<s>
OneAPI	B-Application
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
application	B-General_Concept
programming	I-General_Concept
interfaces	I-General_Concept
(	O
APIs	B-General_Concept
)	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
GSM	O
Association	O
that	O
exposes	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OneAPI	B-Application
,	O
as	O
defined	O
by	O
the	O
telecom	O
industry	O
—	O
led	O
by	O
GSMA	O
and	O
the	O
Open	O
Mobile	O
Alliance	O
(	O
OMA	O
)	O
—	O
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
standardized	O
and	O
lightweight	O
Web-friendly	O
application	B-General_Concept
programming	I-General_Concept
interfaces	I-General_Concept
(	O
API	B-General_Concept
)	O
for	O
communications	O
service	O
providers	O
(	O
CSPs	O
)	O
to	O
use	O
to	O
expose	O
their	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Building	O
on	O
OneAPI	B-Application
version	O
2.0	O
specifications	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
OneAPI	B-Application
specifications	O
are	O
at	O
version	O
3	O
beta	O
(	O
published	O
from	O
February	O
to	O
April	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
mobile	O
operator	O
or	O
service	O
provider	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
implement	O
and	O
use	O
OneAPI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
OneAPI	B-Application
is	O
intended	O
to	O
complement	O
and	O
not	O
replace	O
it	O
,	O
by	O
providing	O
access	O
to	O
network	O
capabilities	O
and	O
information	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
operator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OneAPI	B-Application
differs	O
from	O
Parlay	O
X	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
network	O
capabilities	O
are	O
exposed	O
in	O
a	O
RESTful	B-Protocol
fashion	O
,	O
with	O
JSON	B-General_Concept
responses	O
,	O
to	O
facilitate	O
mash-ups	O
with	O
Web	B-General_Concept
APIs	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vodafone	O
has	O
sponsored	O
and	O
led	O
the	O
GSMA	O
OneAPI	B-Application
project	O
since	O
its	O
inception	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
API	B-General_Concept
allows	O
a	O
direct	O
charge	O
,	O
pending	O
user	O
authorization	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
first	O
reserve	O
funds	O
and	O
then	O
charge	O
later	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
when	O
you	O
are	O
satisfied	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
received	O
the	O
item	O
paid	O
for	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Messaging	O
-	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
send	O
a	O
SMS/MMS	O
to	O
a	O
user	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
batch	O
of	O
users	O
;	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
have	O
users	O
send	O
SMS	B-Device
or	O
MMS	O
to	O
your	O
Web	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
makes	O
OneAPI	B-Application
compatible	O
with	O
many	O
Web	O
services	O
(	O
Facebook	O
,	O
Twitter	O
,	O
Google	O
)	O
that	O
support	O
OAuth	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
ensures	O
that	O
users	O
are	O
in	O
consent	O
that	O
their	O
private	O
info	O
can	O
be	O
shared	O
with	O
web	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
