API services available in IBM Match 360
IBM Match 360 with Watson provides a powerful REST API that can connect its powerful master data matching capabilities to your systems and processes. Use the IBM Match 360 REST API, and the corresponding SDKs, to develop applications that interact with the service.
For more information about the IBM Match 360 with Watson REST API and the corresponding SDKs, see the IBM Match 360 API reference.
IBM Match 360 with Watson API methods are categorized into services, sometimes also referred to as microservices:
- Configuration service
- Entity Maintenance service
- Job service
- Matching service
- Model service
Configuration service
The Configuration service enables data engineers to configure the data model, manage project metadata, suggest mapping and matching attributes, and initiate the data matching process.
This service supports the configuration user experience to load and manage data assets and the data model.
Entity Maintenance service
The Entity Maintenance service enables line-of-business users or data analysts to search for and modify the data in the system. This service supports text searches, get records, and get entities. Its functions include create, edit, delete, and export record.
This service supports the master data explorer user experience to search, view, edit, and export records and entities.
Job service
The Job service enables data engineers and administrators to manage and monitor ongoing or completed IBM Match 360 jobs.
Matching service
The Matching service enables data engineers to manage the data matching process. This service is used to initiate, change, manage, and lookup the matching rules, algorithms, and metadata associated with matching.
This service supports the configuration and master data explorer user experiences to initiate matching and to visualize matching results and master data entities.
Model service
The Model service enables data engineers to manage the metadata in the IBM Match 360 with Watson system. Use this service to view and modify the model, the matching algorithm, and the composite view rules.
This service supports the configuration and master data explorer user experiences to manage and visualize the data model and composite views.
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Access the API services by using the Swagger UI tool:
Parent topic: Managing master data by using IBM Match 360 with Watson