Google had closed its door for small sites who wish to use its AdSense API program as the company raised the required minimum traffic limit to 100,000 page views per day.

The AdSense API was introduced in March 2007 is ideal for web site developers whose users create their own web content through applications like blogging, social networking, web hosting, or web publishing.

With the AdSence API, site developers can share advertising revenue with their members through users’ generated content.

Google said in its AdSense API Forum:

Since we opened the API to all a few months ago the response has been incredible and we’re pleased at being so popular. However, this popularity has led to us providing less than the highest levels of support for our developers that we strive for. As a result, only developers who expected 100,000 (one hundred thousand) page views or more for AdSense API pages will be able to go live.

Developers who have already started on their implementations are not effected by this change, but may need to take steps to ensure their ability to launch.

Google expects that the increase in minimum traffic requirement will initially result to fewer developers to join the AdSenxe API program, giving the company more chance to enhance its support while it prepares to support a greater number of developers in the future.

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Entry was posted on Saturday, September 15th, 2007 at 10:01 am under Google.

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