| Feedback |  |
This is the Product Advertising API Getting Started Guide. This section describes who should read this guide, how the guide is organized, and other resources related to Product Advertising API.
This guide is intended for developers who want to build an e-commerce storefront that sells items listed on www.amazon.com, or an application that helps others build e-commerce storefronts.
Use of this guide assumes you are familiar with the following:
XML (For an overview, go to the W3 Schools XML Tutorial)
Basic understanding of web services (For an overview, go to the W3 Schools Web Services Tutorial)
In addition, for this guide, you need to be familiar with one of the following programming languages:
PHP
C#
Java
Perl
The online version of this guide provides a link that enables you to enter feedback about this guide. We strive to make our guides as complete, error free, and easy to read as possible. You can help by giving us feedback. Thank you in advance!
This guide is organized as a high-level introduction and tutorial. It is divided into several major sections that allow you to practice using Product Advertising API in a simple environment. Each section builds on the previous sections, so that if you read and work through the examples in sequence, you'll get a basic understanding of the Product Advertising API and also have a simple working application.
The major sections of this guide are:
Getting Set Up--Describes the how to get the identifiers you need to submit requests.
Making a Request--Describes how to send a simple Product Advertising API request in multiple programming languages.
Processing Responses--Describes how to parse the response to your request.
Next Steps--Describes what to do next in learning about Product Advertising API.
You can hide the sections of this guide that don't apply to the programming language you are using. There is a language selection menu in the upper-right corner of pages with language-specific text. Select your language to hide all others, or select All to show the examples in all available languages.
The table below lists related resources that you'll find useful as you work with this service.
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Product Advertising API Developer Guide | The Developer Guide provides a detailed discussion of the Product Advertising API. It includes an architectural overview, programming reference, and API reference. |
| Product Advertising API Release Notes | The Release Notes give a high-level overview of the current release. They specifically note any new features, corrections, and known issues. |
| Product Advertising API Developer Resource Center | A central starting point find documentation, code samples, release notes, and other information to help you build innovative applications with AWS. |
| Product Advertising API information | The primary web page for information about Product Advertising API. |
| A community-based forum for developers to discuss technical questions related to Amazon Web Services. | |
| E-mail address for questions related to your AWS account: webservices@amazon.com | This e-mail address is only for account questions. For technical questions, use the Discussion Forums. |
