FAQ

1. Where can I find recent news articles, updates and goings-on about Remix?
2. What Social media sites is Remix involved with?
3. What products does Remix cover?
4. Is Best Buy Canada included?
5. Where do I go to sign up for an API key?
6. How do I query for products with strange characters in their name like the Garmin Nüvi?
7. Is there a limit to nesting (enclosing arguments in parentheses)?
8. Where can I go to for help? Are there Forums?
9. How do I get credit for sales?
10. What is the Affiliate program?
11. Where do I get information on the Affiliate program?
12. How do I sign up for the Affiliate program?

Where can I find recent news articles, updates and goings-on about Remix?

• Community Manager Keith Burtis' delicious site, tagged best buy remix.
• The Remix blog will also feature stories about the developers who are using the API, recent news regarding Remix, speaking engagements and updates from the team.

What Social media sites is Remix involved with?

• Twitter
• Facebook Group

What products does Remix cover?

• All products currently in the Best Buy product catalog.

Is Best Buy Canada included?

• Best Buy Canada's data is not available in Remix at this time. Bestbuy.ca runs on a different platform than Bestbuy.com, which is the source of data for Remix. You may find items in common between the sites, but you will not find any bestbuy.ca SKU IDs, prices, store locations, etc. We've passed along the request to Best Buy Canada for their data, but at this time there is no specific timeline for when it will be available in Remix.

Where do I go to sign up for an API key?

• Remix Application Registration

How do I query for products with strange characters in their name like the Garmin Nüvi?

• Encode using UTF8. ü=(alt + 0252 on keypad).

Is there a limit to nesting (enclosing arguments in parentheses)?

• There is no limit; we support infinite nesting of parenthesis.

Where can I go to for help? Are there Forums?

• Best Buy Remix Forum

How do I get credit for sales?

• By signing up for the Affiliate program.

What is the Affiliate program?

• The Affiliate program which allows you to get credit for sales resulting from your application sending customers to the bestbuy.com site and making a purchase, following the rules of the Affiliate program.

Where do I get information on the Affiliate Program?

• http://remix.bestbuy.com/docs/types/Affiliate_Program

How do I sign up for the Affiliate program?

• Affiliate program sign-up
  

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