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Dominoes has an API if you actually want to order a pizza through vim and not just open a browser.



Is there a reason why it’s public?


Because they likely use the same API for their website/app/Alexa/etc. platforms, since so long as the same calls need to be made, it makes sense to reuse the work you've already done.

So long as they have reasonable rate limits & security in place, it makes sense to allow anyone to use it to order pizzas from whatever platform they want, because it's still money in their pockets -- not to mention free press from articles like "how to order pizza from vim"


Is there a good reason not to make it public?


Security reasons. Maybe it’s easier to secure an API than I think.




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