Overview

VIDIZMO’s entire portal is nothing but a lay-out of various web components intricately stitched together in a seamless fabric of HTML and CSS. All of these web components are JavaScript-based rich application controls that can be incorporated in any website which allows you to browse your VIDIZMO portal and stream digital content all within your own website site. 


VIDIZMO authorizes the use of widgets on your portal via Widgets Integration app that needs to be enabled, without which VIDIZMO Web Components may not render on your website. This article will guide you on how to enable the widgets app in your portal and generate an API key which will be used to perform administrative actions on your site such as authentication and adding users to your site.


To learn more about VIDIZMO Widgets, read: Getting Started with VIDIZMO Web Components


Before you start

  • Manager+ users are allowed to authorize the use of Widgets on an external website.
  • Each API Key shall correspond to the Manager who generated the key against that domain. This means that all automated administrative functions, like adding users to the platform, being performed by the VIDIZMO app on your website will be done on the behalf of this specific user.


Enabling Widgets

Follow the steps below to enable Widgets Integration app to start using VIDIZMO Widgets in your website.


1. From the Portal's Homepage:

i. Click on the navigation menu on the top left corner.

ii. Expand the Admin tab.

iii. Click on the Portal Settings tab and you'll be directed to the Portal Settings page.



2. On the Portal Settings page:

i. Click on the Apps to expand the list of application services that you can integrate with. 

ii. Select Widgets Integration.

iii. Click on the toggle button to enable use of VIDIZMO on your website.



Authorizing Domain

Follow the steps below to generate an API key which can be used to perform administrative actions on your site (against whose domain you generate the key) such as authentication and adding users to your site.


1. From Widgets Integration screen above:

    i. Click on the gear icon, to open Authorize Widgets screen



2. From Authorize Widgets screen:

i. Click on the Add New button.



3. Here is how you can generate API Key:

i. Enter the Domain of your website. Make sure to exclude ports like 8080 and protocol like http:// from the URL.

ii. Specify the Expiry date for this token, after which your website will no longer be able to perform administrative actions such as adding new users.

iii. Click on Add to generate API Key.



4. Next, click on the Copy icon next to your API Key to save it for later use while configuring VIDIZMO App Widgets on your website. Hit Close.


To learn about how to include this API Key in Windows object click here