Contentserv API

About the Connector

Contentserv Rest APIs enable MuleSoft to communicate with the Contenserv PIM solution and share data from the channels via inbound and outbound endpoints. By leveraging MuleSoft, organizations can seamlessly connect Contentserv with any application within their system - from inventory to order history systems – to achieve a single view of their products and services.

Prerequisites

To use this connector, you have to be familiar with:

• Contentserv PIM
• Mule runtime engine
• Anypoint Platform TM Connectors and Anypoint Platform Studio
• Mule runtime engine concepts
• Elements in a Mule flow and Global Elements

In addition, you also need the appropriate login credentials to test the connection to your target resource.

Users should also know how to create Hot folders for import and export dataflow jobs and have the required permissions to use API's in the Contentserv PIM.

API Configuration

The following is needed to configure the API:

• Host
• API username and password
• Protocol
• Port
• SPath
• Request URL

Expected Flow

To connect the Contentserv PIM to all other services via MuleSoft you need two types of APIs from Contentserv:

Inbound

• Create a CSV file - [POST] /admin/rest/mulesoft/createfile?sPath={path/to/destination/filename}={true/false}
• Start the import job - [GET] /admin/mulesoft/startimport/{iActiveScriptID}

Outbound

• Search file in Contentserv - [GET] /admin/file/search/{filename}
• Download file from Contentserv- [GET] /admin/file/download/{iFileID}
• Delete file from Contentserv - [DELETE] /admin/file/{iFileID}

Connector Configuration

Inbound

• Active script job (Data Flow Import) must be configured with a specific hot folder

Outbound

• CSV files must be available at hotfolder

Adding the Connector in Studio

To start using the Contentserv API In MuleSoft simply:

• In Studio, create a Mule project.
• In the Mule Palette view, click (X) Search in Exchange.
• In Add Modules to Project, type "Contentserv" in the search field.
• Click this connector’s name in Available modules.
• Click Add.
• Click Finish

Configuring in Studio

• Drag the connector operation to the Studio Canvas.
• Click the green plus button to configure the connector
• A window appears so that you can configure the host, port and protocol fields

Contact Us

Marcus Ruppert - marcus.ruppert@contentserv.com

Aditya Jeitly - aditya.jeitly@contentserv.com

Additional API details

ContentServ API Documentation