Resources

This is a compilation of great resources that will help you build awesome things with Cisco Spark! This list is nonexhaustive, so have a look at the other compilations too.

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Table of Contents

Cisco Spark APIs & SDKs Documentation
Get Started With Our APIs & SDKs
How to Test the APIs & Get Help
Even More Resources 
Get Inspired! Previously Built by Cisco Spark Developers
Integrate with Cisco Spark Client SDKs
Great Third-Party APIs, SDKs, Libraries, and Other Tools
Other Cisco DevNet Tools & APIs
Make a Great Presentation and Videos

Know it all! Cisco Spark APIs & SDKs Documentation

• Developer Platform: Our developer platform's home page.
• API Documentation: Test our REST APIs in your browser with our executable documentation.
• Learning Labs: Our DevNet community has extensive tutorials on how to build with Spark.
• Our blog: Stay updated with the latest updates and releases.

Start building! Get Started With Our APIs & SDKs

• Introduction to CiscoSpark Apps- Note, you need to be logged in to access this tutorial.
• Run a bot on your local machine
• Introduction to Integration & OAuth Flow
• Understanding Integrations & OAuth
• Understand Bots
• BotKit Bot Examples
• Build a Simple Integration
• Build a Simple Video App: Here's a sample video application using the our Video SDK to get you started.
• DevNet Learning Lab (Python):
• DevNet Learning Lab (JavaScript):
• How to deploy your bot on Heroku
• How to deploy your bot on Cloud9
• Calling & Messaging Widgets: Quickly incorporate Spark into your existing web applications with components written in ReactJS.
• Voice & Video SDK: Incorporate Spark features in web and mobile apps.

First, Know How to Test the APIs & Get Help!

• Is it down?: Cisco Spark Status page.
• Interactive tool: toggle "Test mode" in the API documentation (by Spark for developers).
• Cisco Spark Chat Support: We have a developer space dedicated to helping our developer community. Get your questions answered fast!
• DevNet Chat Support: Get your questions answered fast for all Cisco APIs!
• Email Support: You can shoot Cisco an email!

Have a Look at Other Great Compilations of Resources

• Awesome Cisco Spark: A great compilation of resources from our Developer Evangelist! Includes client SDKs, testing tools, more inspirations built with Cisco Spark.
• Hackathon Resources: Suggested steps to get started with Cisco Spark.
• Intro to Cisco's Collab APIs: More info about Cisco's collaboration APIs in general.

Get Inspired! Previously Built by Cisco Spark Developers

• The Depot: Check out what is on our bot and integration store.
• Code Samples
• Bot examples: by ObjectIsAdvantag
• Other Bot Examples in NodeJS: by ObjectIsAdvantag
• Devpost Hacks
• Integration & Demo Videos
• The DevNet Community
• The Spot: View some of our own demos.

Integrate with Cisco Spark Client SDKs

• C# - SparkDotNet: by darrenparkinson
• GO - go-cisco-spark: by jbogarin
• Java - spark-java-sdk: by Cisco
• NodejS - sparkclient: by marchfederico
• NodeJS - sparky: by nmarus
• Python - ciscosparkapi: by cmlccie
• Python - cmlCiscoSparkSDK: by cmlccie
• Python - pyCiscoSpark: by brbester
• Ruby - cisco_spark-ruby: by NGMarmaduke
• Swift - SDK for iOS: by Cisco
• SDK for Javascript: by Cisco

Great Third-Party APIs, SDKs, Libraries, and Other Tools

Bots

• Botkit: cross-plaform bot SDK
• Flint: bot SDK for NodeJS (by nmarus)
• node-sparkbot: build bots in nodejs and experiment webhooks (by ObjectIsAdvantag).
• hubot-sparkwebhook: a Hubot adapter (by marchfederico).

Automated Workflows & Cloud Platforms

• Built.io: workflow with pre-defined Spark templates.
• Zapier: Connect your apps with recommended Spark zaps.
• Workato: get more out of Cisco Spark by connecting it.
• IFTTT: Spark recipes.
• Stamplay: low-code platform with API building blocks.
• NodeRed by IBM: Flow-based programming for the Internet of Things.
• node-red - Node-RED nodes to integrate with the Cisco Spark API (by nmarus).
• IBM Bluemix: Cloud infra with Watson.
• Azure: Microsoft's cloud computing platform.
• Google Cloud: Google's Cloud platform with analytics and machine learning.

AI, ML, FaceRec, NLP, etc.

• Affectiva: Emotion Recognition Software and Analysis.
• api.ai: create Spark bots with natural language understanding.
• TensorFlow: Open-source software library by Google for Machine Intelligence.
• IBM Watson SDKs: Collection of REST APIs and SDKs that use Watson.
• OpenCV: Open-source real-time computer vision.
• Other Great ML Resources: Collection of resources for machine learning.

Hosting

• Heroku: Platform as a service to build, host, and run applications.
• Resources for hosting NodeJS apps: Collection of resources for hosting NodeJS apps.

Local Hosting & Tunnels

• Ngrok: secure introspectable tunnels to localhost.
• LocalTunnel: easily share a web service on your local development machine.

Other Cisco DevNet Tools & APIs:

• Tropo: SMS and Voice APIs
• Meraki: Real-time device location APIs
• Other DevNet APIs

Add the WOW Factor: Make a Great Presentation and Videos

• Video-making best practices
• Making the Challenge Statement: How to structure your presentation and videos.
• QuickCast: Record your screen and yourself for quick videos.
• Licecap: Turn screen recordings into GIFs. Ideal for demos of your hacks.
• Makerbook Videos: Directory of free stock video resources. Adds the magic factor to your videos.
• Makerbook Audio: Directory of free stock audio resources. Adds the magic factor to your videos.
• Attach: A collection of real fundraising decks from real startups.