Integrating CrowdFiber with Your Existing Tech Stack

CrowdFiber supports multiple ways to integrate data between your existing tech stack and what you may add in the future. This article will cover the basics of the three most common ways to export or import data between software.

The three most common ways to integrate CrowdFiber into your tech stack would be through:

• CSV imports and exports
• Webhooks
• The use of CrowdFiber's API

CSV

• CSVs are the less technical option but can require a bit more manual work.

• Nearly every record can be exported out of Crowdfiber in a CSV format for your ease of use. An example of this would be exporting a list of addresses to update an attribute. You simply export and download the CSV from CrowdFiber, make your changes, and import it back into CrowdFiber.

  Click here to get a step-by-step guide to importing a CSV into CrowdFiber.

Webhooks

• Webhooks are a one-way data stream that is triggered by an action/event. Less technical than the use of the API but more technical than CSV imports and exports.
  • An example would be if every time an order was placed in CrowdFiber (Submit button being the trigger) your new order data would flow into your CRM.

• To see what information can be passed out of CrowdFiber through a webhook please visit our Documentation.
  • With the correct permissions, you can view CrowdFibers webhook documentation within our API docs.
    • To access CrowdFibers API docs head into your admin area.
      • In the left-hand rail > expand Integrations
      • Click API Docs
      • Once our API Docs open in the very top right of your screen you will see Select a spec, use this dropdown menu to select Outbound webhook docs.

API

• API(Application programming interface) - is a two-way data stream.
  • Using our API is the most technical solution and should not be used unless you or someone on your team has the prior knowledge.
  • Remember that our API has no guard rails and there is no messaging to stop you from making a mistake.
• If you have any questions, please reach out to a CrowdFiber representative.

• CrowdFiber's API is a REST API -

  • What is a REST API?
    • REST stands for Representational State Transfer.
    • REST defines a set of functions like GET, PUT, DELETE, etc. that clients can use to access server data. Clients and servers exchange data using HTTP.
  • The main feature of REST API is statelessness.
    • Statelessness means that servers do not save client data between requests.
    • Client requests to the server are similar to URLs you type in your browser to visit a website. The response from the server is plain data, without the typical graphical rendering of a web page.

Where do I see information on CrowdFiber's API?

• With the correct permissions, you can view CrowdFiber's API documents.

• To access CrowdFiber's API docs head into your admin area.
  • In the left-hand rail expand Integrations > Click API Docs
• CrowdFiber's API docs are live - As long as you authorize the API docs with your API key, you can fully interact with your CrowdFiber instance.