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# IMAGO Integration Process

## In this article, we will go over all the required steps from start to finish in order to have the IMAGO enabled for your project.

IMAGO is one of Europe’s largest independent photo agencies, specializing in sports content. The IMAGO integration for Sportal365 gives content creators direct access to the world's largest digital sports archive from within the CMS. This article explains how the integration works and how to get started.

The IMAGO integration connects with your content inside the CMS, giving content creators direct access to the world's largest digital sports archive to enrich their articles, videos, and galleries. The integration offers three key advantages:

1. **Visual Excellence:** IMAGO integration provides access to the world's largest digital sports archive, empowering content creators to enhance articles, videos, and galleries with visually stunning and diverse sports images. This elevates the overall aesthetic appeal and impact of your content.
2. **User Engagement:** By incorporating captivating visuals from IMAGO inside your content this can significantly boost user engagement. High-quality images draw in users, encouraging them to spend more time on your platform and increasing overall interaction with your content.
3. **Efficiency and Credibility:** IMAGO integration streamlines the content creation process by offering a centralized repository of legally sourced images. This not only saves time for content creators but also ensures legal compliance, contributing to the credibility and trustworthiness of your content.

By incorporating the largest digital sports archive inside your content, you enhance the overall user experience and solidify your position as a premier content provider in the digital landscape.

### Pricing

For pricing information tailored to your needs, contact IMAGO directly. Pricing depends on a range of factors, including:

**Resolution**: The resolution in which the images will be provided to you by IMAGO.  
**Distribution**: Such as web only and Unlimited.

Given these multifaceted factors, we regret that we cannot provide a one-size-fits-all pricing structure. If you are eager to explore the possibilities of IMAGO integration, please reach out to:

\- IMAGO Sales Contact - [bernardette.pedaci@imago-images.de](mailto:bernardette.pedaci@imago-images.de)

They will work closely with you to tailor a pricing plan that aligns perfectly with your unique requirements.

### How to Set Up the IMAGO Integration

1. **Initiate Contact with IMAGO:** Start by contacting IMAGO to sign a contract. This agreement is required before the integration can be enabled.
2. **Confirm the package for your project:** Discuss your project's needs, such as image resolution, editorial usage, and distribution.
3. **Engage Sportal365 Support:** Reach out to Sportal365 support through our official email address at [support@sportal365.com](mailto:support@sportal365.com), and provide us with the username and API key required to enable the integration. Please also confirm the resolution and size for the images that will be used in the CMS: 
     - **Resolution:** Specify one of the following values: `1`, `2`, `3`, `4`, `8`, or `9`. This value determines the image quality when downloading from IMAGO and re-uploading to the Content/Image API.
     - **Size:** Use one of the following values: `thumbs`, `smalls`, or `mediums`. This setting controls how images are displayed in content blocks within the CMS.
     - **Please note:** All of our clients use the mediums size for images with resolution value 9.
4. **Feature Activation for Testing:** Following contractual confirmation, our team will activate the IMAGO feature exclusively for your sandbox project. This phase allows for rigorous testing, ensuring that the integration meets your project's exacting standards.
5. **Front-End Aesthetics Development:** At the same time, build and customize the front-end appearance of the IMAGO integration to match your project's design requirements.
6. **Final Activation and Deployment:** Upon successful testing and front-end refinement, our team will finalize the activation of the IMAGO integration for your project, completing its incorporation into your content creation process.

From Sportal365 perspective, this feature can be enabled within an hour after the contract with IMAGO is signed, however, you need to also build, and develop the front end for this feature.

The type of development typically takes around 2 weeks, depending on your frontend team's availability.

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