09-07-2005, 10:47 PM
After a few years of extreme pain using Marketworks to list to Yahoo: API integration for launches is actually on the horizon
Quote: ***Changes to Yahoo Account Settings***
In anticipation of Yahoo officially releasing their new launch API, we will be updating several Yahoo-specific areas of the site:
Yahoo Account Detail page:
(1) Removed the Yahoo Security Key as a field - currently it is listed as a required field, but it is no longer used in auction launches or updates.
(2) Added PayPal as an available payment method - removed Yahoo!Paydirect as an obsolete payment type.
(3) Removed the checkbox for International Shipping, as it is no longer applicable.
(4) Added a new launch default for Default Condition, similar to what we have for eBay accounts, except this one only shows those values to which we can map at launch: New, Used-Like New, Used-Very Good, and Used-Good.
Inventory Detail page:
Added support for Yahoo Condition fields that map to our system. We are able to map our condition values into Yahoo's EXCEPT for (a) Used, (b) Not Working, and © Refurbished. Yahoo also has two conditions that don't map to ours: (a) Acceptable and (b) Collectible (which arguably is not a condition. Supposedly they will also have some category-specific condition values, but we don't know what those are and don't plan to map any of those at this time.
Yahoo ClickLaunch, Bulk Launch, and Bulk ReLaunch:
(1) Added Condition (defaulted from Inventory (first default, if available) or Account (if available, and if no inventory value was found).
(2) Removed Help text about Yahoo charging extra for Reserve Price.
(3) Removed checkbox for International Shipping, as no longer applicable.
(4) Removed the options for Highlight, Boldfaced Title, and Featured Amount, as these are no longer applicable. Removed the entire Optional Features section - move the remaining Buy Now Price field to live under the Minimum Bid price in the Auction Settings section.
Yahoo LaunchBots:
Removed the options for Highlight, Boldfaced Title, and Featured Amount, as these are no longer applicable. Removed the entire Optional Features section - move the remaining Bid or Buy field to live under the Launch Quantity in the LaunchBot Settings section.
Also, as part of this change we'll be pushing the Optional Inventory fields for ISBN or UPC, if applicable, to Yahoo during launch.
Note that The changes that have been made are NOT yet supported at Yahoo. These changes will not go into effect until Yahoo officially makes its API for launches available. What this means is that if you select PayPal as a payment option it will not show up in ads launched prior to the API roll-out on Yahoo's side. It also means that we will NOT be sending condition, UPC or ISBN until then.
Once Yahoo officially supports launches through the API, these features will be available and an additional announcement will be made.
The Marketworks Team