Data Subject Request Branch API

Overview

The Branch Data Subject Request API supports our customers with two key components of data protection laws like the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) - the right to access personal data and the right to request deletion of personal data (also known as the right be forgotten).

With this API, Branch customers can programmatically:

• Access end user personal data stored by Branch.
• Erase end user personal data from Branch.

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This API is for Branch customers only.

If you are a user of an app or website that uses Branch, you need to make your request directly with the respective app or website to access your personal data (who are the controllers of your personal data under the GDPR), to ask for your personal data to be deleted from Branch, or for other data subject requests. Those apps and websites that use Branch will then pass on that request to us. We are fully committed to working with our app and website partners to address your rights under applicable data protection laws.

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By Request Only

Access to the Data Subject Request API is by request only. Please contact our support team to gain access to this feature.

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Not Available in Testing Environment

Please note that the Data Subject Request API is not available in test environments.

Authentication

Calls to the Data Subject Request API require an api_key query string parameter to be passed with each request. API Keys are generated on a per-user basis and are permanent.

Learn how to retrieve your API key (a.k.a. Access Token)

Access Levels

In order to access the Data Subject Request API, a user will need to have Sensitive Data access as well as App Level read/edit access.

For more details on how to give a user the required access, please read Default Access Levels, Users Roles & Permissions.

Third Party Access

Due to the unique purpose of the Data Subject Request API, third parties such as Agencies will not be allowed access to this API. This includes agencies that have the required access levels mentioned above.

Rate Limits

The Data Subject Request API includes the following limits:

• 1000 Identity Objects limit per request
• 5 requests per second
• 10 requests per minute
• 100 requests per hour API Access

Access Endpoint

POST https://api2.branch.io/v1/gdpr?app_id=<App-ID>
Content-type: application/json
Host: api2.branch.io

Access any personal data associated with known given identities from Branch Metrics.

HTTP Header Parameters

Query Parameters

Body Parameters

Sample Access Request

curl -X POST 'https://api2.branch.io/v1/gdpr?app_id=<YOUR _APP_ID_HERE>'
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-H "Access-Token: YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE"
	-d '{ "subject_request_type": "access",
                  "subject_identities": [
                      {
                           "identity_type": "BROWSER_ID",
                           "identity_value": "123",
                           "identity_format": "raw"
                       }
                       {
                            "identity_type": "BROWSER_ID",
                            "identity_value": "123",
                            "identity_format": "raw"
                       }
                    ]
                 }

Sample Access Response

Response Code: 200

Successful register of the Access request

{
  "request_id": "79c03c22-e8a7-4ae4-a4f6-a8349ef0016a",
  "request_status": "PENDING"
}

Erasure Endpoint

POST https://api2.branch.io/v1/gdpr/status
Content-type: application/json
Host: api2.branch.io

Erase any personal data associated with known given identities from Branch Metrics.

HTTP Header Parameters

Query Parameters

Body Parameters

Sample Erasure Request

curl -X POST 'https://api2.branch.io/v1/gdpr?app_id=<YOUR _APP_ID_HERE>'
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-H "Access-Token: YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE"
	-d '{ "subject_request_type": "erasure",
                   "subject_identities": [
                      {
                           "identity_type": "BROWSER_ID",
                           "identity_value": "123",
                           "identity_format": "raw"
                       }
                       {
                             "identity_type": "USER_ID",
                             "identity_value": "ABC123",
                             "identity_format": "raw"
                       }
                    ]
                 }

Sample Erasure Response

Response Code: 200
Successful register of the Erasure request

{
  "request_id": "79c03c22-e8a7-4ae4-a4f6-a8349ef0016a",
  "request_status": "PENDING"
}

Download / Status Request

Gets the current status of the request for the given request_id generated from the Access/Erasure POST request.

HTTP Header Parameters

Query Parameters

Body Parameters

Sample Download / Status Request

curl -X POST 'https://api2.branch.io/v1/gdpr/status?app_id=<YOUR _APP_ID_HERE>'
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-H "Access-Token: YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE"
-d '{"request_id": "<ID>"}'

Sample Status Response

Response Code: 200
Successful register of the Status request

{
  "request_id": "79c03c22-e8a7-4ae4-a4f6-a8349ef0016a",
  "request_status": "SUCCESS"
}

Sample Download Response

Response Code: 200
Successful register of the Status request

{
  "request_id": "79c03c22-e8a7-4ae4-a4f6-a8349ef0016a",
  "request_status": "COMPLETED",
  "export_url": "presigned_s3_link"
}

Appendix

Error Codes

1. RC 400 Bad Request

• Missing or invalid Branch key:

{
    "error": {
        "message": "Invalid or missing app id, Branch key, or secret",
        "code": 400
    }
}

• Invalid JSON:

{
    "error": {
        "code": 400,
        "message": "Invalid JSON"
    }
}

• Missing required fields/Incorrect format types:

{
    "error": {
        "subject_request_type": "not a valid option",
        "submitted_time": "wrong field type",
        "subject_identities": [
            "identity_type": "not a valid option",
            "identity_value": "wrong field type",
            "identity_format": "not a valid option"
        ]
    }
}

2. RC 429: Rate limit reached

{
    "error": {
        "code": 429,
        "message": "Rate limit reached."
    }
}

3. RC 404: Not Found/Incorrect API URL

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