What is Amazon Product Advertising API?

“A dynamic, robust and flexible way to

programmatically access Amazon’s product selection and discovery functionality.”

Getting started Join Amazon Associates program. Associates earn

commissions by using their own websites to refer sales to Amazon.com. To get a commission, an Associate must have an Associate ID, also known as an Associate tag. 

Sign-up for the Amazon Product Advertising API. Use the primary or secondary email address in your Associates account to sign up for API

Read License Agreement. Understand and agree to the terms and conditions of API usage

Try API functionality on scratchpad. Run API requests using API sandbox - http://webservices.amazon.co.uk/scratchpad/index.html

Connect with development community. Be sure to join the API developer forum to connect with seasoned API users for guidance and troubleshooting

Functionality Search items to link. Find items are for sale by Amazon or

other sellers using Item Search

Find information about those items. Get information on items on Amazon using Item Lookup

Create a fully-functional shopping cart. Add individual items or bundle related items in a shopping cart experience. Have full control over the contents of a shopping cart.

Find similar items for sale. Generate additional sales by suggesting similar items that customers are buying.

Find top sellers/ new releases on Amazon. Generate cross selling opportunities by suggesting Amazon top sellers to your visitors.