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Platform API

The mParticle platform API allows you to RESTfully create and update a number of entities such as Apps, App Platforms, as well as configure services to forward data to.

Endpoint

The platform API is located at https://api.mparticle.com.

Authentication

To access the API, you will need to create a dedicated API user, with a valid email address, under your mParticle Organization. The user must have access to only one Organization. Contact your Account Manager or email support@mparticle.com to arrange API access for that user. You can then use the username and password of that user to access the Platform or User Profile API.

Once your API user is set up, you can authenticate by issuing a POST request to https://api.mparticle.com/oauth2/token with the Authorization header set.

Curl Syntax

curl \
    -X POST \
    -H "Authorization: Basic MTJjamY0KzhjMWwwMmp6ZG1zajhAc2hhcmtsYXNlcnMuY29tOlBhc3N3b3JkMjAxNCE=" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
    -d "grant_type=client_credentials" \
    "https://api.mparticle.com/oauth2/token"

Sample Raw HTTP Request

POST /oauth2/token HTTP/1.1
Host: api.mparticle.com
Authorization: Basic MTJjamY0KzhjMWwwMmp6ZG1zajhAc2hhcmtsYXNlcnMuY29tOlBhc3N3b3JkMjAxNCE=
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

grant_type=client_credentials

The Authorization header follows the standard HTTP basic access authentication technique. Your username and password should be combined into a string separated by a colon ’:’

"username:password"

The resulting string should then be Base64 encoded, and added to the Authorization header:

Authorization: Basic MTJjamY0KzhjMWmmAmp6ZG1zajhAc2hhcmtsYGNlcnMuY14tOlBhc3Q3b3JkMjAxNCE=

Using your Bearer Token

A successful POST request to /oauth2/token will result in a JSON response as follows:

{
  "token_type": "bearer",
  "access_token": "YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-"
}

Subsequent requests to the API can now be authorized by setting the Authorization header as follows:

Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-

Tokens do not expire, but can be revoked.

Authentication Errors

Invalid requests to /oauth2/token will return a JSON response with HTTP status code 400 or 401 as follows:

{
    "data": null,
    "dataType": null,
    "errors": [
        {
            "message": "invalid_client",
            "code": "Missing (or too large) basic credentials header"
        }
    ]
}

The errors array will contain debugging information in the message and code fields: Message | Code | Description | |---|---|--- invalid_client | Missing (or too large) bearer token | Check that your bearer token is correct | invalid_client | Authorization header is wrong type | Authorization header must start with “Bearer” invalid_grant | Bearer token failed validation | The Bearer token provided is not valid. | invalid_client | Could not retrieve user access rights | Contact mParticle support | unauthorized_client | Requesting user does not have access to any data | Contact mParticle support | invalid_client | Invalid setup. API user can only have access to one org. | Contact mParticle support | unsupported_grant_type | Unsupported grant type | grant_type must be set to client_credentials | missing_grant_type | Missing grant type | Check that you are providing a grant_type value | invalid_client | Missing (or too large) basic credentials header | Missing credentials in HTTP header | invalid_client | Authorization header is malformed | Ensure that header is username:password.| invalid_client | Authorization header is wrong type | Check the format of your Authorization header |

Revoke a token

To revoke a token, send a POST request to https://api.mparticle.com/oauth2/invalidate_token with the same Basic Authorization header as the token request, and a JSON body of {"access_token": "<token>"}.

curl
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Basic MTJjamY0KzhjMWwwMmp6ZG1zajhAc2hhcmtsYXNlcnMuY29tOlBhc3N3b3JkMjAxNCE=" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"access_token":"YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-"}' \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/oauth2/invalidate_token"

Versioning

Once you have authenticated, the API resources can be accessed at https://api.mparticle.com/v1/. Subsequent updates to the API that introduce breaking changes will be published with a new version number in the URL.

API Usage

Specifying your Account ID

All API calls require you to pass AccountId as a querystring parameter when making the request, with the exception of a GET /accounts which lists all accounts. Forgetting to add the AccountId parameter when required will result in a 401 Unauthorized response.

If you are unsure what your Account ID is, you can make a GET request to https://api.mparticle.com/v1/accounts . This will return a list of Accounts within your Organization, and from there you can choose an Account ID to work with. All subsequent entities that you work with will be within the scope of the chosen Account ID. Attempting to access or modify entities outside of the specified Account ID scope will return 404 - Not Found.

Sending Data

All POST/PUT requests should send JSON as the Request Payload, with Content-Type set to application/json .

Return Data

If an API request returns data, it will be wrapped in a common JSON structure.

{
  "data": [],
  "dataType": "app",
  "errors": [
    {
        "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
        "message": "Error message here"
    }
  ]
}

One or more entities will be returned as an array in the data property. If errors were encountered, they will be available as an array of error objects.

Status Codes

The following table lists the status codes that are returned by API requests:

Statis Code Method Notes
200 OK GET
201 Created POST
202 Accepted PUT
204 No Content DELETE
400 Bad Request All JSON Syntax is invalid
401 Unauthorized All User failed authentication
403 Forbidden All Identity is not authorized to invoke specified method
404 Not Found GET Resource does not exist or user does not have access
405 Method Not Allowed All Specified HTTP method not supported
422 Unprocessable Entity PUT/POST/DELETE Request failed business logic rules
500 Internal Server Error All Contact mParticle support to resolve this error

Cross Origin Resource Sharing

The mParticle REST API supports Cross Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) for AJAX requests from any origin.

REST Resources

Accounts

Get a Single Account

GET /accounts/1?accountId=1

curl \
  -X GET \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi341GHhnDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYuOJABbg6HdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/accounts/1?accountId=1"
Example Response
{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "My Account",
      "last_modified_on": "2014-11-14T22:46:38.673",
      "data_type": "account",
      "id": 1,
      "created_on": "2013-07-23T18:49:38.547"
    }
  ],
  "dataType": "account",
  "errors": null
}

Get All Accounts

GET /accounts

curl \
  -X GET \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi341GHhnDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYuOJABbg6HdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/accounts ?accountId=1"
Example Response
{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "My Account",
      "last_modified_on": "2014-11-14T22:46:38.673",
      "data_type": "account",
      "id": 1,
      "created_on": "2013-07-23T18:49:38.547"
    }
  ],
  "dataType": "account",
  "errors": null
}

Update an account

PUT /accounts/1?accountId=1

curl \
  -X PUT \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"name\": \"Updated Name\"}" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/accounts/1?accountId=1" \
Parameters
Name Type Description
name string The display name of the account
Errors

Name | |--- Account name is not unique. |

Create an account

POST /accounts

curl 
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"name\": \"New Account\"}" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/accounts"
Parameters
Name Type Description
name string The display name of the account

Delete an account

DELETE /accounts

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X DELETE https://api.mparticle.com/v1/accounts?accountId=1
Errors

Name | |--- All applications must be deleted before deleting account. |

Apps

Get a single app

GET /apps/1?accountId=1

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" -X GET https://api.mparticle.com/v1/apps/1?accountId=1
Example Response
{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "Test App",
      "platforms": [
        {
          "application_id": 1,
          "os": "Android",
          "access_keys": [
            {
              "key": "AccessKey",
              "secret": null,
              "data_type": "token"
            }
          ],
          "crash_handling": "AppDefined",
          "network_performance": "AppDefined",
          "social_mode": "AppDefined",
          "profile_merging": false,
          "push_attribution_timer": 30,
          "last_modified_on": "2014-11-05T20:09:46.577",
          "data_type": "platform",
          "created_on": "2014-06-11T19:43:48.697"
        }
      ],
      "last_modified_on": "2014-06-11T19:43:45.617",
      "data_type": "application",
      "id": 1,
      "created_on": "2014-06-11T19:43:45.617"
    }
  ],
  "dataType": "application",
  "errors": null
}

Get all apps

GET /apps?accountId=1

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" -X GET https://api.mparticle.com/v1/apps?accountId=1
Example Response
{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "Test App",
      "platforms": [
        {
          "application_id": 1,
          "os": "Android",
          "access_keys": [
            {
              "key": "AccessKey",
              "secret": null,
              "data_type": "token"
            }
          ],
          "crash_handling": "AppDefined",
          "network_performance": "AppDefined",
          "social_mode": "AppDefined",
          "profile_merging": false,
          "push_attribution_timer": 30,
          "last_modified_on": "2014-11-05T20:09:46.577",
          "data_type": "platform",
          "created_on": "2014-06-11T19:43:48.697"
        }
      ],
      "last_modified_on": "2014-06-11T19:43:45.617",
      "data_type": "application",
      "id": 1,
      "created_on": "2014-06-11T19:43:45.617"
    }
  ],
  "dataType": "application",
  "errors": null
}

Update an app

PUT /apps/1?accountId=1

curl \
  -X PUT \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"  \
  -d "{\"name\": \"Updated Name\"}" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/apps/1?accountId=1"
Example Request
{
  "name": "Test App New Name"
}
Parameters
Name Type Description
name string The name of the app
Errors

Name | |--- App name must be specified. |

Create an app

POST /apps?accountId=1

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"name\": \"Updated Name\", \"platforms\":[{\"os\": \"iOS\"},{\"os\": \"Android\"}]}" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/apps/1?accountId=1"
Example Request
{
  "name": "Test App",
  "platforms": [
    {
      "os": "iOS"
    },
    {
      "os": "Android"
    }
  ]
}
Example Response
{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "Test App",
      "platforms": [
        {
          "application_id": 1,
          "os": "iOS",
          "access_keys": [
            {
              "key": "AccessKey",
              "secret": "AccessSecret",
              "data_type": "token"
            }
          ],
          "crash_handling": null,
          "network_performance": null,
          "social_mode": null,
          "profile_merging": true,
          "push_attribution_timer": 30,
          "last_modified_on": "2015-03-11T12:07:08.077",
          "data_type": "platform",
          "created_on": "2015-03-11T12:07:08.077"
        }
      ],
      "last_modified_on": "2015-03-11T12:07:07.877",
      "data_type": "application",
      "id": 1,
      "created_on": "2015-03-11T12:07:07.877"
    }
  ],
  "dataType": "application",
  "errors": null
}
Parameters
Name Type Description
name string The name of the app
platforms array Array of platforms to create for the app in the format of {"os": "iOS"}. Valid values for the “os” field include “iOS”, “tvOS”, “Android”, “MobileWeb”, “Roku”, “Alexa”, “SmartTV”, “FireTV”, and “Xbox”
Errors

Name | |--- Exceeded app limit. | App name already exists. | App must have at least one platform selected. | App name not specified. | Invalid os specified. |

Notes

Creating a new app or app platform will generate a new Access Key and Secret for that app platform, which can be accessed through the “access_keys”. Note that this is the only time the Secret is transmitted - subsequent GET requests will only return the Access Key.

Delete an app

DELETE /apps/1?accountId=1

curl \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-"  \
  https://api.mparticle.com/v1/apps/1?accountId=1
Errors
Name
Deleting an app that has active platforms is not allowed.

App Platforms

Get a single app platform

GET /apps/1/platforms/android?accountId=1

curl \
  -X GET \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/apps/1/platforms/android?accountId=1" \
Example Response
{
  "data": [
    {
      "application_id": 1,
      "os": "Android",
      "access_keys": [
        {
          "key": "AccessKey",
          "secret": null,
          "data_type": "token"
        }
      ],
      "crash_handling": "AppDefined",
      "network_performance": "AppDefined",
      "social_mode": "AppDefined",
      "profile_merging": false,
      "push_attribution_timer": 30,
      "last_modified_on": "2014-11-05T20:09:46.577",
      "data_type": "platform",
      "created_on": "2014-06-11T19:43:48.697"
    }
  ],
  "dataType": "platform",
  "errors": null
}

Get all app platforms

GET /apps/1/platforms?accountId=1

curl \
  -X GET \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/apps/1/platforms?accountId=1"
Example Response
{
  "data": [
    {
      "application_id": 1,
      "os": "Android",
      "access_keys": [
        {
          "key": "AccessKey",
          "secret": null,
          "data_type": "token"
        }
      ],
      "crash_handling": "AppDefined",
      "network_performance": "AppDefined",
      "social_mode": "AppDefined",
      "profile_merging": false,
      "push_attribution_timer": 30,
      "last_modified_on": "2014-11-05T20:09:46.577",
      "data_type": "platform",
      "created_on": "2014-06-11T19:43:48.697"
    }
  ],
  "dataType": "platform",
  "errors": null
}

Update an app platform

PUT /apps/1/platforms/ios?accountId=1

curl \
  -X PUT \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"profile_merging\": true,\"push_attribution_timer\": 30,\"crash_handling\": \"ForceCatch\",\"network_performance\": \"ForceTrue\",\"social_mode\": \"FacebookAndTwitter\"}" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/apps/1/platforms/ios?accountId=1"
Example Request Body
{
  "profile_merging": true,
  "push_attribution_timer": 30,
  "crash_handling": "ForceCatch",
  "network_performance": "ForceTrue",
  "social_mode": "FacebookAndTwitter"
}
Parameters
Name Type Description
profile_merging bool Enable or disable profile merging
push_attribution_timer int Push attribution timer in minutes
crash_handling string “AppDefined” or “ForceCatch” or “ForceIgnore”
network_performance string “AppDefined” or “ForceTrue” or “ForceFalse”
social_mode string “AppDefined” or “Facebook” or “Twitter” or “FacebookAndTwitter”

Create an app platform

POST /apps/1?accountId=1

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"os\": \"android\",\"profile_merging\": true,\"push_attribution_timer\": 30,\"crash_handling\": \"ForceCatch\",\"network_performance\": \"ForceTrue\",\"social_mode\": \"FacebookAndTwitter\"}" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/apps/1?accountId=1"
Example Request
{
  "os": "android",
  "profile_merging": true,
  "push_attribution_timer": 30,
  "crash_handling": "ForceCatch",
  "network_performance": "ForceTrue",
  "social_mode": "FacebookAndTwitter"
}
Example Response
{
  "data": [
    {
      "application_id": 1,
      "os": "Android",
      "access_keys": [
        {
          "key": "AccessKey",
          "secret": "AccessSecret",
          "data_type": "token"
        }
      ],
      "crash_handling": "AppDefined",
      "network_performance": "AppDefined",
      "social_mode": "AppDefined",
      "profile_merging": false,
      "push_attribution_timer": 30,
      "last_modified_on": "2014-11-05T20:09:46.577",
      "data_type": "platform",
      "created_on": "2014-06-11T19:43:48.697"
    }
  ],
  "dataType": "platform",
  "errors": null
}
Parameters
Name Type Description
os string Valid values for the “os” field include “iOS”, “tvOS”, “Android”, “MobileWeb”, “Roku”, “Alexa”, “SmartTV”, “FireTV”, and “Xbox”
profile_merging bool Enable or disable profile merging
push_attribution_timer int Push attribution timer in minutes
crash_handling string “AppDefined” or “ForceCatch” or “ForceIgnore”
network_performance string “AppDefined” or “ForceTrue” or “ForceFalse”
social_mode string “AppDefined” or “Facebook” or “Twitter” or “FacebookAndTwitter”
Errors

Name | |--- Could not create platform: App does not exist or you do not have access. | Invalid os specified. | Platform already exists for the specified App. |

Notes

Creating a new app or app platform will generate a new Access Key and Secret for that app platform, which can be accessed through the “access_keys”. Note that this is the only time the Secret is transmitted - subsequent GET requests will only return the Access Key.

Delete an app platform

DELETE /apps/1/platforms/ios?accountId=1

curl \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/apps/1/platforms/ios?accountId=1"

App Platform Services

Get all services for an app platform

GET /apps/1/platforms/ios/services?accountId=1

curl \
  -X GET \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/apps/1/platforms/ios/services?accountId=1`"
Example Response
{
  "data": [
    {
      "account": "Default Account",
      "name": "GoogleAnalyticsEventForwarder",
      "isActive": true,
      "isVisible": true,
      "settings": [
        {
          "name": "apiKey",
          "value": "*********** Key",
          "isConfidential": true
        }
      ],
      "data_type": "service"
    }
  ],
  "dataType": "service",
  "errors": null
}

Configure a service for an app platform

PUT /apps/1/platforms/ios/services?accountId=1

curl \
  -X PUT \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"account\": \"Default Account\", \"name\":\"GoogleAnalyticsEventForwarder\",\"isActive\":true,\"isVisible\": true,\"settings\":[{\"name\":\"apiKey\",\"value\":\"My Test App Key\"}]}" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/apps/1/platforms/ios/services?accountId=1"
Example Request
{
  "account": "Default Account",
  "name":"GoogleAnalyticsEventForwarder",
  "isActive":true,
  "isVisible": true,
  "settings":[
    {
      "name":"apiKey",
      "value":"My Test App Key"
    }
  ]
}
Parameters
Name Type Description
account string The name of the account you wish to configure.
name string The name of the service you wish to configure
isActive bool Controls whether data is actually pushed to the service
isVisible bool Whether the service is visible in the UI
settings array Array of setting objects
Errors

Name | |--- Specified service not found. | Service does not support app platform. | Invalid settings entered while updating the service. | Provided setting not found. | Required setting not provided. | Setting value is required. |

Notes

To discover what settings are available for each service, you can call https://api.mparticle.com/v1/services?accountId=1 to discover all services and supported settings.

The “account” parameter allows you to forward data to more than one account per service. It is internal to mParticle, and can be set to any name of your choosing. If omitted or set to null, the account name will be set to “Default Account”.

The “isVisible” flag allows you to create services that forward data in the background, but are not visible in the mParticle UI. This allows you to have two active forwarders per combination of app platform and service. This field is not required and will default to true if omitted.

Audiences

Get All Audiences for an Account

GET /audiences?accountId=1

This request returns an array containing all active single and multiple workspace audiences for an account. Details for each audience include:

  • name / external_name - The names for the audience shown within the mParticle dashboard and to external platforms.
  • id - the unique mParticle identifier for the audience.
  • is_calculated - true if boolean logic is used to build the audience.
  • connected_outputs - A list of each output platform the audience is currently connected to.
curl \
  -X GET \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/audiences?accountId=1"
Example Response
[
    {
        "name": "Abandoned Cart",
        "external_name": "Abandoned Cart",
        "size": 342,
        "created_by": "jsmith",
        "last_modified_by": "mmann",
        "last_modified_on": "2017-01-12T17:27:34.387",
        "is_calculated": false,
        "added_last_24_hours": 10,
        "dropped_last_24_hours": 7,
        "status": "active",
        "connected_outputs": [
            {
                "provider_name": "Mixpanel",
                "configurations": [
                {
                    "name": "Prod"
                }
                ],
                "data_type": "audience_output"
            },
            {
                "provider_name": "ActionX",
                "configurations": [
                {
                    "name": "Dev"
                }
                ],
                "data_type": "audience_output"
            }
        ],
        "data_type": "audience",
        "id": 7622
    }
]

Users

Get all users

GET /users?accountId=1

curl \
  -X GET \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/users?accountId=1"
Example Response
{
  "data": [
    {
      "first_name": "Test",
      "last_name": "User",
      "email": "testuser@mparticle.com",
      "data_type": "user"
    }
  ],
  "dataType": "user",
  "errors": null
}

Get a specific user

GET /users/test40mparticle2Ecom?accountId=1

curl \
  -X GET \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/users/test40mparticle2Ecom?accountId=1"
Example Response
{
  "data": [
    {
      "first_name": "Test",
      "last_name": "User",
      "email": "test@mparticle.com",
      "data_type": "user"
    }
  ],
  "dataType": "user",
  "errors": null
}

Create User

POST /users?accountId=1

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"first_name\": \"Test\",\"last_name\": \"User\",\"email\": \"testuser@mparticle.com\"}" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/users?accountId=1"
Example Request
{
  "first_name": "Test",
  "last_name": "User",
  "email": "testuser@mparticle.com"
}
Parameters
Name Type Description
first_name string First name of the user to add
last_name string Last name of the user to add
email string Email address of the user to add
Errors

Name | |--- First name or last name required. | Email is required. | Email must be a valid email format. |

Delete User

DELETE /users/test40mparticle2Ecom?accountId=1

curl \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/users?accountId=1"

Services

When getting service information, both configuration and connection settings are returned. Refer to the Custom Service Settings for specifying these settings.

Get all services available for an account

GET /services?accountId=1

curl \
  -X GET \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/services?accountId=1"
Example Response
{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "ActionX",
      "settings": [
        {
          "is_required": true,
          "name": "advertiserToken",
          "description": "The ActionX Advertiser Token for your app.",
          "type": "String"
        },
        {
          "is_required": false,
          "name": "useCustomerId",
          "description": "If enabled, mParticle will forward your Customer ID values to ActionX.",
          "type": "Bool"
        }
      ],
      "data_type": "service"
    }
  ],
  "dataType": "service",
  "errors": null
}

Get a specific service with settings

GET /services/Amplitude?accountId=1

curl \
  -X GET \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/services/Amplitude?accountId=1"
Example Response
{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "Amplitude",
      "settings": [
        {
          "is_required": true,
          "name": "apiKey",
          "description": "Your app's Amplitude API Key.  You can find this on the \"My Account\" page of Amplitude's dashboard.",
          "type": "String"
        },
        {
          "is_required": true,
          "name": "userIdentification",
          "description": "To identify users, choose \"Customer ID\" to send Customer ID if provided or or \"Email\" to send Email addresses if provided.",
          "type": "String"
        },
        {
          "is_required": false,
          "name": "includeEmailAsUserProperty",
          "description": "If true, a hashed Customer ID, when available, will be forwarded as User ID",
          "type": "Bool"
        }
      ],
      "data_type": "service"
    }
  ],
  "dataType": "service",
  "errors": null
}

DataPoints

A DataPoint represents a unique data item that has been detected by our system. A DataPoint can be created by calling methods on our SDK such as logEvent, or they can be created using the Server API. Examples of DataPoints are Screen Views, Purchase Events, Navigation Events and Search events among others. All DataPoints are specific to a particular App.

Get DataPoints for an App

GET /apps/1/datapoints

Retrieves a list of DataPoints that exist for an App.

curl \
  -X GET \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/apps/1/datapoints?accountId=1"
Example Response
{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "my event",
      "attribute_name": null,
      "type": "Event",
      "event_type": "navigation",
      "data_type": "datapoint",
      "created_on": "2015-06-04T18:11:06.027"
    },
    {
      "name": "my event",
      "attribute_name": "my event attribute",
      "type": "EventAttribute",
      "event_type": "navigation",
      "data_type": "datapoint",
      "created_on": "2015-06-04T18:53:23.25"
    },
    {
      "name": "my screen view",
      "attribute_name": null,
      "type": "ScreenView",
      "event_type": null,
      "data_type": "datapoint",
      "created_on": "2015-06-04T18:53:23.25"
    },
    {
      "name": "my screen view",
      "attribute_name": "my screen view attribute",
      "type": "ScreenViewAttribute",
      "event_type": null,
      "data_type": "datapoint",
      "created_on": "2015-06-04T18:53:23.25"
    }
  ],
  "dataType": "datapoint",
  "errors": null
}
Supported DataPoint Types
Name Description
Event A standard app event
EventAttribute An attribute of an app event
UserAttribute A user attribute
ScreenView A screen view
ScreenViewAttribute An attribute of a screen view
Identity A user identity type
Commerce A commerce event
CommerceAttribute An attribute of a commerce event
Supported DataPoint Event Types

If a DataPoint is of type “Event” or “EventAttribute”, then the EventType field will be populated with one of the following values:

Name Description
unknown Unknown Event
navigation Navigation Event
location Location Event
search Search Event
transaction Transaction Event
user_content User Content Event
user_preference User Preference Event
social Social Event
other Other Event
media Media Event

If a DataPoint is of type Commerce or CommerceAttribute, then the EventType field will be populated with one of the following values:

Name Description
product_add_to_cart Add to Cart Event
product_remove_from_cart Remove from Cart Event
product_checkout Checkout Event
product_checkout_option Checkout Option Event
product_click Click Event
product_view_detail View Detail Event
product_purchase Purchase Event
product_refund Refund Event
promotion_view Promotion View Event
promotion_click Promotion Click Event

Add DataPoint

PUT /apps/1/datapoints

Adds a new DataPoint for an App.

curl \
  -X PUT \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"name\":\"my event\",\"type\":"event",\"event_type\": "navigation"}" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/apps/1/datapoints?accountId=1"
Example Request
[
  {
    "name": "my event",
    "type": "event",
    "event_type": "navigation"
  }
]
Parameters

Accepts an array of DataPoint objects, which have the following properties:

Name Type Description
name string The name of the DataPoint
attribute_name string An attribute name (optional)
type enum The type of DataPoint
event_type enum Can only be set if DataPoint type is “Event”, “EventAttribute”, “Commerce” or “CommerceAttribute”
Supported DataPoint Types

The “type” field can be set to one of the following values:

Name Description
Event A standard app event
EventAttribute An attribute of an app event
UserAttribute A user attribute
ScreenView A screen view
ScreenViewAttribute An attribute of a screen view
Identity A user identity type
Commerce A commerce event
CommerceAttribute An attribute of a commerce event
Supported Event Types

The “event_type” field can be set to one of the following values. This field is only required when the “type” is set to “Event” or “EventAttribute”.

Name Description
unknown Unknown Event
navigation Navigation Event
location Location Event
search Search Event
transaction Transaction Event
user_content User Content Event
user_preference User Preference Event
social Social Event
other Other Event
media Media Event
Notes

You can add new DataPoints for an App using the API. DataPoints are automatically detected when data is received from your App, however it may be more convenient to insert this data using the API in advance, rather than waiting until your App is fully instrumented using the mParticle SDK. This will allow you to configure features such as Data Filtering without having to wait for App instrumentation to be completed.

DataPoint Filters

Get Service Filtering

GET /apps/1/GoogleAnalyticsEventForwarder?accountId=1

Get default filtering behavior for a service.

curl \
  -X GET \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/apps/1/GoogleAnalyticsEventForwarder?accountId=1"
Example Response
{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "GoogleAnalyticsEventForwarder",
      "sendNewDataPointsByDefault": true
    }
  ],
  "dataType": "datapoint",
  "errors": null
}
Notes

This call shows any filtering configuration that exists at the Service level. Currently, this is just one property, "sendNewDataPointsByDefault", which controls whether newly detected DataPoints are sent to this Service by default.

Update Service Filtering

PUT /apps/1/GoogleAnalyticsEventForwarder?accountId=1

curl \
  -X PUT \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"sendNewDataPointsByDefault\":false}" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/apps/1/GoogleAnalyticsEventForwarder/datapoints?accountId=1"
Example Request
{
  "sendNewDataPointsByDefault": false
}
Parameters
Name Type Description
sendNewDataPointsByDefault bool Controls whether newly detected DataPoints are sent to this service by default.
Notes

Setting "sendNewDataPointsByDefault" to false will prevent newly detected DataPoints from being sent to the specified Service. Any existing DataPoints will not be affected, and will continue to be sent or filtered based on the existing configuration.

Get DataPoint Filters

GET /apps/1/GoogleAnalyticsEventForwarder/datapoints?accountId=1

Retrieve a list of DataPoint filters for a specific App and Service.

curl \
  -X GET \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/apps/1/GoogleAnalyticsEventForwarder/datapoints?accountId=1"
Example Response
{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "my event",
      "attribute_name": null,
      "type": "Event",
      "event_type": "navigation",
      "enabled": true,
      "data_type": "datapoint",
      "created_on": "2015-06-04T18:11:06.027"
    },
    {
      "name": "my event",
      "attribute_name": "my event attribute",
      "type": "EventAttribute",
      "enabled": false,
      "event_type": "navigation",
      "data_type": "datapoint",
      "created_on": "2015-06-04T18:53:23.25"
    }
  ],
  "dataType": "datapoint",
  "errors": null
}
Notes

Note that this list of DataPoints are filtered by types that are supported by the service. If the service does not support the ScreenView DataPoint for example, then this DataPoint will not appear in the list.

The DataPoint types "EventAttribute", "ScreenViewAttribute", and "CommerceAttribute" are child DataPoints that have a parent DataPoint. In these cases, "attribute_name" will contain the name of the attribute, and "name" will contain the name of the parent.

Update DataPoint Filters

PUT /apps/1/GoogleAnalyticsEventForwarder/datapoints?accountId=1

curl 
  -X PUT 
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" 
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" 
  -d "[{\"name\":\"my event\", \"type\":\"event\", \"event_type\": \"navigation\", \"enabled\": true},{\"name\": \"my event\",\"attribute_name\": \"my event attribute\",\"event_type\": \"navigation\",\"type\": \"eventattribute\",\"enabled\": false}]" 
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/apps/1/GoogleAnalyticsEventForwarder/datapoints?accountId=1"
Example Response
[
  {
    "name": "my event",
    "type": "Event",
    "event_type": "navigation",
    "enabled": true
  },
  {
    "name": "my event",
    "attribute_name": "my event attribute",
    "type": "EventAttribute",
    "event_type": "navigation",
    "enabled": false
  }
]
Parameters

Accepts an array of DataPoint Filter objects, which have the following properties:

Name Type Description
name string The name of the DataPoint
attribute_name string An attribute name (optional)
type enum The type of DataPoint
event_type enum Can only be set if DataPoint type is “Event”, “EventAttribute”, “Commerce” or “CommerceAttribute”
enabled bool Set to false to prevent this DataPoint from being sent to this service
Supported DataPoint Filter Types

The "type" field can be set to one of the following values:

Name Description
Event A standard app event
EventAttribute An attribute of an app event
UserAttribute A user attribute
EventType Filter all app events of a particular type
ScreenView A screen view
ScreenViewAttribute An attribute of a screen view
UserIdentity A user identity type
Commerce A commerce event
CommerceAttribute An attribute of a commerce event
Supported User Identity Types

If the "type" is set to "UserIdentity", then the "name" field should be set to one of the following allowed values:

Name Description
CustomerId Customer Id
Facebook Facebook Id
Twitter Twitter Handle
Google Google Id
Microsoft Microsoft Id
Yahoo Yahoo Id
Email Email Address
Other Other
Supported Event Types

If the "type" is set to "Event" or "EventAttribute", the "event_type" field can be set to one of the following values. If "type" is set to "EventType", then the "name" field should be set to one of the values below:

Name Description
unknown Unknown Event
navigation Navigation Event
location Location Event
search Search Event
transaction Transaction Event
user_content User Content Event
user_preference User Preference Event
social Social Event
other Other Event
media Media Event

If the "type" is set to "Commerce" or "CommerceAttribute", the "event_type" field can be set to one of the following values:

Name Description
product_add_to_cart Add to Cart Event
product_remove_from_cart Remove from Cart Event
product_checkout Checkout Event
product_checkout_option Checkout Option Event
product_click Click Event
product_view_detail View Detail Event
product_purchase Purchase Event
product_refund Refund Event
promotion_view Promotion View Event
promotion_click Promotion Click Event
Notes

When configuring DataPoints of type "EventAttribute" or "ScreenViewAttribute" or "CommerceAttribute", you must include the name of the attribute in "attribute_name", and the name of the parent DataPoint in "name".

When configuring DataPoints of type "Event" or "EventAttribute", you must set the "event_type" field. Failure to do so will cause an error to occur. The "event_type" field is ignored for other types of DataPoints other than “Event” and "EventAttribute".

If the DataPoint specified does not exist, it will be created automatically. Please note that to avoid creating duplicate DataPoints unintentionally, "type", "name", "attribute_name" and "event_type" should all be set correctly.

Due to the hierarchical nature of DataPoints, disabling some types of DataPoints will cause child DataPoints to also become disabled automatically. For example, turning off EventType "Navigation" will cause all Events and EventAttributes of that Event Type to become disabled. Turning off an Event will cause all child Event Attributes to become disabled.

Custom Service Settings

Google Analytics Settings

Google Analytics has a few configuration settings which require additional details to be set. These settings are listed below are are noted with a type of Custom in the services call.:

  1. customDimensions
  2. customMetrics
Example
{
  "account": "Default Account",
  "name":"GoogleAnalyticsEventForwarder",
  "isActive":true,
  "isVisible": true,
  "settings":[
    {
      "name":"apiKey",
      "value":"My Test App Key"
    }
    {
      "name":"customDimensions",
      "value":"[{\"maptype\":\"EventAttributeClass.Name\",\"map\":\"Bitcoins\",\"value\":\"Dimension 3\"}]"
    }
  ]
}

Check Google Analytics for additional details on these settings and the limits on the supported custom dimensions and metrics. The value for these settings is a json array containing objects with maptype, map and value. You need to indicate if you are using an Event Attribute or a User Attribute, and then specify the mapping to the Custom Dimension or Custom Metric.

Field Description Notes - examples
maptype This indicates if you are passing an event or user attribute into the map EventAttributeClass.Name or UserAttributeClass.Name or ProductAttributeClass.Name
map The name of the event attribute, user attribute or product attribute. The attribute name must match exactly or it will not map correctly. For example, Bitcoins
value The custom dimension or custom metric for the mapping For example, Dimension 3 or Metric 1

Workspace and User Insights

Get list of workspaces for an account

GET /workspace?accountId=1

Returns a list of all workspaces for an account. Workspace IDs can be used to request the User Insights report.

curl \
  -X GET \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/workspace?accountId=1`"
Example Response
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "4302",
      "name": "mP Traveller",
      "data_type": "workspace",
      "created_on": "2017-02-02T11:20:23"
    }
  ],
  "dataType": "workspace",
  "errors": null
}

Get a list of partner feeds for a workspace

GET /workspace/1/partnerfeeds?accountId=1

Returns a list of partner feeds set up for a workspace. Feed IDs can be used in requesting User Insights reports.

curl \
  -X GET \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/workspace/1/partnerfeeds?accountId=1`"
Example Response
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "4302",
      "name": "mP Traveller",
      "data_type": "partner_feed",
      "created_on": "2017-04-05T10:40:23"
    }
  ],
  "dataType": "partner_feed",
  "errors": null
}

Get User Insights for a Workspace

GET /workspace/1/userinsights?accountId=1

Returns a JSON version of the mParticle Dashboard’s User Insights report.

curl \
  -X GET \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YWIxMjdi883GHBBDnjsdKAJQxNjdjYUUJABbg6hdI.8V6HhxW-" \
  "https://api.mparticle.com/v1/workspace/1/userinsights?accountId=1&applicationid=1`"
Example Response
{
    "data": [
        {
            "data_type": "user_insights",
            "report_calculation_time": "2017-03-03T15:47:48Z",
            "application_id": null,
            "app_unique_user_count": "66035",
            "app_session_count": "0",
            "app_median_session_length": null,
            "app_revenue": 0,
            "app_event_count": "",
            "report_rows": [
                {
                    "fact_name": "Seasonal&gt;Fall Seasonal&gt;Fall Fashionistas",
                    "fact_provider": null,
                    "fact_category": null,
                    "overlap_size": "936",
                    "session_count": "966",
                    "median_session_length": 372.111801242236,
                    "revenue": 9466800,
                    "event_count": "",
                    "overlap_percentage": 0.014174301506776709,
                    "session_count_lift": {
                        "lift": 0.018552369503018751,
                        "performance_indicator": "Average"
                    },
                    "session_length_lift": {
                        "lift": 0.00030054097375264988,
                        "performance_indicator": "Average"
                    },
                    "revenue_lift": {
                        "lift": 0.019499602849964992,
                        "performance_indicator": "Average"
                    },
                    "event_uul_lift": [
                        {
                            "lift": 0.31939538109423271,
                            "performance_indicator": "Average"
                        }
                    ],
                    "goal_lift": [
                        {
                            "lift": 0.31939538109423271,
                            "performance_indicator": "Average"
                        }
                    ],
                    "revenue_lift_amount": 0.019499602849964992,
                    "revenue_lift_performance_indicator": "Average",
                    "session_length_lift_amount": 0.00030054097375264988,
                    "session_count_lift_amount": 0.018552369503018751,
                    "session_count_lift_performance_indicator": "Average"
                },
                {
                    "fact_name": "CPG&gt;Household supplies buyers&gt;Food Storage",
                    "fact_provider": null,
                    "fact_category": null,
                    "overlap_size": "952",
                    "session_count": "996",
                    "median_session_length": 371.11646586345381,
                    "revenue": 9760800,
                    "event_count": "",
                    "overlap_percentage": 0.014416597259029303,
                    "session_count_lift": {
                        "lift": 0.029082137393966034,
                        "performance_indicator": "Average"
                    },
                    "session_length_lift": {
                        "lift": -0.0023750917649091319,
                        "performance_indicator": "Bad"
                    },
                    "revenue_lift": {
                        "lift": 0.030046600503051524,
                        "performance_indicator": "Average"
                    },
                    "event_uul_lift": [
                        {
                            "lift": -0.26524700153326963,
                            "performance_indicator": "Average"
                        }
                    ],
                    "goal_lift": [
                        {
                            "lift": -0.26524700153326963,
                            "performance_indicator": "Average"
                        }
                    ],
                    "revenue_lift_amount": 0.030046600503051524,
                    "revenue_lift_performance_indicator": "Average",
                    "session_length_lift_amount": -0.0023750917649091319,
                    "session_count_lift_amount": 0.029082137393966034,
                    "session_count_lift_performance_indicator": "Average"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
Query string Parameters

To return a valid report you must include your accountID, and either a feedid or applicationid

Name Type Required Description
accountId int Required ID of your mParticle account as used for all platform API requests
feedid int Optional Sets a feed for the User Insights report
applicationid int Optional Sets an application for the User Insights report

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