Data Direct API
Actionable commodity data and market intelligence, delivered straight into your ERP, BI, supply chain and trading systems without manual downloads.
Turn market data into immediate decisions
When data is locked away in PDFs, spreadsheets and manual reports, opportunities slip. With the Data Direct API, your teams have Expana’s real-time, IOSCO-assured data exactly where they need it – inside your decision-making tools.
Comprehensive view
Combine all your data to get the most complete view of your product costs.
Reduced risk
Respond to volatility and supply signals as they happen.
Smarter planning
Feed forecast data directly into budgets and scenarios; covering supply factors such as crop health, yields, inventories as well as demand.
Our powerful data
Harness the full potential of data to achieve your business goals and gain a competitive edge. With data feeds that refresh automatically, Expana gives you accurate, consistent access to the very latest independent pricing data.
Cost models
Quickly create cost models in our web platform and export via the API into your modelling tools
Market prices and trends
41,000+ historical series across food and non-food categories
Fundamentals
Crop health, yields, inventories, trade flows, demand trends
Forecasted prices
2,600+ forecasts using proprietary methodology
Expana news & insights
300k+ proprietary news and market commentary articles
Expana Benchmark Prices
25% of our food prices are proprietary Expana Benchmark Prices (EBPs)
Common use cases
Procurement & Supply Chain
Integrate up-to-date commodity prices to assist buying decisions and supplier negotiations.
Feed data and insights into ERP, spend analysis and BI tools for product modelling, cost benchmarking and tailored visualisations; verify, plan and manage risk with reliable, independent market data.
Trading & Risk Management
Automated tracking of commodity volatility (price, supply and demand) via preferred CTRM or Alpha Gen systems for quick assessment of P&L potential.
Build robust profitability models and trading strategies based on real market developments.
Analytics & Reporting
Consolidate Expana data sets with other streams for efficient and seamless reporting via BI tools (Powerbi, Tableau).
Eliminate manual data preparation and streamline cross-functional reporting and dashboards.
Planning & Budgeting
Market data flows into ERP and FMS for data-driven review and adjustment of budgets and category forecasts.
Harmonise Procurement and Finance’s view of historical commodity prices and Forecasts.
How Data Direct works
Data Direct is a RESTful API – a structured, predictable way to request and receive Expana’s datasets via simple URLs and authenticated calls. Easily integrate and update data across existing datasets, custom models, and systems.
The API has built-in conversion capabilities for frequency, units, and currency. It is fully integrated with your internal processes and systems; you can store, visualize, and analyze your company’s data alongside our independent insight for complete data flexibility.
Once connected, data flows automatically to your chosen environment – from ERP and supply chain platforms to data warehouses, lakes, or analytics dashboards.
| Software | Compatibility |
| ERP | Fully compatible |
| Supply Chain Management (SCM) | Fully compatible |
| Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) | Fully compatible |
| Commodity Trading Risk Management (CTRM) | Fully compatible |
| Financial Management Systems (FMS) | Fully compatible |
| Customer Relationship Management (CRM) | Fully compatible |
| Data Warehouse & Data Lake repositories | Fully compatible |
| BI & visualisation tools (Power BI, Tableau) | Fully compatible |
Excel add-on
Drastically simplify data interrogation. Our Excel add-ons make it easy to update and share data across local spreadsheets and pre-built models, as well as access and query large volumes of data without the need to export files or use external sources.
Getting started
Clarify if your primary goal is efficiency, forecasting, risk management or supplier optimisation.
List where Expana data should flow – ERP, Data Warehouse, BI, CTRM, or other.
Select data categories and delivery frequency (real-time, daily, ad-hoc).
Work with our integration specialists to configure credentials, endpoints and authentication for secure, compliant access.
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