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Technical details of a product
This service returns the technical details of a particular product.
How it works?

- Application sends a request stating the product ID.
- Service receives the request and search the product details on Buscapé.
- Service returns the product details on the XML format for application.
http://sandbox.buscape.com/service/viewProductDetails/<application_id>/?productId=<productId>
The standard response format is XML.
If you want to use the JSON response format, add the format = json.
Sample Request
http://sandbox.buscape.com/service/viewProductDetails/<application_id>/?productId=122312
Document XSD (XML Schema)
Parameters
| Parameters |
type |
Description |
| productId |
Int |
Product ID |
Response fields
Result
| Fields |
Type |
Description |
| details |
ResultDetails |
Request details |
| category |
CategoryType |
Data from the current category |
| totalResultsAvailable |
Int |
Total items available |
| totalResultsReturned |
Int |
Total Items Returned |
| totalPages |
Int |
Total pages |
| page |
Int |
Current Page Number |
| match |
String |
Returns the type of search keyword (s)
- allResearch perfect, all keyword (s) found
- any: Research part-some keyword (s) found
- none: Search Not Found
|
ResultDetails
| Fields |
Type |
Description |
| applicationID |
String |
Aplication ID |
| date |
String |
Date / Time of request |
| elapsedTime |
Long |
Execution time of the request in milliseconds |
| status |
String |
Status Response |
| code |
Int |
Response code |
| message |
String |
Reply message |
CategoryType
| Fields |
Type |
Description |
| id |
Int |
Category ID |
| parentCategoryId |
Int |
Parent Category ID |
| isFinal |
Boolean |
TRUE IF it’s a final category |
| name |
String |
Category name |
| links |
LinksType |
Links list
- category: URL category in Buscapé
- XML: URL of the search service offering or product category by ID
|
| thumbnail |
ThumbnailType |
Category image |
ProductType
| Fields |
Type |
Description |
| id |
Int |
Product ID |
| categoryId |
Int |
Category ID |
| totalSellers |
Int |
Total companies with offers for this product |
| productName |
String |
Product name |
| priceMin |
String |
Minimum price |
| priceMax |
String |
Maximum price |
| links |
LinkType |
Product Links
- XML: URL of the search service offerings by product ID
- product: URL of the product in Buscapé
- specification: URL specification of the product in Buscapé
|
| thumbnail |
ThumbnailType |
Product Image |
| rating |
RatingType |
Product Evaluation |
| specification |
SpecificationType |
Product details |
LinksType
| Fields |
Type |
Description |
| link |
LinkType |
Link |
LinkType
| Fields |
Type |
Description |
| type |
String |
Type of link: |
| url |
String |
Link adress |
ThumbnailType
| Fields |
Type |
Description |
| url |
String |
Image adress |
RatingType
| Fields |
Type |
Description |
| userAverageRating |
UserRatingType |
User rating |
UserRatingType
| Fields |
Type |
Description |
| numComments |
Int |
Comments Number |
| rating |
String |
Average grade of the users |
| link |
LinkType |
Link evaluation
- XML: URL of the service user by evaluating the product ID
|
| specification |
SpecificationType |
Evaluation of product items |
ProductDetailsType
| Fields |
Type |
Description |
| specification |
SpecificationType |
List of technical specifications of the product |
SpecificationType
| Fields |
Type |
Description |
| item |
ItemListType |
List of specification items |
| links |
LinkType |
Links |
| label |
String |
Description Specification |
ItemListType
| Fields |
Type |
Description |
| label |
String |
Item name |
| value |
String |
Item value |
Example Response
Search product details 122312.
http://sandbox.buscape.com/service/viewProductDetails/<application_id>/?productId=122312
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<Result xmlns="urn:buscape" totalResultsReturned="0" totalResultsAvailable="0">
<details>
<applicationID><APPLICATION_ID></applicationID>
<date>2008-08-17T18:11:42.018</date>
<elapsedTime>131</elapsedTime>
<status>success</status>
<code>0</code>
<message>success</message>
</details>
<category isFinal="true" parentCategoryId="2" id="36">
<thumbnail url="http://imagem.buscape.com.br/bp5/categorias/36.jpg"/>
<links>
<link type="category" url="http://compare.buscape.com.br/monitor.html"/>
<link type="xml" url="http://sandbox.buscape.com/service/findProductList/<APPLICATION_ID>/?categoryId=36"/>
</links>
<name>Monitor</name>
</category>
<product id="122312" categoryId="36" totalSellers="19" fullDescription="true">
<productName>Samsung SyncMaster 632NW LCD 15,6 Polegadas</productName>
<priceMin>329.80</priceMin>
<priceMax>1049.00</priceMax>
<links>
<link type="product" url="http://compare.buscape.com.br/samsung-syncmaster-632nw-lcd-15-6-polegadas.html"/>
<link type="specification" url="http://compare.buscape.com.br/prod_ficha?idu=122312"/>
<link type="xml" url="http://sandbox.buscape.com/service/findOfferList/<APPLICATION_ID>/?productId=122312"/>
</links>
<thumbnail url="http://imagem.buscape.com.br/thumbs/ensopado/36/190x190_122312_1.jpg"/>
<rating>
<userAverageRating>
<numComments>1</numComments>
<rating>9.6</rating>
<links>
<link type="xml" url="http://sandbox.buscape.com/service/viewUserRatings/<APPLICATION_ID>/?productId=122312"/>
</links>
<specification>
<item label="Design">
<value>10.0</value>
</item>
<item label="Custo-Benefício">
<value>8.0</value>
</item>
<item label="Qualidade da Imagem">
<value>10.0</value>
</item>
<item label="Funções e Características">
<value>10.0</value>
</item>
<item label="Durabilidade">
<value>10.0</value>
</item>
</specification>
</userAverageRating>
</rating>
<specification>
<links>
<link type="xml" url="http://sandbox.buscape.com/service/viewProductDetails/<APPLICATION_ID>/?productId=122312"/>
</links>
<item label="Tamanho da Tela">
<value>15,6 Polegadas</value>
</item>
<item label="Tipo de Tela">
<value>LCD</value>
</item>
<item label="Tela Plana">
<value>Sim</value>
</item>
<item label="Widescreen">
<value>Sim</value>
</item>
<item label="Resolução Máxima">
<value>1366 x 768 Pixel</value>
</item>
</specification>
<productDetails>
<specification label="Informações Básicas">
<item label="Marca">
<value>Samsung</value>
</item>
<item label="Linha">
<value>SyncMaster</value>
</item>
<item label="Modelo">
<value>632NW</value>
</item>
</specification>
<specification label="Especificações Técnicas">
<item label="Largura">
<value>382 mm</value>
</item>
<item label="Altura">
<value>308 mm</value>
</item>
<item label="Profundidade">
<value>159 mm</value>
</item>
<item label="Peso">
<value>3,5 Kg</value>
</item>
</specification>
<specification label="Conexões">
<item label="Compatibilidade Plug & Play">
<value>Sim</value>
</item>
</specification>
<specification label="Características do Display">
<item label="Tamanho da Tela">
<value>15,6 Polegadas</value>
</item>
<item label="Tipo de Tela">
<value>LCD</value>
</item>
<item label="Tela Plana">
<value>Sim</value>
</item>
<item label="Ângulo de Visão Horizontal">
<value>90 Graus</value>
</item>
<item label="Ângulo de Visão Vertical">
<value>65 Graus</value>
</item>
<item label="Widescreen">
<value>Sim</value>
</item>
<item label="Resolução Máxima">
<value>1366 x 768 Pixel</value>
</item>
<item label="Taxa de Atualização na Resolução Máxima">
<value>60 Hz</value>
</item>
<item label="Número de Cores">
<value>16,7 milhões</value>
</item>
<item label="Brilho">
<value>250 cd/m²</value>
</item>
<item label="Contraste">
<value>2000:1</value>
</item>
<item label="Tempo de Resposta">
<value>8 ms</value>
</item>
</specification>
</productDetails>
</product>
</Result>
Errors
As seen in ResultDetails, the response may return error codes.
Notice to developers
If your application runs on a server, you must inform the webservices Buscapé IP user accessing your server. The IP of the user should be informed by the parameter clientIp. If your application runs directly on the end user's machine, such as mobile applications or javascript is not necessary to inform the user's IP. If, for example, the IP of the user who accessed your server is 200.200.200.200, the call should be made thus:
http://sandbox.buscape.com/service/viewProductDetails/<application_id>/?productId=<productId>&clientIp=200.200.200.200