Kelkoo API

[Riddys]

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Does anybody know how to set up the new kelkoo api? This is not my area but I have tried numerous ways unsuccessfully. I cannot get any results to show.
If anybody has a simple set of instructions or wants to quote me for setting up this, please let me know.

[tom991]

Have you tried emailing Kelkoo/TD directly using the contacts on this thread:
Any Kelkoo Affiliates?

or here:
Kelkoo Affiliate pages

Kelkoo API Samples

[scriptmonkey]

I have quite a few scripts running the kelkoo API, let me know what you're trying to do, and I'll see if I can help you

[Riddys]

I've contacted TD around 20 times in the last 8 months and spoken to them too. Only a couple of emails were answered and unfortunately when you ask for technical set up help, they simply do not respond to you. Given the amount of leads I sent them using the old api, I would have thought they would be keen to help affiliates get set up.

Script monkey: Thanks for your offer of help.

The old kelkoo feed allowed me to change the url to show the product required using my xsl style sheet located on the kelkoo server. It was easy to add pages quickly by adding the category number and the actual product searching for. I had hundreds of pages set up using this system and generated thousands of leads per month.

My knowledge is very limited with the new system.

I've tried to integrate the feed via a Mysql databse.
I've tried to use static html to display the xml output.
I've tried to use data islands just to show something.
I've tried to implement the feed via affilistore.

So really I need to know if I should be able to see results using these options or how do I go about setting up the script from the start (ie: with the xml output)

Thanks

[scriptmonkey]

Riddys, the new API is vastly different to the old API, for example, every request has to be signed and you can no longer access anything without signing the requests, not a difficult procedure in itself.

Kelkoo Developer Network Sending Request - PHP - Shopping web services documentation is probably a good starting point if you're using php

The UrlSigner Function is here

Kelkoo Developer Network Signing URL - PHP - Shopping web services documentation

You will have to build your own xsl sheets, but, that's not a difficult thing either.

Probably your most useful page is this one

Kelkoo Developer Network Request Builder - Shopping web services documentation

Where you can test out your requests and see the resulting request urls, then work from there, you can always email me for assistance if you get stuck. I'll pm you my address.

Thousands of leads a month is pretty good, 10's of thousands and 100's of thousands is achievable as well. :tup

[nauman]

can n e one tell me step by step configuration of kelkoo is already try their sample from their side i got the data according to my search keyword but problem is that what is next step i do to make presentable.
I know after that make some xslt but i don't have an idea how to make it if someone did before please let me know .... thanks in advance

[motor115]

sorry to bring up an oldish thread but i may need help with this for another site im looking to add it to, iv got my ID and KEY but iv never worked with API before, TD will only help by giving the link to Kelkoo Developer Network - Shopping web services documentation area but seems to offer no or very little help for begginers like me.

any help would be great post or PM or even best links/place to gen up and learn more would also help a great deal i was hoping it would be simple and maybe it is once you do it.

Thank you

[scriptmonkey]

I have half an hour before the christmas fairies take me away for a week, tell me what you want to do with the API (simple is best).

[motor115]

Hi, simple is best basically im wanting to add the full or as much as possible to the site, no fancy extra options. LINK

im wanting to have a page that when viewer clicks on my compare link it goes to page with a search and main category list.

im not that sure of whats available or what other sites have done that would also be a good start for me,

thank you

[scriptmonkey]

I'll drop you a bit of code so that you can make a start with kelkoo API.

I know it's not comprehensive, but, it will return you a simplexml object which you can manipulate to your hearts content.

Based on a keyword-led query, this code will return you a list of categories and a list of products, both relevant to that query.

The thing you should be aiming for is a page like this one:

http://www.ambeku.co.uk/kk.php

The code which produces that page:

<?php
    function UrlSigner($urlDomain, $urlPath, $partner, $key){
        settype($urlDomain, 'String');
        settype($urlPath, 'String');
        settype($partner, 'String');
        settype($key, 'String');
        $URL_sig = "hash";
        $URL_ts = "timestamp";
        $URL_partner = "aid";
        $URLreturn = "";
        $URLtmp = "";
        $s = "";
        $time = time();
        $urlPath = str_replace(" ", "+", $urlPath);
        $URLtmp = $urlPath . "&" . $URL_partner . "=" . $partner . "&" . $URL_ts . "=" . $time;
        $s = $urlPath . "&" . $URL_partner . "=" . $partner . "&" . $URL_ts . "=" . $time . $key;
        $tokken = "";
        $tokken = base64_encode(pack('H*', md5($s)));
        $tokken = str_replace(array("+", "/", "="), array(".", "_", "-"), $tokken);
        $URLreturn = $urlDomain . $URLtmp . "&" . $URL_sig . "=" . $tokken;
        return $URLreturn;
    }

    $affiliateid = 'YOURAFFID'; // Combination of Alpha + Numeric
    $trackingid = 'YOURTRACKINGID'; // Numeric
    $query='dvd recorder';
    $kkcontent = simplexml_load_file(UrlSigner('http://uk.shopping.yahooapis.com', '/V2/productSearch?query='.urlencode($query).'&sort=default_ranking&start=1&results=10&show_products=1&show_subcategories=1&logicalType=and&show_refinements=1', $trackingid, $affiliateid));
    ?>
    <pre><?php print_r($kkcontent); ?></pre>
    
    <?

// this bit does a simple loop on the SubCategory objects and the Product objects.
    
    foreach ($kkcontent->Categories->SubCategory as $item) {
  echo "<p>" . $item->Title . "</p>";
  echo "<p>" . $item->NumberOfProducts . "</p><hr/>";
} 

foreach ($kkcontent->Products->Product as $item) {
  echo "<p>" . $item->Offer->ProductName . "</p>";
  echo "<p>" . $item->Offer->Summary . "</p><hr/>";
} 
?>

Scroll down to the bottom to see how the simplexml is parsed into readable, usable data.

I'm fairly certain that you'll be able to work out what does what in that code.

Have a good Christmas.

[ShrewdDude]

Hi scriptmonkey, I see from a post that you use the Kelkoo API. I've had a problem for about a year now and I was hoping you might be able to help. I've raised tickets and emailed TradeDoubler on a number of times (they have to be the worst affiliate marketing company to get any help or advice from), Kelkoo also, but unfortunately no one has got back to me.
The scripts I’ve developed access the API using the Kelkoo product ID contained in the URL on the Kelkoo website. Worked well until about a year ago and then some happened in that I could no longer access any products that fall under the category Health & Beauty using the ID contained within the URL – ALL other product areas continue to work satisfactorily.
For example here are two Kelkoo URLs:
Face Care | Buy Face Care - Kelkoo
Cosmetics | Buy Cosmetics - Kelkoo
There is nothing in the API for product IDs 133001 or 133101 and my problem is if the API continues to contain say Face Care and Cosmetic products how do I access that data/find what ID Kelkoo are using in the API feed.

[scriptmonkey]

But, the API does return products for those two categories:

Cosmetics @ Skruff :: Shop for Cosmetics Online
Face Care @ Skruff :: Shop for Face Care Online

I don't know how you're trying to access them, but, they do work.

[KelkooUK]

Hi scriptmonkey, I see from a post that you use the Kelkoo API. I've had a problem for about a year now and I was hoping you might be able to help. I've raised tickets and emailed TradeDoubler on a number of times (they have to be the worst affiliate marketing company to get any help or advice from), Kelkoo also, but unfortunately no one has got back to me.
The scripts I’ve developed access the API using the Kelkoo product ID contained in the URL on the Kelkoo website. Worked well until about a year ago and then some happened in that I could no longer access any products that fall under the category Health & Beauty using the ID contained within the URL – ALL other product areas continue to work satisfactorily.
For example here are two Kelkoo URLs:
Face Care | Buy Face Care - Kelkoo
Cosmetics | Buy Cosmetics - Kelkoo
There is nothing in the API for product IDs 133001 or 133101 and my problem is if the API continues to contain say Face Care and Cosmetic products how do I access that data/find what ID Kelkoo are using in the API feed.

Hi Shrewddude, please email me on affiliates@kelkoo.com with your TD affiliate ID and your Kelkoo partner ID and I'll see what we can do for you.

Many thanks,

Chris