Introduction

An introduction to the Entry Point API, its benefits and how to use it

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New here?

If you're not familiar with the different Consumer Journey APIs, we recommend reading our introduction to the Consumer Journey APIs.

The Entry Point API is used to transition a user from a native (usually in-app) experience to a web view. The web view is operated by Mention Me and displays the same journey displayed on the web.

Benefits of using our API for web links

  • Recommended for both web-based and native apps, it's easy and doesn't require too much custom development
  • It allows the marketing team to control the content and even enable or disable individual touch points as and when required, directly via the Mention Me platform
  • It allows AB testing of customer journeys via the Mention Me platform directly to continuously optimise the programme

How to use the Entry Point API

Step 1

Add links/buttons at various key touch points in your app for the following purposes:

  1. Referrer promotion
  2. Referee integration for name sharing
  3. Order tracking
  4. Referrer dashboard

Step 2

Use our Entry Point API to get the URLs and copy for the Calls to Action for these various buttons and links.

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Important

Use the url demo.mention-me.com in your API endpoints when developing and testing.

Switch to the live url mention-me.com when you deploy your integration live.

Frequently asked questions

I have a web-based app, can I use Javascript tags to integrate Mention Me?

If you have a web-based app and can use Javascript tags within it, then that can be a suitable option. Follow our web integration guide.

I would like to build the referral journey natively into my app, do you have an API for that?

Yes, we have a publicly accessible consumer API analogous to our Javascript tag implementation which lets you tell us about various events from your apps.

We provide back the copy to allow you to build the journey. This enables you to build an entire referral journey natively into your app. We recommend proceeding with this integration as a phase 2, once you’re happy with how the programme performs. See further instructions for our SDK or Native API.

Can I integrate the programme in different languages in my app using the API?

Yes, all the integration options allow you to use a locale parameter which can be passed to Mention Me to trigger a specific campaign for the user's language/region and currency. Your locales need to be configured via the Mention Me platform. Your Onboarding Project Manager can help with this.


What’s Next

Learn about referrer promotion via the Entry Point API