Sample response

rmfloris

I tried to figure out what the reponse on the various API calls will be. For example, I haven't got any orders yet. If I send a call, I get an empty result back.

Is there either a test environment or are the responses of the API calls somewhere documented?
This would help in the development process.

With kind regards

beaverbrick

https://www.brickowl.com/api_docs

You can use your Internet browser to test the calls, simply by entering the call into the address bar (minus the GET).
e.g. https://api.brickowl.com/v1/inventory/list?key=YOURAPIKEY&lot_id=YOURLOTID

You always need your API key in the call.

rmfloris

That will allow me to test the case. In the case of for example orders, the response is empty as no orders have been placed/received. How do I get the content of the response then?

beaverbrick

I suspect you'll be getting a status response of 200 (OK), as the call was OK and no errors occurred.

You'll need to check the JSON response to see if there's any data in it.
Sounds like you're coding it, so debug through the API call and check the status and JSON response.
Or you could use something like postman.com to run the API call and see what is returned.

rmfloris

I used the API call and got a status 200 back. The JSON response is empty, so no option to debug that part. Normally with an API you have the information in the docs, both the input and the expected response. I was hoping this was also available for the Brickowl API.

Hoddie

You can order from your own store and BO will not charge commission. I suspect it's a good idea to keep such orders to a minimum, but doing a couple or so should allow you to test the API.

aperlmutar

Hoddie, is there a way to do this so that you don't need to send Paypal transactions back and forth?

Hoddie

If you can, add another payment method such as Cash on Collection, then turn it off when you're done testing.