Best Practices

Best Practices in API

• Try the API request in Postman or API Explorer before using in code
• To add or delete a document in http or file collection use docadd/docdelete request
• For updating a document and customize the content/meta tags in custom, HTTP or file collection use updatemetadata API request in REST API
• Form authentication for HTTP Collection will work with docadd API request only
• For file collection add API use forward slash only
• For REST and HTTP API requests, refer to the error code for the cause of the issue
• Ensure to give working URL in the requests
• It is mandatory to give meta tag in add JSON API request
• API key is mandatory in all API requests
• SB-PKEY header parameter is mandatory in all API requests

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Note:

• It is required to use SB-PKEY to attempt all SearchBlox REST API requests.
• SB-PKEY can be found on Dashboard->Administration->Users under the Private Key tab for each Admin role user.
• Admin role users will have access to Unique SB-PKEY.