iOS App Push REST API

This is the PushAlert REST API documentation for iOS App. Below, you will find the complete listing of all the available endpoints. As we add more endpoints, they will be documented here as well.

If you need help using the REST API or have any issues with its implementation, please send a mail to us at api@pushalert.co.

REST API Endpoints List

Resource	Description
Sending Notifications
POST https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/send	Send notification to all subscribers, a single subscriber or a subset. You can also add custom attributes.
POST https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segment/$SEG_ID/send	Send notification to a segment with a specified Segment ID.
Notification Stats
GET https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/info/$ID	Get detailed stats about a particular notification including total subscribers attempted, notifications delivered, clicked and overall CTR.
Delete Scheduled
POST https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/delete/$ID	Delete a previously scheduled notification. Only notifications that have not yet been sent can be deleted.
Advanced Segmentation
GET https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segments	Get all segments.
POST https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segment/create	Create a new segment programmatically.
POST https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segment/delete	Delete a segment programmatically. Requires the Segment ID to delete.
POST https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segment/$SEG_ID/add	Add subscriber(s) to a segment.
POST https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segment/$SEG_ID/remove	Remove subscriber(s) from a segment.
Custom Attributes
POST https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/attribute/put	Add attributes to a subscriber.
POST https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/attribute/get	Get attributes of a subscriber.
Custom Events Tracking and Triggers
POST https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/track/event	Send automated notifications on triggered custom events
Automated Abandoned Cart Notifications
POST https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/abandonedCart	Schedule automated abandoned cart notification.
POST https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/abandonedCart/delete	Delete abandoned cart notification on order completion or when cart is cleared.

Sending Notifications

POST /rest/v2/ios-app/send

Using this endpoint you can send a notification to all subscribers. Subscribers can be targeted based on a particular Segment ID (endpoint) or using the Audience Creator ID. You can also personalize a notification with attributes.

Resource Information

Method	POST
URL	https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/send
Requires authentication?	Yes

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
title	String	Required This is the title of the notification. It's maximum length is restricted to 64 characters.
sub_title	String	Optional Adds a bit more context to the notification, shown below title. It's maximum length is restricted to 64 characters.
message	String	Required The message body, with a maximum length of 192 characters.
url	String	Required URL of the target page where you want subscribers to land after clicking on the notification.
sound	String	Optional Specifies the local custom sound file that should play when the notification arrives, instead of the default sound.
category_id	String	Optional Adds custom actions and behavior to this type of notification on iOS.
badge	String	Optional Set the badge value displayed at the top right corner of the app. Values: No Change (Default), Unset, Set To, Increase By.
badge_value	Integer	Optional If the "badge" value is "Set To" or "Increase By" then mention the value here, default is 0.
background_data	String	Optional Yes or No (Default). If set yes then no notification will be shown, you can use additional_data to perform action with in the app.
priority	String	Optional Control when and how the notification is displayed (iOS 15+). Values: Active (Default), Passive, Time Sensitive, Critical
relevance_score	String	Optional Controls the order in which this notification appears for users who receive it in their Scheduled Summary (iOS 15+). Values: 0, 0.25 (Default), 0.5, 0.75, 1.0
large_image	String	Optional URL of the hero image (720x360 pixels recommended, 1.5 aspect ratio). The large image URL should be served over HTTPS. If not specified or not available over a secure connection, this will not be sent.
action1	Array	Optional An array containing the title, URL, icon_resource (optional), icon_system (optional, possible value 0 or 1) to be used for the first CTA button in the notification. Both title and URL are required. The title can be of maximum 16 characters. If longer, the button will not be shown. Eg. '{"title":"Click here!", "url":"https://example.com", "icon_resource": "heart.fill", "icon_system":1}' (including quotes)
action2	Array	Optional AAn array containing the title, URL, icon_resource (optional), icon_system (optional, possible value 0 or 1) to be used for the second CTA button in the notification. Both title and URL are required. The title can be of maximum 16 characters. If longer, the button will not be shown. Eg. '{"title":"Summer Sale!", "url":"https://example.com", "icon_resource": "tag.circle.fill", "icon_system":1}' (including quotes)
action3	Array	Optional AAn array containing the title, URL, icon_resource (optional), icon_system (optional, possible value 0 or 1) to be used for the third CTA button in the notification. Both title and URL are required. The title can be of maximum 16 characters. If longer, the button will not be shown. Eg. '{"title":"Add to Cart", "url":"https://example.com", "icon_resource": "cart.circle.fill", "icon_system":1}' (including quotes)
action1_attr	Array	Optional An array containing the title and URL with attributes to be used for the first CTA button in the notification. Both title and URL are required. The title can be of maximum 16 characters. If longer, the button will not be shown. Please make sure that action1 (fallback) is also added or the button with attributes will not be shown. Eg. '{"title":"Apply {{coupon_code}}", "url":"https://example.com"}' (including quotes)
action2_attr	Array	Optional An array containing the title and URL with attributes to be used for the second CTA button in the notification. Both title and URL are required. The title can be of maximum 16 characters. If longer, the button will not be shown. Please make sure that action2 (fallback) is also added or the button with attributes will not be shown. Eg. '{"title":"Apply {{coupon_code}}", "url":"https://example.com"}' (including quotes)
action3_attr	Array	Optional An array containing the title and URL with attributes to be used for the third CTA button in the notification. Both title and URL are required. The title can be of maximum 16 characters. If longer, the button will not be shown. Please make sure that action3 (fallback) is also added or the button with attributes will not be shown. Eg. '{"title":"Apply {{coupon_code}}", "url":"https://example.com"}' (including quotes)
additional_data	String	Optional An additional data you want to send along with the notifcation in JSON-formatted string of key–value pairs.
audience_id	Integer	Optional ID of target audience, created via Audience Creator from Dashboard. Used for precise targeting.
subscriber	String	Optional To send a notification to a particular subscriber, use the subscriber ID with this endpoint.
subscribers	String	Optional To send a notification to a specific set of subscribers, you can include this parameter with an array of subscriber IDs in JSON format. Only one among subscriber or subscribers parameters can be used in a single endpoint call.
title_attr	String	Optional Notification title with custom attributes. This is an optional field, if attributes are not found, the title parameter will be used.
message_attr	String	Optional Notification message with custom attributes. If omitted or attributes not available then the message parameter will be used.
url_attr	String	Optional Notification URL with custom attributes. If omitted or attributes not available then the url parameter will be used.
expire_time	Integer	Optional Define the expiry time of a notification in seconds. By default it is set to 86400 seconds or 24 hours.
schedule_time	Integer	Optional Define the time when you want the notification to be sent with a 10-digit unix timestamp.
timezone_schedule	ISO Date Time	Optional Define the time when you want the notification to be sent in the subscriber's time zone. The time needs to be specified in ISO Date Time Format (e.g. 2024-01-30T11:00:00+05:30). The time should be provided in multiples of 30 minutes or the notification will be rejected.

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
id	Integer	ID of the sent notification.

Example: Send to All Subscribers

curl https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/send \
    -H "Authorization: api_key=<insert api key here>" \
    -d "title=Your%20Title&message=Your%20Message&icon=http://yourwebsite.com/icon.png&url=https://yourwebsite.com"

<?php

	$title = "Notification Title";
	$message = "Notification Message";
	$icon = "https://yourwebsite.com/icon.png";
	$url = "https://yourwebsite.com/";

	$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

	$curlUrl = "https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/send";

	//POST variables
	$post_vars = array(
		"icon" => $icon,
		"title" => $title,
		"message" => $message,
		"url" => $url
	);

	$headers = Array();
	$headers[] = "Authorization: api_key=".$apiKey;

	$ch = curl_init();
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $curlUrl);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($post_vars));
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

	$result = curl_exec($ch);

	$output = json_decode($result, true);
	if($output["success"]) {
		echo $output["id"]; //Sent Notification ID
	}
	else {
		//Others like bad request
	}
?>

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Output

{
	"success": true,
	"id": 11
}

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Example: Send to a Single Subscriber

curl https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/send \
    -H "Authorization: api_key=<insert api key here>" \
    -d "title=Your%20Title&message=Your%20Message&icon=http://yourwebsite.com/icon.png&url=https://yourwebsite.com&subscriber=SUBSCRIBER_ID"

<?php

	$title = "Notification Title";
	$message = "Notification Message";
	$icon = "https://yourwebsite.com/icon.png";
	$url = "https://yourwebsite.com/";
	$subscriber = "SUBSCRIBER_ID";

	$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

	$curlUrl = "https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/send";

	//POST variables
	$post_vars = array(
		"icon" => $icon,
		"title" => $title,
		"message" => $message,
		"url" => $url,
		"subscriber" => $subscriber
	);

	$headers = Array();
	$headers[] = "Authorization: api_key=".$apiKey;

	$ch = curl_init();
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $curlUrl);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($post_vars));
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

	$result = curl_exec($ch);

	$output = json_decode($result, true);
	if($output["success"]) {
		echo $output["id"]; //Sent Notification ID
	}
	else {
		//Others like bad request
	}
?>

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Output

{
	"success": true,
	"id": 11
}

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Example: Send to Multiple Subscribers

curl https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/send \
    -H "Authorization: api_key=<insert api key here>" \
    -d "title=Your%20Title&message=Your%20Message&icon=http://yourwebsite.com/icon.png&url=https://yourwebsite.com&subscribers=[\"SUBSCRIBER_ID1\",\"SUBSCRIBER_ID2\"]"

<?php

	$title = "Notification Title";
	$message = "Notification Message";
	$icon = "https://yourwebsite.com/icon.png";
	$url = "https://yourwebsite.com/";
	$subscribers = array(
                            "SUBSCRIBER_ID1",
                            "SUBSCRIBER_ID2"
                        );

	$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

	$curlUrl = "https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/send";

	//POST variables
	$post_vars = array(
		"icon" => $icon,
		"title" => $title,
		"message" => $message,
		"url" => $url,
		"subscribers" => json_encode($subscribers)
	);

	$headers = Array();
	$headers[] = "Authorization: api_key=".$apiKey;

	$ch = curl_init();
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $curlUrl);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($post_vars));
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

	$result = curl_exec($ch);

	$output = json_decode($result, true);
	if($output["success"]) {
		echo $output["id"]; //Sent Notification ID
	}
	else {
		//Others like bad request
	}
?>

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Output

{
	"success": true,
	"id": 11
}

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Notification with Custom Attributes

Using this API call you can personalize notifications with custom attributes. Since there can be some users without attribute values, you need to mention the default title and message as well. To use an attribute in title or message, use double curly braces i.e. {{attribute_name}}, {{email}}, {{name}} etc. For adding attributes to subscribers, you can refer to the JS API function addAttributes or use this REST API Endpoint.

Example

curl https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/send \
    -H "Authorization: api_key=<insert api key here>" \
    -d "title=Your%20Title&message=Your%20Message&url=https://yourwebsite.com/&title_attr=Hi%20{{name}}&message=Your%20Custom%20Message%20for%20{{name}}&url_attr=https://yourwebsite.com/account/user/{{user_id}}&icon=http://yourwebsite.com/icon.png&subscribers=[\"SUBSCRIBER_ID1\",\"SUBSCRIBER_ID2\"]"

<?php

	$title = "Notification Title";
	$message = "Notification Message";
	$title_attr = "Hi {{name}}";
	$message_attr = "Your Custom Message for {{name}}";
	$icon = "https://yourwebsite.com/icon.png";
	$url = "https://yourwebsite.com/";
	$url_attr = "https://yourwebsite.com/account/user/{{user_id}}";

	$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

	$curlUrl = "https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/send";

	//POST variables
	$post_vars = array(
		"icon" => $icon,
		"title" => $title,
		"message" => $message,
		"url" => $url,
		"title_attr" => $title_attr,
		"message_attr" => $message_attr,
		"url_attr" => $url_attr
	);

	$headers = Array();
	$headers[] = "Authorization: api_key=".$apiKey;

	$ch = curl_init();
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $curlUrl);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($post_vars));
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

	$result = curl_exec($ch);

	$output = json_decode($result, true);
	if($output["success"]) {
		echo $output["id"]; //Sent Notification ID
	}
	else {
		//Others like bad request
	}
?>

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Output

{
	"success": true,
	"id": 11
}

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POST /rest/v2/ios-app/segment/$SEG_ID/send

Send notification to a pre-defined segment of subscribers. You can create segments both from Dashboard -> Segmentation as well through the Create Segment call.

Resource Information

Method	POST
URL	https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segment/$SEG_ID/send
Requires authentication?	Yes

Method Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$SEG_ID	Integer	Segment ID.

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
title	String	Required This is the title of the notification. It's maximum length is restricted to 64 characters.
message	String	Required The message body, with a maximum length of 192 characters.
url	String	Required URL of the target page where you want subscribers to land after clicking on the notification.
icon	String	Optional URL of the icon (192x192 pixels recommended). The icon URL should be served over HTTPS. If not specified or not available over a secure connection, the default icon from account would be used.

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
id	Integer	ID of the sent notification.

Example

curl https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segment/999/send \
    -H "Authorization: api_key=<insert api key here>" \
    -d "title=Your%20Title&message=Your%20Message&icon=http://yourwebsite.com/icon.png&url=https://yourwebsite.com"

<?php

	$title = "Notification Title";
	$message = "Notification Message";
	$icon = "https://yourwebsite.com/icon.png";
	$url = "https://yourwebsite.com/";

	$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

	$curlUrl = "https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segment/999/send"; //place your segment id instead of 999

	//POST variables
	$post_vars = array(
		"icon" => $icon,
		"title" => $title,
		"message" => $message,
		"url" => $url
	);

	$headers = Array();
	$headers[] = "Authorization: api_key=".$apiKey;

	$ch = curl_init();
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $curlUrl);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($post_vars));
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

	$result = curl_exec($ch);

	$output = json_decode($result, true);
	if($output["success"]) {
		echo $output["id"]; //Sent Notification ID
	}
	else {
		//Others like bad request
	}
?>

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Output

{
	"success": true,
	"id": 11
}

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Notification Stats

GET /rest/v2/ios-app/info/$ID

Get detailed stats about a particular notification including total subscibers attempted, total delivered, number of clicks and overall click-through-rate (CTR).

Resource Information

Method	POST
URL	https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/info/$ID
Requires authentication?	Yes

Method Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$ID	Integer	ID of the notification.

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
Attempted	Integer	Total number of subscribers the notification was sent to. This is generally equal to the total number of subscribers of your website. However, if some subscribers have unsubscribed, or blocked notifications, this reflects the current active subscriber base.
Delivered	Integer	Total number of subscribers the notification was delivered to, this is not a static statistic. It keeps on updating as your subscribers come online and receive the notification.
Clicked	Integer	Number of clicks on the notification, again this is a dynamic stat and keeps on updating throughout the day. To see specific clicks on particular Action buttons, please check analytics on the Dashboard.
CTR	Double	Overall click-through-rate (CTR) till now, based on total delivery.

Example

curl https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/info/11 \
    -H "Authorization: api_key=<insert api key here>"

<?php

	$notfID = 11;
	$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

	$curlUrl = "https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/info/$notfID";

	$headers = Array();
	$headers[] = "Authorization: api_key=".$apiKey;

	$ch = curl_init();
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $curlUrl);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

	$result = curl_exec($ch);

	$output = json_decode($result, true);
	if($output["success"]) {
		echo "Attempted: {$output["attempted"]}, Delivered: {$output["delivered"]}, Clicked: {$output["clicked"]} and CTR: {$output["ctr"]}%";
	}
	else {
		//Others like bad request
	}
?>

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Output

{
	"success": true,
	"attempted": 1540,
	"delivered": 890,
	"clicked": 179,
	"ctr": "20.11%",
}

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Delete Scheduled

POST /rest/v2/ios-app/delete/$ID

Delete a Scheduled Notification.

Resource Information

Method	POST
URL	https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/delete/$ID
Requires authentication?	Yes

Method Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$ID	Integer	ID of the notification.

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
success	String	true/false.

Example

curl https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/delete/$ID \
    -H "Authorization: api_key=<insert api key here>"

<?php

	$ID = "NOTIFICATION_ID";

	$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

	$curlUrl = "https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/delete/$ID";

	$headers = Array();
	$headers[] = "Authorization: api_key=".$apiKey;

	$post_vars = array();

	$ch = curl_init();
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $curlUrl);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($post_vars));
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

	$result = curl_exec($ch);

	$output = json_decode($result, true);
	if($output["success"]) {
                echo "Scheduled Notification Deleted";
	}
	else {
		//Others like bad request
	}
?>

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Output

{
	"success": true,"msg": "Deleted successfully."
}

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Advanced Segmentation

GET /rest/v2/ios-app/segments

Get the list of all segments with their IDs as well as total subscribers.

Resource Information

Method	GET
URL	https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segments
Requires authentication?	Yes

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
id	Integer	Segment ID.
name	String	Segment Name
subscribers	Integer	Total no. of subscribers in this segment.

Example

curl https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segments \
    -H "Authorization: api_key=<insert api key here>"

<?php

	$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

	$curlUrl = "https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segments";

	$headers = Array();
	$headers[] = "Authorization: api_key=".$apiKey;

	$ch = curl_init();
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $curlUrl);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

	$result = curl_exec($ch);

	$output = json_decode($result, true);
	if($output["success"]) {
                for($i=0; $i<count($output["segments"]); $i++){
                    echo "{$output["segments"][$i]["id"]} - {$output["segments"][$i]["name"]} - {$output["segments"][$i]["subscribers"]}\n";
                }
	}
	else {
		//Others like bad request
	}
?>

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Output

{
	"success": true,
	"segments": {
            {
                "id":999,
                "name": "PhoneNews",
                "subscribers": 2345
            },
            {
                "id":1021,
                "name": "PoliticsNews",
                "subscribers": 1636
            },
            {
                "id":2452,
                "name": "EntertainmentNews",
                "subscribers": 7421
            },
        }
}

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POST /rest/v2/ios-app/segment/create

Create a new segment programmatically. You can also create a segment from Dashboard > Segmentation.

Resource Information

Method	POST
URL	https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segment/create
Requires authentication?	Yes

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
name	String	Required Segment name.

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
id	Integer	ID of created segment.

Example

curl https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segment/create \
    -H "Authorization: api_key=<insert api key here>" \
    -d "name=YOUR_SEGMENT_NAME"

<?php

	$seg_name = "YOUR_SEGMENT_NAME";

	$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

	$curlUrl = "https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segment/create";

	$headers = Array();
	$headers[] = "Authorization: api_key=".$apiKey;

	$post_vars = array(
		"name" => $seg_name
	);

	$ch = curl_init();
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $curlUrl);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($post_vars));
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

	$result = curl_exec($ch);

	$output = json_decode($result, true);
	if($output["success"]) {
                echo $output["id"]; //Created Segment ID
	}
	else {
		//Others like bad request
	}
?>

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Output

{
	"success": true,
	"id": 8979
}

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POST /rest/v2/ios-app/segment/delete

Delete a segment.

Resource Information

Method	POST
URL	https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segment/delete
Requires authentication?	Yes

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
id	Integer	Required Segment ID.

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
result	String	Success/Failure.

Example

curl https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segment/delete \
    -H "Authorization: api_key=<insert api key here>" \
    -d "id=YOUR_SEGMENT_ID"

<?php

	$seg_id = "YOUR_SEGMENT_ID";

	$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

	$curlUrl = "https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segment/delete";

	$headers = Array();
	$headers[] = "Authorization: api_key=".$apiKey;

	$post_vars = array(
		"id" => $seg_id
	);

	$ch = curl_init();
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $curlUrl);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($post_vars));
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

	$result = curl_exec($ch);

	$output = json_decode($result, true);
	if($output["success"]) {
                echo "Segment deleted";
	}
	else {
		//Others like bad request
	}
?>

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Output

{
	"success": true
}

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POST /rest/v2/ios-app/segment/$SEG_ID/add

Add subscribers to a segment. Requires Segment ID which is available from Dashboard > Segmentation or through the REST API call for all segment details.

Resource Information

Method	POST
URL	https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segment/$SEG_ID/add
Requires authentication?	Yes

Method Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$SEG_ID	Integer	Segment ID.

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
subscribers	String	Required Array of subscriber IDs in JSON form.

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
result	String	Success/Failure.

Example

curl https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segment/999/add \
    -H "Authorization: api_key=<insert api key here>" \
    -d "subscribers=[\"SUBSCRIBER_ID1\",\"SUBSCRIBER_ID2\"]"

<?php

	$seg_id = "999"; //Your segment ID

	$subscribers = array(
                    "SUBSCRIBER_ID1",
                    "SUBSCRIBER_ID2");

	$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

	$curlUrl = "https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segment/$seg_id/add";

	$headers = Array();
	$headers[] = "Authorization: api_key=".$apiKey;

	$post_vars = array(
		"subscribers" => json_encode($subscribers)
	);

	$ch = curl_init();
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $curlUrl);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($post_vars));
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

	$result = curl_exec($ch);

	$output = json_decode($result, true);
	if($output["success"]) {
                echo "Subscribers added successfully";
	}
	else {
		//Others like bad request
	}
?>

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Output

{
	"success": true
}

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POST /rest/v2/ios-app/segment/$SEG_ID/remove

Remove subscribers from a segment.

Resource Information

Method	POST
URL	https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segment/$SEG_ID/remove
Requires authentication?	Yes

Method Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$SEG_ID	Integer	Segment ID.

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
subscribers	String	Required Array of subscriber IDs to be removed in JSON format.

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
result	String	Success/Failure.

Example

curl https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segment/999/remove \
    -H "Authorization: api_key=<insert api key here>" \
    -d "subscribers=[\"SUBSCRIBER_ID1\",\"SUBSCRIBER_ID2\"]"

<?php

	$seg_id = "999"; //Your segment ID

	$subscribers = array(
                    "SUBSCRIBER_ID1",
                    "SUBSCRIBER_ID2");

	$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

	$curlUrl = "https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/segment/$seg_id/remove";

	$headers = Array();
	$headers[] = "Authorization: api_key=".$apiKey;

	$post_vars = array(
		"subscribers" => json_encode($subscribers)
	);

	$ch = curl_init();
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $curlUrl);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($post_vars));
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

	$result = curl_exec($ch);

	$output = json_decode($result, true);
	if($output["success"]) {
                echo "Subscribers removed successfully";
	}
	else {
		//Others like bad request
	}
?>

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Output

{
	"success": true
}

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Custom Attributes

POST /rest/v2/ios-app/attribute/put

Add custom attributes to a subscriber. These attributes can be used in personalizing the notifications and for targeting a particular set of subscribers.

Resource Information

Method	POST
URL	https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/attribute/put
Requires authentication?	Yes

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
subscriber	String	Required Subscribe ID of the target user.
attributes	String	Required JSON Array of attributes in form of key-value pair. Maximum individual key length is 32 characters and value length is 128 characters.

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
result	String	Success/Failure.

Example

curl https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/attribute/put \
    -H "Authorization: api_key=<insert api key here>" \
    -d "attributes={'name':'John','gender':'Male'}&subscriber=SUBSCRIBER_ID"

<?php

	$subscriber_id = "SUBSCRIBER_ID";
	$attributes = array(
                    "name"=>"John",
                    "gender"=>"Male");

	$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

	$curlUrl = "https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/attribute/put";

	$headers = Array();
	$headers[] = "Authorization: api_key=".$apiKey;

	$post_vars = array(
            "subscriber" => $subscriber_id,
            "attributes" => json_encode(array($attr_name=>$attr_value))
	);

	$ch = curl_init();
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $curlUrl);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($post_vars));
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

	$result = curl_exec($ch);

	$output = json_decode($result, true);
	if($output["success"]) {
                echo "Attributes added successfully";
	}
	else {
		//Others like bad request
	}
?>

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Output

{
	"success": true,
}

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POST /rest/v2/ios-app/attribute/get

Get custom attributes of a subscriber. These attributes can be used in personalizing the notifications and for targeting a particular sets of subscribers.

Resource Information

Method	POST
URL	https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/attribute/get
Requires authentication?	Yes

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
subscriber	String	Required Subscribe ID of the target user.

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
result	String	Success/Failure.
attributes	String	If success, then key-value pairs of attributes.

Example

curl https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/attribute/get \
    -H "Authorization: api_key=<insert api key here>" \
    -d "subscriber=SUBSCRIBER_ID"

<?php

	$subscriber_id = "SUBSCRIBER_ID";
	$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

	$curlUrl = "https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/attribute/get";

	$headers = Array();
	$headers[] = "Authorization: api_key=".$apiKey;

	$post_vars = array(
            "subscriber" => $subscriber_id
	);

	$ch = curl_init();
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $curlUrl);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($post_vars));
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

	$result = curl_exec($ch);

	$output = json_decode($result, true);
	if($output["success"]) {
                print_r($output['attributes']);
	}
	else {
		//Others like bad request
	}
?>

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Output

{
	"success": true,
}

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Custom Events Tracking and Triggers

POST /rest/v2/ios-app/track/event

Using this endpoint you can trigger a notification in the back-end based on user interaction. It requires the subscription ID to be passed along with the event parameters.

Resource Information

Method	POST
URL	https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/track/event
Requires authentication?	Yes

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
subscriber	String	Required The subscriber ID for the subscriber that triggered the event.
eventCategory	String or Integer	Required The object or page that was interacted with (e.g. 'Video').
eventAction	String or Integer	Required The type of interaction (e.g. 'play','pause','stopped').
eventLabel	String or Integer	Optional Used for categorizing events. (e.g. 'Launch Campaign').
eventValue	Integer	Optional A numeric value associated with the event (e.g. 2017).

Example

curl https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/track/event \
    -H "Authorization: api_key=<insert api key here>" \
    -d "subscriber=SUBSCRIBER_ID&eventCategory=video&eventAction=play&eventLabel=winter%20collection&eventValue=51"

<?php

        $subscriber = "SUBSCRIBER_ID";
        $eventCategory = "video";
        $eventAction = "play";
        $eventLabel = "winter collection";
        $eventValue = "51";

        $apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

        $curlUrl = "https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/track/event";

        //POST variables
        $post_vars = array(
            "subscriber" => $subscriber,
            "eventCategory" => $eventCategory,
            "eventAction" => $eventAction,
            "eventLabel" => $eventLabel,
            "eventValue" => $eventValue,
        );

        $headers = Array();
        $headers[] = "Authorization: api_key=".$apiKey;

        $ch = curl_init();
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $curlUrl);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($post_vars));
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

        $result = curl_exec($ch);

        $output = json_decode($result, true);
        if($output["success"]) {
                echo "success";
        }
        else {
                //Others like bad request
        }
?>

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Output

{
	"success": true,
}

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Automated Abandoned Cart Notifications

POST /rest/v2/ios-app/abandonedCart

Using this endpoint you can schedule a notification when a cart is abandoned on your eCommerce store.

Resource Information

Method	POST
URL	https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/abandonedCart
Requires authentication?	Yes

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
subscriber	String	Required The subscriber ID for the subscriber that triggered the event.
extra_info	JSON (Key-value Pair)	Optional There can be two parameters sent in extra_info - first_name and total_items. You can choose to include either one of them or both. Where 'first_name' is the first or full name of the customer, while 'total_number' is the number of items in cart. For e.g. {'first_name':'Alex','total_items':2} This will be used to personalize the notification for your customer.

Example

curl https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/abandonedCart \
    -H "Authorization: api_key=<insert api key here>" \
    -d "subscriber=SUBSCRIBER_ID&extra_info={'first_name':'Alex','total_items':2}"

<?php

        $subscriber = "SUBSCRIBER_ID";
        $extra_info = array(
                            'first_name'=>'Alex',
                            'total_items'=>2
                      );

        $apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

        $curlUrl = "https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/abandonedCart";

        //POST variables
        $post_vars = array(
            "subscriber" => $subscriber,
            "extra_info" => json_encode($extra_info),
        );

        $headers = Array();
        $headers[] = "Authorization: api_key=".$apiKey;

        $ch = curl_init();
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $curlUrl);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($post_vars));
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

        $result = curl_exec($ch);

        $output = json_decode($result, true);
        if($output["success"]) {
                echo "success";
        }
        else {
                //Others like bad request
        }
?>

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Output

{
	"success": true,
}

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POST /rest/v2/ios-app/abandonedCart/delete

Use this endpoint to delete a previously scheduled abandoned cart notification when the order is completed or all products are removed from cart.

Resource Information

Method	POST
URL	https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/abandonedCart/delete
Requires authentication?	Yes

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
subscriber	String	Required The subscriber ID for the subscriber that triggered the order completed event.

Example

curl https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/abandonedCart/delete \
    -H "Authorization: api_key=<insert api key here>" \
    -d "subscriber=SUBSCRIBER_ID"

<?php

        $subscriber = "SUBSCRIBER_ID";

        $apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

        $curlUrl = "https://api.pushalert.co/rest/v2/ios-app/abandonedCart/delete";

        //POST variables
        $post_vars = array(
            "subscriber" => $subscriber
        );

        $headers = Array();
        $headers[] = "Authorization: api_key=".$apiKey;

        $ch = curl_init();
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $curlUrl);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($post_vars));
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

        $result = curl_exec($ch);

        $output = json_decode($result, true);
        if($output["success"]) {
                echo "success";
        }
        else {
                //Others like bad request
        }
?>

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Output

{
	"success": true,
}

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