Use Revit API from a web app

[omarhassanmohamed_ahmed]

Hi,

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

[jeremy_tammik · Accepted solution]

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/

[Chuong.Ho]

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

[omarhassanmohamed_ahmed]

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

[Chuong.Ho]

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

[Chuong.Ho]

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

[jeremy_tammik]

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