Thomas Kern
Herby Tessadri
API server
Provide data for third-party systems as a REST service
The crossbase API Server (Application Programming Interface) offers a flexible way to access data in the crossbase database in third-party systems. These accesses remain independent of changes to the underlying data model. With relatively little effort, software developers can write programs that retrieve data from the crossbase database.
Openness
With the API server, all data in the database can be queried and used in third-party applications. The API server is further developed by crossbase to ensure releaseability. This ensures that all queries remain functional in the future.
Flexibility
The data objects are configured on the basis of a framework to suit the customer-specific use case. In this way, any database queries can be quickly and efficiently implemented and extended.
archive server
This option allows the backup and traceability of product and output specific published information for all output channels. For this purpose, definable contents are differentially saved in the database on a daily basis. By means of a graphical user interface, information on a product can be displayed at any time, accurate to the key date.
Typo3 connector
The API server optionally offers a connector for data exchange between the crossbase-PIM and the content management system TYPO3. This allows product data to be easily retrieved within an existing TYPO3 installation and displayed on the website.
CAD/BIM component catalog with PIM data
In connection with the component catalog of our partner KiM, CAD or BIM files with PIM data can be provided for designers and architects. The required PIM data is made available via an interface. This allows BIM formats such as IFC consisting of CAD drawings and PIM data to be generated directly from the crossbase database.
REST services
The API server provides a REST interface that can be used by third-party applications. The result is transmitted in JSON format. The REST services are configured on a customer-specific basis according to requirements and can be flexibly extended.
Authentication
Access to the API can be restricted using authentication tokens. This means that connections outside the internal network can also be reliably secured.
SSL
The data is transferred via HTTP or HTTPS.
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