sharingto

Sharingto is a proposed cross-platform content sharing protocol intended to standardize how applications publish and deliver user-generated content to multiple destinations. It aims to provide a common data model and a broker-based delivery mechanism that can route a single share action to several services such as social networks, messaging apps, or cloud storage.

Core concepts include a share payload, which carries content type (text, URL, image, file), optional metadata (title, description, author), and destination preferences. A sharing service or broker receives the payload from a source app, applies destination-specific adapters to transform the data, handles authentication, and delivers to each destination with appropriate permissions.

Architecture typically involves three parts: client applications that generate shares, a sharing broker or service that coordinates delivery, and destination adapters or connectors for each target platform. It would use standard formats (for example JSON-based data) and security practices such as OAuth for authorization and encryption for data in transit.

Adoption and status: Sharingto is discussed in design and interoperability forums but is not an official, widely adopted standard. Implementations vary, and some platforms offer proprietary sharing APIs that resemble sharingto concepts. Interoperability depends on agreed-upon data models and consent flows.

Privacy and security considerations include user consent, data minimization, access control, and auditing of where data is sent. Potential drawbacks include added latency, complexity, and risk of vendor lock-in or fragmentation.

See also:

- Share intent

- Data portability

- OAuth

- Content distribution