# Introduction

Sesame Data is Landytech’s data access layer, designed to provide flexible yet robust access to entity, transaction and position data via the Sesame Data API.

This documentation covers the `/v2` API, which introduces a modern, unified API architecture for consuming Sesame Data programmatically. The `/v2` endpoints are built to support a wide range of integration, reporting, and analytics use cases, while remaining fully aligned with the data users see inside Sesame.

These Docs will guide you through how to use Sesame Data. If you still have any queries, please consult the [`FAQ`](https://docs.landytech.com/sesame-data-v2/faq-and-troubleshooting) section or reach out to us at <sales@landytech.com>.

If you are using the  `/v1` API, you can access those Docs by changing the page on the top left of this page.

### Who is Sesame Data for?

Sesame Data is built for:

* **Private banks and entities with complex system landscapes** unifying data from multiple core banking and portfolio systems, enabling a consolidated view of wealth, accurate analytics generation, and client insights without manual spreadsheets or system-specific queries
* **Trust companies** automating the bookkeeping of transactions from custodial & non-custodial sources, and using transactions for AML validations
* **Data and BI teams or advanced Sesame users** who require analytics insights and dashboards embedded in a software outside of Sesame&#x20;
* **Integration partners** connecting Sesame Data to third‑party platforms

### How Sesame Data Relates to the Sesame Platform

Sesame Data is an extension of Sesame: the data exposed via the API uses the **same business logic** as the Sesame application. As soon as data is available in the Sesame application, it is available via the Sesame Data API also. This ensures consistency between what users see in Sesame and what is retrieved programmatically from the API.

### What these docs cover

This documentation is structured to help you get value quickly:

* [use-cases](https://docs.landytech.com/sesame-data-v2/use-cases "mention") - Common problems that Sesame Data addresses
* [authentication](https://docs.landytech.com/sesame-data-v2/authentication "mention") - Token management and making requests
* [api-endpoints](https://docs.landytech.com/sesame-data-v2/api-endpoints "mention") - Detailed documentation for all `/v2` endpoints
* [sesame-data-experience](https://docs.landytech.com/sesame-data-v2/sesame-data-experience "mention") - How to access the API via the Sesame application
* [data-feeds](https://docs.landytech.com/sesame-data-v2/data-feeds "mention") - Understand Landytech's coverage, and how to determine how complete the coverage is of your scope
* [tutorials-recipes](https://docs.landytech.com/sesame-data-v2/tutorials-recipes "mention") - Use Sesame Data in third party systems
* &#x20;[faq-and-troubleshooting](https://docs.landytech.com/sesame-data-v2/faq-and-troubleshooting "mention") - Answers to common questions on behaviour, limits, and performance

## Getting Started

The best way to get started is using the [Sesame Data Experience](https://app.landytech.net/sesame-data-v2/destinations/destinations/destinations-hub) in Sesame. This requires a Sesame account, if you don't have one, you can book a [request for a demo account](https://www.landytech.com/request-a-demo).

Follow these steps to access your data:

1. The first step is to [create-and-manage-your-api-token](https://docs.landytech.com/sesame-data-v2/authentication/create-and-manage-your-api-token "mention")
2. Next, learn [how-to-authenticate](https://docs.landytech.com/sesame-data-v2/authentication/how-to-authenticate "mention") and use the token to get access to your data
3. Then explore our [api-endpoints](https://docs.landytech.com/sesame-data-v2/api-endpoints "mention"). We recommend starting with [entities](https://docs.landytech.com/sesame-data-v2/api-endpoints/entities "mention") endpoint. This endpoint contains all entities (Legal entities, Portfolios, Consolidations) that are available in your account
4. You can use the endpoint [entities](https://docs.landytech.com/sesame-data-v2/api-endpoints/entities "mention") to determine the dates for which data has been received from your custodians, and which are available for you to request following processing in Sesame
5. After you may want to start with the [transactions](https://docs.landytech.com/sesame-data-v2/api-endpoints/transactions "mention") endpoint to see your transactions per entity, and then consult [positions](https://docs.landytech.com/sesame-data-v2/api-endpoints/positions "mention") for your positions
6. Finally, the [analytics](https://docs.landytech.com/sesame-data-v2/api-endpoints/analytics "mention") endpoint, allows you to define your flexible request body to fetch the precise set or analytics, transaction or position information you require

You may also find it valuable to explore [sesame-data-experience](https://docs.landytech.com/sesame-data-v2/sesame-data-experience "mention") or our tutorial on [using-sesame-data-with-postman](https://docs.landytech.com/sesame-data-v2/tutorials-recipes/using-sesame-data-with-postman "mention").