Debugging Parameters

Product Advertising API: 2009-11-01

Parameter Value Description
Validate "False", the default, or "True" Use the Validate parameter to have Product Advertising API test your request without actually executing it. When present, Validate must equal "True." If the request is valid, the response will contain an element called IsValid with a value of True. If the request is invalid, the response will contain 1) an element called IsValid with a value of False and 2) the errors that would be returned if the request were actually executed. Notes: Since the request is not actually executed, only a subset of the errors for the request may be returned. This is because some errors (e.g., no_exact_matches) are only generated during execution of a request.

We also recommend that you include the Request response group for help with debugging. The Request response group echoes back the parameters used to generate the response and allows you to verify that your request was received correctly.