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News Feed
A news feed is a subscription to a data point or actions of interest, such as the results of a saved search. These subscriptions generate news feed events.
News Feed Restrictions
When subscribing to a Saved Search, news feeds are restricted to searches that meet some baseline criteria. Review the News Feed Saved Search Criteria restrictions for details.
Supported Roles
| Role | Reads | Writes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDX | No | No | |
| Public | Yes | No | Only individual news feed subscriptions are accessible. |
| VOW | Yes | Yes | |
| Portal | Yes | Yes | |
| Private | Yes | Yes |
More information about roles may be found here.
Available Services
All News Feed Subscriptions
/<API Version>/newsfeeds
/<API Version>/contacts/<Contact.Id>/newsfeeds
| HTTP Method | Description | Conditional | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | Returns all news feed subscription information | No | |
| POST | Creates a news feed subscription to a subscribable data point, such as a saved search. If the user does not have a default schedule, and NotificationsActive is not false, a schedule with a Frequency of Instant will automatically be created for the feed.If an agent subscribes a contact to a search, the search will also be provided to the contact.. |
No | |
| PUT | Returns HTTP 405 (Method Not Allowed) | No | Not implemented |
| DELETE | Returns HTTP 405 (Method Not Allowed) | No | Not implemented |
GET Request
Parameters:
| Parameter | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard search and paging syntax | No | |
| Standard expansion parameters | No |
GET Response
{
"D": {
"Success": true,
"Results": [
{
"Id": "20130625195235039712000000",
"ResourceUri": "/vX/newsfeeds/20130625195235039712000000",
"Active": true,
"NotificationsActive": true,
"Curated": false,
"Name": "My Newsfeed Subscription",
"Type": "SavedSearch",
"Events": ["New", "PriceChange", "StatusChange", "BackOnMarket"],
"UseDefaultEvents": false,
"CreatedTimestamp": "2013-06-27T10:01:06-05:00",
"ModificationTimestamp": "2013-06-27T10:01:06-05:00",
"Subscription": {
"ResourceUri": "/vX/savedsearches/20100815220615294367000000",
"Id": "20100815220615294367000000",
"OwnerId": "20090815223215294334000000",
"Name": "Search name here",
"Description": "A longer description of the search",
"Filter": null,
"ModificationTimestamp": "2011-03-14T08:39:38-05:00"
}
}
]
}
}
POST Request
Request body:
{
"D": {
"Name": "My Very Special Newsfeed",
"Subscription": {
"Id": "20100815220615294367000000"
}
}
}
POST Response
The standard success/fail response is returned.
All News Feed Subscriptions for Contacts
/<API Version>/contacts/newsfeeds
| HTTP Method | Description | Conditional | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | Returns news feeds for all the current user's contacts | No | |
| POST | Returns HTTP 405 (Method Not Allowed) | No | Not implemented |
| PUT | Returns HTTP 405 (Method Not Allowed) | No | Not implemented |
| DELETE | Returns HTTP 405 (Method Not Allowed) | No | Not implemented |
GET Request
Parameters:
| Parameter | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard search and paging syntax | No | |
| Standard expansion parameters | No |
GET Response
See the GET request section for for the news feed service.
News Feed Expiration
After creating a News Feed, the feed may become disabled if inactive for a long period of time. Refer to the News Feed Expiration guidelines for details.
Individual News Feed Subscription
/<API Version>/newsfeeds/<NewsFeed.Id>
/<API Version>/contacts/<Contact.Id>/newsfeeds/<NewsFeed.Id>
| HTTP Method | Description | Conditional | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | Returns information for a specific news feed | No | |
| POST | Returns HTTP 405 (Method Not Allowed) | No | Not implemented |
| PUT | Updates the newsfeed | No | |
| DELETE | Deletes a news feed, and all of its events | No | The feed is queued for deletion, and is immediately set to Active: false. |
GET Request
Parameters:
| Parameter | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard expansion parameters | No |
GET Response
See the GET request section for for the news feed service.
PUT Request
Request body:
{
"D": {
"Name": "My Favorite Newsfeed"
}
}
PUT Response
The standard success/fail response is returned.
DELETE Request
Parameters:
- None
DELETE Response
The standard 'accepted for processing' response is returned.
News Feed Subscription Validation
/<API Version>/newsfeeds/validation
/<API Version>/contacts/<Contact.Id>/newsfeeds/validation
| HTTP Method | Description | Conditional | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | Validates a potential saved search _filter for news feed compatibility. |
No | |
| POST | Validates news feed data to be created, but does not perform the actual creation. | No | |
| PUT | Returns HTTP 405 (Method Not Allowed) | No | Not implemented |
| DELETE | Returns HTTP 405 (Method Not Allowed) | No | Not implemented |
GET Request
Parameters:
| Parameter | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Standard search syntax (_filter only) |
Yes |
GET Response
{
"D": {
"Success": true
}
}
POST Request
Request body:
{
"D": {
"Name": "My Very Special Newsfeed",
"Subscription": {
"Id": "20100815220615294367000000"
}
}
}
POST Response
The standard success/fail response is returned.
News Feed Description
| Attribute | Data Type | Writeable | Required | Searchable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Id |
Character | No | No | No | The unique id for the news feed. |
ResourceUri |
Character | No | No | No | The URI to the individual news feed resource. |
Active |
Boolean | Yes | No | Yes | If false, the news feed has expired or been disabled and no events will be tracked. Defaults to true. |
Curated |
Boolean | Private Role | No | No | If true, events in this news feed are first approved by the agent before they are viewable by a VOW/Portal user. Defaults to false. Read more about curated news feeds here. |
Name |
Character | Yes | No | Yes | The custom name for the news feed subscription. Defaults to name of the resource being subscribed to, when applicable. |
Events |
Character List | Yes | No | No | The event types the news feed will track changes for. Defaults to null, which tracks all events. |
SubscriberId |
Character | No | No | Yes | The Id of the subscriber of this news feed. |
SubscriberType |
Character | No | No | Yes | The type of user that is subscribed to this contact. Either Contact, or one of the supported account user types. |
UseDefaultEvents |
Boolean | Yes | No | No | When true, the Events array will be null and ignored for this news feed. Instead, the events set in the news feed settings service will be used. |
Type |
Character | No | No | Yes | The type of data the news feed subscription is for. |
NotificationsActive |
Boolean | Yes | No | No | If false, no scheduled notifications will be sent when an event is added to the news feed. Defaults to true. If false, items will still be added to the news feed if Active is true.Note: when a news feed is created for users without a default schedule, the news feed will be automatically set up with Instant email notifications. |
CreatedTimestamp |
Timestamp | No | No | No | The time the news feed was created. |
ModificationTimestamp |
Timestamp | No | No | Yes | The time the news feed was last updated. |
Subscription |
JSON Object | Id on creation only. |
Yes | Yes | The resource the news feed subscription is for (for example, a Saved Search record). Searchable by "Subscription"."Id". |
Below are the existing news feed Types.
| Type | Creatable | Modifiable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
FavoritesCart |
No | Yes, except Active and Curated flags. |
Tracks when listings in the Favorites Portal
cart for VOW/Portal users have changed. |
RecommendedCart |
No | Yes, except Active and Curated flags. |
Tracks when listings are added to the Recommended Portal
cart for VOW/Portal users. |
SavedSearch |
Yes | Yes | Tracks specific listing change events for listings that match the corresponding search. |
Expansions
| Expansion | Roles | Single Record Only? | Selection Support? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Schedule |
All | No | No | The corresponding Schedule records for the newsfeed. |
Subscriber |
Private | No | No | The contact or account record for the subscriber of the news feed. |
UnreadEventCount |
All | No | No | A count of all unread and approved events for the news feed. |