API Integrations For Spark Meet with Webex FAQs
What is Spark Meet with Webex?
Spark Meet with Webex is a new product offering from Cisco. Integrating Cisco Spark and Webex with our Common Architecture platform.
When will I start seeing customers purchase Spark Meet with Webex?
Spark Meet with Webex is currently available for customers to purchase.
Using the APIs, how can I determine if a customer is using Spark Meet with Webex?
In XML 9.0 we introduced a new API called getSiteType. The getSiteTypeResponse returns "<ep:sitetype>1</ep:sitetype>" to signify Spark Meet with Webex. More information on this API can be found on our developer site http://webexdeveloper.com.
What APIs have changed with Spark Meet with Webex?
| Webex Classic | Spark Meet with Webex (Common Identity) | Additional Information | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Username/Email/Password | Yes | Yes* | *Spark Meet with Webex requires that the username field be the accounts Email Address. This means that you will need to pass the account email address in the WebexID field of the security context on Spark Meet with Webex |
| Token obtained from SAML response | Yes | Yes | |
| One time login ticket | Yes | Yes | |
| Partner Delegated Authentication/Partner SAML | Yes | No | |
| User provision/deprovision | Yes | No | |
| Common profile attribute updates | Yes | Limited | See Release Notes 9.0. |
| CreateUser | Yes | No | New CI site error: 030098: User management is not allowed on unified site |
| setUser | Yes | Limited | Attributes/elements/fields ignored by CI sites: newWebexId, firstName, lastName, title, address, phones, email, email2, password, passwordHint, passwordHintAnswer, timeZone, timeZoneID, timeZoneWithDST, locale, language, languageID, active, security |
| delUser | Yes | No | New CI site error: 030098: User management is not allowed on unified site |
| activateUser | Yes | No | New CI site error: 030098: User management is not allowed on unified site |
| authenticateUser | Yes | Yes, using accessToken | New CI site errors: 200006: AS Server response error 000035: ASService not responding |
My integration manages user profiles, how can I accomplish this in Spark Meet with Webex?
Because user management APIs are limited for Spark Meet with Webex, it is recommended that you disable and hide user management functionality in your integration when used with Spark Meet with Webex sites. Alternately, you could publish requirements that suggest Spark Meet with Webex is officially unsupported by your integration. In either case, appropriate notification should be published before confirming official support for Webex WBS30 and/or Spark Meet with Webex.
Will these changes affect my existing Webex site that was upgraded to WBS30?
Existing sites that have been upgraded will not be affected by the changes. Only new sites purchased as Spark Meet with Webex will have the above differences in the API.
Where can I find more information on these changes?
Please review the following release notes and communications.
