# Using the 2050 Materials APIs

## Accessing our API

2050 Materials' API aims to seamlessly integrate comprehensive sustainability data into digital design processes in the construction industry. It leverages AI-powered algorithms and detailed life cycle assessment (LCA) calculations to create a vast, high-quality database on the climate impact of building materials. This integration facilitates real-time calculations of embodied environmental impacts, supporting designers and builders in making more informed, sustainable choices. The goal is to make sustainability a fundamental and easily accessible part of the construction process.

* [Swagger Docs](https://app.2050-materials.com/developer/documentation-ui/) & [SDK](https://sdk.2050-materials.com)
* Read more about our API [here](https://2050-materials.com/sustainability-data-api/)
* Jump to the [Notebooks and SKDs](/readme/using-the-2050-materials-api/sdks.md)
* [Python Library aecdata](https://pypi.org/project/aecdata/)

#### API Access and Authentication details

License is available to any organization which has a use-case for high-quality product information. Use cases include, but are not limited to, building a carbon tool for the construction industry, linking carbon and other data in cost estimation software, and including more granular information in real estate climate risk metrics.

#### Available Endpoints

1. [/get\_products\_open\_api](https://app.2050-materials.com/developer/documentation-ui/)\
   \&#xNAN;*Open API with limited information (GWP, A1-A3) on construction products*
2. [/get\_products](https://app.2050-materials.com/developer/documentation-ui/)\
   \&#xNAN;*Full LCA data breakdown & augmented data on all construction products globally*
3. [/get\_generic\_materials](https://app.2050-materials.com/developer/documentation-ui/)\
   \&#xNAN;*Full LCA data breakdown & augmented data on generic materials/products*
4. [*/get\_best\_match*<br>](https://app.2050-materials.com/developer/documentation-ui/)*Automated mapping of materials from a BoQ to both genereic materials and products*
5. [/get\_co2\_warming\_potential](https://app.2050-materials.com/developer/documentation-ui/)\
   \&#xNAN;*Embodied carbon and* [*Warming Potential*](/methodology-documentation.md) *estimation for building typologies and assemblies*

#### Get a Developer Token

For the Open API ([/get\_products\_open\_api](https://app.2050-materials.com/developer/documentation/#tag/get_products_open_api)) please register an account on the [2050 Materials platform](https://app.2050-materials.com/accounts/login/) and generate a token on your [account page](https://app.2050-materials.com/accounts/edit-account/).

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If you are interested in getting access to the other endpoints, please send us an email at <api@2050-materials.com>.


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