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Name

Description

Version 1 Field

Version 2 Field

Version 3 Field

** The field has the same name, but is handled differently. See the New Fields section.

API Key

API key for authentication.

key

key

api_token

Incremental

Will download only deals added, modified, or deleted since your last download/call.

incremental

incremental

incremental

Feed Format

Choose the feed format you would like returned.

format

format

format

Merchant Deals

Return only specific merchants .

merchantids

merchantids

merchantids

Merchant Countries

Return only merchants with a particular Primary Country.

Not Available

country

country

Premium Merchants

Return selected premium merchants.

Not Available

preferred

premium

All Merchants

Return all merchants

all

all

Deprecated

Print

Print results to the screen rather than forcing a download

view

view

Deprecated

Deactivated Merchants

Include deactivated merchants

Not Available

deactivated

Deprecated

Apply Different Affiliate ID

Provide a placeholder value to replace with your affiliate ID

idplaceholder

idplaceholder

Deprecated

Print Format

Same as view, except for JSON and CSV

Not Available

plain-text

Deprecated

Incremental Testing Parameter

Testing Parameter for incremental.

nosave

nosave

Deprecated

Network Merchants

Return only deals from a particular network.

network

network

**networkid

Merchant Network ID

Return only merchants from a particular network.

Not Available

programid

programid

Deals Since the Provided Date

The date from which data will be retrieved. The data returned will include all new data, modified data, deleted data, and expired data since the provided date.

Not Available

sincedate

sincedate

Deleted Merchants

Include deleted merchants

Not Available

deleted

Deprecated

Version 2 Categories

This option is used to enable v2 categories on a per call basis.

Not Available

v2categories

Deprecated

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Name

Description

Version 1 Field

Version 2 Field

Version 3 Field

Merchant Identifier

The ID assigned to the merchant by FMTC.

MerchantID

MerchantID

id

Master Merchant Identifier

Each unique merchant has an ID that is shared across all the networks a merchant is active on.

Not Available

MasterMerchantID

master_merchant_id

Original Skimlinks ID

This field contains one associated SkimlinksIDs.

Not Available

SkimlinksID

Deprecated

Updated Skimlinks IDs

This field contains all of the associated SkimlinksIDs.

Not Available

SkimlinksIDs

skimlinks_id

Merchant Name

Name of the merchant in the FMTC database.

MerchantName

MerchantName

name

Network Name

Name of the network in the FMTC database.

Network

Network

Deprecated

Network Identifier

An FMTC assigned ID for the affiliate network associated with this merchant.

NetworkID

NetworkID

network_id

Program Identifier

A Network assigned ID for the merchant that their program is on.

Not Available

ProgramID

program_id

Network Information

Details on locating the merchant on the network.

NetworkNotes

NetworkNotes

network_notes

Multi-Network Merchant

Signifies if the merchant is available on more than one network.

DualMerchant

DualMerchant

Deprecated

Multi-Network Merchant

Signifies if the merchant is available on more than one network.

RelatedMerchants

RelatedMerchants

dual_merchants

Affiliate URL

The affiliate link containing your own affiliate ID

Link

AffiliateLink

affiliate_url

Skimlinks URL

Link that lands on the page associated with the offer and is monetized by Skimlinks.

Not Available

SkimlinksURL

skimlinks_url

FreshReach® URL

Link that lands on the page associated with the offer and is monetized by FreshReach®.

Not Available

FreshReachURL

freshreach_url

FMTC URL

FMTC tracking URL. FMTC will determine if you should use the NetworkAffiliate URL or the Sub-Affiliate (FreshReach®/Skimlinks) URL depending on your relationship status with the merchant. This will be a shortened URL.

Not Available

FMTCURL

fmtc_url

Merchant Homepage

The merchant's homepage URL.

Homepage

Homepage

homepage

Merchant Status

The status of a merchant in the FMTC database.

Status

Status

status

Merchant Selection Status

Indicates if a merchant is among your selected merchants.

Not Available

SelectedStatus

selected_status

Network Relationship

Indicates if you are approved at the network for this specific merchant.

Not Available

RelationshipStatus

relationship_status

Merchant Primary Country

The country the merchant is primarily targeting.

PrimaryCountry

PrimaryCountry

primary_country

Merchant Ship-To Countries

The country or countries the merchant will ship to.

Not Available

ShiptoCountries

shiptocountries

Merchant APOFPO Availability

Indicates if a merchant ships to APO/FPO (overseas military) addresses.

APOFPO

APOFPO

ap_fpo_shipping

Merchant Primary Category

Primary category of merchandise the merchant sells.

Not Available

PrimaryCategory

primary_category

Merchant Secondary Categories

Subcategories of merchandise the merchant sells.

Not Available

Subcategories

Deprecated

Updated FMTC Categories

Categories the coupon or deal can be classified by, i.e. apparel, books, shoes, toys, etc.

Categories

CategoriesV2

categories

Merchant Payment Availability

Indicates if a merchant accepts special payment types like Paypal.

Not Available

SpecialPaymentOptions

Deprecated

Merchant Mobile Certification

Indicates the affiliate cookie will track on a mobile device.

Not Available

MobileCertified

 mobilemobile_certified

Merchant Logos

Contains information about the logo files that are returned in the getLogos call.

Not Available

Logos

Deprecated

Merchant Custom Logos

Custom logo that was added by you (if any).

Not Available

CustomLogo

Deprecated

Merchant Custom Descriptions

Custom description that was added by you (if any).

Not Available

CustomDescription

Deprecated

FMTC Addition

Indicates the date the merchant was added to FMTC's database.

Not Available

Added

created

FMTC Last Update

Indicates the last time a merchant's information was changed.

LastUpdated

LastUpdated

last_updated

Name

Merchant Representative Name (when available)

Not Available

cRepName

rep_name

Email

Merchant Representative Email (when available)

Not Available

cRepEmail

rep_email

Phone Number

Merchant Representative Phone (when available)

Not Available

cRepPhone

rep_phone

Categories

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Name

Description

Version 1 Field

Version 2 Field

Version 3 Field

API Key

API key for authentication.

key

key

api_token

Feed Format

Choose the feed format you would like returned.

format

format

format

New Categories

Whether to return the v1 Categories or v2.

Not Available

v2

Deprecated

Print

Print results to the screen rather than forcing a download

Not Available

view

Deprecated

Output Parameters

Name

Description

Version 1 Field

Version 2 Field

Version 3 Field

Category URL

The unique slug assigned to the network.

FilterValue

Slug

slug

Category Name

The human readable name of the network

CategoryName

Name

name

Category Parent

The numerical ID of the parent category.

Parent

ParentID

parent_id

FMTC Category ID

The unique numerical ID assigned to the category

Not Available

CategoryID

id

Restricted Category

Flag value indicating if the category is a restricted-content category.

Not Available

Restricted

restricted

Types

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Name

Description

Version 1 Field

Version 2 Field

Version 3 Field

API Key

API key for authentication.

key

key

api_token

Feed Format

Choose the feed format you would like returned.

format

format

format

New Deal Types

Whether to return the v1 Deal Types or v2.

Not Avialable

v2

Deprecated

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Name

Description

Version 1 Field

Version 2 Field

Version 3 Field

Deal Type URL

The unique slug assigned to the network.

FilterValue

Slug

slug

Deal Type Name

The human readable name of the network

CategoryName

Name

name

Logos

You can find more information on each of the fields on the respective API pages.

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Name

Description

Version 1 Field

Version 2 Field

Version 3 Field

API Key

API key for authentication.

key

key

api_token

Incremental

Will download only deals added, modified, or deleted since your last download/call.

incremental

incremental

Deprecated

Logo Sizes

Specific Logo sizes for each of the merchants

size

size

size

Merchant Deals

Return only deals from a particular merchant.

merchantids

merchantids

merchantids

Deals Since the Provided Date

The date from which data will be retrieved. The data returned will include all new data, modified data, deleted data, and expired data since the provided date.

Not Available

sincedate

sincedate

Full Logos

Return all logos of selected merchants

complete

complete

complete

Output Parameters

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Name

Description

Version 1 Field

Version 2 Field

Version 3 Field

API Key

API key for authentication.

key

key

api_token

Incremental

Will download only deals added, modified, or deleted since your last download/call.

incremental

incremental

Deprecated

Feed Format

Choose the feed format you would like returned.

format

format

format

Output Parameters

Name

Description

Version 1 Field

Version 2 Field

Version 3 Field

Network URL

The unique slug assigned to the network.

ID

Slug

slug

Network Name

The human readable name of the network

NetworkName

Name

name

Network Countries

The two-letter country codes for the countries that the network supports.

Not Available

Countries

countries

Changes

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Name

Description

Version 1 Field

Version 2 Field

Version 3 Field

API Key

API key for authentication.

key

key

api_token

Incremental

Will download only deals added, modified, or deleted since your last download/call.

Not Available

incremental

Deprecated

Feed Format

Choose the feed format you would like returned.

Not Avialable

format

format

Single Deal

Return only a single couponID.

coupondid

couponid

dealId

Output Parameters

Name

Description

Version 1 Field

Version 2 Field

Version 3 Field

Deal Change ID

The FMTC unique ID assigned to the change.

ChangeID

ChangeID

id

FMTC Deal ID

The FMTC unique ID assigned to the deal.

CouponID

CouponID

deal_id

Change Timestamp

Date this particular deal has changed

Date

Date

date

Deal Type Change

The particular value that has been changed.

Type

Type

type

New Deal Value

The most recent updated value.

NewValue

NewValue

new_value

Old Deal Value

The previous value before the update.

OldValue

OldValue

old_value

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