Product Advertising API
Developer Guide (API Version 2011-08-01)
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Sort Values for FR

SearchIndex: All

You cannot use any sort parameters with the All search index.

SearchIndex: Apparel

ValueDescription
reviewrankHighest to lowest ratings in customer reviews.
salesrankBestselling
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
relevancerankItems ranked according to the following criteria: how often the keyword appears in the description, where the keyword appears, for example, the ranking is higher when keywords are found in titles, and, if there are multiple keywords, how closely they occur in descriptions, and, finally, how often customers purchased the products they found using the keyword.

SearchIndex: Baby

ValueDescription
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
relevancerankItems ranked according to the following criteria: how often the keyword appears in the description, where the keyword appears, for example, the ranking is higher when keywords are found in titles, and, if there are multiple keywords, how closely they occur in descriptions, and, finally, how often customers purchased the products they found using the keyword.
salesrankBestselling

SearchIndex: Beauty

ValueDescription
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
relevancerankItems ranked according to the following criteria: how often the keyword appears in the description, where the keyword appears, for example, the ranking is higher when keywords are found in titles, and, if there are multiple keywords, how closely they occur in descriptions, and, finally, how often customers purchased the products they found using the keyword.
reviewrankHighest to lowest ratings in customer reviews.
salesrankBestselling

SearchIndex: Books

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling to worse selling
pricerankPrice: low to high
inverse-pricerankPrice: high to low
-daterankPub Date: Old to New
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

SearchIndex: Classical

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
pricerankPrice: low to high
pricePrice: low to high
inverse-pricerankPrice: high to low
-pricePrice: high to low
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z

SearchIndex: DVD

ValueDescription
amzrankAlphabetical: A to Z
availabilityMost to least available
salesrankBestselling
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

SearchIndex: Electronics

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
pricePrice: Low to high
-pricePrice: High to low
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

SearchIndex: ForeignBooks

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
pricerankPrice: low to high
inverse-pricerankPrice: high to low
-daterankPublication date: Old to New
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

SearchIndex: HealthPersonalCare

ValueDescription
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
relevancerankItems ranked according to the following criteria: how often the keyword appears in the description, where the keyword appears, for example, the ranking is higher when keywords are found in titles, and, if there are multiple keywords, how closely they occur in descriptions, and, finally, how often customers purchased the products they found using the keyword.
reviewrankHighest to lowest ratings in customer reviews.
salesrankBestselling

SearchIndex: Jewelry

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
relevancerankItems ranked according to the following criteria: how often the keyword appears in the description, where the keyword appears, for example, the ranking is higher when keywords are found in titles, and, if there are multiple keywords, how closely they occur in descriptions, and, finally, how often customers purchased the products they found using the keyword.
reviewrankHighest to lowest ratings in customer reviews.

SearchIndex: Kitchen

ValueDescription
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
relevancerankItems ranked according to the following criteria: how often the keyword appears in the description, where the keyword appears, for example, the ranking is higher when keywords are found in titles, and, if there are multiple keywords, how closely they occur in descriptions, and, finally, how often customers purchased the products they found using the keyword.
salesrankBestselling to worst selling

SearchIndex: Jewelry

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
relevancerankItems ranked according to the following criteria: how often the keyword appears in the description, where the keyword appears, for example, the ranking is higher when keywords are found in titles, and, if there are multiple keywords, how closely they occur in descriptions, and, finally, how often customers purchased the products they found using the keyword.
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
reviewrankHighest to lowest ratings in customer reviews.

SearchIndex: MP3Downloads

ValueDescription
albumrankAlbum: A to Z
-albumrankAlbum: Z to A
artistalbumrankArtist: A to Z
-artistalbumrankArtist: Z o A
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
runtimeTime: Short to Long
-runtimeTime: Long to Short
-releasedateRelease date: newer to older
relevancerankItems ranked according to the following criteria: how often the keyword appears in the description, where the keyword appears, for example, the ranking is higher when keywords are found in titles, and, if there are multiple keywords, how closely they occur in descriptions, and, finally, how often customers purchased the products they found using the keyword.
reviewrankHighest to lowest ratings in customer reviews.
salesrankBestselling
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

SearchIndex: Music

ValueDescription
releasedateRelease date: most recent to oldest
-releasedateRelease date: oldest to most recent
salesrankBestselling
pricerankPrice: low to high
inverse-pricerankPrice: high to low
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

SearchIndex: MusicalInstruments

ValueDescription
reviewrankHighest to lowest ratings in customer reviews.
salesrankBestselling
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
relevancerankItems ranked according to the following criteria: how often the keyword appears in the description, where the keyword appears, for example, the ranking is higher when keywords are found in titles, and, if there are multiple keywords, how closely they occur in descriptions, and, finally, how often customers purchased the products they found using the keyword.

SearchIndex: MusicTracks

ValueDescription
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

SearchIndex: OfficeProducts

ValueDescription
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
relevancerankItems ranked according to the following criteria: how often the keyword appears in the description, where the keyword appears, for example, the ranking is higher when keywords are found in titles, and, if there are multiple keywords, how closely they occur in descriptions, and, finally, how often customers purchased the products they found using the keyword.
reviewrankHighest to lowest ratings in customer reviews.
salesrankBestselling

SearchIndex: Outlet

You cannot use any sort parameters with the Outlet search index.

SearchIndex: Shoes

ValueDescription
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
relevancerankItems ranked according to the following criteria: how often the keyword appears in the description, where the keyword appears, for example, the ranking is higher when keywords are found in titles, and, if there are multiple keywords, how closely they occur in descriptions, and, finally, how often customers purchased the products they found using the keyword.
salesrankBestselling
reviewrankHighest to lowest ratings in customer reviews.

SearchIndex: PCHardware

ValueDescription
psrank 
salesrankBestselling
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z

SearchIndex: Software

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
pricePrice: low to high
-pricerankPrice: high to low
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z

SearchIndex: SoftwareVideoGames

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
pricePrice: low to high
-pricerankPrice: high to low
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-dateRel Date: Old to New

SearchIndex: SportingGoods

ValueDescription
relevancerankItems ranked according to the following criteria: how often the keyword appears in the description, where the keyword appears (for example, the ranking is higher when keywords are found in titles), how closely they occur in descriptions (if there are multiple keywords), and how often customers purchased the products they found using the keyword.
salesrankBestselling
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
reviewrankHighest to lowest ratings in customer reviews.
-launch-dateNewest arrivals

SearchIndex: VHS

ValueDescription
amzrankMost to least available
availabilityMost to least available
salesrankBestselling
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

SearchIndex: Video

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

SearchIndex: VideoGames

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
dateRel Date: new to old
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

SearchIndex: Watches

ValueDescription
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
salesrankBestselling to worst selling
relevancerankItems ranked according to the following criteria: how often the keyword appears in the description, where the keyword appears, for example, the ranking is higher when keywords are found in titles, and, if there are multiple keywords, how closely they occur in descriptions, and, finally, how often customers purchased the products they found using the keyword.
reviewrankHighest to lowest ratings in customer reviews.