The API to your Price Comparison Service
Open Price Comparison Service API ensures the actuality of Price Comparison Services. This API is Open Source and ready for your individual customization. Feel free to create your own application and be part of the OPCSA-Community.
The OPCSA-API
The API is controlled by the file opcsa.php, which is in the main directory. This file reacts on the following variables:
- mid (MerchantID)
With a valid you'll get the timestamp of the last CSV-download (wich is processed!) - upw (Update-Password)
In connection with the mid you initiate an upgrade process - tot (turn-on time)
Optional extension to mid and upw to setup a future timestamp for the CSV Download - url (URL of merchant)
External Review with the same function as mid - time (simple query without variable delivery)
show the server time - version (simple query without variable delivery)
show the OPCSA version
The following examples shows the typical reuse of OPCSA:
pricecomparison.de/opcsa.php?mid=1234
A (plain Unix-)Timestamp of of the last csv download (which is processed): 1272630452
pricecomparison.de/opcsa.php?mid=1234&upw=secret
Request to csv download. Feedback true or false
pricecomparison.de/opcsa.php?mid=1234&upw=secret&tot=1272630452
Request to csv download on a specific timestamp. Feedback true or false
pricecomparison.de/opcsa.php?mid=1234&upw=secret&tot=del
Request to delete the csv download on a specific timestamp. Feedback true or false
pricecomparison.de/opcsa.php?url=www.ashop.com
A Timestamp of of the last csv download (which is processed): 1272630452
pricecomparison.de/opcsa.php?time
Server time: 1272641267
pricecomparison.de/opcsa.php?version
Used OPCSA: 0.9
0.9