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Ed-Fi's ODS/API technology allows for the ODS/API to be extended. The ODS/API technology implements extensibility with a defined toolkit that produces regular and predictable patterns. However, the patterns differ by the technology suite.
Please note that your application the agency you are partnered with may or may not have extended the API. Your application will only have to deal with an extended API if they have extended, so the information below may not be relevant to your situation.
The API extension patterns and other relevant information are covered below.
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