Application Programming Interface (API)

 What it is

APIs provide a mechanism for interacting with REDCap directly without using the menus and user interface. The REDCap API can be used to: import external data and metadata into a project, export data and metadata from a project, and to interact with the mobile application.

API tokens are issued per user, per project, and do not transfer between projects and cannot be used by another user.

Availability

Enterprise REDCap

Yes

Enterprise Secure Research (ESR) REDCap

Yes

 How to get started

• Project users must have appropriate user rights to request an API token

• API tokens can be requested by users within the project from the left-hand Applications menu

• Please contact a REDCap administrator to discuss any API needs

Special Considerations

• No identifiable data can be exported from this environment, including through the API

Integrated Services

(REDCap) Mobile Application

 What it is

Availability

 How to get started

Special Considerations

(REDCap) MyCap

 What it is

Availability

 How to get started

Special Considerations

Tableau

What it is

http://www.tableau.com

Tableau is a powerful and fastest growing data visualization tool used in the Business Intelligence Industry. It helps in simplifying raw data in a very easily understandable format. Tableau helps create the data that can be understood by professionals at any level in an organization. Tableau is a visual analytics engine that makes it easier to create interactive visual analytics in the form of dashboards. These dashboards make it easier for non-technical analysts and end users to convert data into understandable, interactive graphics

Availability

Enterprise REDCap

Yes

Enterprise Secure Research (ESR) REDCap

Yes

 How to get started

Special Considerations

Tango

What it is

Availability

Enterprise REDCap

Expected in spring 2025

Enterprise Secure Research (ESR) REDCap

Unknown

 How to get started

Special Considerations

Twilio

What it is

Availability

Enterprise REDCap

Yes

Enterprise Secure Research (ESR) REDCap

Yes

 How to get started

Special Considerations

External Modules

What are they

External Modules are add-on packages of software that can extend REDCap's current functionality, as well as provide customizations and enhancements for REDCap's existing behavior and appearance, either at the system level or project level. These were created and submitted by software developers at various REDCap institutions around the world. The Vanderbilt University Medical Center REDCap development team completes a security scan primarily based on Psalm's Security Analysis with a custom configuration generated on the fly for each module. While no security scan should be considered 100% accurate, the scan is constantly improving and becoming more robust on new submissions. It primarily targets injection vulnerabilities including but not limited to:

• SQL Queries

• Cross Site Scripting

• Cookies

• Headers

• Path Traversal

• Shell Commands

• LDAP Requests

• Curl Calls

Here is a list of modules available to be requested to download as well as guidelines for submitting your own module that can be added to our system. To request a module be added to the system, please submit a ticket. The following is a list of modules approved for use on the system: