MotorcycleGold RSS Feeds

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an XML-based format for distributing and aggregating Web content (such as news headlines, products and deals). Using RSS, MotorcycleGold publishes its pricing and review data for 3rd party publishers to use.

MotorcycleGold Extensions of RSS 2.0

The pre-defined attributes of RSS 2.0 only allow for limited details about an item. To include more detailed information about an item, we've extended RSS 2.0 by adding the MotorcycleGold namespace. Defining the MotorcycleGold namespace allows us to use additional elements and increases the amount of information we can provide you about each item in a feed.

As such, elements prefixed by mcg: are extensions provided by MotorcycleGold.

Product Pricing

The product pricing RSS feeds provide a channel for a product with an item for each retailer.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:mcg="http://www.motorcyclegold.com/rss/">
  <channel>
    <title></title> <-- Name of the product
    <link></link> <-- Link to the product on MotorcycleGold
    <description></description> <-- Short Description
    <item>
      <title></title> <-- Name of the retailer
      <link></link> <-- Tracked link through to item on retailer's site
      <description></description> <-- Price of the item, including currency symbol
      <pubDate></pubDate> <-- Date price was last found on retailer's site
      <mcg:price></mcg:price> <-- Price of the item, not including currency symbol
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>

Product Reviews

The product reviews RSS feeds provide a channel for a product with an item for each review.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:mcg="http://www.motorcyclegold.com/rss/">
  <channel>
    <title></title> <-- Name of the product
    <link></link> <-- Link to the product on MotorcycleGold
    <description></description> <-- Short Description
    <item>
      <title></title> <-- Name of the reviewer
      <link></link> <-- Link to the review on MotorcycleGold
      <description></description> <-- Summary of the review
      <pubDate></pubDate> <-- Date of the review
      <mcg:rating></mcg:rating> <-- Review rating (1-10)
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>

Retailer Reviews

The retailer reviews RSS feeds provide a channel for a retailer with an item for each review.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:mcg="http://www.motorcyclegold.com/rss/">
  <channel>
    <title></title> <-- Name of the retailer
    <link></link> <-- Link to the retailer on MotorcycleGold
    <description></description> <-- Short Description
    <item>
      <title></title> <-- Name of the reviewer
      <link></link> <-- Link to the review on MotorcycleGold
      <description></description> <-- Summary of the review
      <pubDate></pubDate> <-- Date of the review
      <mcg:rating></mcg:rating> <-- Review rating (1-10)
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>

Why we supply the data

MotorcycleGold is designed to help you find the right kit at the right price rather than simply generating revenue from visitors, therefore we feel being open with the data we collect is mutually beneficial for us, the 3rd party site using the data and ultimately the consumer.

How to use the data

We log all requests for RSS and XML data to ensure compliance with our conditions of use. Therefore, you must supply the URL of the page where the data is being displayed. This can be supplied using one of two methods:

Method 1:
Ensure the referer HTTP header is set to your URL.

Method 2:
Add ?url=referer to your request
e.g. http://www.motorcyclegold.com/product/1/prices.xml?url=http://www.mysite.com/page.html.

Any request without referal information will not render any data in the results.

Conditions of Use

By using RSS and XML data provided by MotorcycleGold, you agree with the following requirements:

• You must indicate clearly that MotorcycleGold is the source for the published data using our "Powered By" logos.
• A link back to MotorcycleGold must accompany published data using our "Powered By" logos.
• You must supply us with the URL where the data will published when you request the data.
• The data is supplied for non-commercial use only, contact us for commercial uses of the data.
• Data format and content belongs to MotorcycleGold, we reserve the right to refuse or withdraw delivery.

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