Yellowfin provides a range of Web Services that allow a developer to programmatically access and manipulate server resources. We recommend all Customers use our REST API. The REST API includes all functionality covered by our legacy SOAP services and more. SOAP services are currently supported but we won’t be developing any new functionality.
REST Services
The REST API is our main Web Services API. It contains a range of functionality sufficient to meet most use-cases. You can read more about the REST API here and access the API reference here.
SOAP Services
Yellowfin provides an extensive range of SOAP web services (Simple Object Access Protocol). These services allow access to certain administration functions and also allow report content to be obtained. Customers typically use the admin services to automate common administrative tasks such as deploying new client organizations and content. The Report Services can be used to build custom mobile apps or batch reporting processes. SOAP is a legacy protocol that, whilst robust, has recently been dropping in popularity. Yellowfin will continue to maintain and support the existing SOAP services, and at the same time introduce a set of RESTful web services.
For full documentation on Yellowfin's SOAP web services, click here.