Channels actions

Actions allow real-time communication through HTTP requests.

• They are usually triggered by an event like a comment being posted to a blog.
• When that event occurs, the source site makes an HTTP request to the URL configured for the action.
• Users can configure them to cause events on one site to invoke behavior on another.
• To separate API calls from each other, you have to create individual API keys for each action.

 

Add action - Channels

Required

• Name

  Here you can name your channel action
• Event ID

  An "event ID" for an action call is a unique identifier assigned to each specific event or action that triggers the action.
  • It helps to track and manage different events sent by the actions to your system.
  • This ID allows you to identify and handle each event individually, ensuring that you can properly process and respond to the data or action associated with that event.
  • Essentially, it's like a reference number that helps you organize and understand the flow of information coming from actions.

  This event ID must be individual.
• Action type

  Channel Priority

  Here you can read more about channel priority: MISSING LINK

  Channel Saturation

  Here you can read more about channel saturation: MISSING LINK

  Enable channel

  Enables the selected channel(s)

  Disable channel

  Disables the selected channel(s)

• Target type

  If you choose channel, you have to select the affected channel from the selector.
  If you choose channel tag, you have to add tags to identify channels, and decide whether the channels have to contain all tags you defined or it is enough if at least 1 tag matches.
• Target

  Select the target channel for the action

  (Later it will be more than 1 target)

 

Optional

• Teams

  Here you can select teams to manage and see the datasource

  This option is only available if the customer has at least one team available.

 

 

How to trigger action?

Create an API key

Here you can read more about the API key creation: MISSING LINK

Generate example link

By clicking on the Generate example link button a modal will open.

Here's what you need to fill in the Generate example link in order to successfully complete the action.

	API key	Priority	Saturation
Change priority of channel	✔️	✔️	☓
Change saturation of channel	✔️	☓	✔️
Enable Channel	✔️	☓	☓
Disable Channel	✔️	☓	☓

• API key ⟶ Always required

  An API key is essential for a webhook call as it serves as a unique identifier, ensuring that the request is authenticated and authorized. This helps maintain security by verifying that the request is coming from a trusted source, preventing unauthorized access and potential misuse of the webhook.
• Priority / Saturation - Value box ⟶ Only available if the action requires an unique value for successful modification.

  In this box you have to define a value, what will be sent to the target.

 

After you filled all the necessary information, you can decide what do you wish to do with the action:

• Copy link

  After you filled every necessary boxes, you can create a webhook call link, that you can use inside contents as touch actions.
• Test

  After you filled every necessary boxes, you can test the action on the selected target.

 

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