Access SkyDrive Pro Using SharePoint 2013 API’s

You may have noticed that I’m on a SkyDrive and SkyDrive Pro kick of late. It has more to do with me wanting to understand and use the tools to their fullest extent.  While SkyDrive has a well known and documented API, SkyDrive Pro hasn’t reached that point yet.  However, the SharePoint Developer Team over at the SharePoint dev blog has an article on how to access it using the SharePoint API’s.
The blog post focuses on:

1. Starting with the basics
2. Working with documents and other files as items
3. Working with folders and files

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I won’t steal their thunder since they can get far deeper than I can so go hit the post.

Why Should We Care About the SkyDrive Pro API?

With an API, you open up a lot of possibilities for the use of SkyDrive.  With my eWallet app, I can sync by password data between any platform from my Mac, to my Android phone, to my tablet.  SkyDrive already lets you use their API with IFTTT, Box Cryptor, and SkyDrive OCR.   (upcoming post).  You’d be surprised at the possibilities third parties can dream up.  But those possibilities only exist with a way to securely access the tool.  So yes, the API is pretty important even if it  is harder because SkyDrive Pro has such an intrinsic link to SharePoint.