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Name | Value(s) | Description | Required | Default | |||||
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api_token | APIKEY | API key for authentication, available on the API Keys & Calls page.(https://account.fmtc.co/cp/api_keys) | Yes | N/A, must always be provided | |||||
format | String XML, JSON, CSV, TAB, or PIPE | Choose the feed format you would like returned. | No | JSON | |||||
all | 0,1 | Return all merchants rather than the selected merchants | No | 0 | |||||
incremental | Number | The amount of time from the previous call and to include only items that have changed since this time. For Example, setting this value to 60 will send back all changes in the past 60 minutes from the time of this call. | No | 0 | |||||
premium | 0,1 | Select premium merchants | No | 0 | |||||
merchantids | Number(s) | Return only deals from a particular merchant. If you do not specify a merchantids value deals will be returned from all of your selected merchants. | No | null | |||||
programid | Number | Return only merchants from a particular network. Referer to the Network List for valid network slug values. | No | null | |||||
networkid | Number | Return only deals from a particular network. | No | null | |||||
country | String. Two-Letter Country Code | Return only merchants with a particular Primary Country. | null | ||||||
sincedate | Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | Only return items added or modified since this date. The time pasted will be treated as US Pacific Time. | No | null | |||||
page_size | Number 0 - 1000 | Size of each page for the results of this call. | No | 30 | |||||
deactivated | 0,1 | Include deactivated merchants | No | 0 | |||||
deleted | 0,1 | Include deleted merchants | No | 0 | no_save | 0, 1 | This option is used for testing your incremental implementation. It prevents the incremental last download pointer from changing. | No | 0 |
Implementation
Response Elements
Name | Description |
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id | Unique ID assigned to the merchant by FMTC. |
master_merchant_id | Each unique merchant has an ID that is shared across all the networks a merchant is active on. |
skimlinks_id | More than one SkimlinksID Skimlinks id can be associated with a single FMTCIDFMTC ID. This field contains all of the associated SkimlinksIDsskimlinks_ids. This information can be useful for associating Skimlinks commissions to a,merchant in your system. This array replaces the SkimlinksID skimlinks_id value also,in the feed. We added this field after discovering that there is more,than one SkimlinksID skimlinks_id for the same merchant and it is impossible to,predict which SkimlinksID skimlinks_id they are using to track clicks and commissions. |
name | Name of the merchant. |
network_id | ID assigned to the merchant by the network their program is on. This field is also known as the ProgramID. |
program_id | ID assigned to the merchant by the network their program is on. This field is also known as the NetworkID. |
network_notes | Details on locating the merchant on the network. Mostly used when the merchant is listed under a parent company name. |
dual_merchants | Signifies if the merchant is available on more than one network. |
affiliate_url | Homepage affiliate link for the merchant. |
skimlinks_url | The merchant's homepage URL monetized by Skimlinks. Must be enabled and Skimlinks Publisher ID must be provided. |
freshreach_url | The merchant's homepage URL monetized by FreshReach™. Must be enabled and FreshReach ID must be provided. |
fmtc_url | FMTC tracking URL. FMTC will determine if you should use the Network Affiliate URL or the Skimlinks URL depending on your relationship status with the merchant. |
homepage | The merchant's homepage URL. |
status | The status of a merchant in the FMTC database. Statuses are active - Normal deactivated - Merchant program may be temporarily offline. deleted - Merchant has been removed from FMTC's system. These merchants are temporarily included for your information. |
selected_status | Indicates if a merchant is among your selected merchants. 0 = not selected. 1 = selected. Especially helpful when using the complete=1 or all=1 parameter. |
relationship_status | Indicates if you are approved at the network for this specific merchant. Requires Merchant Sync set up. |
primary_country | The country the merchant is primarily targeting. |
shiptocountries | The country or countries the merchant will ship to. Country name, comma delimited. |
ap_fpo_shipping | Indicates if a merchant ships to APO/FPO (overseas military) addresses. |
categories | Categories of merchandise the merchant sells. |
mobile_certified | Indicates the affiliate cookie will track on a mobile device. This data provided by the networks and not verified by FMTC. |
last_updated | Indicates the last time a merchant's information was changed. Changes,can sometimes be made to logos, categories, ship-to countries, special payment options, etc. |
rep_name | Merchant Representative Name (when available) |
rep_email | Merchant Representative Email (when available) |
rep_phone | Merchant Representative Phone (when available) |
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