Automated Download Reports

There are two methods to retrieve your Signature U1 reports, you can go to Run Reports from the LinkShare Interface or you can set up an automated download for your reports.

The download of the U1 Report can be automated by building a script that uses the URL below. https://www.linkshare.com/areport/u1field?bdate=YYYYMMDD
&edate=YYYYMMDD&cuserid=[login]&cpi=[pass]&eid=[site code]&nid=[network id]

The bold text is unique to your LinkShare Account. Below are the definitions for each data field.

• bdate = This is the begin date for this report.
• edate = This is the end date for this report.
• cuserid = This is the User Name for your LinkShare Account.
• cpi = This is the password for your LinkShare Account.
  NOTE: You can specify the user name and password for either your Legal Entity or your Affiliate Channel.
• eid = This is the Affiliate ID for the affiliate channel that you are downloading the report for.
  Note: This is the value for the 'id' parameter in the links that you download from the LinkShare Affiliate Interface.
• nid = This is the Network ID for the network that you are downloading the report for.
  The Networks and their corresponding ID are below: LinkShare Network (United States) - 1
  LinkShare Canada - 5
  LinkShare UK - 4
  LinkShare Lead Advantage - 54