User Activity Tracking (Android SDK - Java)

Product View

Method Objective

REQUIRED The method gives the system an understanding of the product viewed by the user.

Syntax and parameters

Params view = new Params();
view
    .put(new Params.Item(product_id))
    .put(new Params.RecommendedBy(Params.RecommendedBy.TYPE.{type}, type_value));
PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.VIEW, view);

Name

Type

Requirement

Description

product_id

string

required

The ID of the current product

{type}

string

required is some cases

Types of recommendation source. Available values (case sensitive):

RECOMMENDATION - if the currently viewed product is from the recommendations widget
INSTANT_SEARCH - if the currently viewed product is from the Instant Search widget
FULL_SEARCH - if the currently viewed product is from the Full Search page

type_value

string

required is some cases

This parameter can contain one of the values:

This parameter should have a unique code of the product recommendations block if the currently viewed product is from the recommendations block. The unique code is available in the PersonaClick account in the "data-recommender-code" attribute of each block.
This parameter should have a search query in the value if the product is viewed from the Instant or Full Search tool.

Examples of use

// from a recommender widget
Params view = new Params();
view
    .put(new Params.Item("100500"))
    .put(new Params.RecommendedBy(Params.RecommendedBy.TYPE.RECOMMENDATION, "b934b6ba2eb6202b8922d6a3fb8b3271"));
PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.VIEW, view);

// from the Instant Search
Params view = new Params();
view
	.put(new Params.Item("146"))
	.put(new Params.RecommendedBy(Params.RecommendedBy.TYPE.INSTANT_SEARCH, "shoes"));
PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.VIEW, view);

// from the Full Search
Params view = new Params();
view
	.put(new Params.Item("1978"))
	.put(new Params.RecommendedBy(Params.RecommendedBy.TYPE.FULL_SEARCH, "jacket"));
PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.VIEW, view);

Category View

Method Objective

REQUIRED The method gives the system an understanding of the category viewed by the user.

The API will respond with an error for categories unknown to the system. The system only knows the categories from the product feed (XML) or the HTTP import of the category list.

Syntax and parameters

PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.CATEGORY, (new Params()).put(Params.Parameter.CATEGORY_ID, category_id));

Name	Type	Requirement	Description
category_id	string	required	The ID of the current category.

Example of use

PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.CATEGORY, (new Params()).put(Params.Parameter.CATEGORY_ID, "146"));

Adding a product to the cart

Method Objective

REQUIRED The method gives the system an understanding of the product added to the cart by the user.

Syntax and parameters

Params cart = new Params();
cart
	.put(new Params.Item(product_id)
		.set(Params.Item.COLUMN.AMOUNT, amount)
	)
	.put(new Params.RecommendedBy(Params.RecommendedBy.TYPE.{type}, type_value));
PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.CART, cart);

Name	Type	Requirement	Description
product_id	string	required	The ID of the product added to the cart
amount	string	optionally	The total value of the amount of product added to the cart. Default: 1. For example: A user has added the current product to the cart in the amount of 3 pieces. The request should have the "*amount" value of 3. Then the user decides to add 2 more pieces of the current product (bringing the total to 5). The second request should have the "amount*" value of 5.
{type}	string	required in some cases	Types of recommendation source. Available values (case sensitive): RECOMMENDATION - if the currently added to cart product is from the recommendations widget INSTANT_SEARCH - if the currently added to cart product is from the Instant Search widget FULL_SEARCH - if the currently added to cart product is from the Full Search page
type_value	string	required in some cases	This parameter can contain one of the values: This parameter should have a unique code of the product recommendations block if the currently added to cart product is from the recommendations block. The unique code is available in the PersonaClick account in the "data-recommender-code" attribute of each block. This parameter should have a search query in the value if the product is added to cart from the Instant or Full Search tool.

Examples of use

// from a recommender widget
Params cart = new Params();
cart
	.put(new Params.Item("100500")
		.set(Params.Item.COLUMN.AMOUNT, 2)
	)
	.put(new Params.RecommendedBy(Params.RecommendedBy.TYPE.RECOMMENDATION, "b934b6ba2eb6202b8922d6a3fb8b3271"));
PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.CART, cart);

// from the Instant Search
Params cart = new Params();
cart
	.put(new Params.Item("146")
		.set(Params.Item.COLUMN.AMOUNT, 3)
	)
	.put(new Params.RecommendedBy(Params.RecommendedBy.TYPE.INSTANT_SEARCH, "shoes"));
PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.CART, cart);

// from the Full Search
Params cart = new Params();
cart
	.put(new Params.Item("1978")
		.set(Params.Item.COLUMN.AMOUNT, 1)
	)
	.put(new Params.RecommendedBy(Params.RecommendedBy.TYPE.FULL_SEARCH, "jacket"));
PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.CART, cart);

Removing a product from the cart

Method Objective

REQUIRED The method gives the system an understanding of the product removed from the cart by the user.

Syntax and parameters

PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.REMOVE_FROM_CART, product_id);

Name	Type	Requirement	Description
product_id	string	required	The ID of the product removed from the cart

Example of use

PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.REMOVE_FROM_CART, "100500");

Update the current cart

Method Objective

REQUIRED The method updates the whole cart on the system side.

This method is required for use on the cart page when the user does certain actions there: when the user visits the page, changes the quantity of a product in the cart, removes a product from the cart, or clears the cart completely.

This method can be used on the product page as an alternative to the "Add to cart" and "Remove from cart" methods if you have access to the entire cart on the product page.

Syntax and parameters

Params full_cart = new Params();
full_cart
    .put(Params.Parameter.FULL_CART, true)
    .put(new Params.Item(product_id)
        .set(Params.Item.COLUMN.AMOUNT, amount)
    )
    .put(new Params.Item(product_id)
        .set(Params.Item.COLUMN.AMOUNT, amount)
    );
PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.CART, full_cart);

Name	Type	Requirement	Description
product_id	string	required	The ID of the product added to the cart
amount	string	optionally	Quantity of product. Default: 1.

Example of use

Params full_cart = new Params();
full_cart
    .put(Params.Parameter.FULL_CART, true)
    .put(new Params.Item("146")
        .set(Params.Item.COLUMN.AMOUNT, 2)
    )
    .put(new Params.Item("100500")
        .set(Params.Item.COLUMN.AMOUNT, 3)
    );
PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.CART, full_cart);

Successful checkout

Method Objective

REQUIRED The method gives the system information about the successful checkout, its products, and other information related to the checkout.

Syntax and parameters

Params purchase = new Params();
purchase
	.put(new Params.Item(product_id).set(Params.Item.COLUMN.AMOUNT, amount).set(Params.Item.COLUMN.PRICE, price))
	.put(Params.Parameter.ORDER_ID, order_id)
	.put(Params.Parameter.ORDER_PRICE, order_price)
    .put(Params.Parameter.DELIVERY_ADDRESS, delivery_address)
    .put(Params.Parameter.DELIVERY_TYPE, delivery_type)
    .put(Params.Parameter.PROMOCODE, promocode)
    .put(Params.Parameter.PAYMENT_TYPE, payment_type)
    .put(Params.Parameter.TAX_FREE, tax_free);
PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.PURCHASE, purchase);

Request parameters

Name	Type	Requirement	Description
product_id	string	required	Product ID
amount	number	required	Product quantity
price	number	optionally	Product price
order_id	string	optionally	Internal store Order ID. If not specified, the system will create its internal ID. Synchronization of order statuses, in this case, won't be available. Please note that order IDs in UUID format aren't displayed in the dashboard. Instead of UUDI, "---" will be displayed. To avoid this, add any prefix to this.
order_price	number	optionally	The final order value, including all discounts. If not specified, the system will calculate the order value based on prices from the product feed.
delivery_address	string	optionally	Delivery address. Any text.
delivery_type	string	optionally	Delivery Type, e.g. "courier", "self_pickup", "delivery", "pickup_point", etc.
promocode	string	optionally	Promo code that was used. If a promo code from the list uploaded to the account has been used, it'll be marked as used.
payment_type	string	optionally	Payment method. Any string value. For example: "cash", "card", "wire".
tax_free	boolean	optionally	It sets whether the order was placed with Tax-Free or not.

Example of use

Params purchase = new Params();
purchase
	.put(new Params.Item("37").set(Params.Item.COLUMN.AMOUNT, 3).set(Params.Item.COLUMN.PRICE, 140.55))
	.put(new Params.Item("187").set(Params.Item.COLUMN.AMOUNT, 1).set(Params.Item.COLUMN.PRICE, 328.35))
	.put(Params.Parameter.ORDER_ID, "N100500")
	.put(Params.Parameter.ORDER_PRICE, 750)
	.put(Params.Parameter.PROMOCODE, "BIRTHDAY")
	.put(Params.Parameter.DELIVERY_TYPE, "delivery")
	.put(Params.Parameter.PAYMENT_TYPE, "cart");
PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.PURCHASE, purchase);

Search Request

Method Objective

The method gives the system an understanding of the user's search queries.

Syntax and parameters

PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.SEARCH, new Params().put(Params.Parameter.SEARCH_QUERY, search_query));

Request parameters

Name	Type	Requirement	Description
search_query	string	required	Search query phrase.

Example of use

PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.SEARCH, new Params().put(Params.Parameter.SEARCH_QUERY, "to be or not to be"));

Adding a product to the wishlist

Method Objective

The method gives the system an understanding the user has added a product to the wishlist.

Syntax and parameters

PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.WISH, product_id);

Name	Type	Requirement	Description
product_id	string	required	The ID of the product added to the wishlist

Example of use

PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.WISH, "100500");

Removing a product from the wishlist

Method Objective

The method gives the system an understanding the user has removed a product from the wishlist.

Syntax and parameters

PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.REMOVE_FROM_WISH, product_id);

Name	Type	Requirement	Description
product_id	string	required	The ID of the product removed from the wishlist

Example of use

PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.REMOVE_FROM_WISH, "100500");

Update the current wishlist

Method Objective

The method updates the whole wishlist on the system side.

Syntax and parameters

Params full_wish = new Params();
full_wish
    .put(Params.Parameter.FULL_WISH, true)
    .put(new Params.Item(product_id))
    .put(new Params.Item(product_id));
PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.WISH, full_wish);

Name	Type	Requirement	Description
product_id	string	required	The ID of the product added to the wish

Example of use

Params full_wish = new Params();
full_wish
    .put(Params.Parameter.FULL_WISH, true)
    .put(new Params.Item("146"))
    .put(new Params.Item("100500"));
PersonaClick.track(Params.TrackEvent.WISH, full_wish);

Custom event

Method Objective

The method gives the system an understanding that some user event has happened.

Before you can use custom events, you must create them in the PersonaClick account: Settings > Custom events.

Syntax and parameters

PersonaClick.track(custom_event_key, category, label, value);

Name	Type	Requirement	Description
custom_event_key	string	required	Unique custom event key. Must be pre-created in the PersonaClick account: Settings > Custom events.
category	string	optionally	A category is a name that you supply as a way to group some event's properties.
label	string	optionally	With labels, you can provide additional information for events that you need.
value	number	optionally	The value property can be any integer and can be used to send a specific value in an event.

Examples of use

PersonaClick.track("my_event");

PersonaClick.track("my_event", "my_category", "my_label", 100500);

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