Amazon link check failed

pbennett · 08-15-2009, 01:00 PM

I just happened to run their link checker this morning and all my links failed. Is anybody else having problems?

SuzanneH · 08-15-2009, 03:26 PM

Are you using their API or a script that uses their API? A change was made effective today. Here's the e-mail I received awhile ago:

Quote:

You are receiving this email because we have identified you as a user of the Amazon Product Advertising API (previously known as the Amazon Associates Web Service or the Amazon E-Commerce Web Service). If you are not aware that you use the API, that may be because you use it via a third-party script or application that calls the API.

We wanted to let you know that all Product Advertising API developers will be required to authenticate all calls to the Product Advertising API using request signatures by August 15, 2009. Calls to the Product Advertising API that are not signed will not be processed after August 15, 2009.

If you are not the developer of the script or application you use that calls the API, or you are unsure how you are using the API, please contact the original developer of the script or application you are using to ensure that your site or application will comply with the signed requests requirement and will continue to work after August 15 2009.

We’d also like to take this opportunity to point out the resources available to help you make this change to your applications:

-The Developer Guide has details on what signed requests are and how to construct signed requests.

-Sample Code for Signed Requests is available in Java, C# and Perl.
-Our technical staff and other customers are available to answer questions on our Community Forums.

-Other resources can be found at the Product Advertising API home page.

Thank you for advertising our products and we look forward to sharing the revenue from these sales.
Sincerely,

The Product Advertising API Team

pbennett · 08-15-2009, 03:40 PM

hmmm...interesting. Thanks.

I'm just one of those people that copies and pastes the code.

warbill · 08-15-2009, 04:34 PM

All my A-Stores are working just fine.

warbill · 08-19-2009, 12:25 PM

API Key, that is the key.

yes, had to finally get one from Amazon because all my RSS feeds stopped due to the change. +
don't forget to copy down your Your Secret Access Key

08-15-2009, 01:00 PM	#1
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pbennett HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 195 Thanks: 179 Thanked 16 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Amazon link check failed - anybody else having problems? hmmm...interesting. Thanks. I'm just one of those people that copies and pastes the code.
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warbill Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 38 Thanks: 31 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Social Networking	Re: Amazon link check failed - anybody else having problems? All my A-Stores are working just fine.

08-19-2009, 12:25 PM	#5
warbill Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 38 Thanks: 31 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Social Networking	Re: Amazon link check failed - anybody else having problems? API Key, that is the key. yes, had to finally get one from Amazon because all my RSS feeds stopped due to the change. + don't forget to copy down your Your Secret Access Key