jhanbackjr

Hello.

Thank you for the information. However, the problem is a technical issue, not a legal issue.

On March 9, 2020, the Amazon Product Advertising API will stop supporting the retrieval of reviews by using the API. The ScrapeAZon plugin relies on the Amazon Product Advertising API to retrieve reviews. If the API doesn’t support the retrieval of reviews, the plugin cannot retrieve them.

Thank you again for your interest.

James

Email sent with links.

With automatic mode enabled, I have also tried disabling all add-ons. Same problem persists.

I don’t understand. The visitor account I’m using to view my site had already accepted ALL cookies in the banner. Shouldn’t that mean that I would be able to see all content even if automatic blocking is enabled? Or do all visitors need to re-consent after automatic blocking is enabled?

I tried switching back to manual blocking. That did solve the problem. I’ll follow the guides and implement show/hide based on content. HOWEVER, as I said, I had already consented to all cookies, so shouldn’t I have been seeing all content anyway?

Please advise.

This issue has become much worse as the days have ticked by. Now there are image elements of sites that are not loading at all. A fresh look at the console this morning indicates a new jQuery error as follows:

Uncaught TypeError: jQuery(...).carousel is not a function
    at HTMLDocument.<anonymous> (<anonymous>:4:26)
    at i (jquery.js:2)
    at Object.add [as done] (jquery.js:2)
    at a.fn.init.n.fn.ready (jquery.js:2)
    at <anonymous>:1:18
    at CookieControl.Cookie.dequeueNonAsyncScripts (uc.js:1)
    at CookieControl.Cookie.dequeueNonAsyncScripts (uc.js:1)
    at CookieControl.Cookie.dequeueNonAsyncScripts (uc.js:1)
    at CookieControl.Cookie.dequeueNonAsyncScripts (uc.js:1)
    at CookieControl.Cookie.dequeueNonAsyncScripts (uc.js:1)

Disabling cookiebot fixes the problem. Please advise. The current errors are affecting not only display now but also usability.

Thank you.

Hello.

Thank you for your suggestion. It is not possible to get the reviews as just text. Amazon’s Product Advertising API returns only an iframe SRC link. Although it might be possible to programmatically retrieve the text only from that link, doing so would violate Amazon’s Advertising API terms of service.

Hope that helps and let me know if I can be of further assistance.

James

Hello.

Thanks for using ScrapeAZon.

Try verifying that your credentials (associate ID and AWS) were created in the same Amazon site as the reviews you are attempting to retrieve. For example, if you attempt to retrieve reviews from the US site, your associate ID must have been created by using the US associate portal. Same for UK, etc.

One way to test all your Amazon credentials is to use Amazon’s scratchpad tool here:
https://webservices.amazon.com/scratchpad/index.html

On the scratchpad:
* Select ItemLookup in the sidebar
* Select the appropriate Amazon Marketplace
* Plug in your associate tag, your access key, and your secret key.
* Plug in the ASIN for the item you want to lookup
* Select “Reviews” for the Response Group
* Click “Run Request”

If you retrieve results, then your credentials are valid for the locale you are using. If you receive the 400 Bad Request error, you’ll need to examine your credentials and locale settings.

Hope this helps.

James

Hello.

Thanks for your interest. The Amazon Advertising API does not allow you to select specific reviews for display. Therefore, the plugin cannot do that either.

Thanks again and let me know if I can be of further assistance.

James

Hello, Joe.

Thanks for using the plugin. Unfortunately, there is no way around the Amazon Advertising Product API threshold and review process. If you want to be able to use their API (and thus the plugin), you’ll need to comply with Amazon’s terms.

Thanks again.

James

Hmmm. The service is definitely available in the U.S. It’s working across all the sites I manage. If you plug your configuration information into the Advertising API scratchpad (use ItemLookup), do you get results?

https://webservices.amazon.com/scratchpad/index.html

Hello again.

What country code are you using? Also, have you verified that your Amazon Associate account is still active? Amazon will deactivate those accounts if a certain amount of time goes by without clicks.

Thanks.

Hi, alldayieat.

A 503 might not actually be a problem on your side. It usually means the service you’re trying to connect to is (temporarily) unavailable. I’d verify that all your ScrapeAZon settings are correct, and then check back later to see if it’s working. Are you seeing the 503 on the Settings > Test page or elsewhere?

Thanks for using ScrapeAZon.

James

I’m not aware of any other plugins that conflict with ScrapeAZon. If you locate one, please let me know. Thanks.

Yes, you should be able to go to your Associate Program dashboard and click “Manage Your Tracking IDs” to determine whether your account has been deactivated.

Hello, leslieannetd.

The plugin still works, although I have neglected to update the “tested with” value in the repository.

A 400 Bad Request error is an error from the Amazon Product Advertising API, not the plugin. Since you’ve verified your country code, you might ensure that your credentials are still active with the Amazon associate program. Amazon will disable your associate account if it has not resulted in a sale over a given period of time.

Thanks for using ScrapeAZon.

James

Hello, again.

Important correction to what I said above: the URL that is *returned from the Product Advertising API* is used as the SRC parameter of an iframe to display reviews. The signature that is calculated by using the access key is sent directly to the Product Advertising API as part of the query.

Thank you.

James