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Application Programming Interface

An application programming interface (API) is a specification intended to be used as an interface by software components to communicate with each other.

SmartSimple supports three different APIs.

• JSON based API (Named SmartConnect). This is current and fully supported API. SmartSimple plans to enhance this API for the foreseeable future .
• Web Services API to support server to server communication via the Internet – Apache Axis2 based.
• Browser based communication to the Server - Ajax based, named Pandora.

API Resources

• API Interactive Demonstration Page
• SmartSimple Discussion Forum - SmartConnect RESTful API forum

Note: The Discussion forum can be accessed through the Community Portal or the Partner Portal. If you do not have access to either portal send a Support Ticket requesting that access be added for specified organization contacts. Contact support: 1.866.239.0991 ext. 1 or via email at support@smartsimple.com

Deprecated API's

• Desktop API [Deprecated June 5, 2013] - Desktop communication using Microsoft technologies (SmartComClient.dll)