The web is better when it's social.
Friends are fun, but they're only on some websites. OpenSocial helps these sites share their social data with the web. Applications that use the OpenSocial APIs can be embedded within a social network itself, or access a site's social data from anywhere on the web.

OpenSocial enables apps, containers, and other clients to collaborate and move the social web forward.

The OpenSocial Community includes everyone that cares about OpenSocial -- from huge social networking sites, to two-person startups writing social apps. Everyone works together to iterate on the OpenSocial Specification and collaborate on the OpenSocial Community Wiki. Whether you're writing an app, a social network, or a proposal for the spec, learn how you can get involved and share your ideas with other developers.

The web is better when it's social.
Friends are fun, but they're only on some websites. OpenSocial helps these sites share their social data with the web. Applications that use the OpenSocial APIs can be embedded within a social network itself, or access a site's social data from anywhere on the web.

OpenSocial enables apps, containers, and other clients to collaborate and move the social web forward.

Build a social app
Want to embed your app in social networks around the world?

Create a social app platform
Want to enable developers to build new social features into your site?

Share and access social data on the web
Want to let your users take their profiles with them around the web?

Get Involved
Want to help shape OpenSocial and build technology that makes the web more social?
It's Open. It's Social. It's up to you...
The 'open' in OpenSocial is meant to signify that the technology is built on free and non-proprietary foundations, such as HTML, JavaScript, XML, and ReST. OpenSocial is a community effort, which means everyone can contribute and shape the future of OpenSocial -- that includes you!

The OpenSocial Community includes everyone that cares about OpenSocial -- from huge social networking sites, to two-person startups writing social apps. Everyone works together to iterate on the OpenSocial Specification and collaborate on the OpenSocial Community Wiki. Whether you're writing an app, a social network, or a proposal for the spec, learn how you can get involved and share your ideas with other developers.

The OpenSocial Foundation is a non-profit corporation created to sustain the free and open development of OpenSocial specifications. To learn more about the foundation please review the OpenSocial Foundation section.