1) I'd like to earn some affiliate dollars from these APIs. Do you
have an affiliate program similar to eBay?
2) Your license says I can't commercialize my application. What gives?

Hi Administrator

Are there APIs available that support Yahoo Auctions?

Thanks,

In case you are interested in a solution for the UK, please drop me a
line. We can provide XML product search export feeds and
shopping/travel WLs for the UK as well as 9 other European countries.

Kelkoo was acquired by Yahoo! Inc in April 2004 and is now a wholly
owned subsidiary.

Sara Maehlmann
Distribution Manager
Sara.Maehlmann@...

Christophe,
I am interested.
Can you provide me more info on White Labels and other resources?
Thanks,


Kan.
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From: "kelkoochristophe" <Christophe@...>
To: <yws-shopping@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 8:33 PM
Subject: [yws-shopping] Re: Yahoo Australia


> --- In yws-shopping@yahoogroups.com, "taleduc" <tleduc@a...> wrote:
>>
>> Does the Yahoo API cover other coutries like Australia?
>>
>
> Yahoo shopping Australia is powered by Kelkoo. The european leader in
> shopping comparison that has joined the Yahoo group in april last year.
>
> We do not provide for the moment an open API for the people interested
> to create their own website using shopping ressources. But this is a
> project that is scheduled.
>
> Today, we are providing White Labels for websites that want to have an
> online shopping service branded on their colors without managing the
> technical aspect and the sales aspect.
> If you are interested , for more informations you can contact me by
> mail.
> Christophe
>
>
>
>
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--- In yws-shopping@yahoogroups.com, "taleduc" <tleduc@a...> wrote:
>
> Does the Yahoo API cover other coutries like Australia?
>

Yahoo shopping Australia is powered by Kelkoo. The european leader in
shopping comparison that has joined the Yahoo group in april last year.

We do not provide for the moment an open API for the people interested
to create their own website using shopping ressources. But this is a
project that is scheduled.

Today, we are providing White Labels for websites that want to have an
online shopping service branded on their colors without managing the
technical aspect and the sales aspect.
If you are interested , for more informations you can contact me by
mail.
Christophe

Unfortunately, no.  Each Y! Shopping property is handled by their
local Y! office.

http://shopping.yahoo.com is the U.S. based shopping property.  I'm
not aware of plans from the international properties to create apis.

regards,
Ben

--- In yws-shopping@yahoogroups.com, "taleduc" <tleduc@a...> wrote:
>
> Does the Yahoo API cover other coutries like Australia?
>

Does the Yahoo API cover other coutries like Australia?

Ben,

Ok thanks.

I know ETA's are treacherous, but as soon as you get
one, I'd love to hear it.

Robert

--- Ben Strong <benjamin@...> wrote:

> we'll look to provide that additional funcitonality
> in upcoming
> versions of the api.  we'll be itterating the apis
> to gain more and
> more functionality over time.
>
> thanks much for the feedback.
>
> --- In yws-shopping@yahoogroups.com, robertoschler
> <robertoschler@y...> wrote:
> > Ben,
> >
> > Did you see this message which I sent to the
> > yws-shopping group yesterday?  It doesn't seem to
> have
> > ever made it to the group, I had to pull it out of
> my
> > "sent" box:
> >
> > ---
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am very excited about the brand new user reviews
> > addition to the Yahoo shopping API, great job! But
> I
> > am disappointed to find that only the Overall
> rating
> > is returned in the XML result document, and not
> the
> > Quality, Features, Support, and Value ratings.
> >
> > When will those be available?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Robert
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Ben Strong <benjamin@y...> wrote:
> >
> > >
> >
>
http://developer.yahoo.net/shopping/V1/userProductReview.html
> > >
> > > We've added a new API for Yahoo! Shopping.  Now
> you
> > > can get Yahoo!
> > > user reviews for catalog listings.  The API
> gives
> > > you the ability to
> > > sort on most recommended, latest and most
> popular
> > > reviews.  Enjoy!
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> >
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> > >
> > >
> > >     yws-shopping-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > __________________________________
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> > http://mail.yahoo.com
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we'll look to provide that additional funcitonality in upcoming
versions of the api.  we'll be itterating the apis to gain more and
more functionality over time.

thanks much for the feedback.

--- In yws-shopping@yahoogroups.com, robertoschler
<robertoschler@y...> wrote:
> Ben,
>
> Did you see this message which I sent to the
> yws-shopping group yesterday?  It doesn't seem to have
> ever made it to the group, I had to pull it out of my
> "sent" box:
>
> ---
>
> Hello,
>
> I am very excited about the brand new user reviews
> addition to the Yahoo shopping API, great job! But I
> am disappointed to find that only the Overall rating
> is returned in the XML result document, and not the
> Quality, Features, Support, and Value ratings.
>
> When will those be available?
>
> Thanks,
> Robert
>
>
>
> --- Ben Strong <benjamin@y...> wrote:
>
> >
> http://developer.yahoo.net/shopping/V1/userProductReview.html
> >
> > We've added a new API for Yahoo! Shopping.  Now you
> > can get Yahoo!
> > user reviews for catalog listings.  The API gives
> > you the ability to
> > sort on most recommended, latest and most popular
> > reviews.  Enjoy!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
> > --------------------~-->
> > Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job).
> > Welcome to the Sweet Life.
> >
> http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/OIFolB/TM
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------~->
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >     yws-shopping-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
> __________________________________
> Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005
> http://mail.yahoo.com

Ben,

Did you see this message which I sent to the
yws-shopping group yesterday?  It doesn't seem to have
ever made it to the group, I had to pull it out of my
"sent" box:

---

Hello,

I am very excited about the brand new user reviews
addition to the Yahoo shopping API, great job! But I
am disappointed to find that only the Overall rating
is returned in the XML result document, and not the
Quality, Features, Support, and Value ratings.

When will those be available?

Thanks,
Robert



--- Ben Strong <benjamin@...> wrote:

>
http://developer.yahoo.net/shopping/V1/userProductReview.html
>
> We've added a new API for Yahoo! Shopping.  Now you
> can get Yahoo!
> user reviews for catalog listings.  The API gives
> you the ability to
> sort on most recommended, latest and most popular
> reviews.  Enjoy!
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
> --------------------~-->
> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job).
> Welcome to the Sweet Life.
>
http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/OIFolB/TM
>
--------------------------------------------------------------------~->
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>     yws-shopping-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>




__________________________________
Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005
http://mail.yahoo.com

Hello,

I am very excited about the brand new user reviews
addition to the Yahoo shopping API, great job! But I
am disappointed to find that only the Overall rating
is returned in the XML result document, and not the
Quality, Features, Support, and Value ratings.

When will those be available?

Thanks,
Robert



__________________________________
Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005
http://mail.yahoo.com

http://developer.yahoo.net/shopping/V1/userProductReview.html

We've added a new API for Yahoo! Shopping.  Now you can get Yahoo!
user reviews for catalog listings.  The API gives you the ability to
sort on most recommended, latest and most popular reviews.  Enjoy!

Hi there,

Are there APIs available that support Yahoo Stores and Yahoo Auctions?

Thanks,
DB

On the heels of the release of Yahoo! Shopping APIs, we at Yahoo!
Shopping have developed our own application based on those very web
services. It's a great example of the innovation that can happen when
building on our open APIs.

We're delighted to announce the availability of our new Shopping
Search on Mobile. Yahoo! Shopping Search on Mobile (Beta) allows you
to price compare product prices from your mobile phone, accessing our
database of millions of offers.

Simply enter http://shop.yahoo.com into your WAP 2.0-enabled browser,
search for a product, and start comparing. Check your phone's user
manual to see if it's WAP 2.0-enabled.

The Yahoo! Shopping APIs can be easily used by any developer. We're
looking forward to many more cool and innovative sites and
applications to be developed on top of these Web Services. Let us know
if you've already developed something great, we'd love to see it.

Feel free to send feedback on this beta release. Get hacking!

Ben Strong,
Sr. Product Manager
Yahoo! Shopping

i should clarify...

y! shopping is not a u.s. only product, but we only have stores from
the u.s. (many merchants ship internationally though)

all of the rest of the comments re: local management of yahoo network
shopping sites remains accurate.

ben

--- In yws-shopping@yahoogroups.com, "Ben Strong" <benjamin@y...> wrote:
> hi stefanos-
>
> since shopping.yahoo.com is a u.s.-only product, we unfortunately
> won't be supporting additional languages.
>
> each shopping site on the yahoo network is run locally (.com from the
> u.s., .de from germany, etc)
>
> the .com apis will over time to support more of the features currently
> offered on the .com site.  i'm not sure of the plans for the other y!
> shopping sites.
>
> ben
>
> --- In yws-shopping@yahoogroups.com, "coderworld2001"
> <coderworld2001@y...> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > thanks for the good shopping api - product search but why i cannot
> > select a language to filter searchresults?
> >
> > i write a little Script in Perl for Germany.
> >
> > best regards, stefanos

hi there-

the apis are for y! shopping, but not y! stores.  y! shopping has
products from y! stores, as well as many other merchants.

our intention for the y! shopping apis is to offer some of the key
functionality of the y! shopping experience.  however, y! stores is
handled completely separately from y! shopping, and i don't have any
information on what may be in the work with regards to y! store apis.

ben

--- In yws-shopping@yahoogroups.com, "sam_zapper" <rafael@z...> wrote:
> Greetings!
>
>
> Where is an API to get completed orders (so we can then process the
> pack list and shipment) ???
>
> It must be there, but I cannot find it.
>
> Thanks!

hi stefanos-

since shopping.yahoo.com is a u.s.-only product, we unfortunately
won't be supporting additional languages.

each shopping site on the yahoo network is run locally (.com from the
u.s., .de from germany, etc)

the .com apis will over time to support more of the features currently
offered on the .com site.  i'm not sure of the plans for the other y!
shopping sites.

ben

--- In yws-shopping@yahoogroups.com, "coderworld2001"
<coderworld2001@y...> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> thanks for the good shopping api - product search but why i cannot
> select a language to filter searchresults?
>
> i write a little Script in Perl for Germany.
>
> best regards, stefanos

Greetings!


Where is an API to get completed orders (so we can then process the
pack list and shipment) ???

It must be there, but I cannot find it.

Thanks!

Hello,

thanks for the good shopping api - product search but why i cannot
select a language to filter searchresults?

i write a little Script in Perl for Germany.

best regards, stefanos

OK I confirmed it - that xmlns attribute is preventing an XSLT
transformation. I thought it was going to hinder using the live feed
in .NET, but I found a way around it with a complex chain of
conversions:

// from XML to String:
XML > StringBuilder > String

// then I nip that extra attribute with
String.Replace()

// then I convert it back to XML
String > StringBuilder > XmlDocument > XPathDocument

I still don't understand XML namespaces well enough to "get" why my
XSLT wouldn't work. I found the fix by trial and error.

The problem arising with XSLT transformation is in the XML file, with
this attribute:
xmlns="urn:yahoo:prods"

If I take that attribute out of the <ResultSet> node, everything works
OK.

I'll have to look back into my XML reference books to find out why the
XSLT is choking on that attribute. Any advice is welcome.

~ httpwebwitch



--- In yws-shopping@yahoogroups.com, "httpwebwitch" <heyianring@h...>
wrote:
> can you post a sample of XSLT that can be used to transform the feed
> into something rendered in HTML?

can you post a sample of XSLT that can be used to transform the feed
into something rendered in HTML?

Is there a way to search for merchants using the name instead of the
id? If not, is there a list of merchant ids and the associated names we
can download somehwere?

Great! Thanks for the feedback!

Feel free to post your application in the group if you feel like it!

Dan Theurer (toy-er)
Technical Evangelist
Yahoo! Developer Network
mailto:dan@...


--- In yws-shopping@yahoogroups.com, "Kenny Carruthers" <ken@k...> wrote:
> > Are you developing a mobile solution that uses the Shopping API?
>
>     Yes.
>
> > Can you make it work with replacing the "end-of-line" before you
parse the
> > XML or switch the parser?
>
>     Yes, it's easy to work around. The original post was more to
point out
> that the data from the Shopping results contained new lines whereas
the data
> from Local/News/Web does not and that if other people were seeing weird
> behavior, it could be related to that.
>
>     Either way, I can easily work around this difference and it's quite
> possible that the problem really lies in the kXML parser.. (That, or
some
> kXML user actually expects "CRLF" and "LF" to be handled differently.)
>
> Thanks for the input,
> Kenny

> Are you developing a mobile solution that uses the Shopping API?

     Yes.

> Can you make it work with replacing the "end-of-line" before you parse the
> XML or switch the parser?

     Yes, it's easy to work around. The original post was more to point out
that the data from the Shopping results contained new lines whereas the data
from Local/News/Web does not and that if other people were seeing weird
behavior, it could be related to that.

     Either way, I can easily work around this difference and it's quite
possible that the problem really lies in the kXML parser.. (That, or some
kXML user actually expects "CRLF" and "LF" to be handled differently.)

Thanks for the input,
Kenny

Hi,

I had a closer look at how the Shopping Web services are written and
they use a different method than the Search WS. Shopping uses the
standard Yahoo! PHP XML DOM API to create the XML. Most parsers are
able to handle those linefeeds without problems.

It also appears that kXML may not be a standards compliant parser and
is only intended for mobile platforms. The following post talks about
that.
http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/200011/msg00149.html

Are you developing a mobile solution that uses the Shopping API? Can
you make it work with replacing the "end-of-line" before you parse the
XML or switch the parser?

Does that help?

Dan Theurer
Technical Evangelist
Yahoo! Developer Network

--- In yws-shopping@yahoogroups.com, "Dan Theurer" <dan@y...> wrote:
> Hi Kenny,
>
> This is a DOS/UNIX issue. UNIX uses one character to denote the end of
> the line ("\n") whereas in DOS/Windows, two chars are used ("\c\r"). I
> agree that this should be consistent with our other Web Services. We
> will look into fixing that.
>
> Thanks for your feedback.
>
> Dan Theurer (toy-er)
> Technical Evangelist
> Yahoo! Developer Network
> mailto:dan@y...
>
>
> --- In yws-shopping@yahoogroups.com, "kennycarruthers" <ken@k...> wrote:
> > It looks like the XML returned from a 'productSearch' contains
newline
> > characters "\n" at the end of each line. The XML results from a Local
> > or News search do not.
> >
> > FWIW, it appears that the java XML parser, KXmlParser, expects it
to do
> > carriage return line feed, otherwise it interprets the newline as an
> > element (presumably assuming that it's valid text between tags) and
> > adds it as a child of the parent node.
> >
> > Not sure where, if at all, this might be a bug, but just thought
it was
> > odd since Local and News don't contain the newlines.
> >
> > Kenny

Hi Kenny,

This is a DOS/UNIX issue. UNIX uses one character to denote the end of
the line ("\n") whereas in DOS/Windows, two chars are used ("\c\r"). I
agree that this should be consistent with our other Web Services. We
will look into fixing that.

Thanks for your feedback.

Dan Theurer (toy-er)
Technical Evangelist
Yahoo! Developer Network
mailto:dan@...


--- In yws-shopping@yahoogroups.com, "kennycarruthers" <ken@k...> wrote:
> It looks like the XML returned from a 'productSearch' contains newline
> characters "\n" at the end of each line. The XML results from a Local
> or News search do not.
>
> FWIW, it appears that the java XML parser, KXmlParser, expects it to do
> carriage return line feed, otherwise it interprets the newline as an
> element (presumably assuming that it's valid text between tags) and
> adds it as a child of the parent node.
>
> Not sure where, if at all, this might be a bug, but just thought it was
> odd since Local and News don't contain the newlines.
>
> Kenny

It looks like the XML returned from a 'productSearch' contains newline
characters "\n" at the end of each line. The XML results from a Local
or News search do not.

FWIW, it appears that the java XML parser, KXmlParser, expects it to do
carriage return line feed, otherwise it interprets the newline as an
element (presumably assuming that it's valid text between tags) and
adds it as a child of the parent node.

Not sure where, if at all, this might be a bug, but just thought it was
odd since Local and News don't contain the newlines.

Kenny

Hey gang,
The Yahoo! Shopping API is now live!

We've released information and documentation on the API on the Developer
Network site here:  http://developer.yahoo.net/shopping/index.html

This is the place for your questions, ideas, feature requests and bug
reports.  Let us know what you come up with!

Have fun,
eleanor

eleanor kruszewski (kru-shef-ski)
mktng & community mgr.
yahoo! developer network
http://developer.yahoo.net