===== Atom =====

The name Atom applies to a pair of related standards. The Atom Syndication Format is an XML language used for web feeds, while the Atom Publishing Protocol (AtomPub or APP) is a simple HTTP-based protocol for creating and updating web resources.

The Atom syndication format was published as an IETF "proposed standard" in [[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4287|RFC 4287]], and the Atom Publishing Protocol was published as [[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5023|RFC 5023]].

=== Atom @ h6e ===

Atom is our feed format of choice and we plan to design our APIs around the Atompub protocol.

Also, to date, we contribute [[http://h6e.net/wordpress/patches|patches]] to the Wordpress project, trying to make their Atom support better and more useful for third party developers.

**Categories**: [[HTTP]], [[REST]]