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Amazon API keys

by thecableguy
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I hope this is the right place to post this.

Anyway I have a question about Amazons API keys. I purchased a plugin for the developers license with the intention of flipping the site in the future. But the problem is that if I create Amazon product posts and later switch the API keys after ownership is transferred would the posts be affected?

The person who sold the plugin says it won't matter as it's only needed to access the product info and all I need to do is change the tracking code, however, I have a plugin that only uses the API keys and not the tracking code. Which would suggest that it is necessary.

My question - will changing the API key affect the referral commissions?

Thanks
#amazon #api #keys
  • Profile picture of the author stma
    You need three things when you are working with amazons api.

    1.) secret key.

    2.) Access key.

    3.) Affiliate ID (like someuser-20)

    Somewhere in that script all three things are defined and will need to be changed to the new owner.

    If it's writing static files, or files to the database whatever you've already done will be your id. Pretty easy to do a global find and replace in the database. There's a tutorial inside BHD (in my sig) about getting WP hacked that can be used to replace affiliate id's.
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    • Profile picture of the author thecableguy
      Got it.

      Me fooling around in the database? Just like letting a bull into a china shop

      Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author stma
    I'd direct link - but it just turns into "blue fart".

    so
    blac hatdigest.com/hacked-wordpress-blog-find-and-replace-in-mysql/

    Replace the space with a k.
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