Access API data as network files
Transform complex APIs into simple file shares. No coding required, no software to install—just instant access for your entire team.
API
Connect to any REST API—no limitations
Self-Hosted
Deploy on your infrastructure—zero SaaS fees
Secure
Built-in authentication and credential management
Performance
Speeds up access to files using caching
Users
No software to install, no new credentials to remember
Files
Simple to transform API data to your required format
Use
Double click to open API data
Why teams choose API2File
- Simple as opening a file. Access API data through your network—as easy as double-clicking a spreadsheet.
- Flexible data transformation. Automatically convert API responses to any format your applications need.
- Zero complexity for users. We handle authentication, caching, and API complexity behind the scenes.
- Deploy in minutes, not weeks. No client software to install, no training required—instant company-wide access.
- Enterprise-ready security. Leverage your existing network access controls and keep credentials centralized.
Up and running in minutes
1. Download Api2File
Select from versions optimised for Windows, Linux or Docker.
2. License
Our 7-day free trial licenses are delivered instantly via email, no credit card details required.
3. Setup
Using the simple, quick setup, define the API to retrieve data from, and how to transform the data to the correct format.
Done - Data access for anyone
Access the data from your local network, using any Windows, Mac, Linux or Mobile device.
- Yearly, unlimited-usage licenses that cost a fraction of the equivalent development costs.
- Discounted volume pricing that applies to all licenses in an order.
- Not subscription based - nothing to cancel, No unexpected bills.
How Api2File works
Basics
Api2File communicates with configured web APIs, then using the information retrieved, builds a virtual directory structure that is serves to networked computers via network shares. Each individual data record available from the API is listed as a separate file on the network share, with each file given a name to make choosing the right file to open easy.
Security
Api2File can authenticate with web APIs using configured credentials. This allows use of APIs that are secured using basic, API-key, digest/bearer and oauth2. Mapping network users to API credentials allows many users to utilise a single API credential. As users access data via network shares, API credentials are safely decoupled and hidden from end users.
Performance
Some APIs can be slow to respond or deliver very large result sets. Api2File utilises caching to get data quickly to users - often much faster than the API could deliver. Of course this caching can be turned off if data is extremely volatile.
Transformation
Data from APIs is often provided in json format. Api2File can convert any text data format (like json) into any shape of data required. Defining how the data must be transformed is done via the simple configuration file.
No subscription sign-up or credit-card necessary.