BLADE - Custom Data

Owned by Frank Chan (Unlicensed)
Last updated: May 04, 2020 by Jonathan Schmale
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Custom URL Generator

Use the Custom URL Generator to assemble the direct query URL for custom data content.

  1. Specify URL parameters, as defined in the following table.

  2. Click Generate to produce the query string in the specified format based on the parameters you set.

  3. Click Test to generate data in the specified format in a new browser tab based on the parameters you set. Use the Test function to ensure that the topic returns appropriate results and to view the format of the output.

  4. Copy and paste the Query String generated in your platforms as needed.

URL Parameter

Description

URL Parameter

Description

Format

Select the data format. Select from: XML, JSON, JSONP or CSV.

Topic

Select a custom topic from the list.

Limit

Specify the maximum number of custom data records returned in results.


Generic Data Label Options

Instead of using the default XML tag names for the custom data you can specify your own names to be used for the primary list, item and container elements.

  • List Label - changes the output label used for the main list of items in the output

    • Examples: Events, StoryList

    • not used by JSON output

  • Item Label - changes the output label used for the main list items.

    • Example: Event, Story

  • Container Label - changes the output label used for the primary container that includes the list of items

    • Example: EventsCalendar, (not used by Stories)

    • Not used by all data types