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API Specification
  • Introduction
  • Integration Checklist
  • Common Use Cases
    • Events / Tickets
    • Travel / Accomodation
    • Property / Renters
    • Parcel / Shipping
    • Product / Retail
  • API Authentication
  • Idempotency Keys
  • Rate Limits
  • Purchase Workflow Overview
    • Quote Request for Policies
      • Fast Quote (Optional)
      • Displaying the Quote
      • JS based offer display
    • Payment Process
      • Single Payment
      • Dual Payment
    • Booking
      • Instant Booking
    • Insurance Opt-Out
  • Cancellation Workflow
  • Modification Workflow
  • Renewal Workflow
  • Instalments Workflow
  • Claim
  • Policy Management
  • XCover Quote Package State
  • API Responses
    • Quote/Policy Status
    • Error Management
    • Error Types
  • Data Formats
  • Webhooks
  • Apple Private Relay
  • FAQs
    • Events / Tickets FAQs
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  1. Common Use Cases

Product / Retail

Product Insurance or Warranties

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Retail platforms and marketplaces can seamlessly present relevant warranty and insurance policies in the purchase path. Commonly, partners will integrate XCover using two key purchase process API calls: and . Depending where the offer of insurance is provided (at product page, cart page, or between as a product is added to cart), a single product quote or package quote can be used. See a collection of common requests for this integration type Most integrations follow the below high-level flow of events:

1. User browses product options and; 2. Selects a product to cart (or arrives at a product page etc.) 3. Partner platform sends a quote package payload to the create quote endpoint 4. User selects insurance option/s 5. User pays for product/s and insurance at checkout 6. 7. Partner sends a booking request to the create booking endpoint 8. XCover sends confirmation email including policy details, Partner sends purchase confirmation and tax invoice.

In-Store CG Portal Process

For in-store purchases, sales associates can utilize the Cover Genius Portal on an iPad or similar device. The online form requires a few details about the product and some customer and payment information to protect a customer's purchase(s).

Post sale processes

Opt-out process

In circumstances where a customer chooses to purchase products, but not the insurance offer. An opt-out request is used to notify XCover of a non-opted insurance quote. This assists with pricing and product offer data analysis and ultimately improved offers and sales results.

Should a partner need to facilitate policy cancellation (for example, a product return, or order cancellation), the below workflow should be referenced.

Cancellation
create quote
create booking
Payment collection