Using APIs to Build SolutionsPaul Lawbaugh
Webtrends APIsREST Services
Webtrends APIsREST Services
Data In (DC API)
Webtrends APIsREST Services
Realtime APIs
Data In (DC API)
Webtrends APIsData Out
•Segments•REST Web Services•EDC (Enterprise Data Connector)•Captures•Extracts•VHE (Visitor History Export)•Scheduler (Named Queries)
Webtrends APIsData In
•DC API (Data Collection API)•Mobile SDKs•SOAP Web Services•Insight RSS and Annotation
REST (what you know)Services customers are using in WS v2.0•Report Service•Custom Ranges•Trending•Filtering
(new advanced features)
•XML2
REST (what you don’t know)
Version 2.0 Introduced New Services•Key Metrics•Syndication Service•Mobile Service•Image/Graph Service
Data Out – API SolutionsDIY Insight
Intranet FeedsMobile App
Sample App – Data OutMike Love’s REST App
http://developer.webtrends.com/community/dx/blog/2009/11/18/update-to-excelvba-sample-application
Data In – DC API SolutionsData Collection API – Adding Custom Data Points
External Campaign Data?
External Data Points
Demographics
Sample App – Data Inhttp://developer.webtrends.com/docs/DOC-1205
Other Useful APIsYou May Not Have Heard About
(if we have time)
Data Out – EDCEnterprise Data Connector•Massive scale•All hits•Any custom params•Any number columns•Daily output
Configurable Output
Data Out – CapturesAnalytics Data Captures – Remarketing Stories
•large scale•2 dimensional + Measures
or•Visitor IDs + 1 Data Point
+ MeasuresCSV Output
DX Key Metrics ServiceUse Case•Realtime •Fast Response•Trending•Custom Ranges
Example REST……/v2/ReportService/keymetrics/[profile]/?
start_period=2010m10d15&end_period=2010m10d16
DX Mobile ServiceUse Case•All Profiles•Fast Response•Key Time Ranges
(all in one request)
•Formatted StringsExample REST…
https://ws.webtrends.com/v2/mobile/summary/
Data Out – Segments Drag and Drop Creation
CSV Output
Syndication ServiceUse Case•Key Metrics•RSS Feed•Atom Feed•Alerts•Insight Notes
…/v2/SyndicationService/?NOTE=ME*[profile]