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Buildagil openCDE API

The buildagil openCDE API enables developers to interact seamlessly with buildagil and offers numerous roles and tools to facilitate data exchange and integration into existing systems. It is based on the openCDE API specification of BuildingSMART (BCF API / Documents API) and has been extended with additional endpoints, capabilities and fields to provide more flexibility and functionality.

The buildagil openCDE API is aimed at developers or people with programming skills.

Authentication

For authentication to the buildagil openCDE API, please contact support with a callback URL to obtain the client ID and client secret. These credentials are required to authenticate to the buildagil openCDE API.

Possibilities

The buildagil openCDE API offers the following options, among others:

Call up project information
Retrieve, create and edit tasks & topics
Retrieve documents and document versions
Call up meetings
Call up milestones
Retrieve user information

The documentation of the buildagil openCDE API can be found under the following link: Documentation buildagil openCDE API

Deep Linking

It is possible to create deep links that provide direct references to specific content within buildagil.

Example: https://app.buildagil.com/open?guid=xxx.

Rate Limits

The buildagil openCDE API uses a user-based, dynamic rate limit. If there are a very high number of requests within a short period of time, these may be throttled based on the user.

openCDE, API, BCF API

Updated on: 28/05/2026