Ezra Mechaber

With more than 14 million users and 21 million signatures, We the People, the White House's online petition platform, has proved more popular than we ever thought possible.

In the nearly three years since launch, we've heard from you on a huge range of topics, and issued more than 225 responses. But we're not stopping there. We've been working to make it easier to sign a petition and we're now proud to announce the next iteration of We the People.

Since launch, we've heard from users who wanted a simpler, more streamlined way to sign petitions without creating an account and logging in every time. This latest update makes that a reality.

[Mechaber is Deputy Director of Email and Petitions, White House Office of Digital Strategy]

Here at the White House, we've been busy working to develop a Write API for We the People, our online petitions platform.

The API (which stands for Application Programming Interface) is a set of methods that will eventually allow people to sign White House petitions using new technologies, and on sites other than WhiteHouse.gov.

While We the People already has more than 14 million users, we want to open up the platform -- and make it even easier to petition the White House.