The BioStar 2 API and ecosystem

August 2016 Integrated Solutions, Access Control & Identity Management

Smart devices are fast gaining in popularity in the IT market and as a result there has been an increase in demand for multi-platform access management systems. At the same time, applications and APIs that support these smart devices are becoming more important than ever.

Suprema’s BioStar 2, access control management software, is a web-based application that goes beyond its previous Windows Desktop application. This web-based application eliminates the need to install a separate client application to connect to the server and allows users to connect to the server using a web browser. This means that you can connect to the server from any operating system that supports a standard web browser.

BioStar 2 API is an open API and allows customers and partners to create a better business model by supporting them to develop applications and services easily.

The combination of BioStar Cloud and BioStar 2 allows users to better utilise BioStar 2’s multiplatform. This multiplatform support along with modularised architecture makes the integration with third-party systems easier.

BioStar 2 API is what people call a web services API or web API, and is an open API that everyone can use. Open API means that you open a set of APIs to allow others to use your own data and applications through a network. Many Internet portals (e.g. Google, Amazon) and SNS services (e.g. Instagram, Facebook) are already providing open API for partners and developers to create new business opportunities. 

Using the BioStar 2 API

Using BioStar 2 API means that you are using REST APIs and JSON as its data format to communicate with BioStar 2 server.

This architecture allows developers to be dependent from operating systems and programming languages, so it’s easy for developers to create a new application and integrate with third-party systems. Suprema provides users with BioStar 2 Mobile, which Suprema has developed using the BioStar 2 API. Suprema Mobile supports Android and iOS and offers physical access control management features including user management, door management, monitoring, and event notifications. In the past, users had to use a PC to perform access control-related tasks like user registration and access control privilege modification for a certain user. However, you can do these tasks anywhere anytime with BioStar 2 Mobile. 

The BioStar 2 ecosystem

Suprema provides its partners and customers with BioStar 2’s core functionality through BioStar 2 API and supports them to create better business models. You can easily integrate BioStar 2’s functionality with your existing security solution or create new security solutions using the BioStar 2 API. The API offers everything you need for integration and application development. BioStar 2 comprises a modularised architecture, so each feature of BioStar 2 is a separate module. This modularised architecture makes it easy to integrate with third-party systems and expand its own functionality.

For more information contact Suprema, +27 (0)11 784 3952, [email protected], www.suprema.co.za.



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