Unbxd Integration Overview

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Unbxd integration is the process in which the product listing container of search/browse page is being renderded by Unbxd.

Mainly the integration involves the following components:

  1. Customer's Product Catalog Indexing
  2. Integrating Unbxd Search
  3. Integrating Unbxd Category
  4. Integrating AutoSuggest
  5. Integrating Analytics
  6. Integrating Recommendations

Now based on the type of integrations, methodologies of how these components will integrated change.

Types of Integration

API based integration

API based integration is the kind of integration which follows this pattern

ComponentOwnerVia
Product Catalog IndexingUNBXDConversion Scripts
SearchCustomerUNBXD Search REST API
BrowseCustomerUNBXD Category REST API
AutoSuggestCustomer/UNBXDUNBXD JS SDK
AnalyticsCustomerUNBXD Analytics JS


WorldofBook, Souled Store are few examples of the API based integrations

AJAX Based Integration

AJAX based integration is the kind of integration which follows this pattern

ComponentOwnerVia
Product CatalogUNBXDConversion Scripts
SearchUNBXDUNBXD JS SDK
BrowseUNBXDUNBXD JS SDK
AutoSuggestUNBXDUNBXD JS SDK
AnalyticsCustomerUNBXD Analytics JS


EziBuy, AmainHobbies are few examples of the API based integrations

Native Mobile Integration (iOS/Android)

Native Mobile based integration is the kind of integration which follows this pattern.

ComponentOwnerVia
Product CatalogUNBXDConversion Scripts
SearchCustomerUNBXD Mobile SDK
BrowseCustomerUNBXD Mobile SDK
AutoSuggestCustomerUNBXD Mobile SDK
AnalyticsCustomerUNBXD Analytics JS


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Stages of Integration

Irrespective of the kind of integration, it follows the same pattern.

  1. Product Catalog Indexing
  2. Integration of analytics
  3. Search & Browse Integration
  4. Autosuggest Integration

Product Catalog Indexing

Product Catalog indexing is the process in which client's product catalog is indexed in the Unbxd system. Generally following are the steps of product catalog indexing

  1. Feed Review
  2. Feed Processing
  3. Feed Indexing

Analytics Integration

Anaytics integration is the process in which client integrate UNBXD's analytics and trigger events based on various user actions on the website. Analytics is generally integration through following

  1. Analytics JS integration
  2. GTM based analytics integration
  3. REST API based analytics integration

Search & Browse Integration

Search and browse integration is the process in which client ( if it is API based integration ) or Unbxd ( if it is AJAX based integration ) integrate the search and browse APIs to power search and category pages of the ecommerce website.

AutoSuggestion Integration

Autosuggest integration is the process in which client or Unbxd integrate the auto suggest based on the template chosen by the client.

Having an overview of different unbxd product components and stages of integration, we are ready to understand each component of the product in details.


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