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API Glossary
API - (Application Programming Interface)
Stands for Application Programming Interface. The Shopping.com API provides access to the Shopping.com products and offer information via XML
Stands for Application Programming Interface. The Shopping.com API provides access to the Shopping.com products and offer information via XML
Attribute
Both products and offers are tagged with attributes, defining the product or offer (e.g. color yellow, where color is the attribute and yellow is the value). This enables users to refine and narrow their searches by attributes (e.g. show me all monitors that have a 19 inch screen)
Both products and offers are tagged with attributes, defining the product or offer (e.g. color yellow, where color is the attribute and yellow is the value). This enables users to refine and narrow their searches by attributes (e.g. show me all monitors that have a 19 inch screen)
Category
Products and offers are clustered into categories. Shopping.com top level categories include Books, Cars, Clothing, Computers and Software, Electronics, Gifts, Health and Beauty, Home and Garden, etc. Each top level category is further broken into subcategories
Products and offers are clustered into categories. Shopping.com top level categories include Books, Cars, Clothing, Computers and Software, Electronics, Gifts, Health and Beauty, Home and Garden, etc. Each top level category is further broken into subcategories
Form
Forms and categories are synonyms. Form is usually used when talking on a leaf level category (e.g. 7085 is Digital Camera). Forms can be pulled through the API by the tag "BEFID-"
Forms and categories are synonyms. Form is usually used when talking on a leaf level category (e.g. 7085 is Digital Camera). Forms can be pulled through the API by the tag "BEFID-"
Linkin ID
The tracking ID Shopping.com will provide for you to implement onto your site when using the Shopping.com API. This will track your traffic and referral revenue
The tracking ID Shopping.com will provide for you to implement onto your site when using the Shopping.com API. This will track your traffic and referral revenue
Merchant
An online store advertising its products on Shopping.com (e.g. Amazon.com, NeimanMarcus.com)
An online store advertising its products on Shopping.com (e.g. Amazon.com, NeimanMarcus.com)
Model number
A unique number describing a specific product (e.g. "SD 410" for a Canon SD 410 camera)
A unique number describing a specific product (e.g. "SD 410" for a Canon SD 410 camera)
MPN - Manufacturer Part Number
Normalization
Set of actions (e.g. string cleaning, case folding, accent folding, plural to singular) to bring the searched terms and the Shopping.com data to a common denominator. This step is necessary to improve search quality
Set of actions (e.g. string cleaning, case folding, accent folding, plural to singular) to bring the searched terms and the Shopping.com data to a common denominator. This step is necessary to improve search quality
Products
A product is a unique good, manufactured by a single manufacturer and sold by multiple merchants. Shopping.com has proprietary technologies to build its own global product catalog, offering for any product its specifications, rating, images and store offers
A product is a unique good, manufactured by a single manufacturer and sold by multiple merchants. Shopping.com has proprietary technologies to build its own global product catalog, offering for any product its specifications, rating, images and store offers
Query/Queries
A formatted request sent to Shopping.com describing the information to be retrieved
A formatted request sent to Shopping.com describing the information to be retrieved
Referral Revenue
The amount of revenue that you are paid from SDC for the click referrals you generate. The revenue is calculated from the paid clicks you drive, each with a CPC value. This can also be referred to as commission
The amount of revenue that you are paid from SDC for the click referrals you generate. The revenue is calculated from the paid clicks you drive, each with a CPC value. This can also be referred to as commission
Store-offer
A unique offer from a single merchant listing his good on Shopping.com
A unique offer from a single merchant listing his good on Shopping.com
Smart buy
The lowest priced offer from a trusted store in structured category
The lowest priced offer from a trusted store in structured category
Taxonomy
The hierarchy of SDC's categories and sub-categories (e.g. Cameras, Digital Cameras)
The hierarchy of SDC's categories and sub-categories (e.g. Cameras, Digital Cameras)
UPC - (Universal Product Code)
Universal Product Code, a 12 digits universal barcode identifying a specific manufacturer product.
Universal Product Code, a 12 digits universal barcode identifying a specific manufacturer product.
url2
The query required to refine the results by performing a second query to the Shopping.com API
The query required to refine the results by performing a second query to the Shopping.com API
XML - (eXtensible Markup Language)
Standardized computer format capable of describing information. Shopping.com utilizes this format when responding to API queries
Standardized computer format capable of describing information. Shopping.com utilizes this format when responding to API queries
