Overview - LO API

This documentation provides definitions, overviews, and instructions for Luminate Online® Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). These APIs allow you to request information communication between Luminate Online® and other tools you use to store and process data.

Already experienced with our APIs? Skip the overview and go to the API Library.

New here? Let's walk through the basics. Luminate Online® offers two types of APIs grouped by features and configuration requirements:

Client APIs: These APIs are the easiest to use because they require no server-side credentials. You can access these REST-style APIs directly from a browser. For privacy and security reasons, Client API calls have limited access to client and constituent data.
Server APIs: These APIs offer more functionality than Client APIs. They only respond to secure requests from trusted IP addresses and require valid API Administrator credentials. These REST-style APIs are for use by other application servers.

Some Client APIs can be called as if they were a Server API, and are available as administrator-context versions.

Want the nitty-gritty details about the difference between our Client and Server APIs? Read more in the User Guide.

Hurray! Now you know the basics. Let's keep going with your Setup.