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iEdison

iEdison API

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This page and the pages linked below provide information to agencies and contractors/awardees (organizations) who want to access iEdison Web Services using certificate-based authentication. Web Services allow system-to-system interface or API as a means for external systems to interact with iEdison to create, update, and query invention, patent, and utilization reports.  
 

In order to use the API communication, Agencies or Organizations must perform these three tasks:

  1.  Create a system account 
    • Instructions are available HERE
  2. Develop a Restful API client
    • The API Technical Document is available
      • API version 1 HERE 
      • API version 2 HERE 
      • Examples of API Request and Response are available HERE

 

If you are attempting to create or update information in iEdison via API and are unsure why you are receiving an error message, see our API Error Troubleshooting Page.

Created June 14, 2022, Updated September 23, 2024