Creating beta programs

You can create a beta program with your specifications from the Beta programs tab under the API programs page.

Procedure

Click the menu options icon from the title bar and click Manage programs.
Click Beta programs and select Create Beta program.
Provide a name for the program.
Select the Start date, Time, and the End date, Time from the corresponding fields and click Next.
Provide the Summary and Description of the beta program in the corresponding fields.
Select an Icon and Banner for the beta program by clicking the Browse file buttons next to those corresponding fields and click Next.
Select a Community from the list.
Only the users from the selected community can view the beta program. If you do not select a community, the Public community is selected by default.
Select an APIs for the beta program.
The APIs displayed are based on the selected community. Select at least one API and click Next.
Provide the Prize label and Prize description and click Add.
You can repeat the step to add the number of prizes you want.
Click Next.
Provide the Rules/ FAQ of the beta program.
Click Create.
A beta program is created.

You, as an administrator, API provider, API partner, can
- View all details of a beta program such as the overview, APIs included in the program, prizes that are associated with the program, participants who register for the program, and tickets created by the participants.
- Add more programs by clicking Add beta program from the Beta programs section under the Manage programs page.
- Invite participants to take part in an API program. For more details, see Inviting participants for API programs.
- Include users as owners to co-organize a program. For more details, see Assigning Owners for API Programs.
- Click the edit icon next to a beta program to edit its details. You can only edit the details of upcoming programs and not the ongoing and completed ones.
- Click the delete icon next to a program to delete the program.
Other eligible users can view the ongoing and upcoming programs from the Beta programs section of the API programs page and register for them. For more information, see Registering for Beta programs.