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Merchant Accounts

Functions

Types

GET Merchants/[id] Function

Retrieves a single merchant by its ID.


Syntax

GET https://api.commissionfactory.com/V1/Affiliate/Merchants/[id]?apiKey=[apiKey]

Parameters

Name Type Description
id
Required
Integer The ID of a single merchant to retrieve.
apiKey
Required
String A valid API key that represents an affiliate account.
targetUrl
Optional
String If specified, A valid URL that must begin with the merchant's default campaign URL. More Info
uniqueId
Optional
String If specified, a unique ID to add to the tracking link. More Info
uniqueId2
Optional
String If specified, a unique ID to add to the tracking link. More Info
uniqueId3
Optional
String If specified, a unique ID to add to the tracking link. More Info
uniqueId4
Optional
String If specified, a unique ID to add to the tracking link. More Info

Return Value

Type Description
Merchant Represents a single merchant.

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.
404 Not Found The requested item could not be found.
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/1?apiKey=ABC123 HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Host: api.commissionfactory.com
GET /V1/Affiliate/Merchants/1?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>"
}
<Merchant xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="https://api.commissionfactory.com/V1/Affiliate">
    <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>

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