Publisher Tools
Voucher/Coupon Codes
Optimise provides access to merchant approved voucher/coupon codes, discounts and offers. You can find these in your affiliate account under Tools > Voucher Codes
If there are any voucher/coupon codes or offers that are exclusive to your AffiliateID they will automatically appear in your account.
You can access the Voucher Codes via the API Optimise Network API
Data Fields
Data Field | Data Type | Description |
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VoucherCodeID | Integer | A unique ID for the offer |
Code | String | The voucher/coupon code if applicable |
Title | String | Title for the offer |
Description | String | Description of the offer |
ActivationDate | Date | The date the offer starts |
ExpiryDate | Date | The date the offer ends |
TrackingURL | String | A deeplink tracking URL to the offer on the merchant's website |
CategoryName | String | Not used |
Status | String | The status of the offer |
AddedOn | String | The date the offer was added |
Merchant | String | The merchant |
Product | String | The product |
Type | String | Not used |
Discount | Decimal | The discount % amount |
Product Feeds
You can view product feeds for Advertisers under Tools > Product Feeds
Selecting a Feed
Choose a Feed to download from the list. Clicking "View" will download the feed, clicking "Get URL" will display the Feed Download URL.
You can also choose to view the download URL by clicking "Get URL":
Download URL
The Download URL is constructed as follows: http://feeds.omgpm.com/GetFeed/?AID={AID}&FeedID={FeedID}&Format={XML/CSV}
Feeds can be downloaded as XML or CSV. You must specify the format. {AID} is your unique AID {FeedID} can be found on the "Download Product Feeds" page in your Affiliate Login.
You can dynamically construct a URL with the FeedId and AID:
You can access the Product Feeds via the API Optimise Network API
Formats
You can download a product feed in either XML or CSV. Simply change the &Format parameter in your Feed Request URL to the desired format.
XML
CSV
Limits
You will only be able to download a unique Product Feed once every 6 hours. This is to ensure that all affiliates have equal access to Product Feeds. If you attempt to download the same Product Feed (same FeedID) you will receive a message notifying how long you need to wait.
Data Fields
Parameter | Data Type | Description |
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ProductID | String | Optimise's unique ProductID |
ProductSKU | String | Product SKU provided by the Merchant |
ProductName | String | Product Name |
ProductDescription | String | Product Description - this may contain formatting provided by the Merchant |
ProductPrice | Decimal | Product Price |
ProductPriceCurrency | String | Product Price Currency as 3 digit ISO standard value. eg. GBP, USD, INR |
DiscountedPrice | Decimal | The Product Price with any discount applied |
WasPrice | Decimal | The Previous Price of the product before any discount was applied |
ProductURL | String | The Optimise Tracked Deeplink URL |
PID | Integer | Optimise Programme ID |
MID | Integer | Optimise Merchant ID |
ProductSmallImageURL | String | URL to small product image |
ProductMediumImageURL | String | URL to medium product image |
ProductLargeImageURL | String | URL to large product image |
MPN | String | Manufacturer Part Number |
StockAvailability | String | Indicates whether item is in stock or not. More info |
Brand | String | Brand associated with product |
Colour | String | Colour of the product |
Location | String | Location of the product such as with a Daily Deal |
Custom1 | String | Free text custom field |
Custom2 | String | Free text custom field |
Custom3 | String | Free text custom field |
Custom4 | String | Free text custom field |
Custom5 | String | Free text custom field |
CategoryName | String | Category Name as supplied by the Merchant |
CategoryPathAsString | String | Full Category Path as supplied by the Merchant |
StockAvailability
The following values will appear in this field:
- In stock
- Out of stock
- Null value – we are not supplied stock information by the merchant for this feed
Datafeedr
Datafeedr Wordpress plugin integrates with Optimise Product feeds. More details
You will need a seperate Datafeedr account.
Deeplinks
See the dedicated deeplinking guide.
Link Automation
Turbo-charge your Website with instant deeplinks via Link Automation.
Publishers can use this tool to monetize content by easily converting your linkable assets with tracking links automatically.
Benefits
- Automatically creates deeplinks for each product mentioned in your content.
- Increased organic search traffic
- Increased referral traffic
- Increased brand exposure and affinity
Getting Started
To get started place the following script in the header of your website. You can also place it in a tag manager such as Google Tag Manager.
The script must appear on all pages of your website where you want to monetise your links.
Replace XXXXX with your AID.
Testing
You can test that the Link Automation JavaScript is properly configured on your site by using the Chrome Browser Extension: Optimise Tag Inspector