blogging, set up my blog" enter http://my.opera.com/username/blog/api/
3. Automatic set up doesn't work so choose manual setup ("Next")
4. Choose blog type "movable type"
5. Enter http://my.opera.com/username/blog/api/
6. Type in username, password.
MichaelStreetDocRN # Monday, August 25, 2008 5:53:58 PM
Setup for Windows Live Writer worked. Here's all I had to do go get it to work:
1. Open Windows Live Writer.
2. Click on "Weblog" tab and click 'Add weblog account.'
3. Click to publish to "another weblog service."
4. Type in the URL for your blog page, ie http://my.opera.com/whateveryourpagename/blog
5. Fill in your Opera username and password
6. Click the "Edit proxy settings" and make sure it is blank
7. Click next
8. Let Writer do it's thing for a second and another box will pop up.
9. Select Moveable type API from the drop down list
10. Clear all of the typing from the next line and fill in instead the name of your URL as in #4 and add a slash /api/ to the end of the URL so it should read http://my.opera.com/whateveryourpagename/blog/api/
11. Click next
12. Poof...it detects settings, etc. And should work. Mine did.
Keith Batesnewlifenarrabri # Monday, August 25, 2008 11:31:00 PM
Manish Bansalmanubans # Sunday, September 21, 2008 10:39:43 PM
I am getting 500 Internal Error while trying to make a api call for the same?
any idea why it is happening?
Manish Bansalapiguru # Monday, September 22, 2008 5:45:04 PM
i am trying to write an desktop client for posting blogs on my opera.
but server response is always same 500 internal server error.
do any one has any idea about it?
Cosimo Strepponecstrep # Thursday, September 25, 2008 12:26:55 PM
Dump of the requests?
Manish Bansalapiguru # Sunday, October 19, 2008 6:29:20 AM
i am done with bloggin client..
will be releasing soon.. (in next 2 or 3 days..)
stay tune on my blog (its a test purpose blog..)
soon i will update the link to the executables...
blog address is http://my.opera.com/manubans/blog/
Cheers.................
-- Manish
Manish Bansalmanubans # Tuesday, October 21, 2008 9:18:39 PM
Client for opera blogs "m'Blogger" is released.
you can find the download link and help on my blog http://my.opera.com/manubans/blog
--Manish
Christopher DaSilvadannii # Sunday, November 16, 2008 2:44:00 AM
Manish Bansalmanubans # Tuesday, November 18, 2008 3:40:34 AM
-- manish