token

token method of REST API is used to send information about user’s device token needed for sending of push notifications. If the user has never logged the game in before, the new profile will be created for the user in Game of Whales.

POST https://api.gameofwhales.com:8488/token

version 2.0.0
version 1.0.0

version 2.0.0

REQUEST ARGUMENTS

Arguments are in JSON format with the Content-Type application/json.

Request argument	Required or optional	Type	Description
game	required	string	Game key.
user	required	string	User’s ID. Any string can be used, but it should be unique for each user.
common	required	object	Common information about the user. The object includes the following parameters:
{
ip	optional	string	User's IP. It's used to define country, timezone, timezone offset, weather. If the argument is not set, "country" argument should be defined.
country	optional	string	Code of the user's country. It's required if "ip" parameter is not defined. If "ip" is set, "country" argument will be ignored. The list of supporting countries is here.
locale	required	string	User's device's locale defined by RFC 1766. It's used to select the language of push notifications.
platform	required	enum	User's device's platform. Allowed values are "android", "ios", "macosx", "uwp", "web".
store	required	enum	Used store. Allowed values are "AmazonStore", "AppleAppStore", "Facebook", "GooglePlay", "HuaweiStore", "Kongregate", "MacAppStore", "Odnoklassniki", "SamsungApps", "SFRPixtel", "VK", "WindowsStore", "XiaomiStore", "Other".
version	required	string	User's application version.
expId	optional	string	ID of A/B testing experiment. Should be sent as a confirmation of the user's participation in the experiment.
}
event	required	object	Additional information about the event. Should contain the following arguments:
{
token	required	string	Device token.
provider	required	enum	Push notifications provider. Allowed values are "apn", "gcm", "fcm". "apn" matches Apple Push Notification Service, "gcm" - Goggle Cloud Messaging, "fcm" - Firebase Service.
at	optional	timestamp	The date of the event. If the argument isn't defined, the current date will be used.
}

 
A template for a request using cURL on the command line:

curl -XPOST $URL -H 'Accept-Version: 2.0.0' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d @- << EOF 
$REQUEST_JSON
EOF

An example values:

URL = api.gameofwhales.com:8488/token

REQUEST_JSON = {"game": "$YOUR_GAME_KEY", "user": "3A15982E-C4CB-0000-0000-D88861BA0C49", "common": {"ip": "91.232.111.204", "locale": "en_EN", "platform": "ios", "store": "AppleAppStore", "version": "1.0.0", "expId": "5d2effe09236b00e38e34c3b"},"event": {"token": "test", "provider": "apn"}}

An actual request with the example values:

curl -XPOST 'api.gameofwhales.com:8488/token' -H 'Accept-Version: 2.0.0' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d @- << EOF
{"game": "$YOUR_GAME_KEY", "user": "3A15982E-C4CB-0000-0000-D88861BA0C49", "common": {"ip": "91.232.111.204", "locale": "en_EN", "platform": "ios", "store": "AppleAppStore", "version": "1.0.0", "expId": "5d2effe09236b00e38e34c3b"},"event": {"token": "test", "provider": "apn"}}
EOF

RESPONSE ARGUMENTS

Response argument	Required or optional	Type	Description
properties	required	object	User's properties. The object includes the following properties:
{
user	required	string	User’s ID.
group	required	string	User's group. The property is used for A/B testing.
revenue	required	number	The current amount of the user's purchases.
custom property	optional	string, boolean, object	Additional custom properties. They are returned only if they are defined on Game of Whales side.
}
serverTime	required	timestamp	The current time of Game of Whales server.

Pay attention that "token" method doesn't return the data about the experiment in which the user takes part.

An example of a response:

{
    "properties": {
        "user": "3A15982E-C4CB-0000-0000-D88861BA0C49",
        "group": "b",
        "revenue": 2,
        "boolTestField": true,
        "stringArrayTestField": [
            "test",
            "test2"
        ],
        "objectTestField": {
            "key1": "value1",
            "key2": 100,
            "key3": 100.4,
            "key4": true
        }
    },
    "serverTime": 1545296120344
}

version 1.0.0