# Introduction

Ultimo Business Integration provides APIs to Ultimo for third-party applications. The APIs offer the following functions:

* Retrieve data
* Insert data
* Update data
* Delete data

Ultimo Business Integration can be described as:

* A default integration platform
* Offering import & export functionalities
* Based on XML, CSV or JSON
* Accessible via webservices

Ultimo Business Integration offers:

* Support for standards like REST
* Various default integrations
* Additional interfaces created by (partner) consultants
* Integration with files or webservice requests
* Possibilities for XSL transformation
* Default logging and rollback mechanisms

Ultimo is able to process the received data using the built-in business logic. The following types of communications are supported to access the API:

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[REST](/api-guide/rest.md)
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[HTTP POST](/api-guide/http-post.md)
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[SOAP](/api-guide/soap.md)
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