Overview
This document describes the Pendo iOS SDK Public APIs.
Pendo Class Public API - SDK Version 2.10+
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Return type |
Public API method - Swift |
Public API method - Objective-C |
Description |
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static PendoManager |
shared() |
sharedManager |
Returns a shared instance of the PendoManager. |
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Void |
setup(appKey: String) |
setup:(NSString *_Nonnull appkey) |
Initializes the Pendo SDK. Call this API in didFinishLaunchingWithOptions. This API should be used instead of initSDK and initSDKWithoutVisitor that will be deprecated in future versions. |
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Void |
startSession(visitorId: String?, accountId: String?, visitorData: [String: Any]?, accountData: [String: Any]?) |
startSession:(NSString *_Nullable)visitorId accountId:(NSString *_Nullable)accountId visitorData:(NSDictionary *_Nullable)visitorData accountData:(NSDictionary *_Nullable)accountData |
Starts mobile session with provided visitor and account information. If a session is already in progress, the session will end and a new session will start. To generate an anonymous visitor, pass nil as the visitorId. This API should be used instead of switchVisitor that will be deprecated in future versions. Must be called after the SDK was initialized. |
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Void |
endSession() |
endSession |
Ends the active session and stops collecting analytics or show guides to the user. More details here. Must be called after the SDK was initialized. |
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Void |
clearVisitor() |
clearVisitor |
Ends the active session starts a new session with an anonymous visitor. Must be called after the SDK was initialized. |
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Void |
setVisitorData(visitorData: [String: Any]) |
setVisitorData:(NSDictionary *_Nonnull)visitorData |
Update the visitor metadata. Must be called after the SDK was initialized. |
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Void |
setAccountData(accountData: [String: Any]) |
setAccountData:(NSDictionary *_Nonnull)accountData |
Update the account metadata Must be called after the SDK was initialized. |
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String (get) |
visitorId |
visitorId |
Property: Returns the ID of the visitor in the active session.
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String (get) |
accountId |
accountId |
Property: Returns the ID for the account in the active session.
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Void (set) |
accountId |
accountId |
Property: Sets the ID for the account in the active session. |
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Void |
track(event: String, properties: [String: Any]?) |
track:(NSString *_Nonnull)event properties:(NSDictionary *_Nullable)properties |
Sends a track event with the specified properties. Must be called after the SDK was initialized. |
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Void |
dismissVisibleGuides() |
dismissVisibleGuides |
Dismisses all visible guide. |
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Void |
pauseGuides(dismissGuides: Bool) |
pauseGuides:(BOOL)dismissGuides |
Pauses any guides from showing during an active session. If dismissGuides is TRUE then all visible guides will be dismissed. Must be called after the SDK was initialized. |
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Void |
resumeGuides() |
resumeGuides |
Resumes showing guides during the active session. Should only be used after pauseGuides. Must be called after the SDK was initialized. |
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String |
getDeviceId() |
getDeviceId |
Returns the device's unique Pendo-generated id. The device id is used by Pendo to generate a unique id for each anonymous visitor. This id is unique per application.
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Pendo Class Public APIs - SDK Version 2.9 and lower
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Return type |
Public API method -Swift |
Public API method Objective-C |
Description |
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Void |
initSDK(appKey: String, initParams: PendoInitParams?) |
initSDK:(NSString *_Nonnull)appKey initParams:(PendoInitParams *_Nullable)initParams |
Initializes the Pendo SDK using the specified app key and params. |
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Void |
initSDKWithoutVisitor(appKey: String) |
initSDKWithoutVisitor:(NSString *_Nonnull)appKey |
Initializes the Pendo SDK without visitor and account data, using the specified app key. |
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Void |
switchVisitor(visitorId: String?, accountId: String?, visitorData: [String: Any]?, accountData: [String: Any]?) |
switchVisitor:(NSString *_Nullable)visitorId accountId:(NSString *_Nullable)accountId visitorData:(NSDictionary *_Nullable)visitorData accountData:(NSDictionary *_Nullable)accountData |
Ends the current session when there is an active session then starts a new session with the new visitor and account information. Passing nil as the visitorId will generate an anonymous visitor id. Must be called after the SDK was initialized. |
Pendo Class: PendoInitParams
The following class is used in InitSDK() methods. It includes details about the visitor and the account that can later be used for segmentation and analysis within Pendo.
Make sure to send to Pendo only user and account details that are allowed by your security team and that are not considered private information. Pendo will not share these details with any 3rd party.
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Return type |
Public API method - Swift |
Public API method - Objective-C |
Description |
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PendoInitParams |
PendoInitParams() |
[[PendoInitParams alloc] init] |
Constructor |
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Property Type |
Public Property Name |
Description |
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String (set) |
visitorId |
Sets the Visitor ID for the session that will start following the initialization with this PendoInitParams object. Nil value is used for anonymous visitor |
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Dictionary<String, NSObject> (set) |
visitorData |
Sets the Visitor metadata for the session that will start following the initialization with this PendoInitParams object. |
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String (set) |
accountId |
Sets the Account ID for the session that will start following the initialization with this PendoInitParams object. |
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Dictionary<String, NSObject> (set) |
accountData |
Sets the account's metadata for the session that will start following the initialization with this PendoInitParams object. |
Pendo Initialization Guidelines
setupshould only be called once during the application lifecycle.startSessionmay take time to complete, depending on network connectivity. NSNotificationCenter should be used to receive notifications when Pendo SDK initialization completes.startSessionis used to set a visitorID and/or AccountID. No action will be taken if Visitor and Account ID did not change.endSessionshould be used to end the visitor session when the user logs out of the application.
SDK Initialization
setupshould be placed in the AppDelegate application(_:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:)
Setup the SDK
Objective-C
@import Pendo;
In the applicationapplication(_:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:) method, add the following code:
Objective-C
NSString * appKey = @"YOUR_API_KEY";
[[PendoManager sharedManager] setup: appKey];
Swift
let appKey = "YOUR_API_KEY"
PendoManager.shared().setup(appKey)
Start mobile session
When you would like to start the session with a visitor (identified or anonymous) call startSession. To generate an anonymous visitor, pass nil as the visitorId.
Objective-C
@import Pendo;
Add the following code to your application where your visitor is known:
Identified Visitor
Objective-C
NSString * visitorId = @"John Smith";
NSString * accountID = @"Acme Inc";
//set visitor metadata
NSDictionary * visitoraData = @{@"Age":@27, @"Country":@"USA", @"Gender":@"Male"};
//set account metadata
NSDictionary * accountData = @{@"Tier":@1, @"Size":@"Enterprise"};
Swift
let visitorId = "John Smith"
let accountID = "Acme Inc"
//set visitor metadata
let visitoraData = ["Age": "27", "Country": "USA", "Gender": "Male"]
//set account metadata
let accountData = ["Tier": "1", "Timezone": "EST", "Size": "Enterprise"]
Anonymous Visitor:
Objective-C
NSString * visitorId = nil;
NSString * accountID = nil;
NSDictionary * visitoraData = nil;
NSDictionary * accountData = nil;
Swift
let visitorId = nil
let accountId = nil
let visitoraData = nil
let accountData = nil
Call startSession() method - This code will start the mobile session and retrieve all guides based on the provided information.
Objective-C
[[PendoManager sharedManager] startSession: visitorId
accountId: accountId
visitorData: visitorData
accountData: accountData];
Swift
PendoManager.shared().startSession(visitorId,
accountId: accountId,
visitorData: visitorData,
accountData: accountData)
Track Events Flow
This method allows you to pass track event information using the Pendo SDK.
Use Case Example: Since Pendo already tracks click events (RAClick events) and screen changes (RAScreenView events), a good example would be a callback you would like to track (i.e. transaction response callbacks, such as payment completed or failed, etc.).
Objective-C
NSDictionary *eventProperties = @{@"propety1":@"value1", @"propety2":@"value2"};
[[PendoManager sharedManager] track:@"customEvent1" properties:eventProperties];
Swift
let eventProperties = ["propety1": "value1", "propety2": "value2"]
PendoManager.shared().track("customEvent1", eventProperties)
NSNotificationCenter
- You can register to Pendo notifications to be notified on Pendo's initialization progress.
- Using notifications can affect your user journey and the timing of guide display with Pendo - in case you want to make sure that Pendo processed all guides by the time the user starts using the app, you can show the app's UI only after kPNDDidSuccessfullyInitializeSDKNotification . At that time, all mobile guides are processed and ready to be displayed to your users.
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Notification Key Name |
Usage |
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kPNDDidSuccessfullyInitializeSDKNotification |
Receive a notification when SDK initialization successfully completed. |
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kPNDErrorInitializeSDKNotification |
Receive a notification when SDK initialization failed. |