This document is intended to be the first information you read about Amazon E-Commerce Service (ECS). This guide will help you register to use ECS and help you find the resources you need to get your ECS-powered application underway.
In order to access ECS, you must first register with the Amazon Web Services program. Registration is free and takes only a few minutes. Once your registration is completed, you will be assigned a subscription ID that will allow you to access all ECS functionality.
Register on the Amazon Web site
ECS has unlimited potential for a variety of applications. You're only limited by your own imagination and creativity. You can integrate ECS with your own Web site or application in a wide variety of ways.
Take a tour of the features and see ECS in action for yourself.
Read the ECS Architecture and Planning Guide to find out more about your options.
If you have a Web site or application that uses a previous version of ECS, you will need to modify it to work with the new features of the current version.
Find the new WSDL and versioning information (SOAP users).
To learn more about how ECS works and how to use it, we suggest the following:
Read the Programming Guide to get started with developing your own application.
Download the ECS sample applications .
Visit the Amazon Web Services Discussion Board to find out what other ECS developers are doing and to get help with any questions you have.
Participate in the weekly developer chat to learn more about ECS and talk to Amazon Developer Support. See the chat schedule on the discussion board.