Enable your PACT API in Variable in the “Variable Subdomain” section in company settings.
If you don’t see the Variable Subdomain section, email us, and we’ll enable it for your account.

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Requirements

There are two parts to setting up your PACT API:
  1. Getting your PACT API URL
  2. Sharing your Product Carbon Footprints (PCFs) with the API

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Your PACT API URL

Your PACT API URL is based on your Variable subdomain. For example, if your subdomain is furniture-co, your PACT API URL is: https://furniture-co.variable.global/api/pact/2/footprints Variable subdomain settings

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API Users

By default, users must authenticate to access your PACT API. You can add API users in the same section in your company settings. Be sure to give them the pact:read permission. Permission: pact:read

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Visibility

You can also make your PACT API public to the internet by setting “Visibility” to “Public”. Variable subdomain settings: visibility

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Sharing Footprints

Products that have a sharing setting of “API”, and are conformant with the PACT standard are shown in the PACT API. To change the sharing setting for a Product, go to the Product’s Passport tab, click on the “Share” button, and select “API”. Footprint share API

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PACT requirements

Details on the PACT standard and required fields can be found in the PACT documentation.