HTTP Interfaces and External Systems for Heating Utility Marketing Content

Data for heating utility marketing content comes from the marketing management systems of heating supply enterprises, user heat usage behavior

What the Data for This Category Looks Like

Data for heating utility marketing content comes from the marketing management systems of heating supply enterprises, user heat usage behavior collection systems, and third-party marketing outreach platforms. Data is synchronized in batches according to marketing campaign cycles or on a daily basis. A single synchronization batch includes all outreach users and heat usage attribute information for that batch. Data is provided as a JSON-formatted bulk array, where each entry contains fields including heat_user_id (unique identifier for heating users), heating_area (heat usage area, unit: square meters), campaign_id (marketing campaign ID), touch_time (outreach timestamp), touch_channel (outreach channel), and others. Field names and units are unified to match domestic heating industry standards.

Constraints Imposed by These Characteristics on HTTP Interfaces and External Systems

Since data comes from multiple systems and includes user heat usage privacy attributes, cross-system authentication and data desensitization rules must be configured. The batch synchronization feature requires interfaces to support bulk requests, so the maximum number of data entries per single request must be limited to match external system load. Field names vary across different external systems, so field mapping rules must be configured to unify formats. Timestamp fields must match the business time zone, so a time zone parameter must be configured to avoid time parsing discrepancies.

Configuration ItemRecommended ValueRationale
BATCH_REQUEST_LIMIT500 items per requestHeating marketing data has moderate per-item size; 500 items balances interface throughput and request success rate
DATA_DESENSITIZE_SWITCHEnabledData contains privacy information such as user heat usage attributes, so desensitization processing must be enabled
TIMEZONE_PARAM+08:00Unified use of UTC+8 for domestic business scenarios, compatible with external system time formats
FIELD_MAPPING_CONFIG{"heating_area":"user_heat_area","campaign_id":"market_campaign_id"}Field names in external systems differ from the platform's default fields, so mapping rules must be configured
API_AUTH_TYPEAPI_KEYExternal systems support standard API key authentication, enabling quick identity verification
REQUEST_TIMEOUT30 secondsSufficient response time must be reserved for bulk data processing to avoid timeout interruptions

The parameter values provided on this page are common starting points for configuration. Actual values are affected by data format, data volume, and business rules. Specific issues require targeted analysis, and it is recommended to test against your own samples before finalizing settings.

Three Common Mistakes

  • Symptom: HTTP interface calls return 400 Bad Request with no response body. Cause: FIELD_MAPPING_CONFIG is not configured, and parameter verification fails because external system fields do not match the platform's default fields.
  • Symptom: Only a portion of submitted bulk heating marketing data is processed. Cause: The set BATCH_REQUEST_LIMIT exceeds the maximum request entries allowed by the external interface, resulting in partial requests being blocked.
  • Symptom: Synchronized heating data timestamps do not match actual business times. Cause: TIMEZONE_PARAM is not configured, and time field parsing errors occur due to time zone mismatch between the external system and the platform.

How to Confirm Configuration is Complete

  • Send a single test request, check that the response status code is 200 OK, confirm that authentication and field mapping configurations are active.
  • Send a bulk test request, verify that the number of returned processing results matches the number of submitted entries, confirm that the BATCH_REQUEST_LIMIT configuration meets requirements.
  • View synchronized heating data fields, confirm that timestamps match actual business times, confirm that the TIMEZONE_PARAM configuration is correct.
  • Check the output of desensitized data, confirm that user privacy fields have been processed, confirm that the DATA_DESENSITIZE_SWITCH configuration is active.

Question material comes from public community discussions. Configuration values are common starting points and should be measured against your own samples. Verified on 2026-09-14.