Welcome to the BigID Developer Portal! With the BigID data intelligence platform, you can bring our data intelligence anywhere.
BigID has four main integration options: the REST API, BigID Apps, BigID Connectors, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) Servers. Each of these integration options is designed for a different use case.
1. REST API
The BigID API allows you to do anything you can do through the BigID UI programmatically. That could be adding data sources, running DSAR requests from an external privacy portal, or even extracting insights to a data science tool like Tableau or R Studio.
The most common use case for the BigID API is to automate repetitive tasks.
2. BigID Apps
BigID Applications allow you to add your own business logic and UI to a BigID system. This means that you can add dashboards, synchronize BigID with an external system, or even add entire data governance applications.
3. BigID Connectors
Out of the box, BigID ships with 55+ connectors, but if you want insights using a non-standard or custom system, you have the option to create your own connector. Connectors are created with your programming language of choice as a REST API.
4. MCP Servers & LLMs
Interact with BigID using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Large Language Models. MCP allows AI agents to securely query the BigID catalog and perform data intelligence actions autonomously.
BigID Applications are written in your programming language of choice as a web application. You also can use our partner Retool to create low-code BigID apps.
There are two different types of BigID Apps: Utility and Interactive.
Utility Applications allow you to run custom code at regular intervals or on-demand. Your custom code will be given a BigID API Token to access data from a BigID system.
Interactive Applications allow you to add additional screens to the BigID user interface. These applications get their authentication information using the BigID UI SDK.
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) provides a standardized way for Large Language Models to interact with the real world. By deploying the BigID MCP Server, you can give your AI agents and custom LLM applications the ability to autonomously query the BigID data catalog, investigate privacy findings, and execute intelligent workflows.
Once you’ve decided on your integration path, check out our publishing guidelines!
