Introduction

The Detect CLI is a command-line interface tool for interacting with the HCL Unica Detect REST API. It enables administrators and integrators to manage Detect resources directly from a terminal, without requiring access to the web UI.

What is a Destination?

A Destination in Unica Detect defines where and how trigger events, journey messages, and audience updates are published when campaigns execute. Destinations enable real-time integration with external systems for:

  • Journey Orchestration: Publishing customer journey events to downstream systems (e.g., HCL Journey)
  • Real-Time Personalization: Sending real-time offers and content to interaction channels (e.g., HCL Interact)
  • Customer Data Platforms: Synchronizing audience segments and customer events to CDPs
  • Event Streaming: Publishing events to Apache Kafka topics for real-time analytics
  • Database Auditing: Persisting event records to MariaDB/MySQL databases for compliance and reporting
Each destination consists of:
  • Message Template: Defines the message format (Journey, Interact, CDP, or Generic)
  • Attribute Mappings: Maps profile and event attributes to message fields
  • Connector Configuration: Specifies how to publish (Kafka or Database)