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Application programing interface (API)

An application programming interface (API) connects software platforms that otherwise couldn’t talk to each other.

The API makes the integration of various apps and programs easier, as well. It lets programmers use already existing applications to combine with their own, such as web browsers.

APIs allow any software to source relevant data from Piwik PRO Analytics Suite and send information to PPAS back again. For example: reporting dashboards, BI software, data warehouses and, Google Ads.

More about Piwik PRO reporting API in our help center:

More on APIs in the Piwik PRO blog:

  • Privacy by design in practice: How “just enough” data beats “just in case” collection

    While collecting more data “just in case” feels safer, according to Matt Gershoff, it’s also one of the biggest sources of unnecessary compliance risk, analytical noise, and wasted organizational resources in the analytics industry today. His approach of “just enough” data collection is more intentional, more aligned with privacy regulation, and often more analytically effective.

  • 4 ways to make your analytics HIPAA-compliant: Implementation guide

    Healthcare organizations have four main approaches to achieving HIPAA-compliant analytics. Each has different trade-offs in cost, technical complexity, and analytics capabilities. This guide compares all four implementation methods – from using Google Analytics with workarounds to deploying fully HIPAA-compliant analytics platforms – so you can choose the right approach for your organization’s needs and resources.

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