Why is API preferred for integration?

The API Advantage

API is a method of communication where one system makes a call and receives a response from the other. If your enterprise resource planning (ERP) software has an API tool, you'll absolutely want to use it for integration. That’s where ItemPath comes in—with a fully-developed REST API for PowerPick.

Forward-thinking companies are moving towards API as a preferred method of integration, especially with cloud-based systems, for these benefits:

• Easier to deploy than other methods, using API endpoints to get and send data
• Less maintenance—the "set it and forget it" approach
• More secure (a major concern!)
• Data goes directly between systems, without in-between files or tables to manage
• More flexibility and control; better performance
• Instant responses, alerts, and visibility to know when things go wrong
• Offered by all newer and upgraded ERPs
• Works better with cloud-based systems that don't have an easy way to manage files
• "Future proof" as major ERPs begin to phase out—and raise costs for—older methods

Check out our full integration guide for all the advantages and savings API has to offer.