Get Started with Sources API

Everything you need to know to get started with the Sources API.

Get a Visier account

To use the APIs, you must have a Visier account with a profile that has the API capability. If you don't have an account, contact your administrator. They will create an account for you with permissions that allow you to view data.

In addition to an API profile, your API user needs a profile with the following capabilities to use the Sources API:

  • Data: Write (access level), API (view level) 

Generate your API key and security token

To make an API request, you will need an API key and a security token. For more information about how to get an API key and request a security token, see API Authentication.

Note: If using Postman to send requests, you can request a security token directly in the tool, see Use Postman to Call Visier APIs.

Choose your tool

To use Visier APIs, you need to choose a tool to make your first request. This can be Postman or whichever method you usually use to make HTTP requests. For more information about using Postman for your first request, see Use Postman to Call Visier APIs.

Make your first request

To test that you have everything set up correctly, we'll create a request to retrieve all the sources in your tenant using the /v1alpha/admin/sources endpoint. For a complete list of available endpoints, see "Sources" in API Reference.

The following sample request exports all sources from your Visier solution. Replace {vanity_name} with your tenant name. The API key is expected as a header, while the security token is expected as a cookie.

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cURL sample request: Export all sources
curl POST --url 'https://{vanity_name}.api.visier.io/v1alpha/admin/sources' \
-H 'apikey:{api_key}' \
-H 'Cookie:VisierASIDToken={security_token}' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/zip, application/json' \
-d '{
    "operation": "exportSources"
    }'

If everything was set up correctly and the request was successful, the response returns a ZIP file containing all sources in the tenant.

Next steps

Now that you've successfully authenticated and completed your first API request, you can call more Visier APIs!

To learn more: