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Data insights

Public Bookmarking API

The Public Bookmarking API makes public information from the GLOBALG.A.P. IT systems available on external supply chain management platforms, enabling stakeholders to source key information in a streamlined way.

Display GLOBALG.A.P. certificate data on your own platform

What is the Public Bookmarking API?

The goal of the Public Bookmarking API is to make public information from the GLOBALG.A.P. IT systems available to as many users as possible, as easily as possible. To do so, the Public Bookmarking API links the GLOBALG.A.P. IT systems to participating platforms, for example supplier management platforms. These platforms can then display publicly available information from the GLOBALG.A.P. database on their own platform, making it easier and faster to verify certification status.

Public bookmarking API at a glance

Bookmarking 1, Bookmarking, producers, producer pool, IT systems, database
Create a pool of producers

via their unique GLOBALG.A.P. identification numbers

IT systems 2, IT systems, API, network, connected, supply chain, platform, bookmarking, audit report
Connect your platform

to the GLOBALG.A.P. IT systems via the API

Verification 3, Certificate validation, verification, online, platform, database, approval, profile, producer, certification body
Access accurate

and up to date certificate information on your own platform

How does the Public Bookmarking API work?

In an age of increasing digitalization and data sharing needs, the Public Bookmarking API simplifies the flow of data for supply chains and enables key supply chain actors such as retailers, brand manufacturers, traders, and suppliers to view GLOBALG.A.P. certificate data via their own (or participating) platforms.

  1. Choose your Public Bookmarking API subscription package and sign the contract. Create a pool of producers/companies via their GLOBALG.A.P. identification number (e.g. GLOBALG.A.P. Number (GGN)). We recommend creating pools with a maximum of 400 GLOBALG.A.P. ID numbers.
     

  2. Connect your platform to GLOBALG.A.P. IT systems via the API. The GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat can provide support for this.
     

  3. Start using the API to display the public certification data of pooled producers on your platform. Depending on the subscription package, each unique identifier can be queried up to 24 times per day.

Interested in expanding the scope of data available on your own platform via the Public Bookmarking API?

Register now

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Which data is visible via the Public Bookmarking API?

Data sourced via the Public Bookmarking API is data that is publicly available on the GLOBALG.A.P. database. This publicly available data depends on the data access rules for specific standards and as agreed to by the data owner.

For example, this may include

  • Producer name

  • Certification/conformance status for GLOBALG.A.P. standards and add-ons according to the relevant data access rules

  • The certification body (CB) that conducted the audit

  • Product destination

 Please see our data access rules for further information.

Terms and conditions apply and will be provided upon demand.
To register for the Public Bookmarking API, please contact customer_support@globalgap.org.

FAQ

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Contact us

For questions about the bookmarking services and the Public Bookmarking API, please contact us at customer_support@globalgap.org.