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Standard practices in the Emporix API

Here you can find descriptions of practices, concepts, and data formats that are commonly used across the Emporix API services.

Data standardization

To ensure consistency between the Emporix API services, some data types use standardized formats:

Data type
Description

Countries

Countries are indicated through two-letter codes compliant with the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard.

Currencies

Currencies are indicated through three-letter codes compliant with the ISO 4217 standard.

Dates and times

All dates and times are stored as instantaneous moments in the UTC timezone, compliant with the ISO 8601 standard.

Languages

Languages (including regional variants) are indicated through codes compliant with the IETF BCP-47 standard.

Check the below for specific practices:

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