Overview
Ardoq has support for a number of out-of-the-box integrations, as well as three variants of custom integrations with differing levels of complexity.
For common integrations, we recommend using the out-of-the-box integrations developed by Ardoq for the most stable and comprehensive integration experience. We maintain integrations for the most common IT tools, including Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Entra ID, ServiceNow, among with several others.
For custom integrations, we offer three methods of integration with differing levels of complexity:
Import Builder: A tool within Ardoq that allows you to configure a connection to a third-party RESTful API — similar to query-building tools like Postman or Insomnia. The Import Builder is useful because all configuration is done within Ardoq and does not require hosting or custom development. For more details, read our help article.
Import API: The Import API is a mixed-use solution that combines Ardoq configuration mapping with a JSON payload containing the data you want to import into Ardoq. This solution is useful when you have a data source that provides a JSON output and your system is capable of making a POST request to Ardoq. In many cases, this is a lower effort integration than the fully-custom API integration. For more details, read our help article.
REST API: Ardoq's API for complete programmatic control over creating, updating, and deleting component and reference data in Ardoq. This is the recommended approach for complex and custom-use integrations that cannot be covered by Ardoq's out-of-the-box integrations or the simpler integration tools like the Import Builder. See our developer portal for more details.
Custom Integrations
Refer to the chart below to get a feeling for how much effort will be required to integrate your data. While the Import Builder is entirely hosted within Ardoq, a fully-custom integration requires you to run your own servers to send data to Ardoq.
| Import Builder | Import API | REST API |
Hosting required | No | Yes | Yes |
Coding required | No | Minimal | Yes |
Built-in data mapping | Yes | Yes | No |
Upsert support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Deletion support | Limited | Limited | Full |
Scheduling | Built-in | Self-managed | Self-managed |
Supported data sources | REST APIs* | Any JSON | Any |
Customization | Low | Moderate | Full |
Complexity | Low | Moderate | High |
Best for | Connecting to standard APIs with no code | Importing data from JSON sources | Advanced integrations with custom business logic |
*The Import Builder is flexible and can support many different pagination and authentication schemes, but it may not work with some APIs due to small implementation differences.