Save time, keep control
InfoDesk integrates all of your organization’s information sources from licensed subscription content, to open-source, including Alternative data, before transforming it into a normalized XML format. Delivered via REST, this gives you control over how information is used in your internal applications and workflows.
Authentication your way
Our API uses InfoAuth to ensure that access to your data is protected by a number of different authentication methods, including username and password, SSO and IP authentication.
Development on your terms
InfoDesk’s API comes with the following features as standard:
Accessible via REST
so that you can use it alongside other APIs and services
XML or JSON
our API is available in either to accommodate your preference
Auditing and logging
to understand user activity and service usage
Versioning
so that the API can continue to evolve without disrupting your service
Request throttling
to protect your system from DoS and other similar cyber attacks
Additional powerful features for you
In addition to world-leading data services, you can also access other powerful features via our API to include in your internal applications. These include:
InfoAlert Services
Call upon services that give your end-users control over their information workflows, including the ability to:
- View information sources that they are entitled to
- Create and edit their personal alerts based on criteria most important to them
- Save searches and set up email alerts based on the saved criteria
- Manage their own alert frequencies
- Subscribe to company-wide enabled information alerts
In this add-on service, you are also able to create users, assign predefined permissions, or assign access to specific InfoAlert features via Identify and Access Management (IAM) functionalities, enabling you to keep control over resource access.
Publisher's Workspace Services
Integrate flexible editing and publishing functionality within your internal applications, such as:
Create new articles from scratch or edit a previously published article from any source available to that specific user
Store draft articles until they are ready to publish, or share them with colleagues
Publishing capabilities including sending newsletters, publishing articles to alerts and making articles accessible via search
In this add-on service, you are also able to create users, assign predefined permissions or assign access to specific Publisher Workspace features via Identify and Access Management (IAM) functionalities, enabling you to keep control over resource access.