TransactionLookup Operation

Description

The TransactionLookup operation allows you to retrieve a limited amount of information about the status of financial transactions made by Amazon customers. Specifically, it returns order total, subtotal, tax, and shipping charges. For reasons of confidentiality, it does not return customer information, shipping addresses, or a list of items in the order.

Availability

TransactionLookup is available in the following locale: US (Amazon.com).

Sample Request | Parameters

Sample Request

Using TransactionLookup (REST)

This example demonstrates how TransactionLookup can be used to request information about a transaction.

http://webservices.amazon.com/onca/xml?Service=AWSECommerceService&SubscriptionId=[Your
Subscription ID
Here]&Operation=TransactionLookup&TransactionId=[A
Transaction ID]

Request Parameters

Request parameters specify the terms of your request and control the output data that is returned to you.

You must include the required parameters in every request.

TransactionLookup accepts the optional parameters that are common to all operations:

The following parameters are specific to the TransactionLookup operation:

Parameter Description Required? Value
Operation

The operation.

Always Required TransactionLookup
TransactionId

Use the TransactionId parameter to specify transaction IDs you want information about. You may specify up to 10 transaction IDs in a single request, using a comma-separated list in a REST request or multiple elements in SOAP.

Always Required

Valid Values:

  • One or more transaction IDs

ResponseGroup

Controls the data returned by the operation. Use this parameter to specify which response group(s), or group(s) of data elements, you would like Amazon E-Commerce Service (ECS) to return to you.

You can specify as many response groups as you wish using a comma-separated list (REST) or multiple elements (SOAP).

Always Optional

Default Values:

Valid Values: