Micropub (protocol)

{{short description|Client–server protocol based on HTTP to create, update, and delete posts}}

{{Infobox technology standard

| title = Micropub

| status = W3C Recommendation

| first_published = May 23, 2017

| organization = World Wide Web Consortium

| editors = Aaron Parecki

| base_standards = HTTP, URI

| related_standards = microformats, ActivityPub, h-entry

| domain = Social Web, Communications protocol

| abbreviation = MP

| website = {{url|https://www.w3.org/TR/micropub/}}

}}

Micropub (MP) {{Cite web|url=https://www.w3.org/TR/2017/REC-micropub-20170523/|title=Micropub|editor-last=Parecki|editor-first=Aaron|publisher=W3C Recommendation|language=en|publication-date=2017-05-23|id=https://www.w3.org/TR/micropub/|access-date=2017-06-07}} is a W3C Recommendation{{Cite web|url=https://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/6326|title=Micropub is a W3C Recommendation | W3C News}} that describes a client–server protocol based on HTTP to create, update, and delete posts (e.g. social media) on servers using web or native app clients. Micropub was originally developed in the IndieWebCamp community,{{Cite web|url=https://indieweb.org/Micropub|title=Micropub - IndieWeb|website=indieweb.org}} contributed to W3C,{{Cite web|url=https://www.programmableweb.com/news/daily-api-roundup-microsoft-cognitive-services-line-melown-emburse-tuleap-gocd/brief/2016/11/02|title=Daily API RoundUp: Microsoft Cognitive Services, Line, Melown, Emburse, Tuleap, GoCD|date=November 2, 2016|website=ProgrammableWeb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105080413/https://www.programmableweb.com/news/daily-api-roundup-microsoft-cognitive-services-line-melown-emburse-tuleap-gocd/brief/2016/11/02|archive-date=2016-11-05|url-status=dead}} and published as a W3C working draft on January 28, 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/5286|title=First Public Working Drafts: Micropub and ActivityPub | W3C News}}

Micropub uses OAuth 2.0 Bearer Tokens for authentication and accepts traditional form posts as well as JSON posts. Posted data uses a vocabulary derived from Microformats. Micropub is mostly used to create "posts", which are similar to Tweets, or micro blog posts, like those posted to Twitter. The protocol supports a variety of different content types{{Cite web|url=https://quill.p3k.io/docs|title=Documentation|website=quill.p3k.io|language=en|access-date=2017-06-08}} however, such as Bookmarks, Favorites, Reposts, Events, RSVPs, and Checkins. Micropub is currently supported on a variety of IndieWeb{{Cite web|url=https://indieweb.org|title=IndieWeb|website=indieweb.org|language=en|access-date=2017-06-08}} compatible websites, like micro.blog.{{Cite web|url=http://help.micro.blog/2017/indiewebcamp/|title=Micro.blog Help - IndieWeb|website=help.micro.blog|language=en|access-date=2017-06-08}}