Making requests

The API supports multiple ways of making requests. Use the request method to make requests if you know the HTTP verb and path for the endpoint. For more information, see Using the request method to make requests.

Use the REST method to take advantage of auto completion in your IDE and typing.

• Data Product ID. Each data product has its own ID. For more information see the appropriate API-specific topic.

• Subscriber ID. When the subscription is created by Itron, you receive a one-time email with a link to a web page containing the Subscriber ID.

• Subscription ID. A subscription is how the APIs are secured for a specific subscriber and tenant, they are a combination of Subscriber ID, Data Product ID, and Tenant ID.

For paginated endpoints, use the paginate method to request multiple pages of data. For more information, see Making paginated requests.