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Create promotion

Last updated: 25-Sep-2019
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Overview

Use the addPromotion method to create a new promotion.

Parameters

Parameters

Type/Description

sessionID

Required (String)

 

Output of the Login method.

Promotion

Object

 

Name

Optional(String)

 

 

Promotion name

 

Description

Optional(String)

 

 

Promotion description

 

StartDate

Optional(String)

 

 

Starting date. The date when you set the promotion to start. Is NULL for promotions that start immediately after they're created.

Format: Y-m-d

 

EndDate

Optional(String)

 

 

Ending date. The date when you set the promotion to end. Is NULL for promotions that you want active indefinitely.

Format: Y-m-d

 

MaximumOrdersNumber

Optional(Int)

 

 

Avangate stops offering the discount when the promotion reaches the maximum number of orders. Can be NULL if you want the promotion to apply to an unlimited number of orders.

 

MaximumQuantity

Optional(Int)

 

 

Discount only applies to a specific number of product, smaller than the maximum quantity you defined. Can be NULL if you want the promotion to apply to an unlimited number units. Any extra quantity added to the cart will be sold at full price.

 

InstantDiscount

Optional(Boolean)

 

 

Selecting the instant discount option will auto-apply the discount for ALL the selected products for all shoppers, without the need to enter the discount coupon.

Coupon

Optional(Object)

 

Type

Optional(String)

 

 

  • SINGLE = one coupon code shared by all shoppers
  • MULTIPLE = array of unique coupon codes, each designed for individual use

 

Code/Codes

Optional(String/Array)

 

 

Varies according to type. Send:

  • Code = 'single_code'; when Type = 'SINGLE';
  • Codes = ['code1', 'code2']; when Type = 'MULTIPLE';

Enabled

Optional(Boolean)

 

TRUE

FALSE

ChannelType

Optional(String)

 

Possible values:

  • ECOMMERCE
  • CHANNEL_MANAGER
  • ALL

Type

Optional(String)

 

REGULAR

Discount

Optional(Object)

 

Type

Optional(String)

 

 

Discount type:

  • PERCENT, use in combination with Value
  • FIXED, use in combination with Values and DefaultCurrency

 

Value / Values

Optional (Int / Array of objects)

 

 

  • Value = Int, determines the discount percentage from 0 to 100
  • Values = Array of Value objects

 

 

Value

Optional(Object)

 

 

         Currency

Optional (String)

 

 

 

 

ISO currency code

 

 

         Amount

Optional (Int)

 

 

 

 

Discount amount in corresponding currency.

 

DefaultCurrency

Optional(String)

 

 

ISO code

Products

Optional(Object)

 

Code

Optional(Int)

 

 

Unique product code that you control.

 

PricingConfigurationCode

Optional(String)

 

 

Unique system generated pricing configuration code.

 

PricingOptionCodes

Array of strings

 

 

Array of pricing option codes controlled by you.

PriceThreshold

Object

 

Limits discount use only when total order value (taxes included) exceeds the threshold you configure.

 

Amount

Decimal

 

 

The minimum threshold you defined for the default currency.

 

Currency

String

 

 

Currency code available for the default currency of custom threshold settings.

Translations

Optional(Array of objects)

 

PromotionTranslation

Optional(Object)

 

 

Name

Optional(String)

 

 

 

Localized name corresponding to translated language.

Name: Le product

Language: FR

 

 

Language

Optional(String)

 

 

 

 

Sources

StringArray

 

Array of strings defining the sale source through the SRC parameter.

PublishToAffiliatesNetwork

Optional(Int)

 

 

ApplyRecurring

Optional(String)

 

  • NONE
  • ALL
  • CUSTOM

RecurringChargesNumber

Optional(Int)

 

Offer discounts for a number of recurring billing charges beyond the initial purchase.

Response

Parameters Type/Description
Promotion Object

Request

<?php

function callRPC($Request, $host, $Debug = true) {
    $curl = curl_init($host);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_VERBOSE, true);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 0);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSLVERSION, 0);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json', 'Accept: application/json'));
    $RequestString = json_encode($Request);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $RequestString);
    if ($Debug) {
        $RequestString;
    }
    $ResponseString = curl_exec($curl);
    if ($Debug) {
        $ResponseString;
    }
    if (!empty($ResponseString)) {
        var_dump($ResponseString);
        $Response = json_decode($ResponseString);
        if (isset($Response->result)) {
            return $Response->result;
        }
        if (!is_null($Response->error)) {
            var_dump($Request->method, $Response->error);
        }
    } else {
        return null;
    }
}

$host = 'https://api.avangate.com/rpc/3.1/';

$merchantCode = "YOUR_MERCHANT_CODE"; // your account's merchant code available in the 'System settings' area of the cPanel: https://secure.avangate.com/cpanel/account_settings.php
$key = "YOUR_SECRET_KEY"; // your account's secret key available in the 'System settings' area of the cPanel: https://secure.avangate.com/cpanel/account_settings.php

$string = strlen($merchantCode) . $merchantCode . strlen(gmdate('Y-m-d H:i:s')) . gmdate('Y-m-d H:i:s');
$hash = hash_hmac('md5', $string, $key);

$i = 1;

$jsonRpcRequest = new stdClass();
$jsonRpcRequest->jsonrpc = '2.0';
$jsonRpcRequest->method = 'login';
$jsonRpcRequest->params = array($merchantCode, gmdate('Y-m-d H:i:s'), $hash);
$jsonRpcRequest->id = $i++;

$sessionID = callRPC($jsonRpcRequest, $host);

promotionObject = new stdClass;
$promotionObject->Name = 'YOUR_PROMOTION_TITLE';
$promotionObject->Description = 'YOUR_PROMOTION_DESCRIPTION';
$promotionObject->StartDate = date('Y-m-d', strtotime('1 month ago'));
$promotionObject->EndDate = date('Y-m-d', strtotime('+1 month'));
$promotionObject->Type = 'REGULAR';
$promotionObject->Enabled = 1;
$promotionObject->MaximumOrdersNumber = 0;
$promotionObject->MaximumQuantity = 0;
$promotionObject->InstantDiscount = false;
$promotionObject->ChannelType = 'ECOMMERCE';
$promotionObject->ApplyRecurring = 'NONE';
$promotionObject->RecurringChargesNumber = 3;
$promotionObject->PublishToAffiliatesNetwork = 0;
$promotionObject->InstantDiscount = 0;

$couponObject = new stdClass;
$couponObject->Type = 'SINGLE';
$couponObject->Code = 'single_code';
$promotionObject->Coupon = $couponObject;

$discountObj = new stdClass;
$discountObj->Type = 'PERCENT';
$discountObj->Value = 30;
$promotionObject->Discount = $discountObj;
$promotionObject->Products = [$productsObj1, $productsObj2, $productsObj3];
$promotionObject->Translations = [$translation1, $translation2];

$jsonRpcRequest = array (
'jsonrpc' => '2.0',
'id' => $i++,
'method' => 'addPromotion',
'params' => array($sessionID, $promotionObject),
);

$result = callRPC((object)$jsonRpcRequest, $host);
var_dump($result);
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