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The u-Slicer API allows you query all of your media trading activity to better understand your Commerce Grid integration. The API methods accept and return serialized data in YAML, XML, or JSON.
YAML: This format is used by default.
Accept/Content-Type: text/x-yaml
XML: is obtained by providing appropriate value in HTTP header,
Accept/Content-Type: text/xml
JSON: is obtained by providing appropriate value in HTTP header,
Accept/Content-Type: application/json
Access Tokens
To access the API, you need an IPONWEB uAuth account or a Criteo Identity account. This is created for you when you get a Commerce Grid account. If you do not have one, contact your account manager. Once you have uAuth access, you can generate an API token, which you can use with your u-Slicer queries.
Permanent Token
You can create long-lived access tokens, which you can revoke from the UI at any time.
Click Create New Token
In the scope field, enter
uslicer.iponweb.com
Save your token, as this will be required for all of your API queries
Temporary Token
You can also create short-lived tokens for each new session. To do this use the following steps.
Make a
post
request, which includes the following details to https://uauth.iponweb.com/oauth2/token/grant_type=password
scope=service_id=uslicer.iponweb.com
username=<USERNAME>
Your IPONWEB LDAP loginpassword=<PASSWORD>
Your IPONWEB LDAP password
Use the returned
access_token
in your requests to u-Slicer
Querying the API
To query u-Slicer and get data, you need to post
your query to the relevant endpoint. Each endpoint maps to an API method, which returns or processes data based on what you pass in the request body. Some endpoints merely return data, and others return a subset of all possible data based on the post
request details.
For all requests, you must pass the Always Required Fields. For some endpoints, these are all you need to pass.
For others you will need to pass additional required or optional fields to get the data you want. You can get the complete details for each of the endpoints listed in the All u-Slicer Endpoints table
Always Required Fields
The following fields are required for all post
requests to your u-Slicer endpoint.
u-Slicer Required Fields | |
---|---|
Field | Description |
slicer_name | The name of your u-Slicer instance, each customer has their own so please ask your account manager to send it to you. |
project_name | The project's name, each customer has their own, so please ask your account manager to send it to you. |
token | For your authorization token, see Access Tokens |
Example INFO Endpoint
This example query will return all of the fields available to you and use the endpoint outlined in the Info Endpoint section.
All u-Slicer Endpoints
u-Slicer Methods
Endpoint | Description |
---|---|
audience | Returns audience data restricted by query parameters passed in POST arguments, see Audience Endpoint |
export | Exports report data to a file in the xls, CSV, T,SV or tsv2 format. Data is restricted by query parameters passed in POST arguments. Export Endpoint |
info | Provides information about a particular slicer. This information includes the list of available key and data fields and their descriptions. See the example Info Endpoint |
query | Returns report data restricted by query parameters passed in POST arguments; see Query Endpoint |
time_series | Returns time series data restricted by query parameters passed in POST arguments see Time Series Endpoint. |