The SiteSpect API includes the ability to preview and perform QA functions in a more programmatic and automated way. The Preview API allows you to preview multiple Variation Groups, which are important to Overlay Campaigns. This API informs the SiteSpect engines to take a specific action on an HTTP request. This means that it is part of the SiteSpect Engine APIs which do not require authentication. The API request is an actual request for a web page. Additional CGI and header parameters instruct SiteSpect engines to launch a preview and apply the required Variation Groups from multiple Campaigns.
You can use the CGI query parameter SS_PREVIEW_EXP where the value is any date in the future.
In addition, you can use the request header parameter X-SiteSpect-Preview where the value is a JSON structure with a single Variation Group ID or multiple Variation Group IDs.
For example, if you want to start a preview session on www.domain.com with Variation Group 2 and Variation Group 5, the http request looks like this:
X-SiteSpect-Preview: { "VG_IDs": [ "2", "5" ] }
The preview URL looks like this:
http://www.domain.com/?SS_PREVIEW_EXP=2023_DEC_01_1300GMT
See Previewing for information on SiteSpect's Preview feature.