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Description

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 Skimlinks id can be associated with a single FMTC ID. This field contains all of the associated skimlinks_ids. This information can be useful for associating Skimlinks commissions to a,merchant in your system. This array replaces the skimlinks_id value also,in the feed. We added this field after discovering that there is more,than one skimlinks_id for the same merchant and it is impossible to,predict which skimlinks_id they are using to track clicks and commissions.

name

Name of the merchant.

network_id

An FMTC assigned ID for the affiliate network associated with this merchant. Use Network endpoint for available networks.

program_id

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

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.

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)

logos

Logo information for the merchant.

  • size: size of the logo

  • image_name: file name of the image

  • last_updated: UTC timestamp of the last time the logo was updated

  • image_url: URL to the logo

NOTE: Not all information will be available for all merchants.

links - JSON and XML

link - CSV, Tab, Pipe - will be located in the HTML link header.

 

All the different links that are for going through the pagination.

first - The first page of the endpoint call.

last - The last page of the endpoint call.

prev - The previous page of the endpoint call.

next - The next page of the endpoint call.

meta

The information about the current endpoint call.

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Code Block
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": 13,
            "master_merchant_id": 13,
            "name": "AreYouGame.com",
            "homepage": "https://www.areyougame.com/",
            "premium": 0,
            "network_id": 3,
            "program_id": "247913",
            "dual_merchants": [],
            "status": "active",
            "created": "2007-01-01T08:00:00.000000Z",
            "last_updated": "2022-05-01T13:07:59.000000Z",
            "selected_status": 1,
            "relationship_status": 1,
            "affiliate_url": "https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-TestCJP-55431",
            "skimlinks_url": "https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=1&xs=1&xcust=4mtc&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.areyougame.com%2F",
            "freshreach_url": "https://freshreach.co/click.php?m=13&cid=FMTC&uid=9107&sid=4mtc",
            "fmtc_url": "https://fmtc.co/m/13/",
            "primary_country": "US",
            "shiptocountries": [
                "US",
                "CA",
                "UK",
                "AU"
            ],
            "categories": [
                "toys-games"
            ],
            "skimlinks_id": 645,
            "network_notes": "",
            "rep_name": "Heather Mannion",
            "rep_email": "affiliates@areyougame.com ",
            "rep_phone": "",
            "apo_fpo_shipping": 0,
            "curbside_pickup": 0,
            "mobile_certified": 0,
            "logos": [
                {
                    "size": "88x31",
                    "image_name": "MerchantID_88x31.jpg",
                    "last_updated": "2021-05-06T10:45:12.000000Z",
                    "image_url": url
                },
                {
                    "size": "120x60",
                    "image_name": "MerchantID_120x60.jpg",
                    "last_updated": "2021-05-06T10:45:12.000000Z",
                    "image_url": url
                },
                {
                    "size": "600x450",
                    "image_name": "MerchantID_600x450.png",
                    "last_updated": "2024-09-15T05:15:22.000000Z",
                    "image_url": url
                },
                {
                    "size": "280x210",
                    "image_name": "MerchantID_280x210.png",
                    "last_updated": "2024-09-15T05:15:22.000000Z",
                    "image_url": url
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "links": {
      "first": URL + "&page=1",
      "last": URL + "&page=16",
      "prev": null,
      "next": URL + "&page=2"
      },
      "meta": {
      "current_page": 1,
      "from": 1,
      "last_page": 16,
      "path": "http://s3.fmtc.co/api/v3/deals-merchants",
      "per_page": 100,
      "to": 100,
      "total": 1518
    },
}

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