canonical: https://jentic.com/apis/bestaffiliateprograms.cc/bestaffiliateprograms

# BestAffiliatePrograms.cc API

The BestAffiliatePrograms API serves a read-only, cite-friendly directory of affiliate programs, each compared by network, published commission, cookie window, payout method, and a modelled value per referral. It lists programs with filters and pagination, returns one program by its slug, and exposes category and network facets with counts. A stats endpoint reports headline coverage and how figures are verified.

## For AI agents

Look up and compare affiliate programs: list programs with filters, fetch one by slug with its commission, cookie window, and payout, and read category and network facets with counts.

## Scope

Does not handle affiliate signups, payouts, or link tracking. Use for looking up and comparing affiliate program data only.

## Capabilities

- List affiliate programs with filters and pagination
- Get one affiliate program by its slug, with its network, commission, and cookie window
- Read category and network facets with program counts
- Read headline coverage stats and the verification note

## Use cases

### AI Agent Affiliate Research

An AI agent compares affiliate programs for a niche without a developer scraping each network's terms. Through Jentic the agent lists programs filtered to a category, reads each program's commission and cookie window, and ranks them, while the API key stays on the developer's own machine.

Example prompt: List affiliate programs in a category, read each program's commission and cookie window, and return the top three by modelled value per referral

### Program Comparison

Publishers choosing a program need the terms side by side. The BestAffiliatePrograms API returns one program by its slug with its network, published commission, cookie window, and payout method, so an agent can lay out a clear comparison for a decision.

Example prompt: Fetch two programs by slug and compare their commission, cookie window, and payout method

### Category and Network Discovery

Before diving in, a publisher wants to see how the field is shaped. The API exposes category and network facets with counts and a coverage stats endpoint, so an agent can report which categories and networks have the most programs.

Example prompt: Read the category and network facets and return the categories with the highest program counts

## Key endpoints

| Method | Path | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GET | `/programs` | List affiliate programs |
| GET | `/programs/{slug}` | Get one affiliate program by slug |
| GET | `/categories` | Category facet with counts |
| GET | `/networks` | Network facet with counts |
| GET | `/stats` | Headline coverage and verification note |

## Key resources

- **Programs** — List affiliate programs with filters and fetch one by its slug
- **Categories** — Return the category facet with program counts
- **Networks** — Return the network facet with program counts
- **Stats** — Report headline coverage and the verification note

## AI readiness

This API is usable in Jentic One now. Its AI-readiness score against Jentic's framework shows where it stands today and where improvements would make it even easier for agents to use.

- **Score:** 0 / 100
- **Maturity:** Non-Ready
- **Dimensions:**
  - Foundational Compliance: 74 / 100
  - Developer Experience & Jentic Compatibility: 59 / 100
  - AI-Readiness & Agent Experience: 45 / 100
  - Agent Usability: 94 / 100
  - Security: 55 / 100
  - AI Discoverability: 0 / 100
- **View full report:** https://jentic.com/apis/bestaffiliateprograms.cc/bestaffiliateprograms/scorecard
- **How the score is calculated:** https://docs.jentic.com/reference/api-readiness-framework/overview/
- **More about the dimensions:** https://docs.jentic.com/reference/api-readiness-framework/specification/#dimensional-model-overview

### Score it yourself

Every API in the directory is allowlisted, so you can re-score it with no key required.

- **Score your own API:** https://jentic.com/scorecard.md
- **Scoring CLI agent skill:** https://github.com/jentic/jentic-api-scorecard/blob/main/skills/jentic-api-scorecard/SKILL.md

```sh
npx @jentic/api-scorecard-cli score <openapi-url>
```

## Why Jentic

- **Setup:** Wiring the BestAffiliatePrograms API by hand means provisioning its API key, choosing between bearer and header auth, and paging through filtered program results yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import it from the API Directory, store the key once, and your agent calls it.
- **Permission scoping:** The API is read-only, so a rule limits the agent to the lookups you choose, such as listing programs and reading one by slug. You pick which operations it may call, and nothing beyond those is reachable.
- **Credential handling:** Your BestAffiliatePrograms key is stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time. It never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
- **Discovery method:** Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'find affiliate programs' or 'compare commissions', and Jentic returns the matching operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.

## Related APIs

- **Semrush** — Semrush supplies broad marketing and competitive research data rather than an affiliate-program directory.
- **Ahrefs** — Ahrefs provides SEO and backlink data for marketing research.
- **Clearbit** — Clearbit enriches companies with firmographic data that pairs with program research.

## FAQ

### Is there a BestAffiliatePrograms MCP server?

You don't need an MCP server to give your agent the BestAffiliatePrograms API. Jentic connects it directly from the API Directory: import it, store your credential once, and your agent calls it. Operations are discovered on demand, so nothing extra loads into the agent's context.

### Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the BestAffiliatePrograms API?

Yes. Because every operation only reads data, a rule can allow just the program and category lookups the agent needs, keeping it off the networks or stats endpoints unless you add them, and every call is logged.

### What authentication does the BestAffiliatePrograms API use?

The BestAffiliatePrograms API authenticates with an API key, which you send either as a bearer token or in the `x-api-key` header, as declared in its OpenAPI spec. Through Jentic that key is stored encrypted by your own Jentic One instance and injected at call time, so it never reaches the agent's prompt or logs.

### Can I compare affiliate program commissions with this API?

Yes. Fetch each program by its slug and read its published commission, cookie window, and payout method, which the directory traces back to the program's own affiliate page or a public network listing.

### How do I find affiliate programs through Jentic?

Install Jentic One with `curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh`, then import the BestAffiliatePrograms API from the Jentic API Directory and store your key. Your agent searches for 'find affiliate programs' and Jentic returns the list operation with its input schema. To run it on your own infrastructure, install Jentic One from its GitHub repo.

### What are the rate limits for the BestAffiliatePrograms API?

The BestAffiliatePrograms OpenAPI spec notes a free tier with a daily allowance and higher paid limits but does not fix the figures, so check your plan for the current ceiling.