Skip to content

Create Event

The Create Event API adds events into Engagement Server.

URL

The HTTP URL for Create Event API is:

http://<<host>>:<<port>>/api/v1/events

This service implements Gateway Filter for Authentication to authenticate access of the service by a user.

Method

POST

The payload's request header includes Content-Type for JSON as application/json;charset=UTF-8.

Input Parameters

The following fields are input parameters:

Note: The name, description, eventType, eventPushes, eventMails, eventSms, and eventPass are common parameters for all the sample request payloads.

Input Parameter Level – Two Level – Three Required Type Description
name     Yes string Event name
description     Yes string Description conveying the essence of the event
eventType     Optional string Selected event type
  eventPass       An array of eventPass objects. For more details, see
  eventPushes       An array of event pushes including platform specific properties. For more details, see
    platformSpecificProps     An array of platform specific properties properties. For more details, see
  eventMails       An array of eventMails objects. For more details, see
  eventSms       An array of eventSms objects. For more details, see
  eventVoiceSms       An array of eventVoiceSms objects. For more details, see
Input Parameters - Create Event with Rich Push
application     Yes long An application associated with the rich push event
richContent     Yes string Rich text message
isPush     Optional boolean If event rich push message is true or false
isEmail     Optional boolean If event rich email message is true or false
isSms     Optional boolean If event rich SMS message is true or false
Input Parameters - Create Event with Channel Priorities
channelPriorities     Optional   An array of channel priority objects. The channels are listed in priority order, with the highest priority channel listed first.
  messageChannel   Yes string The message channel type such as push notification, email, or SMS.

Sample Request

{
    "name": "Jet Airways Diwali Fair",
    "description": "Jet Airways Boarding Offers",
    "eventType": "",
    "eventPushes": [{
        "messageName": "PushMessageName",
        "message": "Message Content",
        "richContent": "<h1>Rich Push Content</h1>",
        "appId": "25016-9447884208",
        "platformSpecificProps": {
            "iphone": {
                "badge": "1",
                "sound": "sound.wav",
                "contentAvailable": "",
                "actionLocKey": "",
                "locKey": "",
                "locArgs": {
                    "locArg": ""
                },
                "launchImage": "",
                "title": "Message Title",
                "titleLocKey": "",
                "titleLocArgs": {
                    "titleLocArg": ""
                },
                "customData": {
                    "key": {
                    "name": "key Name",
                    "content": "Key Value"
                    }
                }
            },
            "android": {
                "key": {
                "name": "key name",
                "value": "key value"
                }
            },
            "blackberry": {
                "header": {
                    "name": "key name",
                    "value": "key value"
                }
            },
                      "web": {
                "key": {
                "name": "key name",
                "value": "key value"
                }
            },
            "windows": {
                "notificationType": "TILE",
                "title": "Title",
                "badge": "1",
                "imagePath": "path of the image"
            }
        }
    }],
    "eventMails": [{
        "mailName": "Email Message Name",
        "mailSubject": "Mail subject",
        "mailContent": "<h1>Mail Content</h1>",
        "contentType": "text.html",
        "senderMailId": "xxx@xxx.com",
        "senderMailName": "Sender Name"
    }],
    "eventSms": [{
        "smsName": "SMS Message Name",
        "smsContent": "SMS Content"
    }],
    "eventVoiceSms": [{
        "smsName": "Voice SMS Name",
        "smsContent": "Voice SMS Content"
    }],
    "eventPass": {
        "passName": "BoardingPass",
        "passType": "BOARDING",
        "passIntegrationConfig": {
            "passIssueNotificationDetails": [{
                "channel": "EMAIL",
                "enabled": true,
                "messageContent":  
 "Pass Email< a href = '##Email Pass Link##' >click here< /a>",
                "subject": "Boarding Pass Automation",
                "senderName": "",
                "senderEmail": ""
            }]
        },
        "passContent": {
            "basicDetails": {
                "passTypeIdentifier":  
 "pass.com.vms.passbook5",
                "passSerialNumber": "",
                "groupIdentifier": "",
                "appLaunchURL": "",
                "ituneIdentifiers": "",
                "webServiceUrl": "http://localhost:8080/vpns/x.png",
                "timezone": "(GMT) Casablanca",
                "passType": "BOARDING",
                "organizationName": "Jet Airways",
                "description": "Jet Airways Pass",
                "passSerialNumberType": "AUTO_GEN",
                "eventTicketType": "",
                "customJsonData": {}
            },
            "appearance": {
                "bgColor": "#64798c",
                "labelColor": "#ccdae9",
                "valueColor": "#ffffff",
                "suppressStripShine": false,
                "images": [{
                    "url": "http://icons.com/icons/x.png",
                    "blob": false,
                    "size": 7445,
                    "extension": "png",
                    "imageType": "FOOTER",
                    "imageId": ""
                }, {
                    "url": "image URL",
                    "blob": false,
                    "size": 7445,
                    "extension": "png",
                    "imageType": "LOGO",
                    "imageId": ""
                }, {
                    "url": "http://icons.com/icons/x.png",
                    "blob": false,
                    "size": 7445,
                    "extension": "png",
                    "imageType": "ICON",
                    "imageId": ""
                }]
            },
            "frontLayout": {
                "logoText": "Logo",
                "headerFields": [{
                    "label": "GATE",
                    "data": "sample data",
                    "changeMessage": "",
                    "displayRelatively": false,
                    "ignoreTimezone": false,
                    "key": "gate",
                    "dataType": "TEXT",
                    "numberFormat": "",
                    "currency": "",
                    "dateTimeFormat": "",
                    "alignment": "",
                    "autolink": []
                }],
                "primaryFields": [{
                    "label": "SAN FRANCISCO",
                    "data": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
                    "changeMessage": "",
                    "displayRelatively": false,
                    "ignoreTimezone": false,
                    "key": "depart",
                    "dataType": "TEXT",
                    "numberFormat": "",
                    "currency": "",
                    "dateTimeFormat": "",
                    "alignment": "",
                    "autolink": []
                }],
                "auxiliaryFields": [{
                    "label": "DEPART",
                    "data": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
                    "changeMessage": "",
                    "displayRelatively": false,
                    "ignoreTimezone": false,
                    "key": "boardingTime",
                    "dataType": "TEXT",
                    "numberFormat": "",
                    "currency": "",
                    "dateTimeFormat": "",
                    "alignment": "",
                    "autolink": []
                }, {
                    "label": "FLIGHT",
                    "data": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
                    "changeMessage": "",
                    "displayRelatively": false,
                    "ignoreTimezone": false,
                    "key": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
                    "dataType": "TEXT",
                    "numberFormat": "",
                    "currency": "",
                    "dateTimeFormat": "",
                    "alignment": "",
                    "autolink": []
                }, {
                    "label": "DESIG",
                    "data": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
                    "changeMessage": "",
                    "displayRelatively": false,
                    "ignoreTimezone": false,
                    "key": "class",
                    "dataType": "TEXT",
                    "numberFormat": "",
                    "currency": "",
                    "dateTimeFormat": "",
                    "alignment": "",
                    "autolink": []
                }, {
                    "label": "DATE",
                    "data": "xxxxxxxxxxxxx",
                    "changeMessage": "",
                    "displayRelatively": false,
                    "ignoreTimezone": false,
                    "key": "date",
                    "dataType": "TEXT",
                    "numberFormat": "",
                    "currency": "",
                    "dateTimeFormat": "",
                    "alignment": "",
                    "autolink": []
                }],
                "secondaryFields": [{
                    "label": "PASSENGER",
                    "data": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
                    "changeMessage": "",
                    "displayRelatively": false,
                    "ignoreTimezone": false,
                    "key": "passenger",
                    "dataType": "TEXT",
                    "numberFormat": "",
                    "currency": "",
                    "dateTimeFormat": "",
                    "alignment": "",
                    "autolink": []
                }],
                "barcodeDetails": {
                "message": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
                "alternateText": "",
                "barcodeType": "PDF417",
                "embeddedMessageType": "HARDCODED_MESSAGE",
                "alternativeTextType": "DONOT_DISPLAY",
                "embeddedFormat": "UTF_8"
                },
                "transitType": "AIR"
            },
            "backLayout": {
                "fields": [{
                    "label": "PASSPORT",
                    "data": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
                    "changeMessage": "",
                    "displayRelatively": false,
                    "ignoreTimezone": false,
                    "key": "passport",
                    "dataType": "TEXT",
                    "numberFormat": "",
                    "currency": "",
                    "dateTimeFormat": "",
                    "alignment": "",
                    "autolink": []
                }],
                "enableAutoUpdates": false
            },
            "passRelevance": {
                "relevantDate": "",
                "ignoreTimezone": false,
                "relevantLocations": [],
                "relevantBeacons": [],
                "maxDistance": 10.0
            },
            "passRules": {
                "stopAfter": "",
                "expiryDate": "09/29/2018 06:00:00 AM",
                "voided": false,
                "dateRestriction": "PERMANENTLY_AVAILABLE"
            },
            "languageDetails": {
                "originalFields": [],
                "languageEntries": [],
                "passLanguage": "EN"
            }
        }
    }

}

Create Event with Rich Push

{
    "name": "Rich Push Event Message",
    "description": "Event With Rich Push",
    "application": "AppforAll",
    "message": "CreateEventWithRichPush ##name##",
    "richContent": "Sample rich content",
    "eventType": null,
    "isPush": "true",
    "isEmail": "false",
    "isSms": "false"
}

Create Event with Channel Priorities

{
    "name": "channel Priority Event",
    "description": "Creating an Event Push for channel priority",
    "eventType": "",
    "eventPushes": [{
        "messageName": "Event Message",
        "appId": "messaging",
        "richContent": "<h1>Hello</h1>",
        "message": "Creating an Event Push for channel priority",
        "platformSpecificProps": {
            "blackberry": {
                "header": {
                    "name": "useEncoding",
                    "value": "UTF-8"
                }
            },
            "android": {
                "restrictedPackageName": "",
                "color": "#ffeegg",
                "titleLocKey": "titleLocKey",
                "sound": "d.wav",
                "icon": "flipkart",
                "delayWhileIdle": "TRUE",
                "bodyLocKey": "bodyLocKey",
                "title": "",
                "priority": "HIGH",
                "bodyLocArgs": {
                    "bodyLocArg": [
                        "bodyLocArgs1",
                        "bodyLocArgs2"
                    ]
                },
                "titleLocArgs": {
                    "titleLocArg": [
                        "titleLocArgs"
                    ]
                },
                "key": [{
                        "name": "gcmKey1",
                        "value": "gcmValue1"
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "gcmKey2",
                        "value": "gcmValue2"
                    }
                ],
                "clickAction": "clickActKey"
            },
            "windows": {
                "badge": "3",
                "imagePath": "http://images.com/background",
                "notificationType": "TILE",
                "title": "New Message"
            },
                      "web": {
                "icon": "flipkart",
                "title": "",
                "key": [{
                        "name": "fcmKey1",
                        "value": "fcmValue1"
                    }
                ],
                "clickAction": "clickActKey"
            },
            "iphone": {
                "locArgs": {
                    "locArg": "locArg"
                },
                "badge": "1",
                "actionLocKey": "actionkey",
                "titleLocKey": "titleLocKey",
                "sound": "sound.mp4",
                "launchImage": "launchImage",
                "locKey": "lockey",
                "customData": {
                    "key": {
                        "name": "cust",
                        "content": "value"
                    }
                },
                "titleLocArgs": {
                    "titleLocArg": "titleLocArg"
                },
                "title": "title"
            },
            "wns": {
                "text1": "Message Title Comes",
                "text2": "Body here for all messages",
                "notificationType": "TOAST",
                "screenName": "screen1.xaml",
                "params": {
                    "key": [{
                            "name": "wnsKey1",
                            "value": "wnsValue1"
                        },
                        {
                            "name": "wnsKey2",
                            "value": "wnsValue2"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            },
            "jpush": {
                "key": [{
                        "name": "title",
                        "value": "Message Title Comes"
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "jPushKey1",
                        "value": "jPushValue1"
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "jPushKey2",
                        "value": "jPushValue2"
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    }],
    "eventMails": [{
        "mailName": "Channel Priority Message",
        "mailSubject": "Mail subject from event mail",
        "mailContent": "Creating an Event Push for channel priority",
        "senderMailId": "admin@voltmx.com",
        "senderMailName": "VMS Event Mail Sender",
        "contentType": "text.html"
    }],
    "eventSms": [{
        "smsName": "Channel Priority SMS Message",
        "smsContent": "Creating an Event Push for channel priority"
    }],
    "eventVoiceSms": [{
        "smsName": "Channel Priority Voice SMS Message",
        "smsContent": "Voice SMS Content"
    }],
    "channelPriorities": [{
            "messageChannel": "PUSH"
        },
        {
            "messageChannel": "Email"
        },
        {
            "messageChannel": "SMS"
        }
    ]
}

Output Parameters

The following fields are output parameters:

Output Parameter Type Description
id long Unique ID assigned to an event
message string Response status message

Sample Response

{  
"message" : "Details added successfully",  
"id" : "eventId"  
}  

Response Status

Code Description
Status 200 Details added successfully
Status 400 Invalid Request Format/Duplicate Details ProvidedEmail Name is requiredEmail subject is requiredEmail content is requiredSMS Name is requiredSMS Content is requiredEvent message name is required. SMScontent is requiredPass name is emptyInvalid Request Payload. Error occurred at property eventPass->passIntegrationConfig->passIssueNotificationDetails->null at index 0->channelEnable at least one pass issue notification channelEmail notification content is requiredEmail notification subject is requiredPass timezone is requiredOrganization name is requiredPass description is requiredBackground color is required Label text color is required Value Text Color is requiredImage type is required Pass date restriction is required Field Label for field passport is empty. Field data for field passport is emptyField name is empty Embedded message type is required. Alternative text type is requiredFOOTER not a valid image. Only png type(s) allowed
Status 401 Unauthorized request
Status 500 Server Failure to process request