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Direct Billing API

The Bango Direct Billing API allows you to initiate within an on-handset application or a PC web site. In a standard on-handset browser-based payment experience, the user is redirected to a Bango-hosted payment page and asked to accept the charge before being returned to the CP for content delivery.

The Direct Billing API allows you to offer the same clear payment experience outside the browser, supporting scenarios like a PC web site needing to bill a user or an on-handset application. The payment user experience is controlled by and presented by your application or web site - Bango has no direct interaction with the end user.

The Direct Billing API gives you rich real-time information on each billing attempt - was billing successful and if not, exactly why the payment failed (e.g. user out of credit; suspended/hotlined etc). You can use this real-time payment result data to optimize your user experience.

Download the Direct Billing API integration guide here

 

Billing Information API

The Billing Information API allows you to programmatically access the BillRankTM payment method selection and ranking engine so you can check available payment routes and price points in real-time.

• Retrieve a list of possible payment methods for a specific price point / User combination
• Retrieve a list of available price points for a given payment route
• Retrieve a full list of current or past currency conversion rates
• Convert a specific price from one currency to another

Download the Billing Information API integration guide here

 

Package Management & Number Management APIs

The Bango Package Management and Number Management services allow you to create and configure Packages, Bango Numbers and manage price points, content ratings and information within the Bango system.

There are currently two services available which function separately:

Package Management

This service contains methods for creating new packages on the Bango system, updating or cancelling existing packages (and all of their associated Bango Numbers and price points), retrieving details about existing packages, managing financial processes and information, and, finally, binding and managing PayPal account details for out-payments associated with a package.

Number Management

This service contains methods for creating new Bango Numbers on the Bango system, enabling numbers for premium billing, managing price points and content ratings, managing existing Bango numbers via updates or deletions, and, finally, methods for retrieving information on Bango Numbers associated with a package.

If you would like to start using these APIs please contact your Bango account manager or contactsales@bango.com.

Download the Package & Number Management API integration guide here

 

IDXML API

The Bango IDXML service is a non-interactive service which leverages the capabilities of the Bango Identifier service to provide user identification of a mobile phone user.

Using information passed to us by mobile carriers and other sources, Bango is able to tell exactly who an end user is, what carrier network they are on and the country they are in.

If you would like to start using this API please contact your Bango account manager or contactsales@bango.com.

Download the IDXML API integration guide here

 

Event Notification API

The Bango Event Notification service sends notifications about selected events related to your mobile store or services directly to your servers. Events are sent to you as XML documents via HTTP or HTTPS.

Each event relates to a number of objects in the Bango system

• Subscription activity
  • Started
  • Renewed
  • Cancelled
• User purchased content
• Opted in/out of marketing information

Alongside the event source/action, the event notification service will also send supporting data for the event. This is normally a list of object IDs in the Bango system associated with this event (e.g. the User ID, the Bango Number and the Subscription ID).

Download the Event Notification integration guide here

 

Analytics API

These standard reports are available using the Bango Analytics Web Services API. You can use them to extract information for importing into your own system.

• Traffic Report
• Payment Report
• Subscriptions Report
• Refunds Report
• Content URLs Report
• Analytics URLs Report

Download the Analytics API integration guide here

 

App Analytics API

Bango Application Analytics is an analytics solution for mobile applications. When an event happens in a mobile application it is sent to Bango. Bango will then store this data and it will be available to be reported on.

Available reports include:

• Session reports
• User and Usage reports
• Device details reports
• Event reports
• Error reports
• Video plays reports

SDK's are available for several platforms including Android, Apple iOS, BlackBerry, Nokia and Windows Phone 7. See the complete list and download them here.

Download the Analytics API integration guide here

 

Bango Relay

With Relay you can:

• Set prices and currencies dynamically
• Use just one Bango Number to charge for multiple items of content
• Find out a customer's User ID in real time to track repeat users
• Protect against fraud by using security tokens
• Find out the exact amount you will earn for a transaction in real-time
• Have the customer's mobile network and region returned to you in real-time
• Have the customer's current connection network and region returned to you in real-time
• Customise the payment flow dynamically

Download the Relay integration guide here

 

Bango Identifier

Using information passed to us by mobile operators and other sources, Bango is able to tell exactly who a customer is, what operator network they are on and the country they are in.

Each customer is assigned a number when they visit Bango for the first time, this is their User ID. No two users will ever have the same User ID, and the User ID will never change for a single user.

With the Identifier you can:

• Find out if a user is new or has used your service before
• Offer a personalized experience to your customers
• Offer promotions to reward loyal repeat customers
• Hide adult content from those users who have barred it
• Tailor your service based on a customer's country or network
• Make recommendations based on a customers purchase history
• Offer your customers a token based service
• Measure the return on investment for your marketing spend

Download the Identifier integration guide here