Links to Manufacturer Webpages and Free Sample Order Forms Are Now Available in the API
Pulse
Octopart Staff
Oct 10, 2017

Our goal with the Octopart API is to open up access to part data for design, sourcing and manufacturing. To help design engineers evaluate components we've added manufacturer product detail links as well as links to free sample and eval kit order forms:

http://octopart.com/api/docs/v3/rest-api#object-schemas-externallink

To recap, here's a list of the data types that are currently available in the Octopart API:

  • Datasheets
  • Lifecycle Status
  • Pricing and availability from 115 stocking distributors
  • Lead times
  • Minimum order quantities
  • RoHS statements
  • Conflict mineral statements
  • Technical specs
  • Images
  • Descriptions
  • Categories
  • Manufacturer product detail links
  • Free sample links
  • Eval kit links

If you're a component manufacturer and you would like to see your data in the Octopart API just send us an email (contact@octopart.com)!

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