Get Started with Marketing Cloud Engagement APIs and SDKs

Use the APIs to create apps that integrate with Marketing Cloud Engagement, or build custom apps and components on top of Marketing Cloud Engagement.

If you're new to REST APIs, start with the Marketing Cloud Engagement APIs module on Trailhead.

A package is your starting point for all developer activity. Create packages to connect to the API. You can also extend Marketing Cloud Engagement with packages containing custom apps or custom Journey Builder activities and events. Your organization or business partners build these customizations, or they’re installed from AppExchange.

See Packages.

Marketing Cloud Engagement offers a REST and SOAP API that share a common authentication mechanism based on OAuth 2. Use these APIs to interact with these features.

  • Tracking
  • Subscribers and lists
  • Programs
  • Triggered sends
  • Content
  • Contacts
  • Journey Builder
  • Mobile Connect
  • MobilePush
  • Campaigns

See Marketing Cloud Engagement APIs.

SDKs provide a cross-functional framework around the REST and SOAP APIs that allow developers to integrate APIs using native language code libraries. We also provide SDKs for iOS and Android to use with MobilePush.

See Marketing Cloud Engagement SDKs.

Marketing Cloud Engagement includes scripting languages to personalize landing pages, create applications, construct cross-channel templates or layouts, and work with messaging functions.

See Programmatic Marketing Content.