You start by connecting to a Beebox project. Upon connection you obtain a session token. This token is included with all subsequent calls.
URL
(GET) http://{server:port}/api/connect?account=&login=&pwd=&domain=&ui=PARAMETERS
The url parameters are:
account | Mandatory. The Account ID. This is the same value as entered when logging in online. |
login | Mandatory. The User Login. This is the same value as entered when logging in online. |
password | Mandatory. The User Password. This is the same value as entered when logging in online. |
domain | Mandatory. Specifies the Wordbee Translator functionality you want to work with. These value are supported:
|
ui | Optional. The user interface language. Default value is "en" if not specified. Permitted values are:
The API will localize certain strings like language names accordingly in results. |
RESULTS
The API returns a JSON object which includes the session token for all subsequent API calls.
It is important to systematically verify the HTTP status code. If authentication succeeds, the method returns HTTP code 200 (success). All other HTTP codes point to an error.
| token | The session token which you must include with all subsequent API calls. |
| platform | The owner of the Wordbee Translator instance. |
| company | The company name of the connected user. |
| user | The name of the connected user. |
| InstantTranslation | Included if you connected to this application domain. See xxx for description. |
EXAMPLE
In this example we connected with ...&domain=InstantTranslation:
{
"token": "14c78440-7d7a-4504-9f46-4fa322fecdb5",
"platform": "Alpha Ltd.",
"company": "John Howard Translations",
"user": "John Howard",
"InstantTranslation": {
"urlTerms": null,
"deadlineMandatory": true,
"deadlineMinLeadHours": 12
}
}
ERROR HANDLING
If the HTTP status code is different from 200, the connect method failed. What exactly went wrong is detailed with the HTTP error result.
Make sure to read this section: Error Handling.
DISCONNECTING
Always invalidate your token when you no longer need it. Failing to do so may put on hold automatic operations.
See API - Disconnect