Sony Center REST API Documentation

v2.0.0
March 18th, 2021
Valts Katlaps

Introduction

Sony Center REST API is a web service that offers the same data and functionality as our web site. By using this API, You can gather all the information about our products, stock, stores, create orders, follow the status and delivery of Your existing orders, download documents for accounting and much more!

Communication

All request URLs must start with https://center.lv/API/ followed by the name of the method, possible method-specific selectors and the prefered response format - all separated by a single slash (/).

Possible response formats include json, func.jsonp, print (human readable JSON), xml, csv and php (serialized), but at this time we would encourage You to choose between first two where possible.

General settings for obtaining the data is handled using GET variables while data upload is handled with POST variables. We are using UTF-8 as default character encoding.

Each method will return its data enclosed in a variable that matches methods name, so API can return the data of multiple methods in a single response where its useful. Likewise, You can specify different GET settings for each method by doing the same.

Authentication

To authenticate any request, include Your authentication token as a variable named TOKEN into the HEADER part of Your request.

Methods

This is not a full list of available methods. We plan to make more methods public asap.

Global settings

Type	Name	Value	Info
GET	lang	string, array	Select one or multiple languages to receive data in. Possible values: `en`, `lv`, `ru`. Default value: `lv`.

`shop_stores`

Method returns info about stores. This information will help to determine where the items are located at the moment.

Settings

Type	Name	Value	Info
GET	name	boolean	Return the name of a store.

Example

Request (PHP)

$c = curl_init('https://center.lv/API/shop_stores/print?'.http_build_query([
    'lang' => ['en', 'lv', 'ru'],
    'name' => TRUE,
]));
curl_exec($c);
curl_close($c);

Response

{
    "shop_stores": [
        {
            "id": 1,
            "name": {
                "en": "Sony Center, Brivibas street 40",
                "lv": "Sony Center veikals, Brīvības ielā 40",
                "ru": "Магазин Sony Center, по адресу Brīvības iela 40"
            }
        },
...
    ]
}

`shop_groups`

Method returns info about product groups. It is important to note that each product can be in multiple groups at the same time, but it can be in none of them, too.

Settings

Type	Name	Value	Info
GET	name	boolean	Return the name of a group.

Example

Request (PHP)

$c = curl_init('https://center.lv/API/shop_groups/print?'.http_build_query([
    'lang' => ['en', 'lv', 'ru'],
    'name' => TRUE,
]));
curl_exec($c);
curl_close($c);

Response

{
    "shop_groups": [
        {
            "id": 1,
            "code": "Televizori un Mājas kino",
            "parent_id": null,
            "name": {
                "en": "Televisions & Home Cinema",
                "lv": "Televizori un Mājas kino",
                "ru": "Телевизоры и домашние кинотеатры"
            }
        },
...
    ]
}

`shop_items`

Method returns the info about products.

Settings

Type	Name	Value	Info
GET	box	boolean	Return the box contents of an item.
GET	features	boolean	Return the features of an item.
GET	files	integer	Include list of files attached to each item. Value is the count of files to return.
GET	files_ext	string, array	Include only files with this extension. Possible values: `csv`, `gif`, `jpeg`, `pdf`, `png`, `webp`.
GET	group_ids	integer, array	Return only items from specific groups.
GET	id	integer, array	Return only items with specific IDs.
GET	info	boolean	Return the info of an item.
GET	name	boolean	Return the name of an item.
GET	shop_groups	boolean, array	Trigger `shop_groups` to return all groups that are used by any of returned items.
GET	shop_stores	boolean, array	Trigger `shop_stores` to return all stores that are used by stock info in any of returned items.
GET	sort	array	Sort items. Possible values: `id_desc`, `code_asc`, `price_asc`, `price_desc`, `id`.
GET	tags	array	Return items with these tags. Possible values: `new`, `vat_r`.

Example

Request (PHP)

$c = curl_init('https://center.lv/API/shop_items/print?'.http_build_query([
    'lang' => ['en', 'lv', 'ru'],
    'name' => TRUE,
    'files' => 5,
    'stock' => TRUE,
    'shop_groups' => TRUE,
    'shop_stores' => TRUE,
]));
curl_exec($c);
curl_close($c);

Response

{
    "shop_items": [
        {
            "id": 2321,
            "code": "WH-1000XM3/B",
            "brand": "Sony",
            "brand_code": "WH1000XM3B.CE7",
            "bar_code": "4548736081185",
            "tags": [],
            "size": null,
            "weight": 813,
            "group_ids": [
                13
            ],
            "prices": {
                "shop": "230.5785",
                "shop_old": "313.2231"
            },
            "files": [
                "https://cdn.center.lv/cms/core_files2/orig/6178.WH-1000XM3-B.jpeg",
                "https://cdn.center.lv/cms/core_files2/orig/6179.WH-1000XM3-B.jpeg",
                "https://cdn.center.lv/cms/core_files2/orig/6180.WH-1000XM3-B.jpeg",
                "https://cdn.center.lv/cms/core_files2/orig/6181.WH-1000XM3-B.jpeg",
                "https://cdn.center.lv/cms/core_files2/orig/6182.WH-1000XM3-B.jpeg"
            ],
            "name": {
                "en": "WH-1000XM3/B Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones",
                "lv": "WH-1000XM3/B Trokšņu slāpējošās bezvadu austiņas",
                "ru": "WH-1000XM3/B Беспроводные наушники с шумоподавлением"
            },
            "stock": [
                {
                    "store_id": 1,
                    "count": 4,
                    "arrives": 0
                },
                {
                    "store_id": 6,
                    "count": 2,
                    "arrives": 0
                }
            ]
        },
...
    ],
    "shop_groups": [
        {
            "id": 13,
            "code": "Austiņas",
            "parent_id": 41,
            "name": {
                "en": "Headphones",
                "lv": "Austiņas",
                "ru": "Наушники"
            }
        },
...
    ],
    "shop_stores": [
        {
            "id": 1,
            "name": {
                "en": "Sony Center, Brivibas street 40",
                "lv": "Sony Center veikals, Brīvības ielā 40",
                "ru": "Магазин Sony Center, по адресу Brīvības iela 40"
            }
        },
...
    ]
}

Troubleshooting

In a case of failure, the response can include the data from methods named alert and/or error. The data will explain what happened so it should be easy to figure out what went wrong.

It is possible to create a test environment. Please contact the staff if You need one.