External Kickbacks API
Run this script to determine if TCGplayer is running and active kickback and it's details
How do I implement?
The URL is listed here:
https://kickbacks-api.tcgplayer.com/Kickbacks?api-version=1.0
You will want to run a script that calls this endpoint approximately once an hour and save the results to a database in order to reference for your site/page/application.
What will it return?
As an affiliate utilizing this endpoint, you will be able to see the following info:
- Active dates and times of the kickback
- Percentage for the active kickback
- What the kickback applies to (product lines, product types)
The call will return "NULL" if the is currently no active kickback. Examples are below.
{"startDateTime":"06/14/2019 12:00:00","endDateTime":"06/17/2019 22:00:00","percent":"5.00","productTypes":["Singles"],"productLines":["Bakugan TCG","Cardfight Vanguard","Dice Masters","Dragoborne","Dragon Ball Super CCG","Dragon Ball Z TCG","Exodus TCG","Final Fantasy TCG","Force of Will","Future Card BuddyFight","Lightseekers TCG","Magic","MetaX TCG","Munchkin CCG","My Little Pony CCG","Pokemon","Star Wars Destiny","The Caster Chronicles","Transformers TCG","Universal Fighting System","Warhammer Age of Sigmar Champions TCG","Weiss Schwarz","WoW","YuGiOh","Zombie World Order TCG"]}
{"startDateTime":null,"endDateTime":null,"percent":null,"productTypes":null,"productLines":null}
How can I utilize this?
We typically see a 30%-40% increase in affiliate revenue when kickbacks are running and your community is made aware of it. Some examples of how you can use this data and inform your audience include:
- Activating graphics or text with the current sale percentage next to TCGplayer links or prices
- Updating prices to reflect kickback percentage
- Changing ad space to include new kickback advertisement (provided by TCGplayer)
Updated almost 5 years ago