BigID

aid: bigid
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name: BigID
description: >-
  BigID is a New York City-headquartered data security platform that combines Data Security Posture Management (DSPM),
  Data Loss Prevention (DLP), access governance, AI security & governance (AISPM), privacy automation, and a unified
  Data & AI Catalog. Founded in 2016 by Dimitri Sirota and Nimrod Vax, BigID exposes every action available in its UI
  through a REST API rooted at /api/v1 — covering data sources, scans, catalog, cluster analysis, DSPM cases, and DSARs
  — plus an App Framework for building custom apps, a connector framework (Java and REST) for new data sources, and an
  MCP surface for AI agents.
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created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
specificationVersion: '0.16'
type: Index
access: 3rd-Party
tags:
  - Data Security
  - DSPM
  - DLP
  - Privacy
  - AI Security
  - Data Catalog
  - DSAR
  - Data Discovery
  - Compliance
apis:
  - aid: bigid:bigid-authentication-api
    name: BigID Authentication API
    description: >-
      Authenticate against a BigID deployment using either username/password or a long-lived user token. Exchange a user
      token for a short-lived system token (JWT) used to authorize subsequent REST API calls.
    humanURL: https://developer.bigid.com/api/bigid-api-token-authentication/
    tags:
      - Authentication
      - Sessions
      - Tokens
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.bigid.com/api/bigid-api-user-authentication/
        type: Documentation
      - url: https://developer.bigid.com/api/bigid-api-token-authentication/
        type: Documentation
      - url: openapi/bigid-authentication-api-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: examples/bigid-create-session-example.json
        type: Example
  - aid: bigid:bigid-data-sources-api
    name: BigID Data Sources API
    description: >-
      Programmatically manage data source connections in BigID. List, create, test, and export data sources, and inspect
      the catalog of available connector templates (e.g. rdb-mysql, s3-v2, snowflake, sharepoint-online).
    humanURL: https://developer.bigid.com/api/data-source-connections-api-tutorial/
    tags:
      - Data Sources
      - Connectors
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.bigid.com/api/data-source-connections-api-tutorial/
        type: Documentation
      - url: https://developer.bigid.com/api/bigid-api-add-data-source-tutorial/
        type: Documentation
      - url: openapi/bigid-data-sources-api-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: json-schema/bigid-data-source-schema.json
        type: JSONSchema
      - url: examples/bigid-list-data-sources-example.json
        type: Example
  - aid: bigid:bigid-scans-api
    name: BigID Scans API
    description: >-
      Configure and execute BigID scans. Create scan profiles to control which data sources are scanned and using which
      classifier template, then start and monitor scan executions and parent-scan rollups.
    humanURL: https://developer.bigid.com/api/scan-profiles-api-tutorial/
    tags:
      - Scans
      - Scan Profiles
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.bigid.com/api/scan-profiles-api-tutorial/
        type: Documentation
      - url: https://developer.bigid.com/api/scan-insights-api-tutorial/
        type: Documentation
      - url: openapi/bigid-scans-api-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
  - aid: bigid:bigid-data-catalog-api
    name: BigID Data Catalog API
    description: >-
      Query and export BigID's data catalog — the central inventory of objects, columns, and attributes discovered by
      BigID scans. Includes metadata export, duplicate-detection, and cluster-similar-column lookups.
    humanURL: https://developer.bigid.com/api/bigid-api-metadata-export-tutorial/
    tags:
      - Catalog
      - Metadata
      - Duplicates
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.bigid.com/api/bigid-api-metadata-export-tutorial/
        type: Documentation
      - url: https://developer.bigid.com/api/bigid-api-duplicate-data-tutorial/
        type: Documentation
      - url: openapi/bigid-data-catalog-api-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: json-schema/bigid-catalog-object-schema.json
        type: JSONSchema
  - aid: bigid:bigid-cluster-analysis-api
    name: BigID Cluster Analysis API
    description: >-
      Retrieve clusters of similar data identified by BigID's cluster-analysis engine. Clusters group structurally or
      semantically similar columns and objects across data sources to support deduplication, retention, and minimization
      workflows.
    humanURL: https://developer.bigid.com/api/cluster-analysis-api-tutorial/
    tags:
      - Clusters
      - Analytics
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.bigid.com/api/cluster-analysis-api-tutorial/
        type: Documentation
      - url: openapi/bigid-cluster-analysis-api-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
  - aid: bigid:bigid-data-posture-api
    name: BigID Data Posture API
    description: >-
      Fetch and remediate Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) findings via BigID's actionable insights API. List
      open cases, bulk-update them, and resolve individual cases with audit reasons.
    humanURL: https://developer.bigid.com/api/data-posture-api-tutorial/
    tags:
      - DSPM
      - Actionable Insights
      - Security
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.bigid.com/api/data-posture-api-tutorial/
        type: Documentation
      - url: openapi/bigid-data-posture-api-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: json-schema/bigid-case-schema.json
        type: JSONSchema
      - url: examples/bigid-list-posture-cases-example.json
        type: Example
  - aid: bigid:bigid-dsar-api
    name: BigID DSAR API
    description: >-
      Run Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) and retrieve the resulting reports. Inspect available DSAR profiles and
      identifier attributes, submit new DSAR scans, poll status, and download short or full reports in JSON or CSV.
    humanURL: https://developer.bigid.com/api/bigid-api-dsar-tutorial/
    tags:
      - DSAR
      - Privacy
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.bigid.com/api/bigid-api-dsar-tutorial/
        type: Documentation
      - url: openapi/bigid-dsar-api-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: examples/bigid-create-dsar-report-example.json
        type: Example
common:
  - url: https://developer.bigid.com/
    name: BigID Developer Portal
    type: DeveloperPortal
  - url: https://developer.bigid.com/guides/get-started/
    name: BigID Get Started Guide
    type: GettingStarted
  - url: https://developer.bigid.com/api/bigid-api/
    name: BigID REST API Reference
    type: APIReference
  - url: https://developer.bigid.com/apps/building-a-bigid-app/
    name: BigID App Framework
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://developer.bigid.com/connectors/what-is-a-bigid-connector/
    name: BigID Connector Framework
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://developer.bigid.com/llms/llms/
    name: BigID MCP and LLM Integration
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/bigexchange
    name: BigExchange GitHub Organization
    type: GitHubOrganization
  - url: https://github.com/bigexchange/sdk-javascript
    name: BigID JavaScript SDK
    type: SDK
  - url: https://github.com/bigexchange/consent-sdk-ios
    name: BigID iOS Consent SDK
    type: SDK
  - url: https://github.com/bigexchange/quickstart-simple-ts
    name: BigID Simple App Quickstart (TypeScript)
    type: Quickstart
  - url: https://github.com/bigexchange/quickstart-utility-dspm-ts
    name: BigID DSPM Quickstart (TypeScript)
    type: Quickstart
  - url: https://github.com/bigexchange/app-framework-helloworld-app
    name: BigID App Framework Hello-World App (Java)
    type: CodeExamples
  - url: https://github.com/bigexchange/helm-template
    name: BigID External-Service Helm Template
    type: CodeExamples
  - url: https://github.com/bigexchange/bigid-azure-key-vault-app
    name: BigID Azure Key Vault App
    type: Integrations
  - url: https://github.com/bigexchange/bigid-aws-control-tower
    name: BigID AWS Control Tower Integration
    type: Integrations
  - url: https://github.com/bigexchange/aws-security-hub
    name: BigID AWS Security Hub Integration
    type: Integrations
  - url: https://github.com/bigexchange/content
    name: BigID XSOAR Content Pack
    type: Integrations
  - url: https://github.com/bigexchange/gtm-consent-template
    name: BigID GTM Consent Template
    type: Integrations
  - url: https://bigid.com/
    name: BigID Website
    type: Portal
  - url: https://bigid.com/blog/
    name: BigID Blog
    type: Blog
  - url: https://bigid.com/about/
    name: About BigID
    type: Hub
  - url: https://bigid.com/contact/
    name: Contact BigID
    type: Contact
  - url: https://bigid.com/terms/
    name: BigID Terms and Conditions
    type: TermsOfService
  - url: https://bigid.com/privacy-notice/
    name: BigID Privacy Notice
    type: PrivacyPolicy
  - url: https://bigid.com/cookies/
    name: BigID Cookies Policy
    type: Legal
  - url: https://bigid.com/sub-processors/
    name: BigID Sub-processors
    type: Compliance
  - url: https://bigid.com/certifications-and-assessments/
    name: BigID Certifications and Assessments
    type: Compliance
  - url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bigid/
    name: BigID on LinkedIn
    type: LinkedIn
  - url: rules/bigid-rules.yml
    name: BigID Spectral Ruleset
    type: SpectralRules
  - url: vocabulary/bigid-vocabulary.yml
    name: BigID Vocabulary
    type: Vocabulary
  - url: json-ld/bigid-context.jsonld
    name: BigID JSON-LD Context
    type: JSONLD
  - url: plans/bigid-plans-pricing.yml
    type: Plans
    name: BigID Plans and Pricing
  - url: rate-limits/bigid-rate-limits.yml
    type: RateLimits
    name: BigID Rate Limits
  - url: finops/bigid-finops.yml
    type: FinOps
    name: BigID FinOps Profile
  - type: Features
    name: Features
    data:
      - name: Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
        description: Continuous risk detection across cloud, on-prem, and SaaS data with severity-based remediation workflows.
      - name: Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
        description: >-
          ML-enhanced DLP with custom labeling by sensitivity, residency, and risk; integrates with MIP and Google
          labels.
      - name: Access Governance
        description: Identify over-privileged access, enable zero-trust controls, and mitigate insider risk.
      - name: AI Security & Governance (AISPM)
        description: >-
          Shadow AI detection, AI model inventory, prompt and response governance, TRiSM (Trust, Risk & Security
          Management for AI).
      - name: Privacy Automation
        description: DSAR fulfillment, retention, deletion, consent, and 190,000+ out-of-the-box retention policies.
      - name: Data & AI Catalog
        description: >-
          Unified catalog of structured and unstructured data, AI models, prompts, and agents; federates with
          third-party catalogs.
      - name: 100+ Data Source Connectors
        description: >-
          Cloud, SaaS, on-prem, and developer-environment connectors. Java-based or REST-based connector framework for
          custom sources.
      - name: 1000+ Pre-Trained Classifiers
        description: Patented AI classification across 100+ languages, plus regex, NLP, and customer-built classifiers.
      - name: App Framework
        description: >-
          Build custom apps that integrate with BigID via /manifest, /execute, and /ui HTTP endpoints; deploy alongside
          BigID on Kubernetes.
      - name: MCP for Agents
        description: >-
          BigID exposes its data governance and connector surface through the Model Context Protocol so AI agents can
          drive it.
  - type: UseCases
    name: UseCases
    data:
      - name: AI Risk Management and TRiSM
        description: Discover, govern, and secure AI models, training data, prompts, and agent surfaces across the enterprise.
      - name: Cloud Data Security
        description: >-
          Find and remediate exposed PII, PHI, PCI, and other sensitive data in S3, GCS, Azure Storage, Snowflake, and
          Databricks.
      - name: Data Minimization
        description: Surface duplicate and stale data to shrink the sensitive-data footprint.
      - name: Privacy Compliance
        description: >-
          Operationalize HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, LGPD, and other privacy regimes with DSAR, retention, and consent
          automation.
      - name: Insider Risk Detection
        description: Spot suspicious access to sensitive data based on behavior, role, and policy.
      - name: Breach Investigation
        description: Determine what sensitive data was implicated in an incident and notify accordingly.
      - name: Source Code DLP
        description: Prevent exfiltration of source code and credentials from code repositories and developer environments.
  - type: Integrations
    name: Integrations
    data:
      - name: AWS
        description: Bidirectional integrations with AWS Security Hub, Control Tower, S3, RDS, and more.
      - name: Snowflake
        description: Discover, classify, and govern data inside Snowflake warehouses.
      - name: Databricks
        description: Catalog and protect data in Databricks Lakehouse and Unity Catalog.
      - name: Splunk
        description: Stream BigID findings into Splunk for SOC monitoring and SIEM correlation.
      - name: Wiz
        description: Combine BigID data context with Wiz cloud-posture findings.
      - name: Salesforce
        description: Discover and govern PII in Salesforce orgs.
      - name: ServiceNow
        description: Drive remediation workflows via ServiceNow tickets.
      - name: Collibra
        description: Federate BigID's catalog with Collibra's governance platform.
      - name: Alation
        description: Sync BigID metadata into Alation's data intelligence platform.
      - name: Informatica
        description: Federate with Informatica IDMC for data management workflows.
      - name: Atlan
        description: Sync classifications and lineage with Atlan.
      - name: Microsoft Information Protection (MIP)
        description: Apply MIP sensitivity labels driven by BigID classifications.
      - name: Cortex XSOAR
        description: SOAR playbooks for managing data permissions and scans (via bigexchange/content).
      - name: Google Tag Manager
        description: Cookie consent template for GTM (via bigexchange/gtm-consent-template).
  - type: Solutions
    name: Solutions
    data:
      - name: Data Security Platform
        description: DSPM + DLP + access governance in one platform.
      - name: Privacy Automation Suite
        description: DSAR, retention, deletion, consent, and regulatory reporting.
      - name: AI Security & Governance
        description: Shadow AI, model inventory, prompt/response governance, TRiSM.
      - name: Data & AI Catalog
        description: Unified catalog spanning structured, unstructured, and AI assets.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
    url: https://apievangelist.com