Intro
Outbrain is an advertising platform whose content marketing module offers to help Internet publishers increase web traffic by presenting them with links to related and interesting articles and other trusted content. The Domo Outbrain connector integrates Domo with Outbrain to extract data from the Outbrain Amplify API. Use Domo's Outbrain connector to retrieve data on marketers, budgets, campaigns, promoted links, and performance reporting. For more information about the Outbrain Amplify API, visit their website. (http://docs.amplifyv01.apiary.io/#)
The Outbrain connector is a "Cloud App" connector, meaning it retrieves data stored in the cloud. In the Data Center, you can access the connector page for this and other Cloud App connectors by clicking Cloud App in the toolbar at the top of the window.
You connect to your Outbrain account in the Data Center. This topic discusses the fields and menus that are specific to the Outbrain connector user interface. General information for adding DataSets, setting update schedules, and editing DataSet information is discussed in Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.
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Prerequisites
To connect to your Outbrain account and create a DataSet, you must have an Outbrain username and password. You must also be a registered beta user of Outbrain's Amplify API. For more information, see http://developer.outbrain.com/home-page/amplify-api/apply/.
Connecting to Your Outbrain Account
This section enumerates the options in the Credentials and Details panes in the Outbrain Connector page. The components of the other panes in this page, Scheduling and Name & Describe Your DataSet, are universal across most connector types and are discussed in greater length in Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.
Credentials Pane
This pane contains fields for entering credentials to connect to your Outbrain account. The following table describes what is needed for each field:
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Username |
Enter your Outbrain username. |
Password |
Enter your Outbrain password. |
Once you have entered valid Outbrain credentials, you can use the same account any time you go to create a new Outbrain DataSet. You can manage connector accounts in the Accounts tab in the Data Center. For more information about this tab, see Managing User Accounts for Connectors.
Details Pane
This pane contains a primary Report menu in which you select a report type. Depending on the report type you select, you may also have the option to specify the date range for the report.
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Report |
Select an Outbrain report. The following reports are available:
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Start Days |
Enter the number of the farthest day back that should be represented in the report. Combine with End Days to create a range of represented days. For example, if you entered 10 for Start Days and 5 for End Days, the report would contain data for 10 days ago up until 5 days ago. Enter 0 to get today's data. |
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End Days |
Enter the number of the most recent day that should be represented in the report. Combine with Start Days to create a range of represented days. For example, if you entered 10 for Start Days and 5 for End Days, the report would contain data for 10 days ago up until 5 days ago. Enter 0 to get today's data. |
Other Panes
For information about the remaining sections of the connector interface, including how to configure scheduling, retry, and update options, see Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.
Troubleshooting
Ensure you are a member of Outbrain's Amplify API beta program (see Prerequisites for more information).
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