Pinduoduo is a very popular e-commerce platform in China. In order to provide better services to developers, Pinduoduo provides API interfaces. Through the API interface, developers can access Pinduoduo’s data and services to build more complete applications for users. Let’s take a look at the basic concepts and usage of Pinduoduo’s API interface, as well as some issues that developers need to pay attention to.
1. Basic concepts of API interface
API, or Application Programming Interface, is a set of software tools and program interfaces used to develop different applications and realize interactive communication between programs. The API interface is a development interface provided by Pinduoduo e-commerce platform to the outside world. It provides a variety of functions and services, including product search, product data, order management, after-sales, etc. Developers can obtain the required data and services by accessing the API interface to meet user needs.
2. How to use API interface
1. Obtain API interface permissions
First, developers need to register an open platform account on Pinduoduo’s official website and apply for API interface permissions. Developers need to provide relevant development qualifications and application information, and must be reviewed before they can obtain API interface permissions.
2. Interface documentation and development language
Pinduoduo provides the interface documents required by developers, and developers need to develop according to the requirements in the interface documents. Pinduoduo supports multiple development languages, such as PHP, Java, Python, etc. Developers can choose the language that suits them according to their preferences and needs for API interface development.
3. Interface signature and calling
Before using the API interface, developers need to sign the interface. Pinduoduo API interface uses MD5 signature method. Developers need to sign according to the API interface signature method and pass the signed string to Pinduoduo as an interface parameter.
When calling the API interface, developers need to pass parameters according to the requirements of the API interface. Pinduoduo API interface needs to provide corresponding parameters, such as APPID, APPKey, etc. Developers need to pass parameters according to the parameter requirements in the interface document, otherwise the request may fail.
3. Issues that developers need to pay attention to
1.Interface security
Pinduoduo’s API interface has strict requirements for interface security. Developers need to sign the interface in accordance with official requirements to ensure data security. At the same time, developers also need to pay attention to the limit on the number of calls to the API interface and avoid frequent calls to the API interface.
2.Interface version
Pinduoduo’s API interface is constantly updated and upgraded, and developers need to pay attention to the differences and compatibility of each API interface version. If you need to use a new version of the API interface, developers need to update the code in time to avoid interface call failures.
3.Exception handling
Developers need to handle exceptions when calling API interfaces. For example, when the status code returned by the API interface is not 0, it means that the call to the API interface failed, and developers need to handle the exception in a timely manner to avoid affecting users.
In short, the Pinduoduo API interface provides a lot of convenience. Developers can obtain rich data and services through the API interface, providing users with a better experience.
Developers need to develop in accordance with the requirements of the API interface document, and pay attention to issues such as interface security and exception handling to ensure the stability and security of the API interface. Keys and secrets can be obtained for testing;
public parameters
| name | type | must | describe |
|---|---|---|---|
| key | String | yes | Call key ( Key and secret for testing ) |
| secret | String | yes | call key |
| api_name | String | yes | API interface name (included in the request address) [item_search, item_get, item_search_shop, etc.] |
| cache | String | no | [yes,no] The default is yes, which will call cached data and is faster. |
| result_type | String | no | [json,jsonu,xml,serialize,var_export] returns the data format, the default is json, the content output by jsonu can be read directly in Chinese |
| lang | String | no | [cn,en,ru] translation language, default cn simplified Chinese |
| version | String | no | API version |
Version: Date:
| name | type | must | Example value | describe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| item |
Mix | 0 | Obtain the original data of Pinduoduo app product details |
Request example
Response example
{
"item": {
"destination_type": 2,
"destination_url": "order_checkout.html",
"goods": {
"brand_id": "",
"cat_id": 8484,
"cat_id_1": 8439,
"cat_id_2": 8456,
"cat_id_3": 8484,
"cat_id_4": 0,
"check_quantity": 1,
"country": "",
"decoration": [
{
"contents": [
{
"height": 400,
"img_url": "https://img.pddpic.com/mms-material-img/2022-09-18/3f89d470-1af8-4dee-b529-6d62aa2ea3b7.png",
"width": 750
}
],
"enable_share": 0,
"floor_id": 18102965153,
"key": "DecImage",
"priority": 0,
"type": "text"
},
{
"contents": [
{
"height": 330,
"img_url": "https://t00img.yangkeduo.com/goods/images/2019-02-15/ddf6fe7b-b536-4183-932d-69a1189a3f59.png",
"width": 750
}
],
"enable_share": 1,
"floor_id": 18102965154,
"key": "DecImage",
"priority": 1,
"type": "image"
},
{
"contents": [
{
"height": 1500,
"img_url": "https://t00img.yangkeduo.com/goods/images/2018-09-02/20f659b04d3e7e5851c27ff9931c96fc.jpeg",
"width": 750
}
],
"enable_share": 1,
"floor_id": 18102965155,
"key": "DecImage",
"priority": 2,
"type": "image"
},
{
"contents": [
{
"height": 1058,
"img_url": "https://t00img.yangkeduo.com/goods/images/2019-11-14/4420a8c3-49ed-46d8-ab55-15e7a638ca31.jpg",
"width": 760
}
],
"enable_share": 1,
"floor_id": 18102965156,
"key": "DecImage",
"priority": 3,
"type": "image"
},
{
"contents": [
{
"height": 1500,
"img_url": "https://t00img.yangkeduo.com/goods/images/2018-09-02/26c3e9d5cfbaf4e8f13b2bdd38f48d71.jpeg",
"width": 750
}
],
"enable_share": 1,
"floor_id": 18102965157,
"key": "DecImage",
"priority": 4,
"type": "image"
},
{
"contents": [
{
"height": 1500,
"img_url": "https://t00img.yangkeduo.com/goods/images/2018-09-02/0aa872fa74599dad7b6aefe6b6c035c0.jpeg",
"width": 750
}
],
"enable_share": 1,
"floor_id": 18102965158,
"key": "DecImage",
"priority": 5,
"type": "image"
},
{
"contents": [
{
"height": 1500,
"img_url": "https://t00img.yangkeduo.com/goods/images/2018-09-02/6bc959e32a30424c7a5284a37676999c.jpeg",
"width": 750
}
],
"enable_share": 1,
"floor_id": 18102965159,
"key": "DecImage",
"priority": 6,
"type": "image"
},
{
"contents": [
{
"height": 1500,
"img_url": "https://t00img.yangkeduo.com/goods/images/2018-09-02/1fa9861a8c99c5e9e8119fd2239fef5a.jpeg",
"width": 750
}
],
"enable_share": 1,
"floor_id": 18102965160,
"key": "DecImage",
"priority": 7,
"type": "image"
},
{
"contents": [
{
"height": 1500,
"img_url": "https://t00img.yangkeduo.com/goods/images/2018-09-02/b62cabf1d2320c5761e3f4c15203fb20.jpeg",
"width": 750
}