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Method Objective

The method returns an API response when requesting product recommendations.

Syntax and parameters

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PersonaClick.recommend(code, params, callback);

Name	Type	Requirement	Description
code	string	required	Unique code of the recommendation block. See this value in the "data-recommender-code" attribute of the block created in PersonaClick account.
params	enum	required	Request parameters.
callback	function	required	A callback function, to which the API response will be passed. Response type: object.

Request parameters

Name	Type	Requirement	Description
ITEM	string	required in some cases	Product ID. This parameter is mandatory for the requests of blocks with algorithms that depend on the current product. Algorithms: "Similar", "Products usually purchased with this product", "Store recommendations", etc.
CATEGORY_ID	string	required in some cases	Category ID. This parameter is mandatory for all blocks set on category pages.
SEARCH_QUERY	string	required in some cases	The text of the search query. This parameter is mandatory for the requests of blocks that use the "Search" algorithm.
LIMIT	string	optionally	A maximum number of products in the API response.
LOCATIONS	string	optionally	String with location IDs separated by comma. If used, the API response will return products available in the listed locations.
BRANDS	string	optionally	String with brand names separated by comma. If used, only the products of the listed brands will be returned in the API response.
EXCLUDE_BRANDS	string	optionally	String with brand names separated by comma. If used, the API response will exclude the products of the listed brands.
CATEGORIES	string	optionally	String with category IDs separated by comma. If used, the API response will only return products that are included in the listed categories.
DISCOUNT	boolean	optionally	If used with "true" value, then only those products, the value of which is less than the "oldprice" value, will be returned in the API response.
EXTENDED	boolean	optionally	Allows getting extended information about products for self-rendering of the recommended products widget. See the "recommends" property of the API response. Default: false

API response properties

Name	Type	Description
html	string	HTML-code of the block with products. The template is customized in the PersonaClick account.
title	string	The block title. Corresponds to the value of the "Action" element in the block rules.
recommends	array/Object Array	Depending on the value of the "EXTENDED" parameter in the API request, it returns either an Array or an Object Array. The Array contains only product IDs. The Object Array contains objects with the following properties: barcode – product barcode, if it was imported in the product catalog (type: string) brand – product vendor (type: string) categories – an Object array with details of the product category hierarchy, where each object has properties: "id" – category ID (type: string) "level" – сategory level in the hierarchy (type: string) "name" – category name (type: string) "name_with_parent" – string name from the name of the parent and main product categories, separated by a "-" (type: string) "parent_id" – parent category ID (type: string) "url" – category page url (type: string) category_ids – an array of IDs of the product category hierarchy (type: String array) currency – product currency (type: string, matches the currency of the PersonaClick account, or the user value set in the settings of the PersonaClick account) discount – the percentage difference between the old price and the current price (type: number) discount_formatted – the percentage difference between the old and the current price that is formatted as a string with the "%" symbol (type: string) id – product ID (type: string) image_url – URL of the original product image (type: string) image_url_handle – relative URL of the original product image (type: string) image_url_resized – the object with the URLs of the resize product image. Available object keys matching the size of the image in pixels: 120, 140, 160, 180, 200, 220, 310, 520 (type: object) is_new – new arrival product (type: boolean). See the parameter in the product catalog import (XML, HTTP API) leftovers – rough number of the products left in stock. Available values are: "one" - one product "few" - 2-10 products "lot" - over 10 products model – model and product name (type: string) name – product name (type: string) oldprice – integer old price of the product (type: number) oldprice_formatted – formatted integer old price of the product, including currency (type: string) oldprice_full – old price of the product (type: number) oldprice_full_formatted – formatted old price of the product, including currency (type: string) params – object array with pairs of "key" (type: string), "values" (type: array) properties. The data matches the values of the "param" parameter of the product feed/catalog (XML, HTTP API). picture – link to the product image in the PersonaClick image repository (type: string) price – integer current price of the product (type: number) price_formatted – formatted integer current price of the product, including currency (type: string) price_full – current price of the product (type: number) price_full_formatted – formatted current price of the product, including currency (type: string) rating – product rating (type: number) relative_sales_rate – level of sales of current product ( in percentage) in relation to the maximum level of sales of products in the store (type: number) sales_rate – level of product sales (absolute value) (type: number) url – product page URL (type: string) url_handle - relative product page URL (type: string)
id	number	Unique block identifier. Corresponds to the block ID in the list of blocks in the PersonaClick account.

Examples of use

For blocks with algorithms that require the "Product ID":

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Params recommender_params = new Params();
recommender_params.put(Params.Parameter.ITEM, "100500");
PersonaClick.recommend("1fd1b3495137bc3c9299816026acf36f", recommender_params, new Api.OnApiCallbackListener() {
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(JSONObject response) {
        // the functionality of rendering a block of product recommendations
    }
});

For blocks with algorithms that require the "Category ID":

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Params recommender_params = new Params();
recommender_params.put(Params.Parameter.CATEGORY_ID, "146");
PersonaClick.recommend("1fd1b3495137bc3c9299816026acf36f", recommender_params, new Api.OnApiCallbackListener() {
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(JSONObject response) {
        // the functionality of rendering a block of product recommendations
    }
});

For blocks with an algorithm that requires the "Search Query":

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Params recommender_params = new Params();
recommender_params.put(Params.Parameter.SEARCH_QUERY, "To be or not to be");
PersonaClick.recommend("1fd1b3495137bc3c9299816026acf36f", recommender_params, new Api.OnApiCallbackListener() {
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(JSONObject response) {
        // the functionality of rendering a block of product recommendations
    }
});

Full example:

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Params recommender_params = new Params();
recommender_params.put(Params.Parameter.ITEM, "100500");
recommender_params.put(Params.Parameter.SEARCH_QUERY, "To be or not to be");
recommender_params.put(Params.Parameter.CATEGORY_ID, "146");
recommender_params.put(Params.Parameter.LIMIT, "15");
recommender_params.put(Params.Parameter.BRANDS, "Alas,poor,Yorick");
recommender_params.put(Params.Parameter.CATEGORIES, "1,146,100500");
recommender_params.put(Params.Parameter.EXTENDED, true);
PersonaClick.recommend("1fd1b3495137bc3c9299816026acf36f", recommender_params, new Api.OnApiCallbackListener() {
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(JSONObject response) {
        // the functionality of rendering a block of product recommendations
    }
});

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