Web API

AspenTech Inmation OT Data Fabric follows an API-first architecture. This means data access, historical retrieval, event access, and model/configuration operations are exposed through consistent Web API interfaces that can be consumed by applications, scripts, and integration platforms.

The result is a platform where integration is not an afterthought. Teams can connect analytics, reporting, MES, ERP, custom applications, and AI workflows to the same trusted operational context using secure and well-defined endpoints.

Why This Matters

  • Faster time to value: build and automate solutions without waiting for custom point integrations.

  • Consistent integration model: use one API surface for real-time data, history, events, and configuration.

  • Enterprise scalability: support simple use cases and large, multi-system integration architectures.

  • Future-ready foundation: enable modern use cases such as advanced analytics, data products, and agentic workflows.

What You Can Do With The Web API

  • Read and write current values for operational objects.

  • Query aggregated and raw historical data.

  • Access alarm and event history.

  • Read and manage model/configuration data.

  • Execute server-side action pipelines for orchestrated operations.

Advanced Endpoints

In addition to the standard endpoints, customers can create custom server-side endpoints (called Advanced Endpoints) to encapsulate project-specific logic.

Advanced Endpoints are useful when you want to:

  • expose a domain-specific API tailored to your site standards,

  • combine multiple API operations into one controlled endpoint,

  • add validation, normalization, or transformation close to the data,

  • publish a clean contract for external consumers while keeping implementation details internal.

This gives you the best of both worlds: robust out-of-the-box APIs plus the flexibility to build exactly the interface your operations and applications need.