--- title: Buyer Intent API Documentation slug: buyer-intent-api-documentation createdAt: 2025-02-08T18:50:47.770Z --- # Data Update Schedule The data provided by the API will be updated once on a daily basis. The most recent data will be from the previous day. # Authentication To use and interact with the API endpoints, users must authenticate by providing an access token with each call. There are two ways of creating an access token: - Registering and authorizing a new application - Generating a custom bearer token ### Registering and authorizing a new application To request an access token you must first register a new application in your SourceForge account Navigate to [https://sourceforge.net/auth/oauth/](https://sourceforge.net/auth/oauth/) and fill out the form to register a new application. Copy the generated `client id` and put it as parameter in the URL [https://sourceforge.net/rest/oauth2/authorize](https://sourceforge.net/rest/oauth2/authorize) For example: [https://sourceforge.net/rest/oauth2/authorize?client\_id=1234567\&response\_type=code](https://sourceforge.net/rest/oauth2/authorize?client_id=1234567\&response_type=code) You will be redirected to the URL set in your redirect URI parameter, which includes a parameter called `authorization_code` Copy that value and send it to the URL [https://sourceforge.net/rest/oauth2/token](https://sourceforge.net/rest/oauth2/token) using `POST` method The following is an example of request body that can be posted to request an access token ```json { "client_id": "6b0256feeb8f45e98663", "client_secret": "149824e0151f192faaa4a23c0a2b63db7a080695eebf92de82279252a35c0b8dd2d3bc85a8c71bd4", "redirect_uri": "https://sourceforge.net/software/", "code": "aaZXHd4L7U6uFYyPkcFjgC3hfTwVFs", "grant_type": "authorization_code" } ``` You'll get a response with the generated token, copy it and you can sent it in an API request through the `Authorization` header, for example: ```text GET https://sourceforge.net/rest/p/sfapi/v1/bsls Authorization: Bearer 5gTw2cPt6e7eLFmlleqCesAaa3Ukfd ``` ### Generate a custom bearer token Custom bearer tokens provide an easier way to generate access tokens to authenticate the SourceForge APIs. To create one navigate to the OAuth setup page [https://sourceforge.net/auth/oauth/](https://sourceforge.net/auth/oauth/) After registering a new application you will see that there's a button `Generate Bearer Token`. Click it and a new entry in the `Authorized Applications` section will be created. Your custom bearer token will be located in the `Bearer Token` field. Copy it and you can sent it in an API request through the `Authorization` header, for example: ```text GET https://sourceforge.net/rest/p/sfapi/v1/bsls Authorization: Bearer 5gTw2cPt6e7eLFmlleqCesAaa3Ukfd ``` # Request Rate Limits To ensure fair usage and maintain optimal performance for all users, this API might limit the amount of requests a user can send. In addition, the maximum date range for querying data from the Buyer Intent Activity endpoint is 30 days. ## More Information There are 6 different variants of page "**types**": 1. **comparison **- these are comparison pages, with URLs that look like this: 1. [https://sourceforge.net/software/compare/Dynamics-365-vs-Salesforce/](https://sourceforge.net/software/compare/Dynamics-365-vs-Salesforce/) 2. [https://sourceforge.net/software/compare/Dynamics-365-vs-HubSpot-CRM-vs-Salesforce/](https://sourceforge.net/software/compare/Dynamics-365-vs-HubSpot-CRM-vs-Salesforce/) 2. **product\_page **- these are product pages with URLs that look like this: 1. [https://sourceforge.net/software/product/Salesforce/](https://sourceforge.net/software/product/Salesforce/) 2. [https://sourceforge.net/software/product/Dynamics-365/](https://sourceforge.net/software/product/Dynamics-365/) 3. **category\_page **- these are category pages with URLs that look like this: 1. [https://sourceforge.net/software/crm/](https://sourceforge.net/software/crm/) 2. [https://sourceforge.net/software/accounting/](https://sourceforge.net/software/accounting/) 4. **integrations - **these are integration pages with URLs that look like this: 1. [https://sourceforge.net/software/product/Salesforce/integrations/](https://sourceforge.net/software/product/Salesforce/integrations/) 2. [https://sourceforge.net/software/product/Pipedrive/integrations/](https://sourceforge.net/software/product/Pipedrive/integrations/) 5. **alternatives **- these are alternatives pages with URLs that look like this: 1. [https://sourceforge.net/software/product/Salesforce/alternatives](https://sourceforge.net/software/product/Salesforce/alternatives) 2. [https://sourceforge.net/software/product/Pipedrive/alternatives](https://sourceforge.net/software/product/Pipedrive/alternatives) 6. **case\_studies **- these are case studies pages with URLs that look like this: 1. [https://sourceforge.net/software/product/SysAid/case-studies/](https://sourceforge.net/software/product/SysAid/case-studies/) 2. [https://sourceforge.net/software/product/SysAid/case-studies/How-SysAid-Is-Empowering-ITSM-Efficiencies-in-a-Large-Global/](https://sourceforge.net/software/product/SysAid/case-studies/How-SysAid-Is-Empowering-ITSM-Efficiencies-in-a-Large-Global/) There are 3 different variants of page "**targets**": 1. **category **- these are category pages with URLs that look like this: 1. [https://sourceforge.net/software/crm/](https://sourceforge.net/software/crm/) 2. [https://sourceforge.net/software/accounting/](https://sourceforge.net/software/accounting/) 2. **product **- these are product pages with URLs that look like this: 1. [https://sourceforge.net/software/product/Salesforce/](https://sourceforge.net/software/product/Salesforce/) 2. [https://sourceforge.net/software/product/Dynamics-365/](https://sourceforge.net/software/product/Dynamics-365/) 3. **competitor **- these are competitor pages with URLs that look like this: 1. [[https://sourceforge.net/software/product/Pipedrive/](https://sourceforge.net/software/product/Pipedrive/)](https://sourceforge.net/software/product/Salesforce/) 2. [https://sourceforge.net/software/product/HubSpot-CRM/](https://sourceforge.net/software/product/HubSpot-CRM/) You can use these in your filters to segment by type of page. The URLs on SourceForge also follow a formulaic pattern, so you segment based on URLs as well.