--- title: "Bridge API: Agent Website Feed Access and Handoff" description: "Prepare a Bridge API website feed handoff with the application, MLS approval, dataset, technical owner, and received buyer and seller inquiry checks." canonical: "https://scalewithsearch.com/articles/bridge-api-agent-website-data-feed" --- ## Site navigation - [Scale With Search](https://scalewithsearch.com/) - Services - Services - [AI systems](https://scalewithsearch.com/ai-systems) - [Site build](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#site-build) - [Whole website fix](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#whole-website-fix) - [Content library with SEO](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#content-library) - [Working session](https://scalewithsearch.com/audit) - Start here - [Send your brief](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#send-your-brief) - [Example scope](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#review-the-example-scope) - [Prices and terms](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#prices-and-terms) - Industries - Real estate - [Real estate agents and teams](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate) - [Platforms, ownership, and IDX](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate/real-estate-website-platforms-ownership-idx) - [Search, content, and AI](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate/real-estate-search-content-ai) - [Inquiries, campaigns, and handoffs](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate/real-estate-website-inquiries-campaigns-handoffs) - [Buyer, seller, and local pages](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate/real-estate-buyer-seller-local-resources) - [Rules, privacy, and trust](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate/real-estate-website-rules-privacy-trust) - Browse by business - [Trades and home services](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-trades) - [Health, wellness, and animal care](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-practices) - [Law, finance, and IT](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-professional) - [Marketing and SEO agencies](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-agencies) - [Shops and manufacturers](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-manufacturing) - [Restaurants, shops, studios, and nonprofits](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-local-services) - Chiropractic practices - [Chiropractic and wellness practices](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/chiropractic-and-wellness-practices) - [Chiropractic and physical therapy clinics](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/chiropractic-and-physical-therapy-clinics) - [All industries](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/) - Resources - Free tools - [AI readiness check](https://scalewithsearch.com/check) - [Free tools](https://scalewithsearch.com/tools/) - [Free Starter Kit](https://scalewithsearch.com/kit/business-memory-starter-kit.zip) - Guides - [AI-native library](https://scalewithsearch.com/ai-native) - [Industry intelligence](https://scalewithsearch.com/intelligence) - [Office job guides](https://scalewithsearch.com/guides/) - [Business memory](https://scalewithsearch.com/articles/business-memory-for-ai-agents-guide) - [Agent governance](https://scalewithsearch.com/articles/ai-agent-governance-guide-small-business) - [Migration and ownership](https://scalewithsearch.com/articles/leaving-vendor-ai-memory-guide) - Articles - [All articles](https://scalewithsearch.com/articles/) - [What changed](https://scalewithsearch.com/changes/) - About - Evidence - [Proof](https://scalewithsearch.com/proof) - Scale With Search - [About](https://scalewithsearch.com/about) - [How it works](https://scalewithsearch.com/how-it-works) # Bridge API: prepare the data feed for your real estate website Bridge API gives software access to authorized real estate datasets. For your website, identify the approved application, dataset, and developer before accepting listing search. [Bridge documentation, checked 2026.10.14](https://bridgedataoutput.com/docs/#Introduction). Require a handoff showing which approval serves your domain and how a buyer's property question reaches you. Keep the seller contact route in the same website brief. The checks below are recommendations for that handoff, not evidence that your present website passes. ## Confirm whether your website needs its own Bridge application Ask your existing IDX vendor who holds the data connection. Request the application owner, supported MLS, and proposed integration method. Have the vendor explain whether your website uses its approved service or needs a separate developer connection. Bridge describes an application as a data-consuming product with its own token. Shared access is assigned to the account's Primary application. [Application documentation, checked 2026.10.14](https://bridgedataoutput.com/docs/#registration). Ask the account owner to identify that application by name. Compare it with the application your developer intends to use. Resolve any mismatch before commissioning the connection. Write the website task beside the access request: search your approved market, open a property, and ask you about it. Name the receiving destination. Require an explanation of any proposed replacement for an existing search service. ## Prepare the invitation and application profile Bridge's documentation directs prospective MLS data users to contact the relevant MLS for an invitation. Registration follows the provider's invitation link. [Registration instructions, checked 2026.10.14](https://bridgedataoutput.com/docs/#registration). Contact your MLS through its confirmed data-services route. Ask who should hold the account and which broker or vendor approvals apply. Confirm the process with your IDX vendor before creating another account. Prepare the following information for the responsible account holder. This is a website brief, not a substitute for the provider's application. | Detail | Answer to prepare | | --- | --- | | Website | Public domain, proposed test address, and intended listing-search pages | | Business identity | Verified agent, brokerage, and approval contact | | Application | Named product, account owner, and responsible developer | | Intended use | Public listing search and the visitor tasks it must support | | Requested data | MLS coverage and fields needed for those tasks | | Supporting material | Website preview or screenshots explaining the intended use | | Responsibilities | License signatory, billing owner, support contact, and maintenance owner | Ask the account holder to retain the submitted profile and subsequent decisions. Keep unanswered questions marked unresolved. Request dated license and fee information from the parties responsible for your proposed access. ## Match the approval to the application and feed An MLS invitation can leave access pending. Bridge says retrieval becomes available after final approval; feed permissions determine accessible records and fields. [Data-access instructions, checked 2026.10.14](https://bridgedataoutput.com/docs/#data-access). Have your developer document the application, dataset, feed type, and approval status together. Request evidence from the intended application, rather than an unrelated account or demonstration. MLS display rules vary. Confirm your public website's requirements with your MLS and IDX vendor. [Bridge's feed-permission guidance, checked 2026.10.14](https://bridgedataoutput.com/docs/#data-access). Ask them to identify the governing license and current display instructions before approving fields, images, attribution, or removal behavior. If access remains pending, record the ticket, responsible party, and next required action. Agree which website pages can proceed while that dependency remains open. Keep a working general buyer question and seller contact route in the proposed launch scope. ## Distinguish a test dataset from your authorized MLS feed Bridge provides machine-generated test data. It warns that this data can differ from actual MLS data and should not underpin production integration tests. [Test-dataset guidance, checked 2026.10.14](https://bridgedataoutput.com/docs/#data-access). Ask which dataset a preview uses. Require that answer in the handoff. Do not approve a production listing display from a synthetic demonstration alone. Once authorized access is available, agree test cases against the real permitted dataset. Ask the MLS or vendor to supply an approved reference for comparison. Check the selected property, displayed fields, and permitted images against that reference. Keep test results tied to the dataset and date. Record missing fields as unresolved requirements. Ask the provider whether each absence comes from the granted feed, the source record, or the implementation. ## Give the developer a specific connection record Bridge requests include a dataset code. Its metadata describes available fields, and its documentation recommends RESO Web API for MLS access. [API instructions, checked 2026.10.14](https://bridgedataoutput.com/docs/#using-apis). Require your developer to supply this record without private credentials: | Handoff item | Evidence to request | | --- | --- | | Application and dataset | Names matched to the approval record | | Connection address | Provider-confirmed endpoint and selected transport | | Listing resources | Exact resource names and fields available to this application | | Website controls | Mapping from search, filters, and property details to authorized data | | Listing reference | Identifier preserved from the selected result into the inquiry | | Updates and removal | Implementation plan checked against the applicable requirements | | Operating limits | Current provider instructions and behavior when requests fail | | Support | Named maintenance owner and escalation route | Ask the developer to demonstrate this mapping with an authorized property. Require an explanation of unsupported website controls before approving the design. Keep broader transport and field-definition decisions in their separate technical briefs. Bridge recommends server tokens for server-to-server requests and warns against exposing tokens in client code. [Token guidance, checked 2026.10.14](https://bridgedataoutput.com/docs/#using-apis). Agree a secure credential handoff with the authorized technical owner. Keep secrets outside the shared website brief. Request a review of public page code, browser-visible requests, and error output for exposed credentials. ## Accept the feed through to a received property question Agree these website checks before acceptance. Use contact details you control and mark the submissions as tests. | Check | Result to require | | --- | --- | | Approval | Intended application and dataset match the dated authorization | | Property display | Selected property matches the permitted reference and reviewed display requirements | | Buyer question | Received message preserves the property reference, page address, question, and reply details | | Seller contact | Separate test reaches its agreed destination with the submitted details | | Feed interruption | Visitor sees a clear service state and can still contact you | | Handoff | Account control, documentation, support, and credential replacement responsibilities are recorded | Compare the received property question with the original submission. Repeat the inquiry from a phone and through the seller page. Retain the destination receipts beside the results. Treat each failed check as unfinished work. Separate a working data request, approved public display, and received inquiry in the acceptance record. ## Put the Bridge handoff into the website scope Your Bridge handoff names the application, approved dataset, and unresolved permissions. Add those dependencies through [whole website fix: Bridge datasets](/for/real-estate). MLS display in the whole website fix remains subject to the required board approvals. [Published offer, checked 2026.10.14](https://scalewithsearch.com/work). - [Test the seller inquiry path on your real estate website](/articles/seller-inquiry-path-agent-website) - [Check your real estate website in 30 minutes](/articles/real-estate-website-audit) - [Own your real estate website: domain, hosting, editing, and leads](/articles/own-your-site) ## Related: Real estate - [Test the seller inquiry path on your real estate website](/articles/seller-inquiry-path-agent-website) - [Check your real estate website in 30 minutes](/articles/real-estate-website-audit) - [Own your real estate website: domain, hosting, editing, and leads](/articles/own-your-site) ---- ```text .|########||. .|########||. .|########||. |##||. .||##|. |##||. .||##|. |##||. .||##|. |#|. .|#|. |#|. .|#|. |#|. .|#|. |#| |#| |#| |#| |#| |#| .#| |#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#. .#| .#. .#| .#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#| |# ...... #| |# ...... #| |# ...... #| .# ||#########| #| .# ||#########| #| .# ||#########| #| .#. |######||######|. .#. .#. |######||######|. .#. .#. |######||######|. .#. #. .##|###|##|#|######| .# #. .##|###|##|#|######| .# #. .##|###|##|#|######| .# || |##|#||||||||||||#||#| || || |##|#||||||||||||#||#| || || |##|#||||||||||||#||#| || # |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. # |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. # |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || # .#||||||||||||||||||||||||#| # # .#||||||||||||||||||||||||#| # # .#||||||||||||||||||||||||#| # || ....|||#||||||##|#|||#|#||##||||....|. || || ....|||#||||||##|#|||#|#||##||||....|. || || ....|||#||||||##|#|||#|#||##||||....|. || #. . ....|# ....#||| ||| .#||| ....#. .# #. . ....|# ....#||| ||| .#||| ....#. .# #. . ....|# ....#||| ||| .#||| ....#. .# # . ||||#| .#####|| . .#| .#||| ||||# #. # . ||||#| .#####|| . .#| .#||| ||||# #. # . ||||#| .#####|| . .#| .#||| ||||# #. .| ||||| #. |#|||||. || #. |#||. .||||| || .| ||||| #. |#|||||. || #. |#||. .||||| || .| ||||| #. |#|||||. || #. |#||. .||||| || || |.... #. ....|#. |. ...|. ....|| || || |.... #. ....|#. |. ...|. ....|| || || |.... #. ....|#. |. ...|. ....|| || #. .||||||##||||||##||####|||||||#||||||#| .# #. .||||||##||||||##||####|||||||#||||||#| .# #. .||||||##||||||##||####|||||||#||||||#| .# # .||####|###########################|. # # .||####|###########################|. # # .||####|###########################|. # # .#||||||.#.|| # |. ..# #| #|||||#| # # .#||||||.#.|| # |. ..# #| #|||||#| # # .#||||||.#.|| # |. ..# #| #|||||#| # # .#|||||| .. |# ## |#| ...#|#|||#| # # .#|||||| .. |# ## |#| ...#|#|||#| # # .#|||||| .. |# ## |#| ...#|#|||#| # # .#|||#|# .# .#| #| ##|.#..#|||||#| # # .#|||#|# .# .#| #| ##|.#..#|||||#| # # .#|||#|# .# .#| #| ##|.#..#|||||#| # # .#||||||############|######|||||#| # # .#||||||############|######|||||#| # # .#||||||############|######|||||#| # # |...||#||||||#||||#|#||||||#|||||#||| |.| # # |...||#||||||#||||#|#||||||#|||||#||| |.| # # |...||#||||||#||||#|#||||||#|||||#||| |.| # #. .. ||||# .|||##|. |#| .|| || .|||#. #| # .# #. .. ||||# .|||##|. |#| .|| || .|||#. #| # .# #. .. ||||# .|||##|. |#| .|| || .|||#. #| # .# || | ...|| ...##| | #| .|. |. ##### .. .| || || | ...|| ...##| | #| .|. |. ##### .. .| || || | ...|| ...##| | #| .|. |. ##### .. .| || || ||||| || ||||#| . |. |. |#. ||||| |#| || || || ||||| || ||||#| . |. |. |#. ||||| |#| || || || ||||| || ||||#| . |. |. |#. ||||| |#| || || .# |.....#|....|#.||||.|||##.|#|....||.#||.#. #. .# |.....#|....|#.||||.|||##.|#|....||.#||.#. #. .# |.....#|....|#.||||.|||##.|#|....||.#||.#. #. #.|||||||#############################| ||| .# #.|||||||#############################| ||| .# #.|||||||#############################| ||| .# || ##||#||#||||||#||#||#||#||##. || || ##||#||#||||||#||#||#||#||##. || || ##||#||#||||||#||#||#||#||##. || # .#|||||||||#||#|||||||||||#| # # .#|||||||||#||#|||||||||||#| # # .#|||||||||#||#|||||||||||#| # || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || .# |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. .# |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. .# |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. || |#||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||#| || #. .######|#|#########| .# #. .######|#|#########| .# #. .######|#|#########| .# .#. |#####||||#####| .#. .#. |#####||||#####| .#. .#. |#####||||#####| .#. |# ||########|| #. |# ||########|| #. |# ||########|| #. |# ...... #| |# ...... #| |# ...... #| |#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#. |#. .#. |#. .#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#| |#. |#| |#| |#| |#| |#| |#| .|#|. .|#|. .|#|. .|#|. .|#|. .|#|. |##||. .||##| |##||. .||##| |##||. .||##| .||########||. .||########||. .||########||. 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