Data Feeds - Creating Data Feeds

Mat Bradley-Tschirgi

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Data Feeds are a way to add information from an external source and inject it into your campaign in real time. 

To add a Data Feed, go to Resources -> Data Feeds in the left navigation menu (Fig 1). 

Fig 1

You'll land on the Data Feeds page. 

To add a new Data Feed, click the Create button in the upper right corner (Fig 2) 

Fig 2

The Add Data Feed page has several fields (Fig 3). 

Fig 3

There are only two required fields: Name and URL. 

Name: Your name for the Data Feed 

URL: The URL for the Data Feed 

If you want, you can add Headers that go along with the request (Fig 4). 

Fig 4

Clicking the Add More button will add a Header. 

Headers have two fields: Name and Value. Headers have additional information that is required on your end (token/key pair value, etc.). 

You can add more than one Header if you want. 

To Test the Data Feed, click the Test button (Fig 5). 

Fig 5

If the Test fails, you'll get a red Test Failed notification (Fig 6). 

Fig 6

If the Test succeeds, you'll get a green Test Success notification (Fig 7) 

Fig 7

A successful test shows the available fields from your Data Feed. 

To save your new Data Feed, click on the Save button (Fig 8). 

Fig 8

If you click on the Cancel button, your changes will not be saved. 

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