> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.realtimelca.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# REST API

> Drive Real-Time LCA programmatically from your own tools and scripts.

Real-Time LCA exposes a **REST API** for authenticating users, managing projects and project members, mapping materials, running automapping, and reading LCA and EPD data — anything you can do in the UI, you can script.

## Where to find the reference

The full, up-to-date reference is generated from the platform's OpenAPI specification and lives in the **Developers** section of the docs.

<Card title="Developer API Reference" icon="book" href="/api-reference/introduction">
  Endpoints, parameters, request bodies, and example responses.
</Card>

## Typical use cases

* Push project, BIM, or quantity data from an in-house tool.
* Pull results, dashboards, or EPD data into a BI system.
* Automate repeatable workflows — clone a template project, attach a model, kick off mapping.

## Getting access

Contact the platform team to obtain credentials for your account or service user. Authentication and base URLs are documented in the [API introduction](/api-reference/introduction).