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External ID Lookup By Customer Id
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Summary
This API provides the ability look up a Customer’s External Ids by the Customer Id.
General Technical Requirements
The following technical requirements apply to all requests for this API.
Base Resource URI
Production: https://ows.omeda.com/webservices/rest/brand/{brandAbbreviation}/customer/{customerId}/externalid/* Testing: https://ows.omedastaging.com/webservices/rest/brand/{brandAbbreviation}/customer/{customerId}/externalid/*
- brandAbbreviation
- is the abbreviation for the brand
- customerId
- is the internal customer id (encrypted customer id may also be used)
HTTP Headers
The HTTP header must contain the following element:
- x-omeda-appid
- a unique id provided to you by Omeda to access your data. The request will fail without a valid id.
Content Type
The content type is application/json.
- JSON
- application/json
JSON is the preferred data exchange format, because it is lightweight and, in most cases, faster to process and utilizes less bandwidth. There are many available open-source JSON libraries available. See json.org for details.
Supported HTTP Methods
There is one HTTP method supported:
- GET : See W3C’s GET specs for details.
Lookup External Ids By Customer Id
Retrieves all available External IDs stored for a given customer id.
Field Definition
The following tables describe the hierarchical data elements.
In addition to the below elements, a SubmissionId element will also be returned with all responses. This is a unique identifier for the web services response. It can be used to cross-reference the response in Omeda’s database.
External Ids Elements
Element Name | Description |
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Customer | Element containing an HTTP reference to the owning customer resource. |
ExternalIds | Each ExternalId element contains Id and Namespace information for each external ID that is stored. |
External Id Elements
Element Name | Always Returned… | Data Type | Description |
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Id | Yes | Long | The external identifier |
Namespace | Yes | String | This is the acronym used to differentiate the different kinds of external ids. For example, RDRNUM for the Omeda Legacy Id. |
Response
HTTP Response Codes
Status | Description |
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200 OK | The request has succeeded. See Example Response below. |
403 Forbidden | Typically, this error occurs when the credentials are erroneous. Potentially, an incorrect x-omeda-appid. |
404 Not Found | Typically, this error occurs with a malformed URL or the resource that is searched for is not found. |
500 Internal Server Error | In the rare case that there is a server-side problem, this response will be returned. This generally indicates a problem of a more serious nature, and submitting additional requests may not be advisable. Please contact your Omeda Account Representative if the issue continues. |
Success
{ "Customer":"https://ows.omedastaging.com/webservices/rest/brand/FOO/customer/12345/*", "ExternalIds":[ { "Id":"478928", "Namespace":"SALESFORCE" }, { "Id":"GH1GG4D56J211", "Namespace":"LINKEDIN" } ] "SubmissionId" : "24B9BF6F-0677-462B-942A-D87EEBD10F77" }
Failure
{ "SubmissionId":"89ac9b95-cdd6-4152-b42b-14658a2be743", "Errors":[ { "Error":"No External Id found for customer 12345." } ] }
Possible Error Messages
In the event of an error, an error response will be returned. Here are some of the possible responses you might receive.
No External Id found for customer {customerId}. Error looking up customer by customer id {customerId} for brand {brandId}.