GET Merchants Function

Retrieves an array of merchants, optionally filtered by one or more properties.

Syntax

GET https://api.commissionfactory.com/V1/Affiliate/Merchants?apiKey=[apiKey]&commissionType=[commissionType]&category=[category]&newCategory=[newCategory]&status=[status]

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
apiKey Required	String	A valid API key that represents an affiliate account.
commissionType Optional	MerchantType	If specified, filters results by commission type.
category Optional	MerchantCategory	If specified, filters results by primary and secondary categories. This property is deprecated, as it does not include the full range of possible advertiser categories. Please see the newCategory parameter.
newCategory Optional	MerchantNewCategory	If specified, filters results by primary and secondary categories. To filter by parent category specify the text before the "/" symbol. E.g 'Arts and Entertainment'. This will filter results to include all results from child categories within the selected parent category. To filter by child category specify the text before and after "/" symbol. E.g. 'Arts and Entertainment / Weddings'. This will filter results to only include results from this child category.
status Optional	MerchantStatus	If specified, filters results by status.

Name

Type

Description

apiKey
Required

String

A valid API key that represents an affiliate account.

commissionType
Optional

MerchantType

If specified, filters results by commission type.

category
Optional

MerchantCategory

If specified, filters results by primary and secondary categories. This property is deprecated, as it does not include the full range of possible advertiser categories. Please see the newCategory parameter.

newCategory
Optional

MerchantNewCategory

If specified, filters results by primary and secondary categories. To filter by parent category specify the text before the "/" symbol. E.g 'Arts and Entertainment'. This will filter results to include all results from child categories within the selected parent category. To filter by child category specify the text before and after "/" symbol. E.g. 'Arts and Entertainment / Weddings'. This will filter results to only include results from this child category.

status
Optional

MerchantStatus

If specified, filters results by status.

Return Value

Type	Description
MerchantArray	Represents zero or more merchants.

Type

Description

MerchantArray

Represents zero or more merchants.

Errors

Error	Description
400 Bad Request	One or more parameters could not be parsed correctly.
401 Unauthorised	The API key is missing, invalid, or for a different account type; or the user account has been suspended or closed.
429 Too Many Requests	The API call rate limit for the user account has been exceeded.
500 Internal Server Error	An unexpected error occurred while processing your request.

Error

Description

400 Bad Request

One or more parameters could not be parsed correctly.

401 Unauthorised

The API key is missing, invalid, or for a different account type; or the user account has been suspended or closed.

429 Too Many Requests

The API call rate limit for the user account has been exceeded.

500 Internal Server Error

An unexpected error occurred while processing your request.

JSON XML

Example

Request

GET /V1/Affiliate/Merchants?apiKey=ABC123 HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Host: api.commissionfactory.com

GET /V1/Affiliate/Merchants?apiKey=ABC123 HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/xml
Host: api.commissionfactory.com

Response

[
    {
        "Id": 1,
        "DateCreated": "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000",
        "DateModified": "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000",
        "Name": "Example Pty Ltd",
        "AvatarUrl": "https://c.cfjump.com/Avatars/0.png",
        "CommissionType": "Percent per Sale",
        "CommissionRate": 10.00,
        "CommissionMinimum": 5.00,
        "CommissionMaximum": 15.00,
        "CommissionZero": false,
        "Category": "Children Games and Toys",
        "Category2": "Sports and Fitness",
        "Category3": null,
        "NewCategory": "Toys and Games",
        "NewCategory2": "Sporting Goods / Indoor Games",
        "NewCategory3": null,
        "Summary": "Example Pty Ltd sells the best childrens toys.",
        "TargetUrl": "https://www.example.com/",
        "Status": "Joined",
        "TrackingUrl": "https://t.cfjump.com/0/t/1",
        "TrackingCode": "<a href=\"https://t.cfjump.com/0/t/1\">Example Pty Ltd</a>",
        "TargetMarket": "Australia",
        "TermsAndConditions": "<p>Affiliates must agree to...</p>"
    },
    {
        "Id": 2,
        "DateCreated": "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000",
        "DateModified": "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000",
        "Name": "Sample Pty Ltd",
        "AvatarUrl": "https://c.cfjump.com/Avatars/0.png",
        "CommissionType": "Percent per Sale",
        "CommissionRate": 10.00,
        "CommissionMinimum": 10.00,
        "CommissionMaximum": 10.00,
        "CommissionZero": true,
        "Category": "Business Supplies and Services",
        "Category2": null,
        "Category3": null,
        "NewCategory": "Business and Industrial",
        "NewCategory2": null,
        "NewCategory3": null,
        "Summary": "Sample Pty Ltd sells the best business supplies.",
        "TargetUrl": "https://www.example.com/",
        "Status": "Pending",
        "TrackingUrl": null,
        "TrackingCode": null,
        "TargetMarket": "New Zealand",
        "TermsAndConditions": "<p>Affiliates must agree to...</p>"
    },
    {
        "Id": 3,
        "DateCreated": "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000",
        "DateModified": "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000",
        "Name": "Demo Pty Ltd",
        "AvatarUrl": "https://c.cfjump.com/Avatars/0.png",
        "CommissionType": "Percent per Sale",
        "CommissionRate": 10.00,
        "CommissionMinimum": 10.00,
        "CommissionMaximum": 10.00,
        "CommissionZero": false,
        "Category": "Daily Deals",
        "Category2": null,
        "Category3": null,
        "NewCategory": "Marketplaces",
        "NewCategory2": null,
        "NewCategory3": null,
        "Summary": "Demo Pty Ltd sells the best gadgets.",
        "TargetUrl": "https://www.example.com/",
        "Status": "Not Joined",
        "TrackingUrl": null,
        "TrackingCode": null,
        "TargetMarket": "Global",
        "TermsAndConditions": "<p>Affiliates must agree to...</p>"
    }
]

<MerchantArray xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="https://api.commissionfactory.com/V1/Affiliate">
    <Merchant>
        <Id>1</Id>
        <DateCreated>2000-01-01T00:00:00.000</DateCreated>
        <DateModified>2000-01-01T00:00:00.000</DateModified>
        <Name>Example Pty Ltd</Name>
        <AvatarUrl>https://c.cfjump.com/Avatars/0.png</AvatarUrl>
        <CommissionType>Percent per Sale</CommissionType>
        <CommissionRate>10.00</CommissionRate>
        <CommissionMinimum>5.00</CommissionMinimum>
        <CommissionMaximum>15.00</CommissionMaximum>
        <CommissionZero>false</CommissionZero>
        <Category>Children Games and Toys</Category>
        <Category2>Sports and Fitness</Category2>
        <Category3 i:nil="true" />
        <NewCategory>Toys and Games</NewCategory>
        <NewCategory2>Sporting Goods / Indoor Games</NewCategory2>
        <NewCategory3 i:nil="true" />
        <Summary>Example Pty Ltd sells the best childrens toys.</Summary>
        <TargetUrl>https://www.example.com/</TargetUrl>
        <Status>Joined</Status>
        <TrackingUrl>https://t.cfjump.com/0/t/1</TrackingUrl>
        <TrackingCode>&lt;a href="https://t.cfjump.com/0/t/1"&gt;Example Pty Ltd&lt;/a&gt;</TrackingCode>
        <TargetMarket>Australia</TargetMarket>
        <TermsAndConditions>&lt;p&gt;Affiliates must agree to...&lt;/p&gt;</TermsAndConditions>
    </Merchant>
    <Merchant>
        <Id>2</Id>
        <DateCreated>2000-01-01T00:00:00.000</DateCreated>
        <DateModified>2000-01-01T00:00:00.000</DateModified>
        <Name>Sample Pty Ltd</Name>
        <AvatarUrl>https://c.cfjump.com/Avatars/0.png</AvatarUrl>
        <CommissionType>Percent per Sale</CommissionType>
        <CommissionRate>10.00</CommissionRate>
        <CommissionMinimum>10.00</CommissionMinimum>
        <CommissionMaximum>10.00</CommissionMaximum>
        <CommissionZero>true</CommissionZero>
        <Category>Business Supplies and Services</Category>
        <Category2 i:nil="true" />
        <Category3 i:nil="true" />
        <NewCategory>Business and Industrial</NewCategory>
        <NewCategory2 i:nil="true" />
        <NewCategory3 i:nil="true" />
        <Summary>Sample Pty Ltd sells the best business supplies.</Summary>
        <TargetUrl>https://www.example.com/</TargetUrl>
        <Status>Pending</Status>
        <TrackingUrl i:nil="true" />
        <TrackingCode i:nil="true" />
        <TargetMarket>New Zealand</TargetMarket>
        <TermsAndConditions>&lt;p&gt;Affiliates must agree to...&lt;/p&gt;</TermsAndConditions>
    </Merchant>
    <Merchant>
        <Id>3</Id>
        <DateCreated>2000-01-01T00:00:00.000</DateCreated>
        <DateModified>2000-01-01T00:00:00.000</DateModified>
        <Name>Demo Pty Ltd</Name>
        <AvatarUrl>https://c.cfjump.com/Avatars/0.png</AvatarUrl>
        <CommissionType>Percent per Sale</CommissionType>
        <CommissionRate>10.00</CommissionRate>
        <CommissionMinimum>10.00</CommissionMinimum>
        <CommissionMaximum>10.00</CommissionMaximum>
        <CommissionZero>false</CommissionZero>
        <Category>Daily Deals</Category>
        <Category2 i:nil="true" />
        <Category3 i:nil="true" />
        <NewCategory>Marketplaces</NewCategory>
        <NewCategory2 i:nil="true" />
        <NewCategory3 i:nil="true" />
        <Summary>Demo Pty Ltd sells the best gadgets.</Summary>
        <TargetUrl>https://www.example.com/</TargetUrl>
        <Status>Not Joined</Status>
        <TrackingUrl i:nil="true" />
        <TrackingCode i:nil="true" />
        <TargetMarket>Global</TargetMarket>
        <TermsAndConditions>&lt;p&gt;Affiliates must agree to...&lt;/p&gt;</TermsAndConditions>
    </Merchant>
</MerchantArray>

GET Merchants Function

Syntax

Parameters

Return Value

Errors

JSON XML

Example

Request

Response

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