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

SearchIndex: All

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

SearchIndex: Apparel

ValueDescription
-launch-dateThe date the apparel was introduced from the most recent to the least recent
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.
reviewrankAverage customer review: high to low
salesrankBestselling to worst selling

SearchIndex: Automotive

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.
reviewrankAverage customer review: high to low
salesrankBestselling to worst selling

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 to worst selling

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.
reviewrankAverage customer review: high to low
salesrankBestselling to worst selling

SearchIndex: Books

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
reviewrankAverage customer review: high to low
pricerankPrice: low to high
inverse-pricerankPrice: high to low
daterankPublication date: older to newer
pubdatePublication date: older to newer
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

SearchIndex: Classical

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

SearchIndex: DVD

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
reviewrankAverage customer review: high to low
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
inverse-pricerankPrice: high to low
daterankPublication date: older to newer
releasedatePublication date: older to newer
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

SearchIndex: Electronics

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
reviewrankAverage customer review: high to low
pricePrice: low to high
inverse-pricerankPrice: high to low
daterankPublication date: older to newer
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

SearchIndex: Grocery

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
reviewrankAverage customer review: high to low

SearchIndex: HealthPersonalCare

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
reviewrankAverage customer review: high to low
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
daterankPublication date: older to newer
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

SearchIndex: HomeGarden

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
reviewrankAverage customer review: high to low
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
daterankPublication date: older to newer
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

SearchIndex: HomeImprovement

ValueDescription
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
reviewrankAverage customer review: high to low
salesrankBestselling

SearchIndex: Jewelry

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: KindleStore

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.
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
reviewrankAverage customer review: high to low
daterankPublication date: newer to older
salesrankBestselling

SearchIndex: Kitchen

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
reviewrankAverage customer review: high to low
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
daterankPublication date: older to newer
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

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: Marketplace

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A
-launch-dateNewest arrivals first

SearchIndex: MP3Downloads

ValueDescription
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
-releasedateRelease date: most recent to oldest
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.
reviewrankAverage customer review: high to low
salesrankBestselling

SearchIndex: Music

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
reviewrankAverage customer review: high to low
releasedateRelease date: most recent to oldest
-releasedateRelease date: oldest to most recent
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
inverse-pricerankPrice: 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: OutdoorLiving

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
reviewrankAverage customer review: high to low
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
daterankPublication date: older to newer
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

SearchIndex: Outlet

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

SearchIndex: PCHardware

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

SearchIndex: Shoes

ValueDescription
-launch-dateThe date the apparel was introduced from the most recent to the least recent
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.
reviewrankAverage customer review: high to low
salesrankBestselling to worst selling

SearchIndex: Software

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
reviewrankAverage customer review: high to low
pricePrice: low to high
inverse-pricerankPrice: high to low
daterankPublication date: older to newer
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

SearchIndex: SoftwareVideoGames

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
reviewrankAverage customer review: high to low
pricePrice: low to high
inverse-pricerankPrice: high to low
daterankPublication date: older to newer
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

SearchIndex: Toys

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
-mfg-age-minAge: high to low
mfg-age-minAge: low to high

SearchIndex: VHS

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
reviewrankAverage customer review: high to low
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
inverse-pricerankPrice: high to low
daterankPublication date: older to newer
releasedatePublication date: older to newer
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

SearchIndex: Video

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
reviewrankAverage customer review: high to low
pricePrice: low to high
-pricePrice: high to low
inverse-pricerankPrice: high to low
daterankPublication date: older to newer
releasedatePublication date: older to newer
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

SearchIndex: VideoGames

ValueDescription
salesrankBestselling
reviewrankAverage customer review: high to low
pricePrice: low to high
inverse-pricerankPrice: high to low
daterankPublication date: older to newer
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A

SearchIndex: Watches

ValueDescription
-launch-dateThe date the watch was introduced from the most recent to the least recent
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.
titlerankAlphabetical: A to Z
-titlerankAlphabetical: Z to A