Access process

Introduction

#What is a light application?

Light application is a set of basic framework and access services (Focus On Mobile) provided by Weibo for third-party services (H5 pages) to access Weibo.

The light application entrance is in the Weibo Page (also called Profile page, personal homepage), or Weibo Card, and is developed by the access party in the form of a web application.

According to the display platform, light applications are divided into two types: embedded through iframe on desktop browsers (hereinafter referred to as Web version), and displayed through Webview in Weibo clients (hereinafter referred to as Referred to as H5 version). Your app can choose one of the two display platforms, or it can support both.

Features

Light applications provide more channels that are close to users in line with the attributes of the Weibo platform, promote the formation of two-way relationships between users and merchants, and allow users to more effectively discover and Use the Services.

• • Convenient access. The accessing H5 web page only needs to do a small amount of compatibility work for Weibo, and it can enjoy the one-system light application service provided by the official client, thereby providing users with a better experience
• • No authorization required . If the user accesses the application while logged in, the new framework will complete authorization by default and pass the access_token information to the access party.
• • More exposure opportunities. After the application is launched, it will appear on the Page page and the card of the Weibo feed stream. Support linkcard access for better display on Weibo.
• • During the development process, unified the access methods and parameters. Whether it is the Web version or the H5 version, the parameters received by the client are the same, and the access methods are basically the same. The application can distinguish whether it is the Web version or the H5 version through the browser userAgent.
• • Supports access to Weibo payment and completes product payment with one click.
• •[Web version]New application sharing and likes. Share the application directly to Weibo and generate card display for rapid dissemination.
• •[Web version]Supports non-login access to the application. You can also browse the application without logging in to Weibo. When necessary, invoke the login overlay through our JS client.
• •[Web version]App width resized to 940 px. The original 760px is not supported, and the original 950px is changed to 940px.

Light application scenarios

Some light applications, the more prominent ones are the inner pages, such as movies and books. You may want to directly display them in the Weibo stream When you see a card, click on the card to go directly to the product details page and purchase directly; Can play;

or both, both are acceptable.

Application Example

Online 4S store (Web & H5 version are both accessible):

##H5 version:

Youbao, Aiyingke

For more introduction to light applications, please click here.

Light application development process

The development of light applications is roughly divided into four steps:

• Become a Weibo developer
• Application creation
• Application development
• Application review and launch

As shown in the figure below:

Join a Weibo developer

The first step in developing light applications is to become a Weibo company developer.

If you are not a Weibo developer yet, please log in to the Weibo open platform first, and then enter the management center to complete the developer's basic information and identity authentication.

In the basic information section, directly select the developer type as company and complete the form. After completing the filling, you can start creating the application through email verification.

Passing the identity authentication will facilitate the review of the application and the application for various permissions. Please fill it out carefully.