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Configure and run a workflow with the External API activity

Last update: Fri Sep 22 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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The External API activity is a Data Management activity. It allows you to call an external REST API endpoint. The purpose of this activity is to get personalization data from a third-party system into your campaign.

Example use cases include:

  • Getting the latest game-day lineup for a sports event to personalize content
  • Getting the latest set of offers
  • Connecting to a coupon generation system
  • Checking the weather in local regions and using it to personalize content

This video demonstrates the use of the External API activity.

https://video.tv.adobe.com/v/28200/?learn=on

External API activity (06:48 min)

NOTE
The activity is meant for fetching campaign-wide data, not for retrieving specific information for each profile as that can result in large amounts of data being transferred. If the use case requires profile-specific information, the recommendation is to use the Transfer File activity.
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