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Feed REST API

This API exposes operations to allow management of Feeds within the cX::ad platform.

This API can be accessed by users with the appropriate permissions to manage Feeds and supports the following combination of operations on Ad domain objects:

Object

Supported operations

Feed list

GET

Feed

POST, GET, PUT and DELETE

Retrieving the list of available Feeds

The list of all Feeds available to a user to associate with AdSpace(s) can be retrieved using the GET operation.

GET

Retrieve the list of Feeds available to the user.

https://{cxadbaseurl}/api/secure/feeds

Parameters:

  • cxadbaseurl the base URL of the cX::ad system

Example command:

curl -s -H "Content-type: text/xml" -u jsmith123:password1 -X GET https://cxad.cxense.com/api/secure/feeds

This XML example shows the contents returned from a typical GET call:


<?xml version="1.0"?>
<cx:feeds xmlns:cx="http://cxense.com/cxad/api/cxad">
  <cx:feed>
    <cx:feedId>0000000000004656</cx:feedId>
    <cx:name>Feed (CPC Product, CPM Product)</cx:name>
    <cx:products>
      <cx:productId group="0">0000000000004abc</cx:productId>
      <cx:productId group="1">000000000000123a</cx:productId>
    </cx:products>
    <cx:associableByRoles>
      <cx:role>FULLSERVPUB</cx:role>
      <cx:role>SELFSERVPUB</cx:role>
    </cx:associableByRoles>
  </cx:feed>
</cx:feeds>

Individual Feeds

The POST, GET, PUT and DELETE operations are supported for management of individual Feeds.

POST

Perform a POST operation with the following URL to create a new Feed

https://{cxadbaseurl}/api/secure/feed

Parameters:

  • cxadbaseurl the base URL of the cX::ad system

This XML example shows the contents required to be supplied for a POST call:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<cx:feed xmlns:cx="http://cxense.com/cxad/api/cxad">
  <cx:name>Test Feed</cx:name>
  <cx:products>
    <cx:productId group="0">0000000000004abc</cx:productId>
    <cx:productId group="1">000000000000123a</cx:productId>
  </cx:products>
  <cx:associableByRoles>
    <cx:role>FULLSERVPUB</cx:role>
    <cx:role>SELFSERVPUB</cx:role>
  </cx:associableByRoles>
</cx:feed>

Example commands:

curl -s -H "Content-type: text/xml" -u jsmith123:password1 -X POST https://cxad.cxense.com/api/secure/feed -d @input.xml

GET

Retrieve the Feed with the given feedId

https://{cxadbaseurl}/api/secure/feed/{feedId}

Parameters:

  • cxadbaseurl the base URL of the cX::ad system

  • feedId the id of the Feed to be retrieved

This XML example shows the contents returned from a typical GET call:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<cx:feed xmlns:cx="http://cxense.com/cxad/api/cxad">
  <cx:feedId>0000000000001212<cx:feedId>
  <cx:name>Test Feed</cx:name>
  <cx:products>
    <cx:productId group="0">0000000000004abc</cx:productId>
    <cx:productId group="1">000000000000123a</cx:productId>
  </cx:products>
  <cx:associableByRoles>
    <cx:role>FULLSERVPUB</cx:role>
    <cx:role>SELFSERVPUB</cx:role>
  </cx:associableByRoles>
</cx:feed>

 

Example command:

curl -s -H "Content-type: text/xml" -u jsmith123:password1 -X GET https://cxad.cxense.com/api/secure/feed/0000000000039306

PUT

Update the Feed with the given feedId

https://{cxadbaseurl}/api/secure/feed/{feedId}

Parameters:

  • cxadbaseurl the base URL of the cX::ad system

  • feedId the id of the Feed to be updated

This XML example shows the contents required to be supplied for a PUT call:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<cx:feed xmlns:cx="http://cxense.com/cxad/api/cxad">
  <cx:name>Test Feed</cx:name>
  <cx:products>
    <cx:productId group="0">0000000000004abc</cx:productId>
    <cx:productId group="1">000000000000123a</cx:productId>
  </cx:products>
  <cx:associableByRoles>
    <cx:role>FULLSERVPUB</cx:role>
    <cx:role>SELFSERVPUB</cx:role>
  </cx:associableByRoles>
</cx:feed>

Example command:

curl -s -H "Content-type: text/xml" -u jsmith123:password1 -X PUT https://cxad.cxense.com/api/secure/feed/0000000000039306 -d @input.xml

DELETE

Delete the Feed with the given feedId

https://{cxadbaseurl}/api/secure/feed/{feedId}

Parameters:

  • cxadbaseurl the base URL of the cX::ad system

  • feedId the id of the Feed to be deleted

Example command:

curl -s -H "Content-type: text/xml" -u jsmith123:password1 -X DELETE https://cxad.cxense.com/api/secure/feed/0000000000039306


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