Getting Started
Getting started with the IGLOO API
The IGLOO API provides developers with the means to create and modify objects within a digital workplace programmatically.
Igloo provides two versions of APIs. Although they both return the same data with a little twist to the response objects, there are some advantages to using one over the other. To learn more about v1 and v2, we've briefly covered in our authentication article.
Below is how you can identify v1 over v2:
Click here to view a complete list of our APIs. *NOTE*: You must be logged into customer care to access our swagger documentation.
Object IDs.
Almost every object in a digital workplace has a unique Object ID and is a requirement if you want to query data from that object or modify it in anyway.
There are two methods for finding an Objects ID.
- Inspect the DOM
- Using the API
To learn more about how to get Object IDs from objects in IGLOO. In this article we've covered how to us the API to get data around the object by using the path to that object.
API Call prerequisites
API calls require that a user authenticates before they can do anything within a digital workplace. To authenticate you will need:
- An API key
- API password
- A locally (not managed externally) created user
- And a valid digital workpalce