Affiliate
eBay uses the specified details to build a View Item URL and Product URL string in the response that includes your affiliate tracking information in the correct format. When a user clicks through the URL to eBay and performs certain tasks, you may get a commission.
For information about commissions, see the eBay Partner Network.
Type that uses Affiliate:
Calls that use Affiliate:
Fields
Need not be specified. You can define an AffiliateUserID (up to 256 characters) if you want to leverage it to better monitor your marketing efforts. If you are using the eBay Partner Network, and you provide an AffiliateUserID, the tracking URL returned by eBay Partner Network will contain the AffiliateUserID, but it will be referred to as a "customid".
See the Field Index to learn which calls use customId.
Specifies your tracking partner for affiliate commissions. Affiliates earn money from eBay for driving traffic to eBay. Required if you specify a TrackingID. Depending on your tracking partner, specify one of the following values. Not all partners are valid for all sites. For PlaceOffer, only eBay Partner Network and Mediaplex are valid:
2 = Be Free
3 = Affilinet
4 = TradeDoubler
5 = Mediaplex
6 = DoubleClick
7 = Allyes
8 = BJMT
9 = eBay Partner Network For information about commissions, see the eBay Partner Network.
2 = Be Free
3 = Affilinet
4 = TradeDoubler
5 = Mediaplex
6 = DoubleClick
7 = Allyes
8 = BJMT
9 = eBay Partner Network For information about commissions, see the eBay Partner Network.
See the Field Index to learn which calls use networkId.
The value you specify is obtained from your tracking partner. For eBay Partner Network, the TrackingID is the Campaign ID ("campid") provided by eBay Partner Network. A Campaign ID is a 10-digit, unique number to be used for associating traffic. A Campaign ID is valid across all programs to which you have been accepted. Another example is the Affiliate ID given to you by TradeDoubler.
See the Field Index to learn which calls use trackingId.