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GET Videos Function

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

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Syntax

GET https://api.commissionfactory.com/V1/Merchant/Videos?apiKey=[apiKey]&buttonColour=[buttonColour]

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
apiKey Required	String	A valid API key that represents a merchant account.
buttonColour Optional	String	If specified, filters results by button colour.

Return Value

Type	Description
VideoArray	Represents zero or more videos.

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.

JSON XML

Example

Request

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

GET /V1/Merchant/Videos?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": "Video 1",
        "VideoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
        "ButtonColour": "Red",
        "ButtonText": "Click Here",
        "HoverText": "Click here to buy now",
        "TargetUrl": "https://www.example.com/"
    },
    {
        "Id": 2,
        "DateCreated": "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000",
        "DateModified": "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000",
        "Name": "Video 2",
        "VideoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
        "ButtonColour": "Red",
        "ButtonText": "Click Here",
        "HoverText": "Click here to buy now",
        "TargetUrl": "https://www.example.com/"
    },
    {
        "Id": 3,
        "DateCreated": "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000",
        "DateModified": "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000",
        "Name": "Video 3",
        "VideoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
        "ButtonColour": "Red",
        "ButtonText": "Click Here",
        "HoverText": "Click here to buy now",
        "TargetUrl": "https://www.example.com/"
    }
]

<VideoArray xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="https://api.commissionfactory.com/V1/Merchant">
    <Video>
        <Id>1</Id>
        <DateCreated>2000-01-01T00:00:00.000</DateCreated>
        <DateModified>2000-01-01T00:00:00.000</DateModified>
        <Name>Video 1</Name>
        <VideoUrl>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ</VideoUrl>
        <ButtonColour>Red</ButtonColour>
        <ButtonText>Click Here</ButtonText>
        <HoverText>Click here to buy now</HoverText>
        <TargetUrl>https://www.example.com/</TargetUrl>
    </Video>
    <Video>
        <Id>2</Id>
        <DateCreated>2000-01-01T00:00:00.000</DateCreated>
        <DateModified>2000-01-01T00:00:00.000</DateModified>
        <Name>Video 2</Name>
        <VideoUrl>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ</VideoUrl>
        <ButtonColour>Red</ButtonColour>
        <ButtonText>Click Here</ButtonText>
        <HoverText>Click here to buy now</HoverText>
        <TargetUrl>https://www.example.com/</TargetUrl>
    </Video>
    <Video>
        <Id>3</Id>
        <DateCreated>2000-01-01T00:00:00.000</DateCreated>
        <DateModified>2000-01-01T00:00:00.000</DateModified>
        <Name>Video 3</Name>
        <VideoUrl>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ</VideoUrl>
        <ButtonColour>Red</ButtonColour>
        <ButtonText>Click Here</ButtonText>
        <HoverText>Click here to buy now</HoverText>
        <TargetUrl>https://www.example.com/</TargetUrl>
    </Video>
</VideoArray>

Related Links

• GET Videos/[id] Function
• Video Type
• VideoArray Type