Chapter 11. Using the Live Connect API

In This Chapter

• Installing the Live SDK

• Authenticating a User

• Passing an Authentication Token to a Web Service

• Retrieving Basic User Information

• Uploading and Downloading Files from SkyDrive

The Live Connect API enables you to connect to Live Services from your Windows Store apps. Live Services provides you with services for authenticating users, retrieving user information (including a user’s calendars and contacts), and interacting with a user’s SkyDrive.

In the first part of this chapter, I explain the steps required to install and set up the Live SDK. For example, you learn how to register your Windows Store app at the Live Connect website.

Next, I discuss how you can take advantage of a ...

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