api keys not working

  • I am trying to connect from the amazon auto links plugin to connect to my amazon advertising api. I read this is required for search amazon via my website. However my access key and secret access never work. I consistently get an error stating “failed authentication”.

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  • Plugin Author miunosoft

    (@miunosoft)

    Hi,

    Make sure you select the correct server locale.

    Also you should try Scratchpad. It can check whether you credentials are valid or not.

    Thread Starter timtekk

    (@timtekk)

    I have done both. I select us – webservices.amazon.com. The other options are foreign countries, and I know my AWS is US based.

    I’ve tried scratchpad as well. I’ve generated 3 keys all did not work.

    Thread Starter timtekk

    (@timtekk)

    I do a service test on scratchpad and get this:
    <?xml version=”1.0″?>
    <GetServiceStatusResponse xmlns=”https://mws.amazonservices.com/schema/Products/2011-10-01″&gt;
    <GetServiceStatusResult>
    <Status>GREEN</Status>
    <Timestamp>2017-05-07T21:18:24.360Z</Timestamp>
    </GetServiceStatusResult>
    <ResponseMetadata>
    <RequestId>b182686c-fd38-45e9-9f04-09b6a7660bc4</RequestId>
    </ResponseMetadata>
    </GetServiceStatusResponse>

    Plugin Author miunosoft

    (@miunosoft)

    Looks like you are doing it for MWS.

    Why don’t you try the test here and perform Item Search?

    Thread Starter timtekk

    (@timtekk)

    Not clear how to do that. If I am copying and pasting the keys directly from Amazon credentials manager then shouldn’t they just work?

    Plugin Author miunosoft

    (@miunosoft)

    Sorry, it seems I pasted the wrong link in the previous reply.

    Please try this one (https://webservices.amazon.co.jp/scratchpad/index.html).

    1. In the left sidebar, find the menu item named ItemSearch (Search -> ItemSearch) and click it.
    2. In the following screen, find the section named Common parameters and set the following fields.

    – Marketplace
    – Associate Tag
    – Access Key ID
    – Secret Access Key

    Also in the Request parameters section, type WordPress as a test key word in the Keywords field.

    3. Press the Run request button.

    If your keys are valid, you should see some product links in the following screen.

    I suspect your keys are for Amazon MWS which is different from AWS( Amazon Web Services). Please follow this instruction to create an account for it.

    Hope this helps.

    Thread Starter timtekk

    (@timtekk)

    What does it mean when I go through those instructions and the browser just constantly refreshes between my scratchpad query and the scratchpad launch page?

    Plugin Author miunosoft

    (@miunosoft)

    I don’t know. It could be that your browser is killing some JavaScript scripts or disabling cookies. Or simply your keys are not valid.

    You can find an ScratchPad instruction here.

    My best guess is that you haven’t created an AWS account yet. In that case, you should create one. Follow the link in the Step 1 of the Getting Started section of this page.

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