This topic provides an overview of the basic process for initiating and using the SOAP-based (Simple Object Access Protocol) Commission Junction Web Services.
Begin the Web Services set up process by obtaining your developer key from the Web Services Developer Site (http://webservices.cj.com). Obtain your developer key by providing your Commission Junction username and password on the registration page of the Web Services Developer Site. The system returns your key, which you must safely store for later use. Your developer key uniquely identifies you as a developer to the Commission Junction authentication system, and enables you to use Commission Junction Web Services.
After obtaining your developer key, review the API documentation for the services you wish to use. The documentation contains all the information necessary to implement these services. Refer to the Services Overview topic for a summary of each available API, and to the individual service books for Request Parameters, Response Fields and Error Codes.
After reviewing the associated API documentation, you may implement the desired services to support your business. Each service requires you to provide a number of request parameters in order to receive the desired information (response fields) back from the service. You may develop in any number of programming environments that enable you to make SOAP requests and provide the required parameters (see Request Parameters section of each individual Web service topic). Your web application or page must be able to process the appropriate response fields indicated for each particular service (see Response Fields section within a service topic). For additional information and resources, visit the Web Services Developer Site.