[Envato API] - API purchase code authentication

Envato Authors CodeCanyon
#1

Hey everyone,

I have a question about how to authenticate for the v1 purchase code API. For some background information, I’m trying to build into my service the ability to validate purchase codes.

I’m making a GET request to: http://marketplace.envato.com/api/edge/vital101/[API_KEY]:[PURCHASE_CODE].json but it keeps coming back with:

{
    "error": "Username and/or API Key invalid.",
    "code": "not_authenticated"
}

API_KEY is the personal key generated here (https://build.envato.com/create-token/). I don’t need the Oauth key because I don’t want the user to have to log in. I just need to validate that the purchase code is correct.

Since I’m getting the ‘not_authenticated’ error, I assume that my key is wrong. Any ideas?

#2

I think you are missing the verify-purchase part.

http://marketplace.envato.com/api/edge/vital101/[API_KEY]/verify-purchase:[PURCHASE_CODE].json

#3

I test it too… Same error.
Johnh10 do you try the code you write?

#4

Works for me with my author name and my API key and a valid purchase code.

#5

Ok, i will try it again! : -)

#6

Your using V1 of the API right?
I think the API key you need is the one you can generate from your Envato Account Profile Settings - API Key.

#7

This is a good point. The URL in the OP is marketplace.envato.com which is the old API which uses the API key generated in your Profile Settings.

But… vital also mentions hey made a token API KEY, which is the new API and uses the URL api.envato.com

So I just think vital just mixed the two up.

If you want to use the new API to make the call to verify a purchase, see https://build.envato.com/api/#market_0_Author_Sale

Note however the new API does require an OAuth key to request private information. :frowning:

#8

So maybe I’m misunderstanding how the purchase code validation works. If I put in MY username, and MY api key, then I can validate purchase codes for MY products.

What I would like to do is validate purchase codes for other people. To do that, would I need their username and an API key?

#9

What I would like to do is validate purchase codes for other people. To do that, would I need their username and an API key?

Yes, but I do not know if any other authors would want to hand over an API key for you. Why do you want to verify purchases for other authors out of curiosity?

#10

I’m creating a private Wordpress plugin/theme update service (https://kernl.us). I want users to automagically be able to validate purchase codes from plugins during the process.

So the process would be like:

  • user requests plugin/theme update.
  • server checks the user’s purchase code against envato.
  • returns proper update response if valid.
  • returns 401 or something otherwise.
#11

Hello friends
After entering the username and API and save changes to the WordPress theme did not show any particular message, the field guide me?
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#12

Ho John,

Can you provide me personal token and working purchase code I want to test in my plugin.