Delivery Methods

SDX offers three ways to receive licensed content. Choose the method that fits your infrastructure and workflow.

API delivery

Access licensed content programmatically through the SDX Licensed Content API.

Base URL: https://api.sdx.dev/v1/licensed-content

Authentication

Licensed content API access uses the same authentication mechanism as the main SDX API. Your buyer account receives an API key with the licensed_content:read scope.

List your subscriptions

curl https://api.sdx.dev/v1/licensed-content/subscriptions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Retrieve a product

curl "https://api.sdx.dev/v1/licensed-content/products/sdx_market_benchmark?period=2025-Q4&format=json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Query parameters:

Webhooks for new releases

Subscribe to the licensed_content.published webhook event to be notified when a new quarterly release is available:

curl -X POST https://api.sdx.dev/v1/webhooks \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://yourapp.com/webhooks/sdx-content",
    "events": ["licensed_content.published"]
  }'

SFTP delivery

For buyers who prefer file-based delivery, SDX can push content to your SFTP server on a recurring schedule.

Setup

1. Provide your SFTP server hostname, port, and directory path.
2. Upload your SSH public key to the SDX buyer portal, or request SDX to generate a key pair.
3. Select the products, formats, and delivery schedule.

Delivery schedule

File naming convention

Files are named with a consistent pattern:

sdx_{product}_{period}_{schema_version}.{format}.gz

Example: sdx_market_benchmark_2025Q4_v2.json.gz

Delivery confirmation

SDX sends a manifest file alongside each delivery listing the files, their checksums (SHA-256), and sizes. A notification email is also sent to the configured recipients.

Bulk download

Download licensed content directly from the SDX buyer portal.

1. Log into sdx.dev/buyer.
2. Navigate to Licensed Content > Downloads.
3. Select the product, period, and format.
4. Click Download.

Files are available for 90 days from the release date. Archived releases can be requested from SDX support.

Download sizes

Delivery SLA

SDX commits to the following service levels for licensed content delivery:

Next steps

• Licensing terms
• Data formats
• Available products