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Marketing Dashboard Public Access API



The set_web_dashboard method allows you to manage access to a Marketing Dashboard for any campaign by creating a custom URL or enabling public access, resetting public access and then disabling public access.

One example currently in use by some customers is to enable Public URL in the campaign settings (access is only available to users who have the link).
  • Your customer logs into a secure area on your company website where they can view a variety of data or make changes to their account, and in that UI is a button to access reports. 
  • When the UI button is clicked, the Public URL link opens and your customer is transported to the white label Marketing Dashboard. 
  • Shortly after it's been clicked your system is programmed to automatically send a Reset Public URL API request. The response your system receives back from our system provides you with the new Public URL that will be assigned to the button and used the next time your customer clicks the reports button.
Another way to accomplish this is that when the UI button is clicked:
  • The Enable Public URL API is run and your system retrieves the response Public URL from our system and transports the user directly into the white label Marketing Dashboard without the requirement to enter login credentials. 
  • Some time after the link is enabled, your system is programmed to send a Disable Public URL API request to our system, this allows the user to complete their session but not log back in until they enter via your system.

Use of the optional Profile ID or Profile Reference ID parameter allows you to show additional campaigns in one marketing dashboard.

Refer to the Rank Ranger API Overview page for information on how to obtain API access, obtain an API Key, a full list of API methods and error codes.

web dashboard example
 

 

Parameters

 
 
key string The unique API key assigned to your account
campaign_id or

reference_id
int

string
The campaign ID (can be obtained using the package_campaigns method)

Optional: your internal reference_id can be used instead of campaign_id if this parameter exists in the campaign (refer to Add Campaign or Update Campaign methods).
Share Access Options
string
  • direct_public_access=enabled – for enabling public access to a campaign in Marketing Dashboard
  • reset_public_url=true – for voiding a used URL and resetting a new public URL, this request returns the new public access URL
  • direct_public_access=disabled – for disabling public access (e.g., when a session ends)
  • custom_url= to create a custom URL for a campaign
  • profile_id or use your internal profile_ref_id to view multiple campaigns in one white label dashboard. This parameter must already exist in your account (refer to Add Profile) and be referenced in each of the campaigns General Settings > Advanced settings that you want to display in 1 single sign-on dashboard.  Refer to Get All Profiles to obtain a list of Profile IDs. HTML and CSS code must be added to the Marketing Dashboard in order for this feature to display, refer to the Single Sign-on instructions in the Marketing Dashboard documentation.
output string Output format options:
  • &output=xml  (this is the default format)
  • &output=json
    Either of these parameters can be added to the json output parameter:
    • &output=json&json_strict=true 
      (forces the results to come back as array instead of objects) 
    • &output=json&json_arr=true 
      (causes the entire json to be wrapped as array)

Construct & test API requests in the API Console
or follow one of the examples below.


Public Access Enable/Disable Example

 

Public Access Enabled
https://www.rankranger.com/api/v2/?set_web_dashboard&key=YourAPIKey
&campaign_id=XXXXX&direct_public_access=enabled

Public Access Disabled
https://www.rankranger.com/api/v2/?set_web_dashboardl&key=YourAPIKey
&campaign_id=XXXXX&direct_public_access=disabled


Public Access Enable/Disable Response

 
Public Access Enabled
AخA
 
<tracking-data provider="rankranger" date="02/21/2019" time="12:48:33" status="ok">
    <direct_public_access> enabled </direct_public_access>
</tracking-data>

Public Access Disabled
 
<tracking-data provider="rankranger" date="02/21/2019" time="12:49:17" status="ok">
    <direct_public_access> disabled </direct_public_access>
</tracking-data>
 
 

Reset Public Access Example

 
https://www.rankranger.com/api/v2/?set_web_dashboardl&key=YourAPIKey&campaign_id=XXXXX
&reset_public_url=true

Reset Public Access Response

 

This request returns the new public access URL
 
<tracking-data provider="rankranger" date="02/21/2019" time="12:50:21" status="ok">
    <direct_public_url>
http://account.bestseoreports.com/web/?r=12345&wlp=b1257896246abnranacdbfc18e1adc
</direct_public_url>
</tracking-data>

Custom URL Example

 
https://www.rankranger.com/api/v2/?set_web_dashboard&key=YourAPIKey&campaign_id=XXXXX
&custom_url=your-client-name

Custom URL Response

 
 
<tracking-data provider="rankranger" date="02/21/2019" time="12:53:21" status="ok">
    <custom_url>
https://username.bestseoreports.com/your-client-name
</custom_url>
</tracking-data>

Your Reference ID & Profile Reference ID Example

 
https://www.rankranger.com/api/v2/?set_web_dashboard&key=YOURAPIKEY&reference_id=Your-ReferenceID
&profile_ref_id=Your-ProfileReferenceID&reset_public_url=true


Your Reference IDs Response

 
 
<tracking-data provider="rankranger" date="02/21/2019" time="13:01:04" status="ok">
    <direct_public_url>
      http://username.bestseoreports.com/web/?r=12343&wlp=871ee56aohjienhhk7c67eeb4fb57c78jy776
</direct_public_url>
</tracking-data>



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