Step by Step Guide to Building a Demio API Integration in Python

Introduction

Hey there, fellow developer! Ready to supercharge your event management with Demio's API? Let's dive into building a slick Python integration that'll have you automating webinars like a pro in no time.

Prerequisites

Before we jump in, make sure you've got:

• A Python environment (3.6+ recommended)
• Your Demio API key (grab it from your account settings)

Setting up the project

First things first, let's get our project off the ground:

mkdir demio-integration
cd demio-integration
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows, use `venv\Scripts\activate`
pip install requests

Authentication

Alright, let's get you authenticated:

import requests

API_KEY = 'your_api_key_here'
BASE_URL = 'https://my.demio.com/api/v1'

headers = {
    'Api-Key': API_KEY,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

Basic API Requests

Time to make some noise! Let's fetch event details and register a participant:

# GET request
def get_event(event_id):
    response = requests.get(f'{BASE_URL}/event/{event_id}', headers=headers)
    return response.json()

# POST request
def register_participant(event_id, name, email):
    payload = {'name': name, 'email': email}
    response = requests.post(f'{BASE_URL}/event/{event_id}/register', 
                             headers=headers, json=payload)
    return response.json()

Handling Responses

Always expect the unexpected:

def handle_response(response):
    if response.status_code == 200:
        return response.json()
    else:
        print(f"Error: {response.status_code}")
        print(response.text)
        return None

Advanced Features

Let's level up with webhooks and pagination:

from flask import Flask, request

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route('/webhook', methods=['POST'])
def handle_webhook():
    data = request.json
    # Process webhook data
    return '', 200

# Pagination example
def get_all_events():
    events = []
    page = 1
    while True:
        response = requests.get(f'{BASE_URL}/events?page={page}', headers=headers)
        data = response.json()
        events.extend(data['events'])
        if not data['has_more']:
            break
        page += 1
    return events

Building a Simple Use Case

Let's put it all together with an event registration automation:

def auto_register_participants(event_id, participants):
    for name, email in participants:
        result = register_participant(event_id, name, email)
        if result:
            print(f"Registered {name} ({email}) successfully!")
        else:
            print(f"Failed to register {name} ({email})")

# Usage
participants = [
    ("Alice Smith", "[email protected]"),
    ("Bob Jones", "[email protected]")
]
auto_register_participants("your_event_id", participants)

Best Practices

Remember to:

• Respect rate limits (Demio's pretty generous, but don't go crazy)
• Keep your API key secret (use environment variables, not hard-coded strings)

Testing and Debugging

Always test your code! Here's a quick unit test example:

import unittest

class TestDemioAPI(unittest.TestCase):
    def test_get_event(self):
        event = get_event("test_event_id")
        self.assertIsNotNone(event)
        self.assertIn('id', event)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    unittest.main()

Conclusion

And there you have it! You're now armed with the knowledge to build a robust Demio API integration in Python. Remember, the API docs are your best friend for diving deeper. Now go forth and automate those webinars like a boss!

Happy coding! 🚀