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iEdison API
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NIST
This page and the pages linked below provide information to agencies and contractors/awardees (organizations) who want to access iEdison Web Services using certificate-based authentication. Web Services allow system-to-system interface or API as a means for external systems to interact with iEdison to create, update, and query invention, patent, and utilization reports.
UPDATE JANUARY 2026: To accommodate the recent change on PKI certificate polices, most vendors have stopped issuing certificates with client authentication EKU. If the connecting parties wish to use the current configuration without changes, they will need to install and use a certificate that carries the attribute. As an interim solution, NIST will issue self-signed client certificate to the API users to use when connecting to iEdison. Contact the Help Desk to obtain the certificate before creating a new system account or renewing the certificate for existing system account.
In order to use the API communication, Agencies or Organizations must perform these three tasks:
If you are attempting to create or update information in iEdison via API and are unsure why you are receiving an error message, see our API Error Troubleshooting Page.
Created June 14, 2022, Updated January 23, 2026