The iAuditor API allows you to automate workflows, gain insights across your entire organization, and push data into business applications. API access is gained with a Premium plan, you can view the pricing plans here. This getting started guide will provide all the technical information required for a smooth API set up.

Prior knowledge required:

  • What is a cloud API
  • API client software (like Postman or cURL)
  • API request and response basics
  • JSON format basics

Before getting started, sign up for a free Premium Trial:

Step 1. Setup an API client

Request Response
GET https://api.safetyculture.io {    

“message”: “Public API service”,         “version”: “thepub/1.0.0”

}

Step 2. Generate an API access token

You can generate an API access token using the instructions in this article, “How to Get an Api Token.”

Step 3. Get a list of your audits

This is an authenticated request so pass the API access token in the ”Authorization” request header as shown below.

NB: Leave an empty space between “Bearer” and the access token

Request Response
URL GET https://api.safetyculture.io/audits/search {    

“count”: 246,    

“total”: 246,   

“audits”: [        

{            

“audit_id”: “audit_21DE83E67306468DBF999B256A39BEBB”,                “modified_at”: “2016-08-18T03:32:12.588Z”,            “template_id”: “template_b043f583f34642f4b446f46eeb5405dd”        },        

{           

“audit_id”: “audit_DCEEE1035DE84539A2AEBD1C3C476ACC”,            “modified_at”: “2016-08-18T04:03:35.362Z”,            “template_id”: “template_DC2EBB92275C41A38BD80A6309542F6A”        },

…]}
Headers Content-Type: application/json

Authorization: Bearer 37588b3e5564ed3c9516b91e5b96252a91383f82da9d2b600646568865510451

Step 4. Export the full data of a single audit

To export the data of an audit: 

Request Response
URL GET https://api.safetyculture.io/audits/audit_a96522feaf7b440caac1d6c7d74171f2 {    

“template_id”: “template_b043f583f34642f4b446f46eeb5405dd”,    “audit_id”: “audit_21DE83E67306468DBF999B256A39BEBB”,    “archived”: false,

“created_at”: “2016-08-18T03:31:36.227Z”,    “modified_at”: “2016-08-18T03:32:12.588Z”  

… more audit properties …

}
Headers Content-Type: application/json

Authorization: Bearer 37588b3e5564ed3c9516b91e5b96252a91383f82da9d2b600646568865510451

Step 5. Export PDF report of audit in 3 steps

Step Request Response
Request a report to be generated POST https://api.safetyculture.io/audits/audit_a96522feaf7b440caac1d6c7d74171f2/export?format=pdf

Content-Type: application/json

Authorization: Bearer 37588b3e5564ed3c9516b91e5b96252a91383f82da9d2b600646568865510451

 {
  “id”: “94a427d1-1bd1-4f76-b3a5-4c5de1c75a3f”
}
Poll after (recommended 30) seconds to check for completion GET https://api.safetyculture.io/exports/audit_01ca38a821504cda885736cccbb9ba40/exports/94a427d1-1bd1-4f76-b3a5-4c5de1c75a3f

Content-Type: application/json

Authorization: Bearer 37588b3e5564ed3c9516b91e5b96252a91383f82da9d2b600646568865510451

 {
  “status”: “SUCCESS”,
  “href”: “https://api.safetyculture.io/audits/audit_01ca38a821504cda885736cccbb9ba40/exports/94a427d1-1bd1-4f76-b3a5-4c5de1c75a3f/Daily%20Inspection%20-%20000012%20-%202016.02.04-20.31.47%2B0000.pdf”,
  “filename”: “Daily Inspection – 000012 – 2016.02.04-20.31.47+0000.pdf”
}
Download PDF report GET “https://api.safetyculture.io/audits/audit_01ca38a821504cda885736cccbb9ba40/exports/94a427d1-1bd1-4f76-b3a5-4c5de1c75a3f/Daily%20Inspection%20-%20000012%20-%202016.02.04-20.31.47%2B0000.pdf”

 

Content-Type: application/pdf

Authorization: Bearer 37588b3e5564ed3c9516b91e5b96252a91383f82da9d2b600646568865510451

 The PDF file contents

What else can I do with the iAuditor API?

Search for recently modified audits

  • Create audits with the option to pre-fill item responses
  • Get smart links to audits
  • Share, archive or unarchive audits
  • List templates
  • Lookup groups and users
  • Setup webhook workflows
  • Export actions

and more

Can I use an SDK?

Yes, we have an open source Javascript and Python SDK which includes a handy bulk data exporter tool

https://github.com/SafetyCulture/safetyculture-sdk-python

https://github.com/SafetyCulture/safetyculture-js

We also provide a Swagger spec file from which you can auto-generate SDKs in a number of programming languages

https://api.safetyculture.io/docs/swagger

Find out more

https://developer.safetyculture.io

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