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Melissa Releases

Overview

Melissa Releases allows you to securely and efficiently download data files, object binaries, and other collateral files from Melissa. This service enables you to automate the process of updating your data and APIs by scripting the download of specific files rather than downloading the entire zip archive. File versioning is also provided, if needed, making it easier to download historical data or builds.

Melissa Releases can be used to:

  • Automate database updates.
  • Check for updates for specific products.
  • Securely download data files.
  • Download only needed files, saving space and time.
  • Download historical data as needed.

Documentation

Support Center

https://www.melissa.com/company/product-support

Download OpenAPI description
melissa-releases.json
melissa-releases.yaml
Languages
Servers
Melissa Releases Server
https://releases.melissadata.net/

Use it from a Web Browser

Use this endpoint to view a list of files in a web browser.

Operations

Using a Web Browser

Request

After successful submission, you will be redirected to the online browser where you may select different releases and manifests from drop-down boxes. Be sure to include your Customer ID.

To access the site directly, use https://releases.melissadata.net/Browse.

Query
idany(password)required

The License Key issued by Melissa.

Example: id={REPLACE-WITH-YOUR-LICENSE-KEY}
mftstring

Manifest Name.

Example: mft=dq_data
releasestring

Specific Release. This can be specified in several ways.

  • YYYY.MM OR YYYY-MM - (year, month)
  • YYYY.QQ - (year, quarter)
  • [metaReleaseName] - Release Name, for example: latest
Example: release=latest
sortstring

Sortation to use listing returned files.

  • architecture - Ascending by architecture.
  • compiler - Ascending by compiler.
  • darchitecture - Descending by architecture.
  • dcompiler - Descending by compiler.
  • dfileName - Descending by file name.
  • dos - Descending by operating system.
  • drelease - Descending by release date.
  • dsize - Descending by file size.
  • dtype - Descending by file type.
  • fileName - Ascending by file name.
  • os - Ascending by operating system.
  • release - Ascending by release date.
  • size - Ascending by file size.
  • type - Ascending by file type.
Example: sort=dsize
curl -i -X GET \
  'https://releases.melissadata.net/Browse?id={REPLACE-WITH-YOUR-LICENSE-KEY}'

Responses

Successful response

Bodytext/html
string
Response
text/html
Webpage

Download a Specific File

Use this endpoint to download a file.

Operations

Retrieve Available Release Version Numbers

Use this endpoint to get a list of all available release versions.

Operations

Retrieve a List of Files from a Specific Manifest

Use this endpoint to get a list of download links for all files in a manifest.

Operations

Retrieve a List of Manifests from a Specific Release Version Number

Use this endpoint to get a list of available manifests for a release version.

Operations

Retrieve Metadata for a Specific File

Use this endpoint to get the metadata of a file.

Operations

Retrieve Hashes for a Specific File

Use this endpoint to get the hash of a file.

Operations