Title: API Changes
Last modified: January 10, 2018

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# API Changes

 *  [Taisa – Raquel García Arévalo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/taisa1984/)
 * (@taisa1984)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-changes/)
 * Hello,
 * I think Amazon made some changes to their API connection, and it broke, I cannot
   get images neither prices with the plugin (the links work, but I think they do
   not need the API). Now, Amazon aws suggests that you create a user to access 
   the product advertising API, but I tried what Amazon says, creating a user, and
   adding a Policy, but that doesn’t work neither. (Here is the documentation [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSECommerceService/latest/GSG/GettingStarted.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSECommerceService/latest/GSG/GettingStarted.html)).
 * With the new option from the Affiliate Program console, with the migration of
   the keys, it doesn’t work neither.
 * And the Plugin always says the same, if I enter a random password, or if I enter
   a existent information:
    AWS Request Failed, please check keys – Error Message:
   AWS query failed to get a response – try again later.
 * I know it is not (I guess) a problem with the Plugin, but I thought maybe someone
   can help me here (I already wait for an answer from Amazon, but they say it can
   take 2 weeks and I do not want to lose too much earnings in the way).
 * Thank you very much.

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 *  Plugin Author [paulstuttard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulstuttard/)
 * (@paulstuttard)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-changes/#post-9853048)
 * Hi,
 * Just to remove one layer of complexity, you can test your AWS credentials here:
 * [http://webservices.amazon.com/scratchpad/](http://webservices.amazon.com/scratchpad/)
 * You can also easily try other locales to see if they work.
 * I have to admit I have not taken the plunge and set up IAM Users or ‘migrated
   my credentials’ whatever that means, for the fear that they will no longer work.
 * So unfortunately I can’t help, but please post back if you do find out why it
   is not working. I find the AWS console an absolute nightmare to understand.
 * Paul
 *  Plugin Author [paulstuttard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulstuttard/)
 * (@paulstuttard)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-changes/#post-9853116)
 * Hi,
 * Just created an IAM user and kind of followed their instructions, it did not 
   look like it was going to work as I got:
 * `ProductAdvertisingAPI - IAM does not recognize this service. The service might
   include a typo or might be a previewed or custom service.`
 * AND
 * `This policy does not grant any permissions. To grant access, policies must have
   an action that has an applicable resource or condition.`
 * However when I used the IAM user’s credentials it did seem to work when I tried
   to use it on the Scratchpad. If all else fails you could try giving the IAM user
   Administrator Access?
 * Paul
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by [paulstuttard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulstuttard/).
 *  Thread Starter [Taisa – Raquel García Arévalo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/taisa1984/)
 * (@taisa1984)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-changes/#post-9856996)
 * My problem started before I did anything. I just started “touching things” when
   it stopped working.
 * Thanks for your help, that gave me some extra information.
 * The ones I created directly from affiliates console work there but not with the
   plugin from my website.
 * The ones from aws do not work. I had also the same messages when creating the
   Policy, but my keys do not work from scratchpad neither.
 * I am not sure how to give IAM users administrator access, I looked for it and
   didn’t found how.
 * I will wait for amazon to answer then.

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## Tags

 * [aws](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/aws/)
 * [credentials](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/credentials/)
 * [IAM](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/iam/)
 * [keys](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/keys/)
 * [Secret](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/secret/)

 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Taisa – Raquel García Arévalo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/taisa1984/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-changes/#post-9856996)
 * Status: not resolved