Quickstart#
Introduction#
Welcome to the Melissa Releases service by Melissa. Keep your databases fresh and up-to-date with automated processes to securely and efficiently download the newest versions of our reference data and product builds.
Melissa Releases can be used to:
Automate database updates.
Check for updates for specific products.
Securely download data files.
Download only needed files, saving space and time.
Download historical data as needed.
New to Melissa Cloud Services?#
We highly recommend first time users of our web services to review our Using Melissa Cloud APIs section. It will cover critical topics like:
System Requirements#
SSL/TLS 1.2+
Getting Started - What Can I Do?#
Parameters for Melissa Releases are primarily path parameters. Therefore the values used become part of the URL path in the requests and should be used in a specific order.
Required Subdomain Whitelist
When using Melissa Releases you will be redirected to a CDN. You will need to whitelist this subdomain:
Use it from a Web Browser#
Search and view releases with a variety of selection criteria from a web browser.
https://releases.melissadata.net/Browse
Endpoint#
Click here to go to the full endpoint documentation.
Try it Now#
https://releases.melissadata.net/Browse?
&id={{customerID}}
&mft=dq_data
&release=latest
&sort=dsize
Download a Specific File#
Directly download specific files.
Download Binary File#
Endpoint#
/Download/Library/{{os}}/{{compiler}}/{{architecture}}/{{release}}/{{filename}}
Click here to go to the full endpoint documentation.
Try it Now#
curl -L -o MelissaUpdater.exe "https://releases.melissadata.net/Download/Library\
/WINDOWS\
/NET\
/ANY\
/LATEST\
/MelissaUpdater.exe\
?&id={{customerId}}"
Download Data File#
Endpoint#
/Download/Data/{{release}}/{{filename}}
Click here to go to the full endpoint documentation.
Try it Now#
curl -L -o ews.txt "https://releases.melissadata.net/Download/Data\
/LATEST\
/ews.txt\
?&id={{customerId}}"
Download Language Interface File#
Endpoint#
/Download/Interface/{{os}}/{{language}}/{{architecture}}/{{release}}/{{filename}}
Click here to go to the full endpoint documentation.
Try it Now#
curl -L -o mdAddr_cSharpCode.cs "https://releases.melissadata.net/Download/Interface\
/ANY\
/NET\
/ANY\
/LATEST\
/mdAddr_cSharpCode.cs\
?&id={{customerId}}"
Download Product File#
Endpoint#
/Download/Product/{{release}}/{{productname}}
Click here to go to the full endpoint documentation.
Try It Now#
curl -L -o DataQualitySuite.zip "https://releases.melissadata.net/Download/Product\
/LATEST\
/DataQualitySuite\
?id={{customerId}}"
Retrieve Available Release Version Numbers#
Retrieve the latest or historical release for a given file or manifest.
Retrieve Available Release Version Numbers for Binary File#
Endpoint#
/Releases/Library/{{os}}/{{compiler}}/{{architecture}}/{{filename}}
Click here to go to the full endpoint documentation.
Try it Now#
curl -X GET "https://releases.melissadata.net/Releases/Library\
/WINDOWS\
/NET\
/ANY\
/MelissaUpdater.exe\
?&id={{customerId}}\
&format=json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json"
Retrieve Available Release Version Numbers for Data File#
Endpoint#
Click here to go to the full endpoint documentation.
Try it Now#
curl -X GET "https://releases.melissadata.net/Releases/Data\
/ews.txt\
?&id={{customerId}}\
&format=json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json"
Retrieve Available Release Version Numbers for Language Interface File#
Endpoint#
/Releases/Interface/{{os}}/{{language}}/{{architecture}}/{{filename}}
Click here to go to the full endpoint documentation.
Try it Now#
curl -X GET "https://releases.melissadata.net/Releases/Interface\
/ANY\
/NET\
/ANY\
/mdAddr_cSharpCode.cs\
?&id={{customerId}}\
&format=json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json"
Retrieve Available Release Version Numbers for Manifest#
Endpoint#
/ManifestReleases/{{manifest}}
Click here to go to the full endpoint documentation.
Try it Now#
curl -X GET "https://releases.melissadata.net/ManifestReleases\
/dq_wrappers\
?&id={{customerId}}\
&format=json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json"
Retrieve Available Release Version Numbers for Product File#
Endpoint#
/Releases/Product/{{productname}}
Click here to go to the full endpoint documentation.
Try It Now#
curl -X GET "https://releases.melissadata.net/Releases/Product\
/DataQualitySuite\
?&id={{customerId}}\
&format=json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json"
Retrieve a List of Files from a Specific Manifest#
Retrieve a list of download links for data or binary files for a specific release.
Endpoint#
/Manifest/{{release}}/{{manifest}}
Click here to go to the full endpoint documentation.
Try it Now#
curl -X GET "https://releases.melissadata.net/Manifest\
/LATEST\
/dq_wrappers\
?&id={{customerId}}\
&format=json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json"
Retrieve a List of Manifests from a Specific Release Version Number#
Endpoint#
Click here to go to the full endpoint documentation.
Try it Now#
curl -X GET "https://releases.melissadata.net/ManifestList\
/LATEST\
?&id={{customerId}}\
&format=json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json"
Retrieve Metadata for a Specific File#
Retrieve Metadata for Binary File#
Endpoint#
/Metadata/Library/{{os}}/{{compiler}}/{{architecture}}/{{release}}/{{filename}}
Click here to go to the full endpoint documentation.
Try it Now#
curl -X GET "https://releases.melissadata.net/Metadata/Library\
/WINDOWS\
/NET\
/ANY\
/LATEST\
/MelissaUpdater.exe\
?&id={{customerId}}\
&format=json"
Retrieve Metadata for Data File#
Endpoint#
/Metadata/Data/{{release}}/{{filename}}
Click here to go to the full endpoint documentation.
Try it Now#
curl -X GET "https://releases.melissadata.net/Metadata/Data\
/LATEST\
/ews.txt\
?&id={{customerId}}"
Retrieve Metadata for Language Interface File#
Endpoint#
/Metadata/Interface/{{os}}/{{language}}/{{architecture}}/{{release}}/{{filename}}
Click here to go to the full endpoint documentation.
Try it Now#
curl -X GET "https://releases.melissadata.net/Metadata/Interface\
/ANY\
/NET\
/ANY\
/LATEST\
/mdAddr_cSharpCode.cs\
?&id={{customerId}}"
Retrieve Metadata for Product File#
Endpoint#
/Metadata/Product/{{release}}/{{productname}}
Click here to go to the full endpoint documentation.
Try It Now#
curl -X GET "https://releases.melissadata.net/Metadata/Product\
/LATEST\
/DataQualitySuite\
?&id={{customerId}}"
Retrieve Hashes for a Specific File#
Retrieve Hash Value for Binary File#
Endpoint#
/{{hashtype}}/Library/{{os}}/{{compiler}}/{{architecture}}/{{release}}/{{filename}}
Click here to go to the full endpoint documentation.
Try it Now#
curl -X GET "https://releases.melissadata.net\
/SHA256\
/LIBRARY\
/WINDOWS\
/NET\
/ANY\
/LATEST\
/MelissaUpdater.exe\
?&id={{customerId}}\
&format=json"
Retrieve Hash Value for Data File#
Endpoint#
/{{hashtype}}/Data/{{release}}/{{filename}}
Click here to go to the full endpoint documentation.
Try it Now#
curl -X GET "https://releases.melissadata.net\
/SHA256\
/DATA\
/LATEST\
/ews.txt\
?&id={{customerId}}\
&format=json"
Retrieve Hash Value for Language Interface File#
Endpoint#
/{{hashtype}}/Interface/{{os}}/{{language}}/{{architecture}}/{{release}}/{{filename}}
Click here to go to the full endpoint documentation.
Try it Now#
curl -X GET "https://releases.melissadata.net\
/SHA256\
/INTERFACE\
/ANY\
/NET\
/ANY\
/LATEST\
/mdAddr_cSharpCode.cs\
?&id={{customerId}}"
Retrieve Hash Value for Product File#
Endpoint#
/{{hashtype}}/Product/{{release}}/{{productname}}
Click here to go to the full endpoint documentation.
Try It Now#
curl -X GET "https://releases.melissadata.net\
/SHA256\
/PRODUCT\
/LATEST\
/DataQualitySuite\
?&id={{customerId}}"
Sample Code#
Tools |
Repository |
|---|---|
Melissa Updater Program |
For Melissa Updater Documentation, see Melissa Updater Quickstart.