This method allows you to implement Ecosystem's search into your application/tool.

• http://api.eco.netvibes.com/search/?query=tv&limit=2
• http://api.eco.netvibes.com/search/?query=news&limit=4&type=uwa

Most of the Essential widgets are specially handled by Netvibes' internal system, and therefore their <link> tag will not feature the widget's URL, but it's internal codename. If you intend to use some essential widgets, you will need to know their direct URL.

Here are a few:

• Tools
  • Calculator: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/calc/calc.html
  • FeedReader: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/feedReader/feedReader.html
  • Flash: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/flash/flash.html
  • Image: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/imageModule/imageModule.html
  • Link: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/linkModule/linkModule.html
  • To Do List: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/todolist/todolist.html
  • WebNote: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/postIt/postIt.html
• Services
  • Alexa: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/alexa/alexa.html
  • Amazon Wishlist: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/amazonWishList/amazonWishList.html
  • Cashback: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/cashback/cashback.html
  • del.icio.us: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/delicious/delicious.html
  • Digg: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/diggOfficial/diggOfficial.html
  • Expedia: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/expedia/expedia.html
  • Expedia US: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/expediaUS/expediaUS.html
  • Flickr: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/flickr/flickr.html
  • Twitter: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/twitter/twitter.html
  • Weather: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/weather/weather.html
  • Web Radio Player: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/webRadio/webRadio.html
  • Wikinvest: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/wikinvest/wikinvest.html
  • White Pages: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/whitepages/whitepages.html
  • Zoho: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/zoho/zoho.html

The following are not (yet) available as UWA widgets:

• BlogMarks
• Bookmarks
• Box.net
• Craigslist
• eBay
• iCal
• Image Search
• Maps Search
• Shopping Search
• Wall
• Web Search

Among Essential widgets are a few wizard widgets - that is, widget that forward the user to a given widget, depending on his choices. These wizard widget can only work wihtin Netvibes, and are marked as '*Wizard' in the Eco API result's <link> tag.

Here are the needed widgets for each wizard:

• MailWizard
  • AOL Mail: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/aolMail/aolMail.html
  • GMail: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/gmail/gmail.html
  • Hotmail: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/hotmail/hotmail.html
  • .mac mail: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/macMail/macMail.html
  • POP mail: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/popmail/popmail.html
  • Yahoo! Mail: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/yahoomail/yahoomail.html
• SocialWizard
  • Facebook: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/facebook/facebook.html
  • MySpace: http://www.netvibes.com/modules/myspace/myspace.html

For the http://api.eco.netvibes.com/search/?query=tv&limit=2 request

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<items total="1827" page="1" totalPages="-1827">
  <item>
    <id>229453</id>
    <author>26052</author>
    <type id="6">uwa</type>
    <publicUrl>
       <![CDATA[http://eco.netvibes.com/widgets/229453]]>
    </publicUrl>
    <link>
      <![CDATA[http://www.feediz.com/widgets/www/index.php]]>
    </link>
    <title><![CDATA[Votre guide TV  Télé-Loisirs]]></title>
    <description>
      <![CDATA[Notre Gadget TV vous permet de personnaliser la 
        grille de vos émissions préférées diffusées 
        en prime time. (...)]]>
    </description>
 
    <flags>
      <flag><![CDATA[campaign]]></flag>
      <flag><![CDATA[pick]]></flag>
    </flags>
 
    <regions>
      <region><![CDATA[bef]]></region>
      <region><![CDATA[chf]]></region>
      <region><![CDATA[fr]]></region>
    </regions>
 
    <categories>
      <category id="5">
        <![CDATA[Art & Entertainment]]>
      </category>
      <category id="5">
        <![CDATA[Art & Entertainment]]>
      </category>
    </categories>
 
    <featured><![CDATA[true]]></featured>
    <sponsored><![CDATA[true]]></sponsored>
    <campaignActive><![CDATA[true]]></campaignActive>
    <thumbnail width="160" height="120">
      <![CDATA[http://eco.netvibes.com/img/xxx.png]]>
    </thumbnail>
  </item>
 
 
  <item>
    <id>232056</id>
    <author>32848</author>
 
(...)
 
  </item>
</items>

For the http://api.eco.netvibes.com/search/?query=tv&limit=2&format=json request

{
  "total":1827,
  "page":1,
  "totalPages":-1827,
  "thumbnailWidth":160,
  "thumbnailHeight":120,
  "items":[
 
  {
    "id":229453,
    "author":26052,
    "type":6,
    "typeString":"uwa",
    "publicUrl":"http:\/\/eco.netvibes.com\/widgets\/229453",
    "link":"http:\/\/www.feediz.com/\widgets/\www/\index.php",
    "flags":["campaign","pick"],
    "title":"Votre guide TV  Télé-Loisirs",
    "summary":"Notre Gadget TV vous permet de (...)",
    "description":"Notre Gadget TV vous permet de (...)",
    "descriptionHtml":"<p>Notre Gadget TV vous  (...)<\/p>",
    "featured":true,
    "sponsored":true,
    "campaignActive":true,
    "regions":["bef","chf","fr"],
    "categories":[{
      "id":"5","label":"Art & Entertainment"
    }],
    "thumbnail":"http:\/\/eco.netvibes.com\/img\/xxxx.png",
    "modified":"1203549119"},
 
  {
    "id":232056,
    "author":32848,
 
(...)
 
  }
]}