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		chatmasta on Aug 29, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Zinc API and pivoting before demo day Right. So does your API support "making a purchase" on behalf of the consumer (through the consumer's account) and then collecting affiliate revenue? If so, how do you manage the mechanics of that? Does Amazon have an OAuth feature or do you need to request the consumer's credentials?

FriedPickles on Aug 29, 2016 | [–]

We do this for a couple niche API users. We need the consumer's credentials--none of the retailers support OAuth with ordering permission.

brianwawok on Aug 29, 2016 | [–]

Amazon has no oauth to buying products, because it is not a supported feature of the API. So they would need your real Amazon password.

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