API Reference : Actian Data Observability Platform APIs
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Actian Data Observability Platform APIs
Data Observability offers APIs that allows users to:
  • Configure connections and assets
  • Trigger scan
  • Manage users
  • Retrieve result data
Authentication
Authentication can be specified through:
  • User name & password
  • API Key
  • API token
Please refer to Authentication API for more details
Available controllers
Actian provides the following controllers for APIs:
Controller
Controller Endpoint
Purpose
Authentication API {auth_endpoint}
https://{Actian_endpoint}/api/auth
Authentication and token creation
Configuration API {config_endpoint}
https://{Actian_endpoint}/api/backend/
Configuring connections and assets
Analytics API {analytics_endpoint}
https://{Actian_endpoint}/api/search
Metrics access
Data API {data_endpoint}
https://{Actian_endpoint}/api/data
Upload management
These controllers can be used for the corresponding Actian instance:
https://{Actian_endpoint}/{controller_endpoint}/{function}
Headers
The following headers are always required when calling Data Observability APIs
Name
Type
Description
Content-type
string
application/json
Authentication
string
Bearer <access_token>. Access token from Authentication API
Last modified date: 11/21/2025