Merchant Type

Represents a single merchant.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
Id	Integer	The ID of the merchant.
DateCreated	DateTime	The date and time that the merchant was launched.
DateModified	DateTime	The date and time that the merchant was last modified.
Name	String	The campaign name of the merchant.
AvatarUrl	Url	The address of the avatar image of the merchant.
CommissionType	MerchantType	The commission type of the merchant.
CommissionRate	Decimal	The default commission rate of the merchant, in $ or % depending on commission type.
CommissionMinimum	Decimal	The minimum commission rate. May be lower than the default commission rate if the merchant has commission rules in place.
CommissionMaximum	Decimal	The maximum commission rate. May be higher than the default commission rate if the merchant has commission rules in place.
CommissionZero	Boolean	Indicates whether or not the merchant has commission rules in place that might result in zero commission paid for some transactions.
CookieLength	Integer	The advertiser's cookie length, measured in hours.
ValidationPeriod	Integer	The advertiser's transaction validation period, measured in hours. If NULL, the advertiser does not have automated transaction validation, and transactions will be approved manually at the advertiser's discretion.
Category	MerchantCategory	The primary category of the merchant.
Category2	MerchantCategory	The secondary category of the merchant.
Category3	MerchantCategory	The secondary category of the merchant.
Summary	String	A summary of the merchant's campaign.
TargetUrl	Url	The address of the landing page on the merchant's website.
Status	MerchantStatus	The status of the relationship between the affiliate and the merchant.
TrackingUrl	Url	The tracking link for this merchant, used to keep track of clicks and transactions.
TrackingCode	String	Fully formatted HTML code that can be embedded directly on an affiliate website.
TargetMarket	String	The merchant's primary market, or "Global" if the merchant targets customers globally.
TermsAndConditions	String	Terms and conditions that affiliates must agree to in order to work with the merchant.

Name

Type

Description

Integer

The ID of the merchant.

DateCreated

DateTime

The date and time that the merchant was launched.

DateModified

DateTime

The date and time that the merchant was last modified.

Name

String

The campaign name of the merchant.

AvatarUrl

Url

The address of the avatar image of the merchant.

CommissionType

MerchantType

The commission type of the merchant.

CommissionRate

Decimal

The default commission rate of the merchant, in $ or % depending on commission type.

CommissionMinimum

Decimal

The minimum commission rate. May be lower than the default commission rate if the merchant has commission rules in place.

CommissionMaximum

Decimal

The maximum commission rate. May be higher than the default commission rate if the merchant has commission rules in place.

CommissionZero

Boolean

Indicates whether or not the merchant has commission rules in place that might result in zero commission paid for some transactions.

CookieLength

Integer

The advertiser's cookie length, measured in hours.

ValidationPeriod

Integer

The advertiser's transaction validation period, measured in hours. If NULL, the advertiser does not have automated transaction validation, and transactions will be approved manually at the advertiser's discretion.

JSON XML

Example

{
    "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,
    "CookieLength": 1440,
    "ValidationPeriod": 720,
    "Category": "Children Games and Toys",
    "Category2": "Sports and Fitness",
    "Category3": 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>
    <CookieLength>1440</CookieLength>
    <ValidationPeriod>720</ValidationPeriod>
    <Category>Children Games and Toys</Category>
    <Category2>Sports and Fitness</Category2>
    <Category3 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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