Play Api

Created by Óscar Menéndez · last update February 25, 2020

What is this about?

The Play API is in charge of handle all the tooling elements used to customize the search experience.

Step by step guide

  • Step 1: Getting your USER API token

    To perform the different requests to the Play API, a user token is needed. To obtain the token you must perform the following request. The credentials sended in the request are the same you use to access any Empathy Services.

    POST https://api.empathybroker.com/user/v1/user/login

    Query parameters No needed.

    Body

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    {
  "email": "myusername@myemaildomain.com",
  "password": "myPassword_123"
}

    Bearer Token No needed

    Response

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    {
    "expiration_date": "2019-07-25T16:54:13Z",
    "user_token": "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiJ9.eyJlYjo6aWQiOiI1Y2ExZDQxYzkyODZkZTAwMTVjMzNjMmEiLCJlYjo6cm9sZXMiOnsiU0VBUkNIX0FOQUxZU1QiOlsiKiJdLCJFQl9VU0VSUyI6WyIqIl0sIkVCX1NFUlZJQ0VTIjpbIioiXSwiRUJfSU5GTyI6WyIqIl0sIkVCX0ZFRURTIjpbIioiXSwiRUJfQURNSU4iOlsiKiJdfSwiZXhwIjoxNTY0MDczNjUzLCJpYXQiOjE1NjQwNDQ4NTMsImlzcyI6IlVzZXJTZXJ2aWNlIiwianRpIjoieGRaeGRSZEZrMFkvc2Q0KyIsInN1YiI6ImxhcmFtQGVtcGF0aHkuY28ifQ.yY2MtO_wGk03u902onbhEWV6Oa_zBD8WQr9r8_oIZ3pmvqT4KEaT-jBGmpJZ0FJsz5rZ4SPBeRyGQxwa_NT7Mg"
}

  • Step 2: Perform the different requests to the Play API

    Like the other services you should obtain your INSTANCE_ID. This ID is going to be used in all the request to the play service. You can choose between the following ways to use the Play API:

    • Rest API: You can make HTTP requests directly to our API using the bearer token retrieved in the previous step. The PLAY_URL to make request is https://api.empathybroker.com/play/v1/INSTANCE_ID
    • Dashboard/Playboard: You can also use Play API using our graphical user interface.

  • Step 3: Start using the available endpoints

    Once you have the PLAY_URL you are ready to use the following endpoints