Invantive Bridge Online makes the data of a [[Databases|database]] on [[Invantive Cloud/Invantive Cloud|Invantive Cloud]] available to other software over a standard protocol, so that a reporting tool, a spreadsheet or a data platform can read from over 100 platforms without knowing anything about them. It is the counterpart of [[Invantive App Online/Invantive App Online|Invantive App Online]]: Bridge Online specialises in downloads, App Online in running application logic. ## Highlights Invantive Bridge Online offers: - OData version 4 as the protocol, which Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Excel and many other tools speak natively. - Access to over 100 database and cloud platforms through [[Invantive UniversalSQL/Invantive UniversalSQL|Invantive UniversalSQL]]. - Metadata describing the tables and columns offered, so a tool can discover what is available. - Caching, so a repeated download does not repeat the load on the platform. - Fair use daily limits, which keep one heavy user from spoiling the service for the rest. - APIs for uses beyond the protocols; see the [Bridge Online APIs](https://developer.invantive.com/). ## Supported Platforms Invantive Bridge Online is a service and needs nothing installed. Any client which speaks OData version 4 can use it. ## Configuration The databases offered are those defined on Invantive Cloud. What a client sees is decided there, per database. ## Topics The following topics cover typical use: - [[Invantive Bridge Online/OData 4|OData 4]]: the protocol offered, its addresses, authentication, answers and errors; - [[Supported OData 4 Features]]: which parts of the OData version 4 standard are read and which are not; - [[Invantive Bridge Online/Examples/Examples|Examples]]: one worked example per shape of request, from a plain download to a grouping with totals; - [[Invantive Bridge Online/Metadata|Metadata]]: how the tables and columns are described; - [[Invantive Bridge Online/Fair Use Limits|Fair Use Limits]]: the daily limits and how to stay within them. ## Related Products - [[Invantive Cloud/Invantive Cloud|Invantive Cloud]]: where the databases are defined; - [[Invantive App Online/Invantive App Online|Invantive App Online]]: application logic instead of downloads; - [[Invantive Bridge for Developers/Invantive Bridge for Developers|Invantive Bridge for Developers]]: the same access from within your own program. Questions and community knowledge can be found on [forums.invantive.com](https://forums.invantive.com/tag/invantive-bridge-online).