
Licensing Crosswalk
Access MasterFormat®, UniFormat®, and OmniClass® digitally via Crosswalk – an API built for the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) community.
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Always up to date
Access essential standards digitally – ensure your whole organization always has the latest version
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Trans-classify data
Best-in-class "crosswalks" translate data between MasterFormat, UniFormat, OmniClass, and more
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Seamlessly integrate
All the ease and flexibility of an API, plus resources, technical documentation, and virtual onboarding support
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Upgrade processes
Save time and resources by digitally transforming your workflows – replace paper, PDFs, and spreadsheets
What Crosswalk Offers
Using CSI standards in your end-user product or software requires a license. Crosswalk was built to offer a fast, flexible solution for accessing CSI and industry standards. Your access includes:
Licensed enterprise access to MasterFormat®, UniFormat®, and OmniClass®
Access to the Crosswalk application programming interface (API)
Best-in-class “crosswalks” to translate classifications between MasterFormat, MasterFormat 1995, OmniClass, UniFormat, and “UniFormat II” (ASTM E1557)
Technical documentation and virtual onboarding session
Crosswalk
Trusted by leading software providers and construction technology companies to access essential industry standards and instantly re-classify data between standards.
Crosswalk for Project Management
All the power of Crosswalk, now available for general contractors and project management systems. Use as an internal resource to digitally transform your work.
Delivered by API
With Crosswalk, you unlock the ability to integrate essential construction standards directly into your project workflows. The Crosswalk application programming interface (API) integrates into your software, product, or internal systems to simplify your specification searches, provide “crosswalks” to re-classify your construction data, update your cost codes or historical data, and more.
Digital access to essential AEC standards through Crosswalk gives you faster, accurate, and flexible access to the information you need. Explore our use cases for more information on how the industry is implementing Crosswalk.
More Ways to Access CSI Standards
Don’t need an API? CSI offers enterprise licenses for MasterFormat, UniFormat, and OmniClass.
Multi-user access to CSI standards is covered by your Crosswalk license, or through an enterprise-grade standards license
Commercial use of MasterFormat, UniFormat, and OmniClass requires a current license, please contact the Crosswalk team directly with any questions regarding your usage

Explore Crosswalk
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Discover the API
Explore onboarding resources and documentation for integrating the Crosswalk API
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Explore Developer Toolset
REST and GraphQL endpoints, with XML or JSON
Software Development Kits (SDKs) available in C# and NodeJS
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Start Trial Access
Contact the Crosswalk team to get started with trial access and explore Crosswalk's capabilities