Adobe Recommendations API overview
APIs relevant for Recommendations include Admin APIs that allow you to:
- Manage your catalog of recommendable products or content
- Manage your Recommendations algorithms and activities
Using the Target Delivery API with Recommendations, you can also:
- Retrieve recommendations in JSON, HTML, or XML objects so they can be displayed in web, mobile, email, Internet of Things (IOT), and other channels.
Description
This guide regarding the Recommendations APIs walk developers through hands-on practice using the Recommendations APIs to configure and manage Recommendations catalogs and custom criteria, as well as using the Delivery API to retrieve recommendations content. By the end, you will be able to:
- Configure and manage entities using the Recommendations API
- Configure and manage custom criteria using the Recommendations API
- Understand how to use Recommendations with the Delivery API to use recommendations results in non-HTML devices
Audience
This guide is intended for developers new to Target APIs or Recommendations APIs.
Prerequisites prerequisites
The Target admin APIs require Adobe authentication setup. Make sure you have this configured prior to using the Recommendations API.
Resources
Note the following resources, which are necessary to understand this guide and follow it successfully:
Familiarity with the following resources is assumed throughout the rest of this guide: