Zerista API

The Zerista API provides programmatic access to Zerista’s functionality. Zerista’s functionality currently falls into the following broad categories:

• Networking – Attendee profiles, attendee-to-attendee messaging, contacts lists, conference forums
• Events – Descriptions, start/end times, speakers, ratings, presentation materials, audio/visual integration and attendees
• Scheduling – Personal schedules, meetups, calendar integration, itineraries
• Exhibitors – Profiles, attendee contact tools, demo schedules, exhibition hall maps
• Mapping – Venue maps, exhibitor maps, attendee maps, tradeshow maps, local guides
• Administration – Allow event organizers to manage attendees, events, exhibitions and communications with all stake holders.

The API is accessed via HTTP using a RESTful approach. Supported input content types include form url encoded data (application/x-www-form-urlencoded) and the Atom Syndication Format (application/atom+xml). Supported output content types include JSON, XML, and the Atom Syndication Format.

Zerista uses a structured data format via the use of square brackets [] in parameter names. For example, to set a user’s password:

POST /user?client_id=abcdefg&mapbuzz_auth[password]=my_password

There are three types of objects that you can manage with the Zerista API: Users (section E), Events (section F), and Exhibitors (section H).