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Developer GuideCore ConceptsAPI Reference
    • Overview
    • Organizations
    • Landscapes
    • Versions
    • Domains
    • Model Objects
    • Model Connections
    • Diagrams
    • Flows
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  • Key concepts
  • Data Model hierarchy
  • What to learn next

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The IcePanel API is built around a set of concepts called the Data Model that you’ll see throughout every endpoint.


Key concepts

Organization The top-level model for access control. All landscapes and users belong to an organization.

Landscape A self-contained model workspace (like a repository). An organization can have multiple landscapes for different products or teams.

Version A snapshot of a landscape’s model. The latest version is the live editable version. Numbered versions are immutable snapshots created at meaningful points in time. All model data is scoped to a version.

Domain A bounded context that groups related model objects. Every model object belongs to exactly one domain.

Model (Object) A node in the architecture graph. Can be a system, app, component, store, actor, group, or root. Objects form a parent–child hierarchy and can carry tags, technology associations, and custom labels.

Model (Connection) A defined relationship between two model objects. Represents a dependency, data flow, or API call.

Diagram A view onto the model. The underlying model objects and connections exist independently of any diagram.

Flow A step-by-step sequence that traces a path through model objects and connections. Useful for documenting user journeys, request paths, or data flows.


Data Model hierarchy

Organization
├── Team
└── Landscape
└── Version
├── Domain
├── Model (Object)
│ └── Model Objects Children (Recursive)
├── Model (Connection)
├── Flow
├── Comment
├── Draft
└── Share Link

Everything beneath a version is version-scoped. When you read or write model objects, connections, diagrams, flows, tags, or domains, you always specify both a landscapeId and a versionId:

/landscapes/{landscapeId}/versions/{versionId}/model/objects
/landscapes/{landscapeId}/versions/{versionId}/diagrams
/landscapes/{landscapeId}/versions/{versionId}/flows

Use latest to select the live editable version. Use a version ID (e.g. xqD4yXmqukb1LKaMAAUL) to select an immutable snapshot.


What to learn next

Organizations

Where all landscapes and users belong to an organization.

Landscapes

Your C4 model workspace. Create, duplicate, and manage landscapes across your organization.

Versions

Snapshots and the live latest version. Understand how version scoping works across the API.

Domains

Bounded contexts that group model objects.