1 Reply Latest reply: Sep 1, 2010 11:38 AM by Shikha Bhargava RSS

    Link to Purchase URL from my website

    NoteSync Community Member

      Normally apps are purchased by the user downloading the app and clicking the "Get License" button. However, If a user wants to purchase my app from my web site, can I send them to the Adobe Marketplace purchase page for my app?

      https://buynow.adobe.com/?&instanceID=<instance.id>&product=<my.product>&version=<current.version>

       

      If so, is there a way to link to this page where I do not have to include the version in the url?  It should be smart enough to know what the current version is.

        • 1. Re: Link to Purchase URL from my website
          Shikha Bhargava Adobe Employee

          Enabling the download of apps from other web site is a great feature of Melrose: other stores don’t have this feature.  To enable download for other websites, it’s best to create an AIR install badge (see http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/articles/air_badge_install.html) and host it on the website.  The AIR install badge will point to the Adobe repository.  The great thing about the AIR install badge is it handles both the installation of the AIR runtime and the installation of your app.

          You should not direct customers to the purchasing URL (https://buynow.adobe.com/...).  This URL is strictly used to enable in-app purchases.  It is not meant for the distributing your app on other websites.

           

          Take a look a the AIR install badge process, create the install badge on the website, point the badge to the Melrose app repository, and I think will find you can easily distribute your app on any website.