# Use AWS IoT SiteWise APIs on the edge
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AWS IoT SiteWise provides a subset of its APIs, along with edge-specific APIs, enabling seamless interaction with asset models and their associated assets deployed at the edge. These asset models must be configured to run on the edge. For more information, see [Configure an asset model for data processing on SiteWise Edge](edge-processing.md#process-gateway-data-edge) for detailed instructions on this setup process.

After you configure these APIs, you can retrieve comprehensive data about your asset models and individual assets. Retrieving asset model, asset, dashboard, portal and project information can help you monitor deployed portals and dashboards, and access asset data collected at the edge level. This provides a central host in your network for interactions with AWS IoT SiteWise without requiring a web API call. 

**Topics**
+ [All available AWS IoT SiteWise Edge device APIs](edge-apis-available.md)
+ [Edge-only APIs for use with AWS IoT SiteWise edge devices](edge-local-apis.md)
+ [Enable CORS on AWS IoT SiteWise Edge APIs](enable-cors-edge-apis.md)
+ [Configure session timeouts for AWS IoT SiteWise Edge](edge-apis-session-timeout.md)
+ [Tutorial: List asset models on an AWS IoT SiteWise Edge gateway](edge-apis-tutorial.md)