Yahoo! Application Platform

The Yahoo! Application Platform allows you to reach our users and improve the Yahoo! user experience by building and deploying new applications directly onto Yahoo! pages, writing code the way you love to write it. We're looking to you to help us build the next big thing on Yahoo!, and in turn we'll shower you with traffic and users. Sounds like a win/win, doesn't it? That's our goal!

How Do I Get Started?

1. Take a quick look at the Getting Started documentation.
2. Step through the Canvas tutorial.
3. Build your own App now: Go to Create New App and get started.

About the Yahoo! Application Platform

An Open Marketplace for Innovation

You don't have to be a huge software development house to get your Apps onto Yahoo!. Build powerful Apps using your software stack, your environment, and your servers. You can write your application in whatever language you want and proxy it back to us. Instant distribution.

Social Context

You can easily make your applications socially relevant to users. You can let a user interact with their connections and connections' content by leveraging the Yahoo! Social Directory API.

My Apps

Keep an eye on your applications on your My Apps page.

Support and Community

Questions and suggestions on the Application Platform are discussed on the Yahoo! Application Platform Developer Community forum. If you have questions or need technical support, please use this forum.

Terms of Use

Use of the Yahoo! Application Platform is governed by the Yahoo! Application Platform Terms of Use.