Best practices for designing sustainability APIs to expose carbon footprint data in SAP PLM

charles_manager
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 04:09:55 +0000

Raw versus aggregated is really about your use cases. We found that exposing raw material-level emissions data created problems because external partners started doing their own calculations and getting different results. Now we only expose certified aggregated values through the API, with detailed breakdowns available through a separate authenticated endpoint for internal use. This prevents discrepancies in external reporting while maintaining transparency for authorized users.