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MerchantTriggerDotdUpdate

Updated

Access:

Merchant authentication required, secure connections (https://) only.
Frequency limitation(s): 500 request(s) per day.

Description:

This module allows merchants to tell our system to schedule an update of their configured Deal of the Day campaigns on demand. Our system is configured to update merchants' Deal of the Day campaigns every 30 minutes. This API module can be useful for merchants who want to make sure there is minimal lag time between products changing on their sites and updating their Deal of the Day campaigns.

Supported Output Formats:

  • csv
  • tab
  • xml

Parameters:

  • auth_key
    • Type: string
    • Required: true
    • Description: The AvantLink assigned authentication key for a particular affiliate or merchant. This is a randomly generated, 32-character, mixed alphanumeric string.
  • merchant_id
    • Type: integer
    • Required: true
    • Description: An AvantLink assigned merchant identifier.
  • module
    • Type: string
    • Required: true
    • Description: For this module, specify "MerchantTriggerDotdUpdate".
  • dotd_id
    • Type: integer
    • Required: false
    • Description: None available.
  • output
    • Type: string
    • Required: false
    • Description: The specific output format you wish to receive results in. Possible values include: csv (comma-separated text), html, js (javascript document.write statements), rss, tab (tab-delimited text), and xml (the default). Individual modules may not support all output methods.

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