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It “almost” does not allow to use it if the account has no sales. If you happen to experience connection errors when connecting Wasabi to Amazon’s API, it is almost always due to one of these issues: ⚠️ “Out of stock”, “No data available in the API” or a warning constantly popping up and indicating that Amazon could apply restrictions on the API’s usage.Īmazon sets some initial restrictions on the API’s usage.

Once you have completed all the data, press the blue “ Publish” button to save the changes.

Thanks to this setting, we can increase the website’s loading speed, reduce the number of requests to Amazon API, and adjust it with the value that best suits your case, although the default value (86400) works in most cases.

Cache Expiration Time: represents the time that requests to Amazon’s API remain in the cache.

Country: This is the country where the products will be searched for and linked to from the generated affiliate links.

Associate Tag:corresponds to the “tracking ID” created in the Amazon affiliate panel ( ).

API secret: corresponds to the “Secret Access Key” value obtained in the previous step.

API Key: corresponds to the “Access Key ID” value obtained in the previous step.

You must follow these steps to set up Wasabi with Amazon’s API:Ĭlick on Wasabi → Affiliate in the WordPress menu

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How to set up Amazon Product Advertising API in Wasabi Theme We recommend writing down the keys when creating them, so in case you need them in the future, you will not have to deactivate a key to create a new one since you can reuse the old one. Note: remember that the maximum number of active keys is 2, but you can take advantage of them on as many websites as you want. You will be able to connect if you have tried to use them before, but you will not be able to get product data. New API keys will start working 48 hours after their creation.

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We also recommend clicking on “ Download key file” to make a backup copy of the keys (remember to keep them in a safe place). In the ” Create an Access Key” pop-up window, click on “ Show Access Key” and write down the “ Access Key ID” and “ Secret Access Key“, as this is the data Wasabi will require to be able to connect with Amazon Product Advertising API. There you will be able to see the keys you have already created or create a new one by clicking on the “Create an access key” button. Visit (or the URL from the country you signed up in)Ĭlick on the menu Tools → Product Advertising APIĬlick on the “Manage Credentials” button.Ĭlick on “Continue to Security Credentials” in the pop-up window.Įxpand the “Access Keys (Access Key ID and Secret Access Key)” tab of the accordion. Sign up as a Product Advertising API userby visiting the corresponding URL. Sign up at Amazon Associates program (if you have not already). Once you have them, you can take advantage of them on as many websites as you want. To enjoy this API, you have to obtain the credentials first. Many affiliates get their product data from the misnamed Amazon Associates API, which actual name is Amazon Product Advertising API (PA API).