Pax8 Glossary

The terms listed below carry specific meaning in the Pax8 ecosphere

• agent
  A Pax8 partner that is a consultant, recommender, or other intermediary but not directly involved in production as an MSP

• company
  Any of our partner's customers who are served through the Pax8 platform

• dependency
  Any components that are required to order a given product

• endpoint
  A URL designated for use by HTTP requests to the API

• HTTP request
  A standard HTTP verb used with an API endpoint (URL). It's a function call to the API. ex. GET /products/{productId}

• MSP
  Managed service provider, the Pax8 partner who directly serves their customers via the Pax8 platform

• partner
  The MSP or agent whose customers are served via the Pax8 platform

• product
  A single offering from Pax8 identified by a SKU

• provisioning
  The process of setting up a product for use by a customer, and configuring it to conform to specifications in the order

• response codes
  Standard HTTP result that describes the result of a given request to the API

• resource
  In the context of an API, resource typically synonymous with an API endpoint or group of endpoints

• subscription
  The subscription object defines the customer's commitment to a service

• self service
  Refers to a company whose end-users are allowed to access the Portal directly. End-users are not currently permitted API access

• token
  A character string that gives you access to the API

• vendor
  Third-party provider of products or services

• invoice
  A summation of amounts due for products or services

• invoice item
  A break down of an amount due for a product or service

• usage summary
  A summation of amounts due for usage based products or services

• usage line
  A break down of an amount due for a usage based product or service. Tied directly to a usage summary