Integration

Ruby backend integration.

Use this general server-side example as the starting point for jobs, articles, products, listings, events, announcements, or custom content.

Ruby

How this integration works

Use this in Rails or a Ruby backend service object.

Keep your zedgad API key on the server. The integration sends a title, summary, public URL, optional image URL, and any useful metadata to the project webhook.

  • Place the service in app/services/zedgad_service.rb or a similar backend folder.
  • Keep ZEDGAD_API_KEY in your server environment.
  • Call the service from a job, callback, or publish action after content is public.

Ruby

Create app/services/zedgad_service.rb

Replace the sample content fields with your own model fields. The important part is that zedgad receives a stable ID, content type, title, summary, public URL, optional image URL, and any metadata you want to keep with the post.

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app/services/zedgad_service.rb
require 'net/http'
require 'json'
require 'uri'

class ZedgadService
  WEBHOOK_URL = 'https://api.zedgad.com/api/webhooks/content/'

  def self.send_content(content)
    uri = URI(WEBHOOK_URL)
    request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
    request['Authorization'] = "Bearer #{ENV.fetch('ZEDGAD_API_KEY')}"
    request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
    request.body = {
      external_id: content.id.to_s,
      type: content.type || 'article',
      title: content.title,
      summary: content.summary,
      url: content.public_url,
      image_url: content.image_url,
      metadata: {
        source: content.source || 'website',
        category: content.category
      }
    }.to_json

    response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == 'https') do |http|
      http.request(request)
    end

    raise "zedgad request failed: #{response.code}" unless response.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)

    JSON.parse(response.body)
  end
end