Autodesk API Integration Services, Desktop and Cloud
We connect Autodesk products with the rest of your business using every Autodesk API: desktop APIs for AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit, Civil 3D and Fusion, the Vault SDK, and cloud APIs from Autodesk Platform Services and Autodesk Construction Cloud.
The right Autodesk API for each integration
Autodesk offers many APIs, and choosing the right one matters. Desktop APIs give full access to the model while a user works. The Vault SDK controls managed files, items and BOMs. Autodesk Platform Services provides cloud access to files, model data, viewers and Design Automation, and the Autodesk Construction Cloud APIs expose project management data. Each has different licensing, performance and hosting implications.
ENGIMANDI is an Official Autodesk Development Partner with experience across all of them. We recommend the best integration point for each requirement, design secure and maintainable architectures, and build the connectors, services and user interfaces that tie Autodesk data to ERP, CRM, PLM, MES, databases, e-commerce and custom web applications.
Related reading: AutoCAD API development for engineering automation and CAD and CAE workflow integration.
What you get
- API selection & architecture
- Desktop API integrations
- Vault SDK integrations
- APS cloud integrations
- ACC project data integrations
- REST services & webhooks
- Security & licensing review
- Monitoring & support
Autodesk APIs we integrate
Every layer of the Autodesk ecosystem.
Desktop APIs
AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit, Civil 3D and Fusion APIs for in-product integration.
Vault SDK
Files, items, BOMs, lifecycles and change orders in Vault.
APS
Data Management, Model Derivative, Viewer, Design Automation and Webhooks.
ACC
Issues, RFIs, submittals, cost and model coordination data.
Data Models
AEC and Manufacturing Data Model GraphQL APIs for granular data.
Business Systems
ERP, CRM, PLM, MES and custom systems connected through secure services.
Integration stack
Autodesk and integration technologies.
Typical projects
- CRM quote generating Inventor models and drawings
- ERP reading Vault items through a REST service
- Web portal with the APS Viewer and model data
- MES receiving work instructions from CAD
- ACC issues synchronised with a ticketing system
- Integration audit and roadmap for an Autodesk estate
How we deliver API integrations
Discover
Systems, data and goals.
Choose
APIs, hosting and licensing.
Build
Services, connectors and UI.
Test
End-to-end and security tests.
Operate
Monitoring and support.
Autodesk API questions
Can desktop Autodesk software run on a server for integrations?
Autodesk licensing generally does not allow desktop products as unattended server engines. For server-side processing, we use Design Automation in APS.
Which API is best for reading model data?
It depends on where the data lives: desktop APIs while users work, the Vault SDK for managed files, and APS or data model APIs for cloud files.
Are APS APIs free?
Many are free; some, such as Model Derivative and Design Automation, have usage-based costs, which we estimate early.
Can you work with our existing integrations?
Yes. We review, fix, extend or replace existing Autodesk integrations.
Why choose an Autodesk Development Partner?
We work with Autodesk APIs every day and have access to partner resources, which reduces risk on complex projects.