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Systems and services guides

View and download manuals for our secure file transfer service and link products.

Service catalogue


Secure file transfer service

This

 has been created to help you navigate our secure file transfer service (published August 2017).

View a list of all the

throughout the year.


web-link

web-link is the user interface we provide, to allow you to view and manage your applications in real-time. 

Published April 2023


xml-link manual v17.0.37

Published February 2024 – v17.0.37

You can also read a best practice guide for developers along with details of our link product strategy.

Details on


Provider Page Leads API technical manual  

Published January 2024 – v1


ABL Guide

Published May 2024 – v1.0


Extended character sets 


Previous documentation

To access a previous version of a technical manual, please email website@ucas.ac.uk with the system and version of the manual you require.