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Amazon Catalog API

Search and retrieve catalog item information

Amazon Catalog API is one of 18 APIs that Amazon publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Catalog. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2026-01-01.

Requests are made against 3 base URLs: https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com, https://sellingpartnerapi-eu.amazon.com, https://sellingpartnerapi-fe.amazon.com.

2 operations 2 paths 3 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2026-01-01
Base URL
https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Amazon Catalog API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — OAuth 2.0 access token obtained via Login with Amazon (LWA)

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Catalog 2

Search and retrieve catalog item information

GET
/catalog/2022-04-01/items
Amazon Search Catalog Items
searchCatalogItems 4 params → 200400401
GET
/catalog/2022-04-01/items/{asin}
Amazon Get Catalog Item
getCatalogItem 2 params → 200400404

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are CatalogItem (4 properties), CatalogItemList (3 properties), Pagination (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Pagination
object
2 properties
CatalogItem
object
4 properties
CatalogItemList
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

amazon-catalog-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Amazon publishes across the network.

Amazon Creators API
Amazon Alexa Skills Kit API
Amazon Appstore API
Amazon Ad Groups API
Amazon Campaigns API
Amazon Charge Permissions API
Amazon Charges API
Amazon Checkout Sessions API
Amazon Finances API
Amazon Inventory API
Amazon Keywords API
Amazon Listings API
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