Getting started
Make your first scrape in under 2 minutes. Get an API key, fire one cURL request, parse the response.
Getting started
You’ll have a working Amazon scrape in under 2 minutes.
1. Create an API key
- Sign in at app.amazonscraperapi.com.
- Open API keys in the left sidebar.
- Click Create key. Name it (e.g.
local-dev). Copy the value - it’s only shown once.
Your key looks like asa_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Treat it like a password.
2. First request - cURL
curl "https://api.amazonscraperapi.com/api/v1/amazon/product?query=B09HN3Q81F&domain=com" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer asa_live_YOUR_KEY"You get back JSON:
{
"asin": "B09HN3Q81F",
"title": "LEGEND COOKWARE 5-Ply Stainless Steel Cookware Set",
"price": 299.99,
"currency": "USD",
"rating": 4.7,
"reviews_count": 2481,
"images": ["https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71..."],
"bullet_points": "5-PLY STAINLESS STEEL ... \n ...",
"category": [...],
"buybox": [...]
}Average response time: ~2.6 s median, ~6 s p95.
3. Same thing in Python
import requests
r = requests.get(
"https://api.amazonscraperapi.com/api/v1/amazon/product",
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer asa_live_YOUR_KEY"},
params={"query": "B09HN3Q81F", "domain": "com"},
)
r.raise_for_status()
product = r.json()
print(product["title"], "-", product["price"], product["currency"])4. Same thing in Node.js
const res = await fetch(
"https://api.amazonscraperapi.com/api/v1/amazon/product?query=B09HN3Q81F&domain=com",
{ headers: { Authorization: "Bearer asa_live_YOUR_KEY" } }
);
const product = await res.json();
console.log(product.title, "-", product.price, product.currency);What costs a credit?
Only successful (HTTP 2xx) responses. Errors, Amazon challenge pages, and timeouts never touch your balance. See pricing and the billing FAQ for the full policy.
Common errors
| HTTP | Body contains | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 | invalid_params | ASIN or domain malformed | Check your query - ASIN is 10 alphanumeric chars, domain is one of the 20 supported TLDs |
| 401 | unauthorized | API key missing / wrong | Verify the Authorization: Bearer … header |
| 429 | rate_limited | Too many requests from your key | Back off; default rate is generous but not unlimited |
| 501 | not_implemented | You passed a param that’s on the roadmap but not live (e.g. render_js=true) | Remove the param; we won’t charge for 501 |
| 502 | target_unreachable OR extraction_failed | Amazon blocked us on all retries, or served a page we couldn’t parse | Retry in ~30 s; usually transient |