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API settings let you integrate the various APIs available into the Scriptcase. Through this interface it is possible to configure email sending, SMS and Online Payment APIs.

APIs List

On access you can view a list of all the APIs already configured.

List of configured APIs

  • Name: Configured API Name.
  • Getaway: Getaway used to send the email.

Email APIs

Scriptcase connects to three different APIs for sending emails: SMTP, Mandrill, and Amazon SES.

SMTP Configuration

SMTP is the standard protocol for sending e-mails over the Internet, and each provider has its SMTP.

For more information about SMTP settings click here

Send Configuration

API

It allows you to select an API already configured in Tools > API or set a new one here by selecting - custom -. In this case, you see some options according to the selected Gateway.

Gateway

Select the way to send the email. The SMTP is the default protocol for sending e-mails over the Internet, and each provider has its SMTP.

SMTP Server

SMTP server address for the provider.

Port SMTP

Port used by the mail server. Use port 465 for security with SSL, port 587 for security with TLS, or port 25 as port without security. By omitting the value, Scriptcase defaults to 25.

User SMTP

SMTP server user.

Enter SMTP

SMTP server user password.

Protocol SMTP

Defines the security protocol. By omitting the value, Scriptcase uses the default value.

E-mail

Enter the origin email, that is the email sender.

Name

The sender’s name displayed in the email.

Mandrill Configurations

Mandrill is a transactional email API for MailChimp users, ideal for sending data-driven emails.

Send Configuration

API

It allows you to select an API already configured in Tools > API or set a new one here by selecting - custom -. In this case, you see some options according to the selected Gateway.

Gateway

Select the way to send the email. Mandrill is a transactional email API for MailChimp users, ideal for sending data-driven emails.

API KEY

Enter the key obtained from the origin site of your API.

E-mail

Enter the origin email, that is the email sender.

Name

The sender’s name displayed in the email.

For more information about mandrill

Amazon SES Configurations

Amazon Simple Email Service Amazon SES is an email sending service designed to assist in sending marketing emails, notifications, and transactional messages.

Send Configuration

API KEY

Enter the key obtained from the origin site of your API.

API Secret

Enter the secret access key of your account.

Region

Amazon SES has endpoints in many countries, to reduce network latency, inform the region of the endpoint closest to your application. See the regions.

E-mail

Enter the origin email, that is the email sender.

Name

The sender’s name displayed in the email.

For more information about Amazon SES

SMS APIs

Scriptcase connects to different APIs for sending SMS text messages:

Setting up Twilio API

Twilio is a set of libraries that enables SMS communication on a global scale. For correct configuration, we need to enter the data of Authentication ID, Authentication Token, and Sender, as shown below:

Sending configuration using Twilio API

Name

Enter a name for your API;

Gateway

The Gateway we want to use. (in this case, Twilio);

Auth ID

Enter the authentication ID for your Twilio account;

Auth Token

Enter the authentication Token for your Twilio account;

From

Enter the sender’s number to send the SMS;

Setting up Plivo API

Sending configuration using Plivo API

Name

Enter a name for your API;

Gateway

The Gateway we want to use. (in this case,Plivo);

Auth ID

Enter the authentication ID of your Plivo account;

Token ID

Enter the authentication Token of your Plivo account;

From

Enter the sender number to send the SMS;

Setting up Clickatell API

Sending configuration using Clickatell API

Name

Enter a name for your API;

Gateway

The Gateway we want to use. (in this case, Clickatell);

Auth Token

Enter the authentication Token of your Clickatell account;

Watch bellow a video with an example for SMS notifications:

Whatsapp APIs

We use the ChatAPI for sending messages through WhatsApp.

Chat API

First, we should [access the ChatAPI website][get_token_chatapi]{:target=’blank’} to get the data information for the API configuration in Scriptcase.

With the data in hand, go to the Tools> API menu to access the settings screen (as shown below in the image).

API configuration interface for sending messages in WhatsApp, Chat API, in the Scriptcase Tools menu

Name

Enter a name to identify the configured API. We recommend to use a name that identifies the data of configuration since it is possible to create more than one API with this Gateway.

Mode

Defines the API access level: Public, where all users of all projects have access to this API; Project, where all users of this project have access to this API; User, where only the user creating the API has access to this API.

Gatway

Enter the Gateway to use. We must select Chat api.

  • URL - URL required for sending a message

Auth Token

Enter the Token obtained from the settings of the API origin site. [Visit the ChatAPI website to get your token.][get_token_chatapi]{:target=’blank’}

After configuring the API, we must use the macro macro sc_whatsapp (); to complete the information to send the message.

Check the macro syntax below:

sc_send_whatsapp (['profile' => 'api_chatapi',
                   'message' => 'Message to be sent',
                   'to' => '558182499699']);

Watch a video showing an example with ChatAPI:

Payment APIs

Scriptcase allows using APIs for online payment processing. The following API integrations are available:

Setting up PayPal

Sending configuration using PayPal API

Name

Enter a name for your API;

Gateway

Enter the Gateway to use (For example, paypal_express);

Username

Enter the user of PayPal account for authentication;

Password

Enter the password of PayPal account for authentication;

Signature

Enter the signature of PayPal account for authentication;

Test Mode

It allows you to use the API as a test mode.

Storage APIs

The scriptcase provides 3 APIs for this type of service. It only works in fields of type: image (image file name) and document (document file name).

  • Dropbox
  • Google Drive
  • S3

Configuring the dropbox API

Dropbox is a service for storing and sharing files. It is based on the concept of “cloud computing”. It belongs to Dropbox Inc., based in San Francisco, California, USA. The company that developed the program provides computer centers that store its customers’ files.

To learn how to configure your API key click here

Dropbox API configuration

  • Name: Defines the name that will identify the configured API. We recommend that the name be defined in a way that allows identifying the data used in the configuration, since it is possible to create more than one API with this Gateway, this way it will be simpler to identify the API at the time of the call.

  • Mode: Defines the access level of this API, which are: Public, where all users of all projects have access to this API; Project, where all users of this project will have access to this API; User, where only the user who created the API will have access to any project. (Advisable for this API the project level).

  • Gateway: Defines the API to be used. We must select Dropbox.

  • API Key: Enter the key obtained when configuring your API.

  • API Secret: Enter the secret access key for your account.

  • Access Token: Enter the access Token generated in your Dropbox account.

Google Drive

Google Drive is a virtual disk service launched by Google. The service allows the storage of files in the Google cloud.

To learn how to configure your API key click here

Google Drive API configuration

  • Name: Defines the name that will identify the configured API. We recommend that the name be defined in a way that allows identifying the data used in the configuration, since it is possible to create more than one API with this Gateway, this way it will be simpler to identify the API at the time of the call.

  • Mode: Defines the access level of this API, which are: Public, where all users of all projects have access to this API; Project, where all users of this project will have access to this API; User, where only the user who created the API will have access to any project. (Advisable for this API the project level).

  • Gateway: Defines the API to be used. We must select Google drive.

  • Application Name: Name of the application to be used.

  • Json OAuth: Enter the contents of the generated user authentication file.

  • authentication code: Enter the identification code obtained when configuring your API.

Amazon S3

Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is an object storage service that offers industry-leading scalability, data availability, security and performance. This means that customers of all sizes and sectors can use it to store any amount of data in a wide variety of use cases, such as websites, mobile applications, backup and restore, archiving, business applications, IoT devices and analytics of big data.

To learn how to configure your API key click here

Amazon S3 API configuration

  • API Key: Enter the key obtained when configuring your API.

  • API Secret: Enter the secret access key for your account.

  • Region: Amazon SES has endpoints in several regions, in order to reduce network latency, inform the endpoint region closest to your application.

  • Bucket: Inform the bucket to store files on Amazon S3.