Unit Error >> Amazon Auto Links: No products found.

Hi,

Which unit type are they?

Can you go to Dashboard -> Amazon Auto Links -> Tools -> Error Log and post recent log entries?

Also, you want to check if you have product filter options enabled by going to Dashboard -> Amazon Auto Links -> Settings -> General -> Global Product Filters. If you set something there, remove them and set the Prevent Duplicates option to Off and see if it makes any difference.

Type = URL

2020-03-20 12:29:21 https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B00IIQUBY8 AAL_5fe857669f755cd6c6e6d98453473b98
https://wholesomeone.com/?debug=0
Blocked by captcha
2020-03-20 12:52:14 https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/hpc/6936725011/ref=sr_bs_0_6936725011_1 AAL_a6aa927c0f2115b9fbfaae1d655ea597
https://wholesomeone.com/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron=1584723133.9777359962463378906250
Blocked by captcha
2020-03-20 12:52:17 https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/hpc/6936725011/ref=sr_bs_0_6936725011_1 AAL_a6aa927c0f2115b9fbfaae1d655ea597
https://wholesomeone.com/news-articles/lemon-water-first-trimester-tonic
Blocked by captcha
2020-03-20 13:02:07 https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/hpc/3764301/ref=sr_bs_0_3764301_1 AAL_d50a97401f17b2ad4a01dc8b8744f1a1
https://wholesomeone.com/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron=1584723726.8904700279235839843750
Blocked by captcha
2020-03-20 13:02:21 https://webservices.amazon.com/paapi5/searchitems AAL_abcb231027cd58649cf58f253744dfa6
https://wholesomeone.com/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron=1584723726.8904700279235839843750
429: Too Many Requests TooManyRequests: The request was denied due to request throttling. Please verify the number of requests made per second to the Amazon Product Advertising API.
2020-03-20 13:10:15 https://webservices.amazon.com/paapi5/searchitems AAL_e1b6eae3dbabd098f3ac4be92d516f71
https://wholesomeone.com/?debug=0
429: Too Many Requests TooManyRequests: The request was denied due to request throttling. Please verify the number of requests made per second to the Amazon Product Advertising API.
2020-03-20 13:10:45 https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B00014D2VY AAL_86d0942bc1e41c799a75627a7b009bf3
https://wholesomeone.com/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron=1584724245.1188619136810302734375
Blocked by captcha
2020-03-20 13:10:51 https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B0006NXG4S AAL_ad7f4922f5e6bd44499e6d6d7d5f5f03
https://wholesomeone.com/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron=1584724251.0097789764404296875000
Blocked by captcha
2020-03-20 13:10:53 https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B00127ZF64 AAL_55572b55bfd018edec7917719b4c3447
https://wholesomeone.com/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron=1584724252.7868909835815429687500
Blocked by captcha
2020-03-20 13:10:54 https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B002LF0J1M AAL_87df2c724a60b173ff663ab226008e83
https://wholesomeone.com/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron=1584724252.7868909835815429687500
Blocked by captcha
2020-03-20 13:11:49 https://webservices.amazon.com/paapi5/searchitems AAL_0d7d3da3221206b0936a4d0f03629831
https://wholesomeone.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
InvalidParameterValue: The ItemId 2528919011 provided in the request is invalid.
2020-03-20 13:11:50 https://webservices.amazon.com/paapi5/searchitems AAL_e6d99a093c3466cae81bfc97753204bb
https://wholesomeone.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
429: Too Many Requests TooManyRequests: The request was denied due to request throttling. Please verify the number of requests made per second to the Amazon Product Advertising API.

Global Product Filters are all empty.

Thanks for the help.

Sorry for the late reply. I did not receive a notification Email from www.ads-software.com.

Your log indicates that plugin HTTP requests are blocked by Captcha. It’s been getting more common to see this Captcha problem. You say you are using URL units. Then a workaround would be to use an online web proxy. Also using an online HTML validator like this can help. In the linked page, check the Show Source option and enter the URL of the store page having products you like to show on your site. In the result page, validation errors will be shown along with the HTML source code. Then copy the URL of the validation result page and paste it to the URL unit option.

This is all what I can suggest at the moment.

I’m thinking of adding a proxy option for HTTP requests. But I cannot guarantee when it comes. If you desperately need it, shoot me an Email via the contact form. Then we can talk.

Thanks for taking a look. I’m open to the idea of using a web proxy. Can you recommend one? I assume a plugin.

After using the validator, it’s unclear where I find the “URL of the validation result page.” For example, https://validator.w3.org/nu/?showsource=yes&doc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FBest-Sellers-Health-Personal-Care-Turmeric-Herbal-Supplements%2Fzgbs%2Fhpc%2F3767191%2F

Thanks.

Here is one. It is a Heroku app and you can set up your own if you have a Heroku account. For more details, see here.

After using the validator, it’s unclear where I find the “URL of the validation result page.” For example, https://validator.w3.org/nu/?showsource=yes&doc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FBest-Sellers-Health-Personal-Care-Turmeric-Herbal-Supplements%2Fzgbs%2Fhpc%2F3767191%2F

Use the one you just posted: https://validator.w3.org/nu/?showsource=yes&doc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FBest-Sellers-Health-Personal-Care-Turmeric-Herbal-Supplements%2Fzgbs%2Fhpc%2F3767191%2F

I understand the proxy technique you are suggesting now. It seems to be working in most cases. Thanks!

Great, glad it helped!

Unfortunately the proxy technique was only temporary for most units. They end up being Captcha Blocked or TooMany Requests throttled denied. Is there a reliable way to create units (even individually) that will maintain their active status?

Another workaround would be to set a longer cache duration.

I’ll think about adding a proxy rotation option for a future release to avoid the Captcha problem. If you need it really soon, send me an email from the contact form.

Sorry for the inconvenience.