/amazon-product-api

:credit_card: Amazon Product Advertising API client

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Node.js client for the Amazon Product Advertising API

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NPM

Installation

Install using npm:

npm install amazon-product-api

Install in Meteor:

meteor add quackware:amazon-product-api

Usage

Require library

amazon = require('amazon-product-api');

Create client

var client = amazon.createClient({
  awsId: "aws ID",
  awsSecret: "aws Secret",
  awsTag: "aws Tag"
});

Now you can search for items on amazon:

Search Items

using promises:

client.itemSearch({
  director: 'Quentin Tarantino',
  actor: 'Samuel L. Jackson',
  searchIndex: 'DVD',
  audienceRating: 'R',
  responseGroup: 'ItemAttributes,Offers,Images'
}).then(function(results){
  console.log(results);
}).catch(function(err){
  console.log(err);
});

using a callback:

client.itemSearch({
  director: 'Quentin Tarantino',
  actor: 'Samuel L. Jackson',
  searchIndex: 'DVD',
  audienceRating: 'R',
  responseGroup: 'ItemAttributes,Offers,Images'
}, function(err, results, response) {
  if (err) {
    console.log(err);
  } else {
    console.log(results);  // products
    console.log(response); // response (containing TotalPages, TotalResults, MoreSearchResultsUrl and so on)
  }
});

using ecmascript6 generators and co:

var co = require('co');

co(function *(){

  pulpFiction   = client.itemSearch({ keywords: 'Pulp fiction',   searchIndex: 'DVD'});
  killBill      = client.itemSearch({ keywords: 'Kill Bill',      searchIndex: 'DVD'});
  reservoirDogs = client.itemSearch({ keywords: 'Reservoir Dogs', searchIndex: 'DVD'});

  movies = yield [pulpFiction, killBill, reservoirDogs];
  console.log(movies);

})();

Search query options:

You can add any available params for the itemSearch method.

condition: availiable options - 'All', 'New', 'Used', 'Refurbished', 'Collectible'. Defaults to 'All' keywords: Defaults to '' responseGroup: You can use multiple values by separating them with comma (e.g responseGroup: 'ItemAttributes,Offers,Images'). Defaults to'ItemAttributes' searchIndex: Defaults to 'All'. itemPage: Defaults to '1'. sort: Valid values include 'salesrank','psrank','titlerank','-price','price'. domain: Defaults to 'webservices.amazon.com'.

Example

Setup your own server that doesn't require signatures and timestamp

var amazon = require('amazon-product-api'),
    koa = require('koa'),
    router = require('koa-router');

var app = koa();
app.use(router(app));


var client = amazon.createClient({
  awsTag: process.env.AWS_TAG,
  awsId: process.env.AWS_ID,
  awsSecret: process.env.AWS_SECRET
});


app.get('/amazon/:index', function* (){
  this.body = yield client.itemSearch({
    keywords: this.query.title,
    searchIndex: this.params.index,
    responseGroup: 'ItemAttributes,Offers,Images'
  });
});

app.listen(3000);

Working demo: Search for Alien DVDs Search for Streets of Rage videogame Search for shoes

Lookup Item

using promises:

client.itemLookup({
  idType: 'UPC',
  itemId: '884392579524'
}).then(function(results) {
  console.log(JSON.stringify(results));
}).catch(function(err) {
  console.log(err);
});

using a callback:

client.itemLookup({
  idType: 'UPC',
  itemId: '635753490879',
  responseGroup: 'ItemAttributes,Offers,Images'
}, function(err, results, response) {
  if (err) {
    console.log(err);
  } else {
    console.log(results);
  }
});

LookupItem query options:

You can add any available params for the ItemLookup method.

condition: availiable options - 'All', 'New', 'Used', 'Refurbished', 'Collectible'. Defaults to 'All' idType: Type of item identifier used to look up an item. Availiable options - 'ASIN', 'SKU', 'UPC', 'EAN', 'ISBN'. Defaults to 'ASIN'. includeReviewsSummary: availiable options - 'True','False'. Defaults to 'True'. itemId: One or more (up to ten) positive integers that uniquely identify an item. responseGroup: You can use multiple values by separating them with comma (e.g responseGroup: 'ItemAttributes,Offers,Images'). Defaults to'ItemAttributes' searchIndex: Defaults to 'All'. truncateReviewsAt: Defaults to '1000'. To return complete reviews, specify '0'. variationPage: Defaults to 'All'. domain: Defaults to 'webservices.amazon.com'.

Browse Node Lookup

using promises:

client.browseNodeLookup({
  browseNodeId: '549726',
  responseGroup: 'NewReleases'
}).then(function(results) {
  console.log(results);
}).catch(function(err) {
  console.log(err);
});

using a callback:

client.browseNodeLookup({
  browseNodeId: '549726',
  responseGroup: 'NewReleases'
}, function(err, results, response) {
  if (err) {
    console.log(err);
  } else {
    console.log(results);
  }
});

BrowseNodeLookup query options:

You can add any available params for the BrowseNodeLookup method.

browseNodeId: A positive integer assigned by Amazon that uniquely identifies a product category.

responseGroup: You can use multiple values by separating them with comma (e.g responseGroup: 'MostGifted,NewReleases,MostWishedFor,TopSellers'). Defaults to 'BrowseNodeInfo'