API Fetch walkthrough

API Fetch walkthrough

• Automated Data Synchronization - to sync data on a schedule
• Comprehensive Centralized Data - from various sources in 1 platform
• Accurate & Available Data - for you to act on when you need it!

All while saving you time and effort by removing the need for doing this manually. You schedule it once, and the process is completed.

Below is a step by step walkthrough to get you started with API Fetch.

Step 1: Add a Data Source

As an example, set up pulling in data from the Eloqua Marketing Automation system. Name the data source: Eloqua Data Source. Add description information. Select API Polling from the drop down menu. Press the SAVE button.

This setup allows for a recurring data pull from this 3rd party system into Signal, part of the Certain Platform.

Step 2: Set the Response Schema Setup

This step creates dynamic data fields in Signal. Each time data is pulled from the datasource, the Eloqua example places the data into corresponding fields in the Certain Platform.

Copy the JSON response from the Eloqua API. Paste the JSON response into the field in Certain. Select from the dropdown menu either "event" or "attendee data" depending on what is being imported. Click SAVE.

Step 3: Assign the Data Source

Schedule a new API Fetch. Give a name to the schedule. Select the data source from the drop down menu. Click the SAVE button.

Step 4: Assign the Inbound Flow

Select the data source "Ingest Eloqua Contacts" from the drop down menu. Click the SAVE button.

Step 5: Schedule when to automatically pull in the data

Make selections such as daily or hourly. Select a specific time and time zone. Save the schedule.

The schedule is set to fetch the data daily, starting today, 7am Alaskan time. The data is pulled into the Certain Platform on the schedule that is determined. The schedule is done once. The data automatically occurs for the schedule set.