Token Logins
Token logins allow users access to content on our website(s) without the need to login. This is a great feature, but it only allows access to the one page the link sends them to.
There are two different ways to allowing access using a token, anonymous access and user access. Both of these methods are explained in more detail below.
URL Parameters must match the examples
When constructing the links, make sure you use the exact parameters as shown in the examples below. If they are capitalised please make sure you enter them in the same way.
The parameters &UT= and &PT= are important. Entering them incorrectly will cause issues with tracking and analytics.
Anonymous Access
Anonymous access will allow anyone who uses the link to view the content, but it will not be associated with their profile.
To get the token login link for anonymous access you need to grab the token for a video. To do this, edit a video and go to Publishing tab make sure you're on the Local sub tab.
On this tab there should be a field labelled Page Access Token, this is the token you need. But you don't need to copy this, instead you can just press the button labelled Get link (only need to do this if the link isn't already showing), then copy the whole link to use where ever you need to.
Please note this token is unique for each video, so you cannot use the token from one video to access another.
Anonymous token link construction
If you need to manually construct the link for whatever reason, it should like this:
[video ul] + ? + access=[page_access_token]
* replace the bits in the square brackets with their actual counterparts.
User Token Access
Person Tokens are now required as well as User Tokens
For more information, read the section below on Person Tokens.
User Token Access will let a user watch a video without logging in and add the view to their Statement. They'll only be able to watch that one video and no other content without logging in.
To set up a link allowing a User access you'll need their User Token. This can be obtained from a registrant list download for something like a live event, or from the data team.
Once you have the User Token you need to grab the link from the Anonymous Access section above for the appropriate video and add the following to the end of the link: &UT=[user_token].
The complete link should look something like this:
https://www.assettv.co.za/video/liability-driven-investing-masterclass?access=[page_access_token]&UT=[user_token]&PT=[person_token]
User Access Tokens and Secure Channels
If you generate one of these links for a video that belongs to a secure channel one of two things will happen:
- If the channel is secured using a webform (lead generation form), the user will have to complete this before they can view the content allowing the information to be passed on to the client the channel belongs to.
- If the channel is a team channel, the user will be asked to log in. Then if they are a member for the team they'll be allowed to watch the content, otherwise they'll be given an 'access denied' message.
Person Tokens
When creating video links for users to just click and watch, you also need to use their Person Token now. These are used to track the user who is watching the video and is used in the new analytics system.
The new links will be just as before, but will include the Person Token at the end of the link like this: &PT=[person_token].
An example of a complete link with the Person Token would look like this, except you need to swap out the [placeholders] for the actual tokens:
https://www.assettv.co.za/video/liability-driven-investing-masterclass?access=[page_access_token]&UT=[user_token]&PT=[person_token]
This applies to anywhere that video links are used for one click access, such as: emails, live events, etc.