NAME

VR::API - Communicate with VerticalResponse's API services as a partner (privileged) user

SYNOPSIS

VR::API::Partner extends VR::API with certain methods that are only available when the user communicates with the VR API servers using a signed SSL certificate, which securely identifies the user as VerticalResponse partner.

Contact api-support@verticalresponse.com for information on becoming a VR API Partner.

Example

    #!/usr/bin/perl -w
    use strict;
    use VR::API::Partner;

    # SOAP::Lite uses Crypt::SSLeay for client-side certificate management.
    # perldoc Crypt::SSLeay for more documentation on how these environment
    # variables are used.
    $ENV{HTTPS_PKCS12_FILE} = "nickverticalresponsecom.p12";
    $ENV{HTTPS_PKCS12_PASSWORD} = "a_secret"; # Not needed for passphraseless PKCS#12 keystores

    # Log in to the main partner account
    my $vrapi = new VR::API::Partner;
    $vrapi->login( {
        username => 'nick@verticalresponse.com',
        password => 'another_secret',
    } );

    # Bring a sub-account's balance up to 100 email credits
    my $balance = $vrapi->getEmailCreditBalance( {
        company_id => 5678 # A sub-account managed by this partner
    } );

    if( $balance < 100 ) {
        $vrapi->transferEmailCredits( {
            from_company_id => 1234, # The partner's main account
            to_company_id => 5678, # The sub-account that needs email credits
            credits_to_transfer => 100 - $balance,
        } );
    }

Available functions

See VR::API::Partner::_methods() for a list of available functions. These functions correspond to the functions listed in the VR API Partner WSDL file.

Note that it is not necessary to send the 'session_id' parameter with each method call; the VR::API infrastructure does that automatically after a successful call to login().

References

Partner API (requires a valid partner certificate):

https://api.verticalresponse.com/partner-wsdl/1.0/VRAPI.wsdl https://api.verticalresponse.com/partner-wsdl/1.0/documentation.html

SEE ALSO

VR::API, the VR Enterprise API Perl module

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2007, Nick Marden, VerticalResponse Inc.

VR::API::Partner.pm is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

VR::API::Partner.pm is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA