Lazada Open Platform provides an API testing tool named “API Explorer” for you to test the APIs on the platform.
Take the following steps to start the API Explorer:
1. Open the APP Console and click Manage for your application.
2. On the App Management page, click API Explorer from the left navigation panel.
3. On the API Explorer page, enter the marketplace and API name, and specify the parameters to test APIs.
Please note that the API Explorer uses online data from the production environment.
Description of the API Explorer parameters is as follows:
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Name
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Description
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Sample value
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Region
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Name of the marketplace (6 Lazada Ventures). For details about the URL of the production environment for each venture, see
API endpoint URLs.
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Singapore
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API Path
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Path of the API to be tested. For the list of API path, see
API name mapping.
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/brands/get
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HTTP Method
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Most APIs are called via GET, some calls that get additional request data are sent via POST.
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GET or POST
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App Key
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The unique identity of your application on Lazada Open Platform, which is generated when the application is created.
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100126
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Access Token
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The token that is required for your application to access sensitive data of sellers. For details, see
Configure seller authorization.
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Business parameters
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The business parameters for the API that is to be tested.
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Request
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When the parameters are specified, click the
Start Test button, the request URL is generated and displayed in the
Request field.
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For the "/brands/get" API, the request URL can be:
https://api.lazada.sg/rest/brands/get?offset=100&limit=1&app_key=100126&sign_method=hmac×tamp=1520045034634&sign=0CBC5F17611DB5B3A9D66926A3D1C3CF |
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Response
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The API response body for the specified parameters.
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For the "/brands/get" API, the response can be:
{
"data": [
{
"name": "Cold Mountain",
"brand_id": 23980,
"global_identifier": "cold_mountain"
}
],
"code": "0",
"request_id": "0be6fdce15200450346451004"
}
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