Comparison & Overview of Data Archive APIs

	ISO 15143-3 API (snapshot)	ISO 15143-3 API (time series)	Time Series API
Architecture style	On request	On request	On request
Rate limited	Yes, requests are rate limited to one request per URL every 15 min.	Yes, requests are rate limited to one request per URL every 15 min.	Yes, for Advanced Querying - max 100 requests per second; for Metrics - max 20 requests per second
Time range limit per query	n/a	14 days	Up to 400 days (dependent on subscription plan)
Data retention	n/a	Up to 400 days (dependent on subscription plan)	Up to 400 days (dependent on subscription plan)
Packaging	Standard offer	Available with: Evolve, Expand Link, Lift, Leap	IrisX exclusive
Protocol	HTTP REST	HTTP REST	HTTP REST
Format	XML and JSON	XML and JSON	JSON
Data format	ISO 15143-3 with optional extensions	ISO 15143-3 with optional extensions	Prometheus compatible
Data types	Mixed	Mixed	Time Series
Machine Insights	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fault codes	No	Yes	No
Advanced Sensors	No	No	Yes, but numerical values only
Location	Yes	Yes	No
Common use cases	Dashboarding Integrations	Dashboarding Reporting Integrations	App development Dashboarding, Reporting Analytics
Other characteristics	Simple to implement, especially for smaller fleets and low-complexity system integrations	Simple to implement, especially for smaller fleets and low-complexity system integrations	Powerful API to supercharge data exploration, with built-in support for PromQL with functions and operations to easily run advanced queries (e.g. min, max, avg, etc)