POST GenerateCustomerSession Request

Overview

This endpoint allows you to generate a Session, which can then be used to return Customer-specific pricing in a customer_price property.

Setup

To use this endpoint, your Authorization must have the following settings:

• Authorization Type: Default
• Session Access Type: Any value other than “None”

Request Information

HTTP Method: POST

Endpoint: https://api.cimcloud.com/{sitename}/GenerateCustomerSession/

Body:

{ 
"username": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
}

Successful Response:

{ 
"expiration": "XXXX-XX-XXXXX:XX:XX", 
"token": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx", 
"session": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" 
}

Note: A new token in the response will be generated with the session attached.  Use this new token to GET customer-specific pricing.

Testing Steps

1. Setup your Authorization to return session-based pricing
   1. On the Authorization add-edit page in the Worker Portal, verify the following fields are set:
      1. Authorization Type: Default
      2. Session Access Type: Any Session
2. Generate Authentication Token (more info)
3. Run a GET on a product that contains a pricing override
   1. GET: https://api.cimcloud.com/{sitename}/products/searchexact~sku~{sku}
4. Generate a Session for a username using the POST request in this article
   1. POST: https://api.cimcloud.com/{sitename}/GenerateCustomerSession/
5. Using the new Token that was generated from step 5, run the same request from step 3
   1. Customer-specific pricing will be in the “customer_price” property
6. Login to the site as the user in step 4 and confirm the prices match