Wistia is a third-party video hosting service that is tailored specifically to marketing efforts. The service charges a significant premium for hosting but they do provide a free option for three videos which we encourage you to use. You may register your free account at Wistia.com 
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This FAQ will show you how to connect Wistia to Yabber, and how to set up the webhook URL that will accept incoming data from Wistia.
The Wistia Connect Panel
You will find the Wistia connect panel by following the blue video icon in the Social module. Then select the 'API' option in the Wistia submenu.
Pictured: You will find the Wistia connect panel by following the blue video icon in the Social module. Then select the 'API' option in the Wistia submenu.
A panel will be returned with your API key. If not previously defined, we'll populate it for the first time, so we'll need to venture over to our Wistia account to retrieve the value.
1. The API Key in Wistia
You will find your Wistia API Key by following the Settings menu item in your Wistia dashboard (top-right), and then the 'API Access' in the left-solemn submenu. The token (or the 'Password' as named in Wistia) should be copied for inclusion in Yabber.
Pictured: You will find your Wistia API Key by following the Settings menu item in your Wistia dashboard (top-right), and then the 'API Access' in the left-solemn submenu. The token (or the 'Password' as named in Wistia) should be copied for inclusion in Yabber.
2. The API Key in Yabber
Copy the Wistia 'Password' into the API Key field in Yabber. Once done, click 'Save'. When you click save we'll validate the key and conduct an initial sync of your data.
Pictured: Copy the Wistia 'Password' (Key) into the API Key field in Yabber. Once done, click 'Save'. When you click save we'll validate the key and conduct an initial sync of your data.
The connectivity allows us to retrieve data from Wistia, but we're required to set up a webhook in order for Yabber to receive real-time updates on all video interactions.
The required 'Webhook URL' and 'Secret' are created only once the API key is registered and validated.
3. The Webhook URL and Secret in Yabber
Once your API Key is validated, navigate your way to the 'Webhook' panel. If your API Key was successfully registered the URL and Secret fields should be populated with unique data. We will be required to copy this data into Wistia (the values are unique to you and should never be shared).
Pictured: Once your API Key is validated, navigate your way to the 'Webhook' panel. If your API Key was successfully registered the URL and Secret fields should be populated with unique data. We will be required to copy this data into Wistia (the values are unique to you and should never be shared).
4. The Webhook URL and Secret in Wistia
Once our API key is registered in Yabber, and the resulting Webhook URL and Secret are created, we can coy these values into Yabber. Select Wistia's 'Webhooks' menu from within the Settings panel, and copy the values into the fields as pictured.
Pictured: Once our API key is registered in Yabber, and the resulting Webhook URL and Secret are created, we can coy these values into Yabber. Select Wistia's 'Webhooks' menu from within the Settings panel, and copy the values into the fields as pictured.
Select all the available 'Events'. Click 'Save'.
When these steps are completed, Yabber will be able to communicate with Wistia, and Wistia will provide notifications to Yabber of all video events in real time.
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