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Why not use the API? Disclaimer: I'm the author of python-amazon-simple-product-api [1] [1] https://github.com/yoavaviram/python-amazon-simple-product-api http

Why not use the API? Disclaimer: I'm the author of python-amazon-simple-product-api [1] [1] https://github.com/yoavaviram/python-amazon-simple-product-api https://github.com/yoavaviram/python-amazon-simple-product-a...

AznHisoka 8y ago
Are you referring to the Product Advertising API? Doesnt that require you to have a quota of affiliate sales to keep using it? I can’t find where they state this requirement but I remembered they were very sneaky about disclosing this. If you dont have any affiliate sales after X months, your API key will stop working.
- ZoomStop 8y ago
  Currently you have to be a member of their affiliate program to get API access. To become a full "member" you have to be a prospect who generates three referral sales (iirc) within a 30 day period. So once in you have the API, but getting in isn't as easy as filling out a form. From there you can get your API rate limits increased from the default 1x call per second up to 10 based on your prior 30 day affiliate sales.
  - greglindahl 8y ago
    Last I looked that limit was per IP address.
k__ 8y ago
Sometimes this isn't possible. I wrote an app that is basically a new UI for the Amazon products. It runs entirely on the client. The Amazon API simply didn't work in that setup.
raitucarp 8y ago
Man, looks great. I also build something similar in node.js. I implement everything what documentation said (complete implementation). ICYMI: https://github.com/Ribhnux/piranhax https://github.com/Ribhnux/piranhax
wdr1 8y ago
The API comes with a TOS that severely restricts what you can do with the data.
tducret 8y ago
Hi @yoaviram That was the initial plan. Your project seems to be great, but I was not allowed to become an Amazon affiliate... So it became impossible for me to use your library :( (I told the full story on my (French) blog (Amazon email snapshot included) > https://www.tducret.com/scraping/2018/06/05/amazon2csv-ou-comment-filtrer-les-produits-d-amazon-dans-excel.html https://www.tducret.com/scraping/2018/06/05/amazon2csv-ou-co...) By the way, thank you very much to the HackerNews community. Your support was GREATLY appreciated. I'd love to share other projects with you (maybe linkedin2csv, netflix2csv...). Any other ideas?

AznHisoka 8y ago

Are you referring to the Product Advertising API? Doesnt that require you to have a quota of affiliate sales to keep using it? I can’t find where they state this requirement but I remembered they were very sneaky about disclosing this. If you dont have any affiliate sales after X months, your API key will stop working.

ZoomStop 8y ago
Currently you have to be a member of their affiliate program to get API access. To become a full "member" you have to be a prospect who generates three referral sales (iirc) within a 30 day period. So once in you have the API, but getting in isn't as easy as filling out a form. From there you can get your API rate limits increased from the default 1x call per second up to 10 based on your prior 30 day affiliate sales.
- greglindahl 8y ago
  Last I looked that limit was per IP address.

k__ 8y ago

Sometimes this isn't possible. I wrote an app that is basically a new UI for the Amazon products. It runs entirely on the client. The Amazon API simply didn't work in that setup.

raitucarp 8y ago

Man, looks great. I also build something similar in node.js. I implement everything what documentation said (complete implementation). ICYMI: https://github.com/Ribhnux/piranhax https://github.com/Ribhnux/piranhax

wdr1 8y ago

The API comes with a TOS that severely restricts what you can do with the data.

tducret 8y ago

Hi @yoaviram That was the initial plan. Your project seems to be great, but I was not allowed to become an Amazon affiliate... So it became impossible for me to use your library :( (I told the full story on my (French) blog (Amazon email snapshot included) > https://www.tducret.com/scraping/2018/06/05/amazon2csv-ou-comment-filtrer-les-produits-d-amazon-dans-excel.html https://www.tducret.com/scraping/2018/06/05/amazon2csv-ou-co...) By the way, thank you very much to the HackerNews community. Your support was GREATLY appreciated. I'd love to share other projects with you (maybe linkedin2csv, netflix2csv...). Any other ideas?