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Use Revit API from a web app

omarhassanmohamed_ahmed — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 06:14:57 GMT

Hi,

Is it possible to create a web app that manipulates a simple object in Revit "Beam for example".

Re: Use Revit API from a web app

jeremy_tammik — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 06:56:20 GMT

The pure Revit API is a Windows .NET API that requires a running session of Revit and a valid Revit API context to execute, which is only provided within a running session of Revit.exe on a Windows desktop PC. You can however also use the Revit API in the cloud on a virtual machine directly from a web app by making use of the Autodesk Platform Services APS Design Automation for Revit API:

https://aps.autodesk.com/en/docs/design-automation/v3/developers_guide/overview/

Re: Use Revit API from a web app

Chuong.Ho — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:53:02 GMT

I had done some example practical before, this is some idea you can play with :

- Build the add-in and open a listener to get data from Revit : https://github.com/BIMrxLAB/Revit2GraphQL

- Use Revit Design Automation API

Re: Use Revit API from a web app

omarhassanmohamed_ahmed — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 11:25:13 GMT

Hi,

I was trying to understand where to start but this from the README looks broken https://marconi4revitwebapp.azurewebsites.net/

Do you have a time 30 minutes or something to talk a call about that.

thanks in advance

Re: Use Revit API from a web app

Chuong.Ho — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 07:54:15 GMT

Hi @omarhassanmohamed_ahmed , can contact my email in case you need any help with that : chuongpqvn@gmail.com

Re: Use Revit API from a web app

Chuong.Ho — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 01:37:21 GMT

I just want to add some point tutorial here for any interesting with learning Revit Design Automation with topic :

Use Revit Design Automation Update Revit Model In ACC

Part 1 : https://dev.to/chuongmep/use-revit-design-automation-update-revit-model-in-acc-part-1-1o31

Part 2 : https://dev.to/chuongmep/use-revit-design-automation-update-revit-model-in-acc-part-2-58kc

Re: Use Revit API from a web app

jeremy_tammik — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:41:08 GMT

Thank you, Chuong, for the helpful pointers! Added to the blog for posterity:

https://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2025/02/unit-testing-and-more-serious-matters.html#8