Developer API

Extract Assets and Metadata

As standard, iBase contains an API which allows external systems to extract assets and metadata using a wide variety of search criteria. Third-party applications can query an iBase repository via an HTTP request and retrieve assets and metadata in a structured document.

The iBase data schema is highly configurable, supporting structured subject, category and keyword hierarchies, item relationships and sets of data fields specific to different item types within a single database. The API fully supports those schema capabilities, making it ideal for exporting assets in a distributed environment.

Federated Searching

A federated search is the simultaneous searching of multiple online databases, with a list of returns from each source and clickable links back to the source systems. The iBase API allows selected data to be exposed in a way that can be interrogated by a federated search engine.

Integrate with CM Systems

Third-party integration is available for external content management systems. iBase can poll those systems and automatically bring in content at regular intervals, reducing manual transfer effort and making routine synchronisation easier to manage.