# Instant Messenger API

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instant-messenger-api/281941>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [February 15, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instant-messenger-api/281941 "2009-02-15T19:54:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![NeoDreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instant-messenger-api/281941/1 "2009-02-15T19:54:53Z")

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How are [www.gmail.com](http://www.gmail.com), [www.meebo.com](http://www.meebo.com), and [www.iloveim.com](http://www.iloveim.com) connecting to AIM, MSN, and ICQ? Is there a public API that I don’t know of or is this a result of a private agreement between the website and the IM company?