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Conversations API: Retrieve and submit consumer-generated content (CGC), and retrieve your product catalog and statistics about your CGC.

Story Submit - v5.4 (PRR)

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Stories is only available to clients on our Conversations PRR platform.
Refer to Conversations PRR Only Features for more information.

The Conversations API lets you programmatically retrieve and submit Bazaarvoice Conversations data for use in your applications. To learn more, go to the Conversations API documentation home page.

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Submit stories on a product or a category.

Overview

Submission is divided into the following three HTTP operations controlled by the Action parameter:

Action Description HTTP Method
Action= Response represents fields necessary to create a submission form. The Action parameter is optional for this operation. GET, POST
Action=Preview Used to validate a submission. Response will include errors on failure. Data will not be stored. GET, POST
Action=Submit On success data will be stored and response will include a submission ID. On failure response will contain errors. POST

Action=Submit may occur without first performing Action= and Action=Preview.

Examples

View a story submission form for a particular product

http://[stg.]api.bazaarvoice.com/data/submitstory.[FORMAT]?ApiVersion=[latestApiVersion]&PassKey=[yourKey]&ProductId=[productId]

This action may be done with an HTTP POST or GET.

View a story submission form for a particular product prepopulated with existing user data

http://[stg.]api.bazaarvoice.com/data/submitstory.[FORMAT]?ApiVersion=[latestApiVersion]&PassKey=[yourKey]&ProductId=[productId]&User|UserId=[valueOfUserOrUserId]

Use either the User or UserId parameter depending on your API key configuration. This action may be done with an HTTP POST or GET.

View a story submission form for a particular category

http://[stg.]api.bazaarvoice.com/data/submitstory.[FORMAT]?ApiVersion=[latestApiVersion]&PassKey=[yourKey]&CategoryId=[categoryId]

This action may be done with an HTTP POST or GET.

View a story submission form for a particular category prepopulated with existing user data

http://[stg.]api.bazaarvoice.com/data/submitstory.[FORMAT]?ApiVersion=[latestApiVersion]&PassKey=[yourKey]&CategoryId=[categoryId]&User|UserId=[valueOfUserOrUserId]

Use either the User or UserId parameter depending on your API key configuration. This action may be done with an HTTP POST or GET.

Preview a story submission

http://[stg.]api.bazaarvoice.com/data/submitstory.[FORMAT]?ApiVersion=[latestApiVersion]&PassKey=[yourKey]&ProductId=[productId]&Action=preview&StoryText=[storyText]&Title=[storyTitle]

This action may be done with an HTTP POST or GET.

Submit a story

POST /data/submitstory.[FORMAT] HTTP/1.1
Host: [stg.]api.bazaarvoice.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
X-Forwarded-For: [AuthorIPAddress]
...

ApiVersion=[latestApiVersion]&PassKey=[yourKey]&Action=submit&CategoryId=[categoryId]&Title=[title]&StoryText=[storyText]&fp=[deviceFingerprint]

Ellipses (...) in above example indicate that your app may generate other headers.

Stories must be submitted on a product or category and take the form of an HTTP POST.

Headers

Name Description Additional info
Content-Type The media-type type of the request body. Value must be application/x-www-form-urlencoded. API
X-Forwarded-For IP address of content author. This header is only necessary when performing submissions from your server. See Authenticity Tutorial for more information.

Per the Bazaarvoice Authenticity Policy, you must send author IP address attached to each submission. If you fail to send author IP address with your submission, Bazaarvoice may take any action deemed necessary in Bazaarvoice’s sole discretion to protect the integrity of the network. Such actions may include but are not limited to: rejection of your content, halting syndication of your content on the Bazaarvoice network, revocation of your API key, or revocation of your API license.		 Business

Your app may generate other headers.

Parameters

Name Description Additional Info
ApiVersion The API version, e.g. 5.4. API
[FORMAT] Response format (xml or json) API
PassKey API key is required to authenticate API user and check permission to access particular client's data. API
Action The submission action to take -- either 'Preview' or 'Submit'. 'Preview' will show a draft of the content to be submitted; 'Submit' will submit the content. Note that if Action=Submit, the request must be an HTTP POST.
AdditionalField_<Dimension-External-Id> A concrete example of the parameter might be 'AdditionalField_Seat' with a value of '24F' (describing the seat number at a stadium or on a plane). Configuration
AgreedToTermsAndConditions Boolean indicating whether or not the user agreed to the terms and conditions. Required depending on the client's settings. Configuration
Callback Callback function name used with JSONP. Value is a string consisting of the following characters: a-z,A-Z,0-9,_ (excluding comma). See the JSONP tutorial for more information.
CampaignId Arbitrary text that may be saved alongside content to indicate vehicle by which content was captured, e.g. “post-purchase email”.
CategoryId The id of the category that this content is being submitted on. One of ProductId or CategoryId must be provided.
ContextDataValue_<Dimension-External-Id> Some examples of this parameter include the following. Each is followed by possible values.
  • ContextDataValue_PurchaserRank - "top", "top10", "top100", "top1000"
  • ContextDataValue_Purchaser - "yes", "no"
  • ContextDataValue_Age - "under21", "21to34", "35to44", "45to54", "55to64", "over65"
  • ContextDataValue_Gender - "male", "female"
 Configuration
fp Fingerprint of content author's device. See the Authenticity Tutorial for more information.

Per the Bazaarvoice Authenticity Policy, you must send a device fingerprint attached to each submission. If you fail to send a device fingerprint with your submission, Bazaarvoice may take any action deemed necessary in Bazaarvoice’s sole discretion to protect the integrity of the network. Such actions may include but are not limited to: rejection of your content, halting syndication of your content on the Bazaarvoice network, revocation of your API key, or revocation of your API license.		 Business
HostedAuthentication_AuthenticationEmail Email address where the submitter will receive the confirmation email. If you are configured to use hosted email authentication, this parameter is required. See the Authenticate User method for more information on hosted authentication. Configuration
HostedAuthentication_CallbackUrl URL of the link contained in the user authentication email. This should point to a landing page where a web application exists to complete the user authentication process. The host for the URL must be one of the domains configured for the client. The link in the email will contain a user authentication token (authtoken) that is used to verify the submitter. If you are configured to use hosted email authentication, this parameter is required. See the Bazaarvoice-Mastered Authentication tutorial for more information. Configuration
Locale Locale to display Labels, Configuration, Product Attributes and Category Attributes in. The default value is the locale defined in the display associated with the API key. Business
ProductId The id of the product that this content is being submitted on. One of ProductId or CategoryId must be provided.
PhotoCaption_<n> Value is caption text for the photo URL with the same value of <n>. Configuration
PhotoUrl_<n> Value is a Bazaarvoice URL of a photo uploaded using the Data API, where <n> is a non-negative integer. Configuration
ProductRecommendationId_<n> Value is non-negative integer representing the product external ID of the <n>'th product recommendation (for Social Recommendations)
SendEmailAlertWhenPublished Boolean indicating whether or not the user wants to be notified when his/her content is published.
SendEmailAlertWhenCommented Boolean indicating whether or not the user wants to be notified when a comment is posted on the content.
StoryText The text of the story Configuration
tag_<Dimension-External-Id>_<n> A concrete example of the parameter might be 'tag_Pro_1'. Valid values could be any free-form text. <n> should be a non-negative integer starting at the number 1.
tagid_<Dimension-External-Id>/<Tag-Label> Boolean indicating whether or not the tag applies to the user. A concrete example might be 'tagid_Pro/EasyToUse=true'. Configuration
Title Value is content title text. Configuration
User Value of the encrypted user. This parameter demonstrates that a user has been authenticated. Note that the UserId parameter does not contain authentication information and should not be used for hosted authentication. See the Authenticate User method for more information. Configuration
UserEmail User's email address Configuration
UserId User's external ID. Do not use email addresses for this value. Configuration
UserLocation User location text Configuration
UserNickname User nickname display text Configuration
VideoCaption_<n> Value is caption text for the video URL with the same value of <n>. Configuration
VideoUrl_<n> Value is valid YouTube or Bazaarvoice video-upload URL where <n> is a non-negative integer. Configuration

Response format

Preview a story submission to the product with id value "971":

⚠Demonstration purposes only. Do not reuse the API passkeys below in your application.

http://stg.api.bazaarvoice.com/data/submitstory.json?apiversion=5.4&ProductId=971&UserId=craiggil&passkey=2cpdrhohmgmwfz8vqyo48f52g

The following is an example of a Story Submission response after submitting the form by HTTP POST:

{
   "Story":{
     "SendEmailAlertWhenPublished":false,
     "SendEmailAlertWhenCommented":false,
     "SubmissionTime":"2011-11-16T13:51:01.196-00:00",
     "Id":null,
     "SubmissionId":null,
     "StoryText":"texttexttexttexttexttexttexttext",
     "Title":"StoryTitle StoryTitle StoryTitle",
   },
   "Data":{},
   "HasErrors":false,
   "Form":[],
   "FormErrors":{},
   "TypicalHoursToPost":72,
   "SubmissionId":"em3a1hwkz2bbhze",
   "Locale":"en_US",
   "Errors":[]
}

Response elements

Name Description
Data
Section containing the fields and field groups
Errors
Error section is populated instead of other fields if there is an error with a query syntax or problem executing a query.
Form
Section containing an array of field and group references
Story
Section containing the story data
TypicalHoursToPost
Usual time it takes for the content to get posted

Error codes

Value Description
ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED

Insufficient privileges to perform the operation
ERROR_FORM_DUPLICATE

The nickname is already in use.
ERROR_FORM_DUPLICATE_NICKNAME

The nickname is already in use.
ERROR_FORM_EMOJI

Emoji are not supported.
ERROR_FORM_INVALID_EMAILADDRESS

Email address is not in the proper format.
ERROR_FORM_INVALID_IPADDRESS

The IP address is invalid.
ERROR_FORM_INVALID_OPTION

The selected option has been removed.
ERROR_FORM_PATTERN_MISMATCH

This field is not in the correct format.
ERROR_FORM_PROFANITY

The content contains inappropriate language.
ERROR_FORM_REJECTED

The submission was rejected.
ERROR_FORM_REQUIRED

A required field was not supplied.
ERROR_FORM_REQUIRED_EITHER

Both of the required hosted authentication parameters are missing.
ERROR_FORM_REQUIRED_NICKNAME

You must enter a nickname.
ERROR_FORM_REQUIRES_TRUE

A field requires a value of true. (e.g., "You must agree to the terms and conditions.")
ERROR_FORM_RESTRICTED

Content provider's age is too young. (e.g., "Content cannot be accepted from minors under age 13.")
ERROR_FORM_STORAGE_PROVIDER_FAILED

The uploaded file could not be stored. Try uploading again later.
ERROR_FORM_SUBMITTED_NICKNAME

This nickname has already been submitted.
ERROR_FORM_TOO_FEW

There must be a minimum number of items contributed for this field.
ERROR_FORM_TOO_HIGH

This field has too many items.
ERROR_FORM_TOO_LONG

The field has too many characters.
ERROR_FORM_TOO_LOW

This field has too few items.
ERROR_FORM_TOO_SHORT

The field doesn't have enough characters.
ERROR_FORM_UPLOAD_IO

The item could not be uploaded. Ensure that it is a valid file type.
ERROR_PARAM_DUPLICATE_SUBMISSION

Duplicate submissions are not allowed for this client
ERROR_PARAM_INVALID_API_KEY

Invalid API Key value
ERROR_PARAM_INVALID_LOCALE

Invalid locale code
ERROR_PARAM_INVALID_PARAMETERS

Invalid parameter in content submission
ERROR_PARAM_INVALID_SUBJECT_ID

Either a product id or category id must be specified, not both.
ERROR_PARAM_MISSING_SUBJECT_ID

Submission is missing a subject (either a product or category) to submit against. A subject id is REQUIRED for submissions. Either a product id or category id must be specified, not both.
ERROR_PARAM_MISSING_USER_ID

This client does not allow unauthenticated submissions. A valid UserId is required.
ERROR_REQUEST_LIMIT_REACHED

Rate limiting error, i.e. too many requests per time interval
ERROR_UNKNOWN

Unknown error (internal server error, for instance)
ERROR_UNSUPPORTED

For unsupported features, clients etc.