Getting Started

Generating API Keys

Calling API Functions

JSON or XML

API Call Rate Limits

Affiliate Accounts

Functions

Types

Merchant Accounts

Functions

Types

Standard Error Response

When a request fails validation, the API returns a standard error object describing every reason the request was rejected.

JSON XML

Format

The response body contains an Errors array of strings:

HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "Errors": [
        "MerchantId is required.",
        "ReportedCurrencyCode must be a 3-letter ISO currency code."
    ]
}

HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
Content-Type: application/xml

<Error xmlns="https://api.commissionfactory.com" xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
    <Errors xmlns:a="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
        <a:string>MerchantId is required.</a:string>
        <a:string>ReportedCurrencyCode must be a 3-letter ISO currency code.</a:string>
    </Errors>
</Error>