Getting Started

This section contains information that will get you started using the Response API quickly and correctly.

Response API

The REST Response API offers a web interface that follows the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). It exposes three distinct resources:

The Client Response allows you to manage responses to reviews. Both Authors and Reviews support the JSON API specification.

Required Credentials

Refer to the Getting access section for acquiring these credentials from Bazaarvoice.

CredentialDescription
Response API passkeysThese values, one for staging and one for production, will be used in every request to the Response API.
OAuth2 API passkeysThese values, one for staging and one for production, will be used in every request to the OAuth2 API. They will be identical to the Response API passkeys. Refer to OAuth2 Integration for more information.
Client IDThis value will be used in every request to the OAuth2 API. Refer to OAuth2 Integration for more information.
Client secretThis value will be used in every request to the OAuth2 API. Refer to OAuth2 Integration for more information.

Getting Access

To obtain the API keys, complete the steps in the API Key Process topic.


What’s Next

To learn how to use 3-legged OAuth with the Response API, refer to OAuth2 Integration

To learn more about using the Response API, refer to the API Reference topic

To access tools and applications that help you work effectively with the Response API, refer to the Tools topic