Sample Code & Applications
Getting Started with Examples
Explore our collection of sample code and example applications to jumpstart your Metro 2® integration. These examples demonstrate best practices and common implementation patterns.
Basic API Examples
Single Account Submission
Demonstrates how to submit a single credit account record using our API.
Batch Processing
Shows how to efficiently submit multiple accounts in a single API call.
Error Handling
Best practices for handling API errors and validation failures.
Webhook Integration
How to set up and handle webhook notifications for batch processing results.
Complete Applications
Full-featured applications demonstrating end-to-end Metro 2® reporting workflows.
React Credit Reporting Dashboard
A complete React application for managing credit reporting data with integration to our Metro 2® API. Features include account management, submission history, and error handling.
Express.js Metro2 API Integration
A Node.js Express application demonstrating how to integrate our Metro 2® API into your backend services. Includes data validation, transformation, and secure API communication.
Code Snippets
Useful code snippets for common Metro 2® API tasks.
API Authentication
// JavaScript example
const axios = require('axios');
const apiKey = process.env.METRO2_API_KEY;
const baseUrl = 'https://api.metro2reporting.com/v1';
const apiClient = axios.create({
baseURL: baseUrl,
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'Authorization': `Bearer ${apiKey}`
}
});
// Make an API request
async function submitData(data) {
try {
const response = await apiClient.post('/submit-metro2-data', data);
return response.data;
} catch (error) {
console.error('API request failed:', error.response?.data || error.message);
throw error;
}
}
Date Formatting
// JavaScript example
function formatDateForMetro2(dateObj) {
if (!dateObj) return '00000000'; // Default for optional dates
const month = String(dateObj.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0');
const day = String(dateObj.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');
const year = String(dateObj.getFullYear());
return month + day + year;
}
// Usage
const today = new Date();
const formattedDate = formatDateForMetro2(today);
console.log(formattedDate); // e.g., "04152023"
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