# Integration Overview

## Purpose

This document provides a high-level overview of the Reach Reporting integration framework — what it enables, how it works, and the value it delivers to partners and their customers.

## What This Integration Does

Our integration allows partners to connect their platform’s financial or operational data to Reach Reporting, enabling customers to:

- Access powerful, customizable dashboards and financial reports
- Eliminate manual data exports or spreadsheets
- Visualize key metrics across systems in real time
- Make more informed decisions based on up-to-date reporting


## Why We Built It This Way

Rather than creating a custom integration for every data source, we’ve designed a standardized but flexible API spec. It enables any partner to implement a lightweight integration using their preferred tools and language — while maintaining full control over their infrastructure.

This approach:

- Scales efficiently across platforms
- Reduces engineering lift on our end
- Keeps implementation quick for new partners
- Maintains a high bar for data security and ownership


## What Your Team Is Responsible For

Your team implements a set of simple, documented API endpoints based on our spec. These endpoints expose structured data (e.g., company info, financials) in a standard format Reach can work with.

Once in place, Reach handles:

- Connecting to your endpoints
- Authenticating securely
- Fetching and syncing data
- Powering real-time dashboards and reports in our platform


## Summary of Benefits

- Quick integration with minimal ongoing effort
- No need to export or import files manually
- Reach becomes a value-added reporting layer for your customers
- Built with flexibility to support a wide variety of platforms