The June 2007 release of Commission Junction’s Web Services includes the following services and features.
Commission Junction is committed to offering the best Web Services possible by continuing to update and upgrade the APIs available. This release includes a new versions of the Product Catalog Search, Advertiser Search and Link Search Services containing updates to the request parameters and responses. When a new version of an API is released, the previous version of that API is available for use for 3 months, after which time, the API is no longer accessible and all requests must utilize the updated version. Refer to the API Versions topic for in-depth information about API versions and specific details regarding the new APIs.
This release of Web Services includes updates to the hostnames used to access the Commission Junction APIs. The following new hostnames replace the previous http://api.cj.com address.
Note: http://api.cj.com is no longer a valid host. Please update your programs with the new secure hostnames.
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Publisher Lookup Service |
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Product Catalog Search Service |
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Advertiser Search Service |
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Link Search Service |
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Support Services |
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Real Time Commission Report Service |
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Daily Publisher Commission Report Service |
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Item-based Details Report Service |
The June 2007 release of Web Services includes a newly revised FAQ section available on http://webservices.cj.com. While Commission Junction does not provide technical support for its Web Services, you may find your questions answered as part of our FAQs. Check back often, as these FAQs will be updated based on the activity in the forums as well as your feedback.
The Real Time Commission Service is a SOAP-based (Simple Object Access Protocol) API that enables developers to request commission information as soon as the data is available within the system. Refer to the Real Time Commission Report Service topic for more information.
The Daily Publisher Commission Report Service is a SOAP-based (Simple Object Access Protocol) API that enables developers to request publisher commission data from Commission Junction. Refer to the Daily Publisher Commission Report Service topic for more information.
The Item-based Details Report Service is a SOAP-based (Simple Object Access Protocol) API that enables developers to request item sale or return details from Commission Junction. Refer to the Item-based Details Report Service topic for more information.
Commission Junction now offers example use cases with the associated request parameters used to satisfy the specific case. In addition to the use case, code examples containing the associated response and request parameters display below the use case. These example queries do not represent all that is possible using web services, but instead present common scenarios for developers. Refer to the Example Queries topic for more information.