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ADDEDIT Offer API Version 5

ADDEDIT Offer API Version 5

Updated on 2015-03-06
Current Version: Version 5
Deprecated Version: 1, 2, 3, 4
Requests Allowed: GET & SOAP

 

Summary:

Creates new offers or edits existing offers.

 

Resource/WSDL Page:

http://<your_domain_here>/api/5/addedit.asmx?op=Offer

 

Parameters

api_key
Required
Type: STRING
Length (Max/Min): 50

This api_key will provide you with the ability to export Campaigns for your instance. You can obtain this api_key from within CAKE >> Setup >> Permissions in the API Key list.  Must be a valid API key (existing and not expired)


Example Value: Fo35NRAqvFLXoZxqB4aViaiYM7iVMhh

offer_id
Required
Type: INTEGER
Length (Max/Min): N/A

0 creates a new offer. Values greater than 1 edits the offer.


Example Values: 0 or 123
advertiser_id
Required
Type: INTEGER
Length (Max/Min): N/A

 

If passing anything <= 0 the result will include all advertisers. If the advertiser ID does not exist, it will return an empty array instead of an error. You can obtain the advertiser ID from within your CAKE instance under the Advertiser tab >> ID

Example Values: 1234
vertical_id
Required
Type: SHORT
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Vertical associated with the offer. 0 to skip on edit


Example Values:
12
offer_name
Required
Type: STRING
Length (Max/Min): 200

 Name of the offer. Required on creation, NULL or empty on edit skips


Example Values: Offer_Name

third_party_name
Required
Type: STRING
Length (Max/Min): 200

 Alternate name of the offer. NULL or empty skips on creation, NULL sets it as NULL on edit, empty skips on edit


Example Values: Alt_Offer_Name

hidden
Required
Type: ENUM
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Set offer hidden status to on, off or no_change. Cannot use no_change on creation.


Example Values: off

offer_status_id
Required
Type: BYTE
Length (Max/Min): N/A
Use GET OfferStatuses API: https://support.getcake.com/solution/categories/5000109264/folders/5000173057/articles/5000546184-get-offerstatuses-api-version-1

Set status of the offer as active, inactive or pending.Required on creation, 0 to skip on edit


Example Values: 1

 offer_type_id
Required
Type: BYTE
Length (Max/Min): N/A

 Use GET OfferTypes API:
https://support.getcake.com/solution/categories/5000109264/folders/5000173057/articles/5000546197-get-offertypes-api-version-1

Type of offer as 3rd Party, Hosted or Host-n-Post. Required on creation, not used on edit


Example Values: 1
 
currency_id
Required
Type: BYTE
Length (Max/Min): N/A

 Use Get CurrencyIDs API:
https://support.getcake.com/solution/categories/5000109264/folders/5000173057/articles/5000546043-get-currencies-api-version-1

Currency for the offer. Required if currencies are enabled and creating an offer, not used on edit


Example Values: 1
ssl
Required
Type: BOOL_TYPE
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Set offer pixel status to on, off or no_change. Cannot use no_change on creation.


Example Values: off
click_cookie_days
Required
Type: SHORT
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Cookie set in days for the offer. Required on creation, negative number on edit to skip


Example Values: 30, -1
impression_cookie_days
Required
Type: SHORT
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Impression set in days for the offer. Required on creation, negative number on edit to skip


Example Values: 30, -1
redirect_offer_contract_id
Required
Type: INTEGER
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Select redirect offer contact for this offer. 0 to skip


Example Values: 123
redirect_404
Required
Type: BOOL_TYPE
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Set 404 page for offer redirect to on, off or no_change. Cannot use no_change on creation.


Example Values: off

enable_view_thru_conversions
Required
Type: BOOL_TYPE
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Set conversion generated though impressions to on, off or no_change.


Example Values: off
click_trumps_impression
Required
Type: BOOL_TYPE
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Set clicks override impressions for conversions to on, off or no_change.


Example Values: off
disable_click_deduplication
Required
Type: BOOL_TYPE
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Set allow duplicate clicks to on, off or no_change.


Example Values: off
last_touch
Required
Type: BOOL_TYPE
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Set conversion attribution to last touch to on, off or no_change.



Example Values: off
enable_transaction_id_deduplication
Required
Type: BOOL_TYPE
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Set deduplication of conversions based on transaction ID to on, off or no_change.



Example Values: off
postbacks_only
Required
Type: BOOL_TYPE
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Set postback only to on, off or no_change.


Example Values: off
pixel_html
Required
Type: STRING
Length (Max/Min): N/A

3rd party pixel. NULL or empty skips on creation, NULL sets it as NULL on edit, empty skips on edit


Example Values: <iframe src="http://demotrk.cakemarketing.com/p.ashx?o=55378734&t=TRANSACTION_ID" height="1" width="1" frameborder="0"></iframe>
postback_url
Required
Type: STRING
Length (Max/Min): 400

 3rd party Postback URL. NULL or empty skips on creation, NULL sets it as NULL on edit, empty skips on edit


Example Values: http://demotrk.cakemarketing.com/p.ashx?o=55378734&f=pb&r=REQUEST_SESSION_ID&t=TRANSACTION_ID

postback_url_ms_delay
Required
Type: INTEGER
Length (Max/Min): N/A

 

Time (in ms) before 3rd party postback url pixel fires. -1 to skip on Edit.



Example Values: 100
fire_global_pixel
Required
Type: BOOL_TYPE
Length (Max/Min): N/A

 Set option to fire global pixel to on, off or no_change.


Example Values: off

fire_pixel_on_nonpaid_conversions
Required
Type: BOOL_TYPE
Length (Max/Min): N/A

 Set option to fire global pixel for nonpaid conversions to on, off or no_change.


Example Values: off

static_suppression
Required
Type: SHORT
Length (Max/Min): N/A

 

This should be limited to a %, 0-100. -1 to skip, -2 to null.

 
conversion_cap_behavior
Required
Type: BYTE
Length (Max/Min): N/A

How incoming conversions are dealt with when a conversion cap has already been hit. -1 to skip


Example Values: 0 (Default to Global), 1 (Advertiser Payment, Affiliate Payment), 2 (Advertiser Payment, No affiliate Payment), 3 (Ignore Conversion), 4 (No advertiser payment, Affiliate Payment), 5 (No advertiser payment, No affiliate payment)

conversion_behavior_on_redirect
Required
Type: BYTE
Length (Max/Min): N/A

How incoming conversions are dealt with when any redirect criteria is met. -1 to skip.

Example Values: 0 (Default to Global), 1 (Advertiser Payment, Affiliate Payment), 2 (Advertiser Payment, No affiliate Payment), 3 (Ignore Conversion), 4 (No advertiser payment, Affiliate Payment), 5 (No advertiser payment, No affiliate payment)


expiration_date
Required
Type: DATETIME
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Date when the offer will expire. Required even if no expiration is needed. To ignore this field use the "expiration_date_modification_type=do_not_change" field below


Example Values: 12/31/2014 13:59:59

expiration_date_modification_type
Required
Type: MODIFICATION_TYPES
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Set expiration date modification to do_not_change, change, remove


Example Values: change
offer_contract_name
Required
Type: STRING
Length (Max/Min): 50

NULL or empty skips on creation, NULL sets it as NULL on edit, empty skips on edit


Example Values: change1234
offer_contract_hidden
Required
Type: BOOL
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Hide offer contract. no_change to skip on Edit.


Example Values: on
price_format_id
Required
Type: BYTE
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Price format of the offer as CPA, CPC, CPM, Fixed or RevShare. https://getcake.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/5000546239-get-priceformats-api-version-1


Example Values: 1
payout
Required
Type: DECIMAL
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Default payout to affiliate on conversion. Can be overridden on the campaign level.


Example Values: 20.05
received
Required
Type: DECIMAL
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Revenue received from advertiser on conversion.


Example Values: 20.05
received_percentage
Required
Type: BOOL
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Receive revenue as a percentage from advertiser. no_change to skip on Edit.


Example Values: on
offer_link
Required
Type: STRING
Length (Max/Min): 400

URL for offer landing page. Required on creation, NULL or empty on edit skips


Example Values: http://www.domain.com/a
thankyou_link
Required
Type: STRING
Length (Max/Min): 400

*Now Called Confirmation Page Link in the UI. Where CAKE will send returning traffic that is still cookied from a conversion. Required on creation, NULL sets it as NULL on edit, empty skips on edit


Example Values: http://www.domain.com/ty
preview_link
Optional
Type: STRING
Length (Max/Min): 400

Non-tracking URL. NULL or empty skips on creation, NULL sets it as NULL on edit, empty skips on edit


Example Values: http://www.domain.com/a
thumbnail_file_import_url
Optional
Type: STRING
Length (Max/Min): 400

URL where image to be used as preview is hosted



NULL or empty skips on creation, NULL sets it as NULL on edit, empty skips on edit
offer_description
Optional
Type: STRING
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Description of the offer for affiliates. NULL or empty skips on creation, NULL sets it as NULL on edit, empty skips on edit


Example Values: This_Is_a_descroption

restrictions
Optional
Type: STRING
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Restrictions for running the offer to affiliates. NULL or empty skips on creation, NULL sets it as NULL on edit, empty skips on edit


Example Values: description_description

advertiser_extended_terms
Optional
Type: STRING
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Additional conditions required to run offer to affiliates. NULL or empty skips on creation, NULL sets it as NULL on edit, empty skips on edit


Example Values: extended_terms

testing_instructions
Optional
Type: STRING
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Testing information for affiliates. NULL or empty skips on creation, NULL sets it as NULL on edit, empty skips on edit


Example Values: testing_instructions

tags
Optional
Type: STRING
Length (Max/Min): N/A

This should be a comma separated list of tag names, each tag name cannot exceed 50 characters


Example Values: TAG1,TAG2,TAG3
allow_affiliates_to_create_creatives
Optional
Type: BOOL_TYPES
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Set option to allow affiliates to add own creatives to on, off or no_change.


Example Values: off
unsubscribe_link
Optional
Type: STRING
Length (Max/Min): 255

Email unsubscribe link. NULL or empty skips on creation, NULL sets it as NULL on edit, empty skips on edit


Example Values: http://www.unsubscribe.com

from_lines
Required
Type: STRING
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Approved email from senders. Required on creation, NULL or empty on edit skips


Example Values: EXAMPLE_FROM_LINE

subject_lines
Required
Type: STRING
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Approved email subject lines.Required on creation, NULL or empty on edit skips


Example Values: EXAMPLE_SUBJECT_LINE

conversions_from_whitelist_only
Required
Type: ENUM
Length (Max/Min): 50

Denotes whether pixels for this offer can only come from pixels whitelisted under Advertiser tab >> Pixel Whitelist


Example Value: on, off, no_change
allowed_media_type_modification_type
Required
Type: ENUM
Length (Max/Min): N/A



Example Values: do_not_change, add, replace, remove, remove_all
allowed_media_type_ids
Required
Type: STRING
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Allowed media types for the offer. https://getcake.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/5000546170-get-mediatypes-api-version-1

Example Values: 2

redirect_domain
Required
Type: STRING
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Denotes offer level redirect domain. **Must have alternate redirect domains enabled. 


Example Values: http://www.domain.com
cookie_domain
Required
Type: STRING
Length (Max/Min): 200

 Denotes offer level cookie domain. **Must have alternate cookie domains enabled.


Example Values: http://www.domain.com

track_search_terms_from_non_supported_search_engines
Required
Type: ENUM
Length (Max/Min): 200

Only for CAKE for Advertisers. This allows a specific offer to request that CAKE look for search terms from "non-supported" search engines


Example Values: on, off, no_change
auto_disposition_type
Required
Type: ENUM
Length (Max/Min): N/A

The default disposition (if auto disposition delay hours are used) once time threshold his met


Example Values: none, rejected, approved, no_change
auto_disposition_delay_hours
Required
Type: INT
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Time before a conversion is automatically updated with default disposition


Example Values: 3, 10
session_regeneration_seconds
Required
Type: INT
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Time (in seconds) that CAKE will look back to attribute a conversion to a click outside of the cookie.

Pass -1 to skip and -2 to clear.

Max value 2592000

Max value of 86400 if choosing session_regeneration_type_id in the following list (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 15)

session_regeneration_type_id
Required
Type: INT
Length (Max/Min): N/A



Pass 0 to skip and -1 to clear.


Example Values:
payout_modification_type
Required
Type: ENUM
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Must be 'change' when creating new offer
Example Values: do_not_change, change, remove
recieved_modification_type
Required
Type: ENUM
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Must be 'change' when creating new offer

Example Values: do_not_change, change, remove


tags_modification_type
Required
Type: ENUM
Length (Max/Min): N/A

Example Values: do_not_change, add, replace, remove, remove_all

 **Note all optional parameters still need to be passed through in the actual call. These parameters do not need a value (therefore you can use a null value). 

 

Example Requests

Create:
https://demo-new.cakemarketing.com/api/5/addedit.asmx/Offer?api_key=3YmDJeT3VHTFhDqAjr2OlQ&offer_id=0&advertiser_id=1&vertical_id=1&offer_name=Super+Sneakers&third_party_name=Sneak101&offer_status_id=1&offer_type_id=3&currency_id=1&ssl=off&click_cookie_days=30&impression_cookie_days=30&enable_view_thru_conversions=off&click_trumps_impression=off&disable_click_deduplication=off&last_touch=off&enable_transaction_id_deduplication=off&offer_contract_name=Offer+Contract+1&price_format_id=1&payout=3.25&received=4.35&received_percentage=off&offer_link=http://getCAKE.com&thankyou_link=&offer_contract_hidden=off&preview_link=http://getCAKE.com&offer_description=Hot+new+sneakers+for+you&restrictions=Only+for+sneakers,+not+sandals&advertiser_extended_terms=Must+be+a+human+to+run+Offer&testing_instructions=Use+a+fake+CC&tags=tagged&hidden=off&redirect_offer_contract_id=0&redirect_404=off&postbacks_only=off&pixel_html=&postback_url=&postback_url_ms_delay=0&fire_global_pixel=off&fire_pixel_on_non_paid_conversions=off&static_suppression=1&conversion_cap_behavior=0&conversion_behavior_on_redirect=0&expiration_date=12/31/2014%2013:59:59&expiration_date_modification_type=do_not_change&thumbnail_file_import_url=&allow_affiliates_to_create_creatives=off&unsubscribe_link=&from_lines=&subject_lines=&conversions_from_whitelist_only=on&allowed_media_type_modification_type=do_not_change&allowed_media_type_ids=&redirect_domain=&cookie_domain=&track_search_terms_from_non_supported_search_engines=off&auto_disposition_type=none&auto_disposition_delay_hours=0&session_regeneration_seconds=-1&session_regeneration_type_id=0&payout_modification_type=change&received_modification_type=change&tags_modification_type=do_not_change

Edit:

https://demo-new.cakemarketing.com/api/5/addedit.asmx/Offer?api_key=3YmDJeT3VHTFhDqAjr2OlQ&offer_id=55378222&advertiser_id=1&vertical_id=1&offer_name=Super+Sneakers&third_party_name=Sneak101&offer_status_id=1&offer_type_id=3&currency_id=1&ssl=off&click_cookie_days=30&impression_cookie_days=30&enable_view_thru_conversions=off&click_trumps_impression=off&disable_click_deduplication=off&last_touch=off&enable_transaction_id_deduplication=off&offer_contract_name=Offer+Contract+1&price_format_id=1&payout=3.25&received=4.35&received_percentage=off&offer_link=http://getCAKE.com&thankyou_link=http://getCAKE.com/thankyou&offer_contract_hidden=off&preview_link=http://getCAKE.com&offer_description=Hot+new+sneakers+for+you&restrictions=Only+for+sneakers,+not+sandals&advertiser_extended_terms=Must+be+a+human+to+run+Offer&testing_instructions=Use+a+fake+CC&tags=tagged&hidden=off&redirect_offer_contract_id=0&redirect_404=off&postbacks_only=off&pixel_html=&postback_url=&postback_url_ms_delay=0&fire_global_pixel=off&fire_pixel_on_non_paid_conversions=off&static_suppression=1&conversion_cap_behavior=0&conversion_behavior_on_redirect=0&expiration_date=12/31/2014 13:59:59&expiration_date_modification_type=do_not_change&thumbnail_file_import_url=&allow_affiliates_to_create_creatives=off&unsubscribe_link=&from_lines=&subject_lines=&conversions_from_whitelist_only=no_change&allowed_media_type_modification_type=do_not_change&allowed_media_type_ids=&redirect_domain=&cookie_domain=&track_search_terms_from_non_supported_search_engines=no_change&auto_disposition_type=no_change&auto_disposition_delay_hours=0&session_regeneration_seconds=-1&session_regeneration_type_id=0&payout_modification_type=do_not_change&received_modification_type=do_not_change&tags_modification_type=do_not_change



Sample XML Responses
Create

 

<offer_addedit_response xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://cakemarketing.com/api/5/">
  <success>true</success>
  <message>Offer 55382100 Created</message>
  <success_info>
    <offer_id>55382100</offer_id>
    <offer_contract_id>9208</offer_contract_id>
    <campaign_id>765320</campaign_id>
    <creative_id>1141216</creative_id>
  </success_info>
</offer_addedit_response>

 

Edit

  

<offer_addedit_response xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://cakemarketing.com/api/5/">
  <success>true</success>
  <message>Offer 55378222 Updated</message>
  <success_info>
    <offer_id>55378222</offer_id>
    <offer_contract_id>4111</offer_contract_id>
    <campaign_id xsi:nil="true"/>
    <creative_id xsi:nil="true"/>
  </success_info>
</offer_addedit_response>

  

 


Example Error Messages: 

Error Message
Likely Cause
Invalid API Key
API Key does not exist or is expired
cupCAKE Offer Limit Reached
cupCAKE client already has 100 offers when creating an offer
Invalid Advertiser
advertiser_id doesn't correspond to an advertiser in the system when creating an of
Invalid Vertical
vertical_id doesn't correspond to a vertical in the system when creating an offer
Invalid Offer Name
offer_name is NULL or empty when creating an offer
Invalid Offer Status
offer_status equals 0 when creating an offer
Invalid Currency ID
currencies are enabled and currency_id doesn't correspond to a currency in the system when creating an offer
Invalid Offer Link
offer_link is NULL or empty when creating an offer
Invalid Thankyou Link
thankyou_link is NULL or empty when creating an offer
Invalid SSL
ssl equals no_change when creating an offer
Invalid Enable View Thru Conversions
enable_view_thru_conversions equals no_change when creating an offer
Invalid Click Trumps Impression
click_trumps_impression equals no_change when creating an offer
Invalid Disable Click Deduplication
disable_click_deduplication equals no_change when creating an offer
Invalid Last Touch
last_touch equals no_change when creating an offer
Invalid Enable Transaction ID Deduplication
enable_transaction_id_deduplication equals no_change when creating an offer
Invalid Received Percentage
received_percentage equals no_change when creating an offer
Invalid Offer Contract Hidden
offer_contract_hidden equals no_change when creating an offer
Invalid Postbacks Only
postbacks_only equals no_change when creating an offer
No Offer Contracts Found For ID ###
redirect_offer_contract is greater than 0, but no offer contracts are found for that id
Invalid Redirect 404
redirect_404 equals no_change when creating an offer
Invalid Creative File Import URL
general error when the offer thumbnail offer fails
Invalid Offer ID
offer_id doesn't correspond to an offer in the system

 

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