Google this week began offering an alpha version of Google APIs Client Library for JavaScript, which provides access to HTTP-based APIs on the Web, as well as to many of Google’s public APIs.

Google charges $17 USD for thousand monthly address validation requests, a price significantly higher than the existing Geocoding API. The Google Maps Platform offers a monthly free tier of $200 USD.

Google has rolled out a new Contacts API which will allow developers to access your Google contacts without you needing to grant full access to your account. Prior to the new API, sites that ...