# Introduction

The ilert API is a [RESTful](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer) API and provides programmatic access to entities in ilert and lets you easily integrate ilert with 3rd party tools. If you are looking to develop an inbound integration (e.g. for a monitoring tool), please use our Events API.

The API supports the JSON content type for requests and responses. The response content type is requested via the HTTP Accept header (`application/json`). All resources are accessible via https and are located at `api.ilert.com/api`.

You may download ilert's latest [OpenAPI.json {...} here](https://api.ilert.com/api-docs/openapi.json).

If you are looking for a classic Swagger-UI view you may also open [this link](https://api.ilert.com/api-docs/swagger-ui).