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API Libraries allow you to work with either the WebSocket Steemd API, or the cli_wallet API. They are available for many languages.

Be aware you don't need to run your own Steem daemon for most cases, you can just connect to a public one, such as Steem.WS ran by @Xeroc and @Jesta

Items tagged with {TX SIGNING} support the ability to build STEEM transactions. Those without the tag may not be able to build transactions, e.g. upvotes, price feeds etc.

Building your own library

Both Steemd and the cli_wallet use a standard JSON RPC over Websockets or HTTP system for most calls. @klye has written an article explaining the basics of the JSON RPC system: https://steemit.com/steem/@klye/an-introduction-to-steemd-api-calls-functions-and-usage

To support transactions, such as upvoting, memos, and posts, you can check out this in-depth article by @xeroc, creator of the Python Steem library, Piston: https://steemit.com/steem/@xeroc/steem-transaction-signing-in-a-nutshell

Python

• Piston (@xeroc) {TX SIGNING} - A powerful python API capable of making bots in just a few lines of code, and any other interaction with the Blockchain that you would require

Javascript

• SteemJS (@svk) {TX SIGNING} - A javascript library capable of building, signing, and broadcasting Steem transactions, and other useful functions.
• SteemJS (@pharesim) - Unrelated to SVK's SteemJS. This offers nothing more than a very light JS API for connecting to the Steem WebSocket API.

PHP

• PHP Steem Tools (@lukestokes)

Ruby

• Radiator (@inertia) - Ruby API Client for Steem

Golang

• Go-Steem (@void aka @tchap) {TX SIGNING} - A library for STEEM which supports transaction signing.

Java

• Steem API-Wrapper for Java (@dez1337) - An API Wrapper for Steem written in Java

SQL

• Steem SQL (@arcange) - A publicly exposed Microsoft SQL database containing all the blockchain data for STEEM.