API integration and Solargis Evaluate connection

  • Updated on Nov 13, 2025
  • Published on Oct 9, 2024
  • 2 minute(s) read
  • Diego Martinez
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In this document

We will explain how to integrate to the PV components catalog to get component information via API and show you the exact steps on how to connect the catalog to the Solargis Evaluate application to use your private components in your projects.

PV components catalog API integration

PV components catalog offers robust API integration to retrieve component data via API for use in various applications (e.g., Solargis Evaluate). You can use several endpoints to call for various component data based on your requirements.

Prerequisites to API integration

To connect to the catalog and download component data, the following conditions must be met:

  • You must have an active PV components catalog account.

  • You will need to generate an API key (token) for authorisation.

You can find full technical details of the API integration in our API documentation.

Generating the API key

Important: This procedure is available to PVCC admin users only.

Key points to remember:

  • You can have multiple API keys for use in different applications.

  • Older API keys can not be deactivated, only deleted if the usage is no longer required.

  • API key is shown only once upon its creation for security reasons. If you do not save it, you will have to generate a new one.

To generate an API key, navigate to the Company management page from the main menu and proceed with the following steps:

  1. Switch to the API Access section.

  2. Click the “Create new key” button to generate the key.

The new API key will show in the pop-up window. Copy and save the key. It is displayed only once, and you will not be able to retrieve it again after closing the pop-up.

The new API key will be added to the list of existing API keys. Now you can proceed to add a description to it to help you identify the intent of usage for better tracking. You can edit its description using the pen icon.

Connecting the catalog to Solargis Evaluate

You can use all public catalog components in Solargis Evaluate without performing any additional steps. Public catalog components are available to all Evaluate users by default.

However, if you have components in your catalog that are not published and you want to use them privately in your designs, you need to connect your catalog account to the Solargis Evaluate application.

Important: This procedure is available to PVCC admin users only.

You will need an API key to connect the catalog with the Solargis Evaluate. Obtain one as described in the Generating the API key section above.

Adding the API key to Evaluate

Once you have obtained your API key, you must copy it to your Solargis Evaluate account:

  1. In the Evaluate application, go to Company administration / Integration / PVcomponents.com / Manage.

  2. Paste the PVCC key to the Private API key field.

  3. Hit the “Save and Close” button to save it.

Usage tracking

You can view your catalog/Evaluate connection usage and remaining limits in the company admin section under Usage.