Product Updates
Product Updates
We're continuously updating Rainforest API to add features and functionality, most of which are a direct result of requests from customers. See the latest updates below. Within the Rainforest API Dashboard you can subscribe to be alerted via email when new updates are released.
June 2026
Update Type | Amazon Questions Removed |
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Removed | The Rainforest Questions endpoint has been depreciated. Amazon has phased out its public product Q&A. The questions-and-answers sections have been removed from product pages. That content now lives inside Amazon's AI shopping assistant, recently rebranded from Rufus to Alexa for Shopping, and requires authentication to access. Because the data is no longer publicly accessible as structured Q&A, this endpoint can no longer return reliable results. What this means for you+ The Questions endpoint will stop accepting new requests on July 1st. + Existing integrations should remove calls to this endpoint before then to avoid errors. + Some of the buyer-intent signals previously found in Q&A can be found on Product results under the customers_say_summary or top_reviews results fields. We know deprecations are disruptive. This change reflects a shift on Amazon's side that's outside our control, and we wanted to give you clear notice and a path forward. |
October 2025
Update Type | Filter Amazon Deals by Theme (Most Loved, Trending, Seasonal & More) |
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Enhancement | You can now refine type=deals queries using new themed filters like “Customers’ Most Loved,” “Trending,” and “Back to School.” What's NewRainforest API now supports filtering by Amazon deal themes on deal-type queries. These include: - Lightning Deal - Customers’ Most Loved - Trending - Summer Favorites - Back to School - Off to College  How to Use ItAdd the desired filter to your query using the deal_type parameter: "deal_type": "trending" Available filters match Amazon’s official labeling and selection logic Only one filter can be applied per request. What This Means for YouThis enhancement gives you increased control over which types of deals you surface—great for seasonal merchandising, campaign planning, or tracking how specific promotional themes evolve over time on Amazon. For questions or help getting started with this update, please reach out to your Customer Success Manager or to our support team. |
Update Type | Enrich Product Data with Videos, Ingredients, and Diet Types |
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Enhancement | We’ve added support for new fields in type=product queries that unlock richer content and structured attributes from Amazon PDPs. 1. Parse Product Page Videos from the Image BlockWhat's New By setting include_image_block_video=true, you can now extract videos embedded within the image carousel on Amazon product pages. Returned group types include: - videos_for_this_product - videos_for_related_products - customer_review_videos How To Use It - Add to request: “include_image_block_videos”: true” - Cost: This adds 2 credits due to a secondary scrape - Only available on type=product requests What This Means for You This helps identify how rich media is used to drive conversions and gives visibility into influencer-style reviews, branded videos, and related product footage that appear in the PDP carousel. 2. Extract Ingredients and Diet Type AttributesWhat's New Rainforest API now returns ingredients and diet_type fields when structured data is available on Amazon product pages. Example Output: "diet_type": ["Keto", "Gluten Free"]
"ingredients": [
"Vitamin D",
"Protein Blend",
"Maltodextrin",
...
] Please Note: - Extracted from structured PDP sections (not the “About This Item” block) - Included only when present - CSV exports return comma-separated strings What This Means for You This enhancement supports use cases in product compliance, wellness filtering, and merchandising allowing teams to classify SKUs by health claims or dietary fit, and compare formulation content at scale. For questions or help getting started with this update, please reach out to your Customer Success Manager or to our support team. |
September 2025
Update Type | Now Supports Amazon Ireland and Amazon South Africa Domains |
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New Feature | The Rainforest API has expanded its global coverage with support for two additional Amazon marketplaces: amazon.ie and amazon.co.za. What's New1. New Domain: Amazon Ireland (amazon.ie) You can now query the Irish Amazon site using all standard Rainforest API request types, including: - product, search, offers, category, questions, deals, bestsellers (URL required), and autocomplete 2. New Domain: Amazon South Africa (amazon.co.za) This new domain is also fully supported across the same range of request types: - product, search, offers, category, questions, deals, bestsellers (URL required), and autocomplete What This Means for YouWith these additions, you can now analyze listings, pricing, and marketplace behavior in Ireland and South Africa—supporting international growth, regional monitoring, and competitive benchmarking at a global scale. For questions or help getting started with this update, please reach out to your Customer Success Manager or to our support team. |
Update Type | Sort Search & Category Results by Amazon Bestseller Rankings |
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New Feature | You can now sort Rainforest API results by Amazon’s native bestseller rankings across both type=search and type=category queries. 1. Sort by Bestseller Rank for type=searchWhat's New When querying Amazon search pages using type=search, you can now apply a sort_by parameter to return results ordered by Amazon’s Bestseller Rankings. 2. Sort by Bestseller Rank for type=categoryWhat's New The same bestseller sort functionality is now also available on category-level queries using type=category. How to Use These EnhancementsInclude the following in your request: "sort_by": "bestsellers" This mirrors the “Best Sellers” sort option in Amazon’s UI and returns results in the same ranked order customers see when manually What This Means for YouThese enhancements enable more precise tracking of high-performing SKUs across Amazon’s search and category experiences. It’s particularly useful for sales rank monitoring, trend detection, and merchandising analytics. For questions or help getting started with this update, please reach out to your Customer Success Manager or to our support team. |
Update Type | Gain More Context with publisher and recent_sales Fields in CSV Outputs |
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New Feature | We’ve expanded our CSV exports for both product and search result types, giving you more visibility into commerce signals and product-level attribution. 1. Publisher Field in Product CSV ExportsWhat's New The publisher field is now included in the CSV output for Rainforest API queries with type=product. This field identifies the entity or seller responsible for the product listing. What This Means for You Useful for understanding marketplace dynamics, attributing offers to retailers or brands, and enriching catalog analysis at scale. 2. recent_sales Field in Search CSV ExportsWhat's New We’ve added the recent_sales field to CSV outputs for Rainforest API queries with type=search. This field surfaces available sales velocity signals (when present) from Amazon search results. What This Means for You Helpful for surfacing product momentum, identifying fast-movers, and guiding pricing or stocking strategies based on real commerce activity. For questions or help getting started with this update, please reach out to your Customer Success Manager or to our support team. |
June 2025
Update Type | View All Book Formats and Editions with a Single API Call |
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Enhancement | You can now retrieve all available formats and editions of a book—such as hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook, and special retailer editions—using the Rainforest API. This enhancement gives you a complete picture of how a book is being sold and priced across editions, making it easier to surface format-level data, compare offers, and analyze product-level detail at scale. What's NewWhen using the type=product endpoint for a book ASIN, you can now include: "include_all_book_formats": true This returns a new structured field in the response: "book_formats_and_editions": { ... } This includes: - Total number of formats and editions (formats_and_editions) - A count of unique formats (formats) - Structured objects for each format (e.g., hardcover, kindle, audiobook, paperback, etc.) Each format includes: - Title - ASIN - Image - Price (structured: symbol, value, currency, raw) - Specifications (e.g., publisher, edition, page count, dimensions, ISBN-13) - Offer types (e.g., new, used, collectible, when available) Please note: The number of credits consumed will scale based on the number of formats returned. What This Means for YouThis enhancement enables you to: - Compare pricing and availability across book editions - See exclusive editions from retailers like Target, Walmart, or B&N - Build better product pages, variant selectors, or editorial content - Normalize book data for catalog intelligence or offer aggregation It’s especially useful for teams doing: - Marketplace analysis - Book pricing & availability tracking - Variant-level catalog building For questions or help getting started with this update, please reach out to your Customer Success Manager or to our support team. |
Update Type | Understand Customer Purchases and Capture Variant Prices at Scale |
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Enhancement | We’ve released two enhancements to the Rainforest API that help you extract more meaningful insights from product reviews and make it easier to access variant pricing in bulk. 1. More Contextful Reviews with Purchase MetadataTop reviews returned from type=product responses include additional purchase context—indicating which product variant (e.g., color, size, or configuration) the customer bought. This added metadata helps you: - Link reviews to specific product variants - Improve confidence in review relevance - Enable more accurate product matching and analysis 2. CSV Support for variant_prices RequestsYou can now request variant_prices using CSV batch mode in the Rainforest API. To use it: - Add a column to your batch CSV file called variants_flat - Set its value to true for any row where you want variant-level pricing returned Please note: The value must be lowercase true. This enhancement makes it easier to retrieve structured pricing data across multiple product variants in a single batch request—saving time and API overhead. What This Means for YouThese enhancements make it easier to connect reviews to specific customer purchases and scale your variant pricing retrieval workflows. Ideal for: - Marketplace and product intelligence - Variant-level pricing audits - Customer review analysis and UGC trust scoring Retail analytics and product clustering For questions or help getting started with this update, please reach out to your Customer Success Manager or to our support team. |
May 2025
Update Type | Access New Buy Box Details: Trade-In, Returns, Protection Plans, and One-Time Prices |
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Enhancement | We’ve expanded the buybox_winner object to include several new data points—giving you deeper insight into what Amazon presents at the point of purchase. What's NewThe following fields are now parsed and returned when available on product detail pages: - trade_in_and_save: Indicates whether a trade-in discount is offered - protection_plans: List of available protection plans, with: -- Plan name and duration -- Price (value, currency, billing type) -- Optional description and renewal policy - return_policy: Return window, policy type (e.g., refund/replacement), and seller - one_time_price: Price shown for one-time purchases (e.g., Audible) How to Use ItThese fields are returned within the buybox_winner object on type=product responses. No new parameters are required—if the data is present on the product page, it will be parsed automatically.  Example Response: "buybox_winner": {
"trade_in_and_save": true,
"protection_plans": [
{
"name": "3-Year Protection Plan",
"duration_months": 36,
"price": {
"value": 28.99,
"currency": "USD",
"billing_type": "one_time"
}
}
],
"return_policy": {
"duration_days": 30,
"type": "refund/replacement",
"seller": "Amazon.com"
},
"one_time_price": 323
} What This Means for YouThese enhancements allow you to more accurately assess how products are being sold and presented in the Buy Box—including upsell offers, return flexibility, and purchase options. Whether you’re benchmarking, auditing pricing, or enriching product feeds, this gives you a more complete picture. For questions or help getting started with this update, please reach out to your Customer Success Manager or to our support team. |
Update Type | Save More & Stay Covered With Two New Billing Features |
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Enhancement | We’ve launched two new features to help you save money and reduce billing-related disruptions. 1. Switch to an Annual Plan & Save Up to 20%You can now upgrade to an Annual Plan and enjoy up to 20% in savings over monthly billing. It’s the same API you rely on, just with more value and fewer invoices. Many customers are switching to annual to simplify billing and lock in long-term savings. How to switch to an Annual Plan: 1. Log in to your account 2. Navigate to Account in the left-hand navigation 3. Go to Plan & Payment 4. Click Choose a Plan, then select your preferred Annual Plan Log in to your account to get started and switch to an annual plan today! 2. Add a Backup Credit Card to Acvoid DisruptionsYou can now add a secondary credit card to your account. If your primary card fails (due to expiration, fraud blocks, or insufficient funds), we’ll automatically attempt to charge your backup — helping you avoid account suspension and API service interruptions. How to add a backup card: 1. Log in to your account 2. Navigate to Account in the left-hand navigation 3. Go to Plan & Payment 4. Click Manage Payment Method 5. Click Add a New Card and enter your backup credit card details 6. You can set it as default at any time with the Set as Default option Log in to your account to manage your payment methods. For questions or help getting started with this update, please reach out to your Customer Success Manager or to our support team. |
April 2025
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New Feature | Unlock More Global and Granular Detail from Amazon ResultsWe’ve shipped three improvements to the Rainforest API that expand what you can extract from Amazon pages. These updates improve support for category accuracy, international shipment visibility, and result set parsing—giving you a deeper and more flexible understanding of marketplace data. 1. Amazon Best Seller & Audible Categories UpdatedGet accurate Best Seller category IDs across Amazon domains What's New We’ve updated the Best Seller Category IDs across all supported Amazon domains and expanded Audible/Audiobook categories for several international marketplaces. What’s Covered: - Best Seller categories updated for all domains - Audible/Audiobook categories updates for: Spain, France, Italy, Canada, and Australia. What This Means for You You’ll now receive more accurate and complete category data—especially useful when analyzing rank, browsing metadata, or building category-specific filters internationally. 2. Detect International Shipment by Third-Party (3P) SellersKnow when Amazon ships an item internationally What's New The fulfillment object now includes a new boolean field—is_fulfilled_by_amazon_international—that tells you whether Amazon is fulfilling the item from an international location. How It Works - Applies to type=product responses - The flag is true when Amazon ships the item across borders (e.g., from a German FC to an Austrian buyer) - This flag appears inside the fulfillment object alongside existing delivery metadata - Works regardless of whether the item is 1P or 3P, as long as Amazon is the fulfiller Example Response: "fulfillment": {
"is_fulfilled_by_amazon_international": true
} What This Means for You This helps you distinguish local Amazon fulfillment from international shipping—essential for delivery time analysis, customs considerations, and understanding where inventory is sourced. 3. Amazon Search Result Count ParsingSee how many results were returned for a given keyword What’s New We now parse the total number of search results returned for keyword searches using type=search. This information is returned in a new search_information object. Example Response: "search_information": {
"results_text_raw": "49-96 of over 100,000 results for \"chocolate\"",
"results_begin": 49,
"results_end": 96,
"total_results": 100000,
"search_term": "chocolate"
} What This Means for You Whether you’re tracking keyword competitiveness, reporting on category saturation, or tuning search strategies, this new field gives you a clearer view of what’s being returned—and how much. |
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New Feature | Access Faster, Lighter Responses with New Selective Parsing and Combined Search & Product ScrapesWe’ve released two enhancements to the Rainforest API that improve the speed, precision, and efficiency of your Amazon workflows. With selective parsing, you can trim down responses to only the fields you need. And with combined search + product scrapes, you can retrieve more data in fewer calls—making your requests simpler and faster. 1. Streamline Amazon API Responses with Selective ParsingWe’ve added a new fields parameter to the Rainforest API, allowing you to return only the data you actually need from search and product endpoints. This gives you greater control over your payloads while improving speed and efficiency—especially at scale. What's NewYou can now use the fields parameter to retrieve only the data points you care about in both type=search and type=product Rainforest API calls. This results in smaller payloads and faster response times. How to Use ItAdd fields= to your API request with a comma-separated list of top-level or nested field names (dot notation supported). Example Request: https://api.rainforestapi.com/request?api_key=<api_key>&type=search&amazon_domain=amazon.com&search_term=paranormal+detective&number_of_results=10&fields=search_results.price,search_results.product.bestsellers_rank Please note: This feature is not currently supported for batch requests. What This Means for YouYou get precise control over which data points are returned, helping reduce bandwidth costs, eliminate unnecessary parsing, and streamline your workflows. 2. Simplify Amazon Scraping with Combined Search + Product CallsThis update introduces a smarter way to scrape Amazon: a single type=search request can now trigger product requests for the top search results—delivering all the data in one combined response. No more chaining multiple calls or stitching together datasets. What’s NewYou can now make a single type=search request that automatically triggers type=product requests for the top search result—all returned in one combined response. How to Use ItAdd include_products_count= to your type=search call to specify how many top results should return full product details. You can optionally use fields= to limit the response to only key data points. Example Request: https://api.rainforestapi.com/request?api_key=<api_key>&type=search&amazon_domain=amazon.com&search_term=paranormal+detective&number_of_results=10&include_products_count=5&fields=search_results.price,search_results.product.specifications Please note: This feature is not available via batch requests, and each type=product requests triggered will count as a separate API request. What This Means for YouYou can streamline your scraping flow and reduce the number of API calls. Instead of chaining requests manually, you’ll get both search and product data faster—in a single, easy-to-parse response. For questions or help getting started with Amazon data collection via our Rainforest API, please reach out to our support team or your Customer Success Manager. |
March 2025
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New Feature | Unlock Accurate Import Delivery Costs with the Rainforest Product API! Import Delivery Cost results are now live in the Rainforest Product API, giving you instant access to precise shipping fees for imported products on Amazon. No more guesswork—just real, up-to-date costs at your fingertips! With this powerful enhancement, simply pass a single parameter in your request, and we'll fetch the exact delivery fees, ensuring transparency, accuracy, and smarter decision-making for your business.  1️⃣ Include the parameter import_delivery=true when making a request. 2️⃣ The system checks if import delivery cost data is available. 3️⃣ If the data is found, it is included in the product results (buybox_winner). 4️⃣ An extra credit charge applies to retrieve the necessary details. |
Enhancement | Reviews V2 Deprecation Due to a recent update by Amazon, most_recent reviews are no longer publicly available. While most recent reviews are no longer retrievable, top reviews remain available through type = product endpoint. As a result, we will be deprecating the reviews_v2 . If Amazon restores access to this information in the future, we will assess and prioritize whether to reinstate this endpoint |
February 2025
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Enhancement | Parsing Enhancement released! We are excited to share that we have transitioned to a faster, more efficient XML parsing system. This boosts Rainforest’s data processing speed for a better data collection experience. Thorough testing has been performed to ensure data consistency. While we don’t anticipate any issues, we wanted to keep you informed of the change. Should you notice anything unusual, please reach out to [email protected] . Thank you for your partnership as we continue to rollout improvements. |
December 2024
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New Feature | Safety and product resources information now available in Rainforest API results The General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) has been established to ensure the safety of consumer products in the EU market and modernize the existing EU general product safety framework. Of note, an objective of the new legal framework is “addressing challenges posed by the growth of online sales and in particular via online marketplaces.” The GPSR includes extensive requirements for marketplaces (i.e. Amazon) to ensure that products sold on their EU platforms are safe and fully compliant. Manufacturers, sellers and distributors, and online marketplaces are all accountable to keep products they offer or sell in the EU safe for consumers according to the new regulation. If you’re doing research on GPSR compliance, you’ll need to check that products regulated under this framework meet the specific requirements, including providing safety and product information, e.g., Amazon’s Safety and product resources section. You can now capture these important product details with Rainforest API’s product results. How it works: -When type=product and Safety and product resources data is available on the product page, pass the parameter include_safety_product_resources=true to retrieve safety-related details. -The Safety and Product Resources (i.e. “Safety images and contacts”) link must appear on the product page for this feature to work. -Cost: this costs (2) extra credits (a total of 3 credits per request) -If the link to the safety resources is not present on the product page, no additional credits will be charged. Details: -Safety Product Resources: includes descriptions and associated product safety image URLs -Manufacturer Details: information such as company name, address, and contact info -Responsible Person: details about the responsible person (if provided), including name, role and contact information  |
September 2024
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New Feature | Track a product's sales velocity! Recent Sales are now returned with Rainforest product results Rainforest API's product results now include recent_sales indicating how many sales occurred in the past month (or other stated time period.)  |
July 2024
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| [Reminder] Prime Day: Rainforest product results capture Prime Exclusive deals Rainforest API can now return results with is_prime_exclusive_deal when request type=product to indicate whether a product is a Prime Exclusive Deal.  |
Enhancement | Update to Amazon Choice in search results We updated the parser to populate the amazon_choice object in results for products with the “Overall Pick” badge. Amazon changed the badge name from “Amazon Choice” to “Overall Pick” so the amazon_choice object was returning an empty result. Note : Amazon only changed the badge name in the search results. The Amazon Choice badge still appears on the product page.  |
New Feature | Find the Best Reads! Four new gift guide badges for top books are now in product results! Rainforest API's gift_guide_badge object now includes the Teachers’ Pick, the Children’s Book Tip, the Editors' Pick, and the Goodreads Choice badges in Product results when available on the Amazon product page for any book format (Kindle, Audiobook, Hardcover, Paperback). If the badge is shown on the product page, the property is set to True .  |
May 2024
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New Feature | Read sample added to product results! Rainforest API now includes a read_sample object in Product results when a book is requested. The JSON object looks like this (example): read_sample:{ read_sample_exists : true read_sample_asin :'B01E0DMGOK' read_sample_link : 'https://www.amazon.in/Autobiography-Yogi-Complete-Free-CD/dp/818953551X?ref_=Oct_d_otopr_d_1890195031_0&pd_rd_i=818953551X&asin=B01E0DMGOK&revisionId=dcb540a9&format=1&depth=1' } where read_sample_exists indicates if a sample is available on Amazon’s product page. If it is available, then the read_sample_asin and read_sample_link are also provided.  |
Enhancement | Changes to the summarization_attributes in Product results Due to changes in the Amazon source data, we have updated the the Product results shown when include_summarization_attributes=true is set in the request. Previously, Amazon summarized reviews in the “Read reviews that mention” section. They have replaced that section with the AI-generated “Customers say” section. Therefore, we updated our properties as follows to reflect the changes: summarization_attributes : removed the ID from the array. (Amazon no longer includes this ID in their results.) customers_say : replaced the reviews_that_mention property with the customers_say property. The customers_say property array includes: name : the attribute summarized from the reviews value : the value of the attribute (Positive, Mixed, Negative) For more details, read more on Product Parameters and Product Results in our documentation.  |
Enhancement | Audio Sample available in Rainforest Product results for all book formats Rainforest results will now include the link to the audible_sample , if one is available, for all book formats (Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook or Kindle). Previously, the results only included the Audible sample link for the audiobook format.  |
March 2024
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New Feature | Amazon Big Spring Sale items identified in search results Rainforest API now returns two additional properties in the buybox winner object to identify products included in the Amazon Big Spring sale. For type=search , results include is_big_spring_deal (boolean) and big_spring_deal_percentage (number). Read More  |
July 2023
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| Meet Our Newest API! 🎉 We’ve just launched Backyard API , our real-time Lowe’s product data API and companion to BigBox API for home improvement data . Let us know what you think of our newest addition or if you need any help. As always, you can try it out free! |
Enhancement | Prime Day 2023: Rainforest deals results capture Prime Day and Prime Exclusive deals Rainforest API can now return results that extract is_prime_day_deal and is_prime_exclusive when request type=deals to indicate whether a product is a Prime Day or Prime Exclusive deal. |
Enhancement | Prime Day 2023: Rainforest product results now capture Prime Exclusive deals Rainforest API can now return results with i s_prime_exclusive_deal when request type=product to indicate whether a product is a Prime Exclusive Deal.  |
June 2023
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Enhancement | Coverage of new author_page landing pages Rainforest can now return results for the request type=author_page for the new author page (landing page) layout on the amazon.es , amazon.fr , and amazon.de domains.  |
Enhancement | Approximate recent sales velocity and recent views are now returned in searches results Rainforest API can now return recent_sales and recent_views when type= search. Where shown, a product’s approximate recent sales and recent number of views will be returned in search results. For example: 200+ bought in past week and 300+ viewed in past week |
April 2023
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| Business UpdateAs a result of significant growth, our infrastructure — namely the dynamic routing of traffic to accommodate high volume customers — has recently required updates. Reworking architecture patterns and proxy configurations has taken us a fair amount of time, which in turn has led to some slower customer issue resolution. We'd like to assure you that we’ve identified and corrected the infrastructural shortcomings, and the outcome is a 50% increase in infrastructure and proxy capacity. We apologize for the potential business interruptions you may have experienced over the last couple months. Our aim is to earn your trust back and continue to support the realization of your business goals. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you require further information. |
Feburary 2023
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New Feature | Help us choose our next API! What should we build next? Our product team values your feedback. If you'd like to, let us know your thoughts on which APIs to include on our roadmap. Survey |
January 2023
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Enhancement | Amazon Discount for Buy Box Winner Rainforest can now return amazon_discount - the discount provided by Amazon when a product is sold by a third-party seller. In this scenario, Amazon does not display the rrp , however, it will be calculated by the price + amazon_discount .  |
November 2022
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New Feature | Maximum and Minimum Order Quantity added to Offers Results The minimum and maximum order quantity object has been added to the Offers array.  |
New Feature | Additional Details now returned in Product Results Rainforest can now return the additional_details property, containing an array of details about the seller (i.e. Small Business and Black Owned Business badge), in the results of a product search. Read More  |
July 2022
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New Feature | New "Wishlist" result type added Rainforest can now return data from Amazon Wishlist pages with the newly launched type=wishlist request.  |
Enhancement | Size Guide returned for clothing Product page requests New properties have been added to the type=product response to return data from the Size Guide popup for fashion/clothing products that have a Size Guide shown on the product page. has_size_guide will be set to true when the size guide is shown, and size_guide_html will contain the HTML of the size guide popup  |
Enhancement | Minimum order quantity returned for Product requests The minimum order quantity, if shown in the product page Buybox, is now returned in type=product requests. Both the value (a number) and the accompanying message text are returned.  |
Enhancement | Luxury Stores data returned in Product requests Parsing of Amazon "Luxury Stores" detail pages has been added to Rainforest's "type=product" response.  |
Enhancement | Critic Reviews added for Audible Critic Reviews are now returned in a type=product responses' editorial_reviews array.  |
New Feature | Support for Amazon China (amazon.cn) added Support has been added for the Amazon China domain ( amazon.cn ). You can use amazon_domain=amazon.cn to request product page, search results, reviews and category listings for Amazon.cn.  |
June 2022
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Enhancement | Support for product requests using "a.co" short-links Support has been added for specifying type=product requests using the "https://a.co/xxx" short-domain (that redirects to an Amazon product page). |
Enhancement | Secondary Buybox pricing added to Product response A new property of secondary_buybox has been added to the buybox_winner object, populated when a secondary buybox offer is presented by Amazon on the product page.  |
New Feature | Support for custom S3-compatible object stores in Destinations It's now possible to specify a custom S3 endpoint to have Destinations upload Result Sets to any S3 compatible object store.  |
Enhancement | Image overlay badges returned in Product response The image overlay badge property contains details of the overlay badge, if shown and not forming part of the original image bitmap. The image overlay badge object has the following properties:  |
May 2022
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Enhancement | Support added for requesting Amazon results in different currencies A new currency parameter has been added to allow requesting of results in different currencies. The available currencies depend on the Amazon domain requested.  |
Enhancement | New properties on Search Results 3 new properties have been added to type=search responses that are set to true when the respective badges are shown next to Amazon search results - is_amazon_brand , is_exclusive_to_amazon , is_small_business .  |
Enhancement | Image links extracted from A+ content A new all_images array has been added to the a_plus_content property populated with all of the images from the A+ content section on type=product requests with the include_a_plus_body=true parameter set. |
April 2022
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New Feature | New request type - Formats and Editions - launched A new request type - Formats and Editions has been launched. Formats and Editions ( type=formats_editions ) allows you to retrieve data from the Formats & Editions popup (typically shown on books and collectables product pages to list all of the ASINs of different formats of the current ASIN).  |
Enhancement | Vine Program Free Product flag added Rainforest type=reviews responses now include a vine_program_free_product boolean, set to true when the "Vine Customer Review of Free Product" badge is shown next to the review.  |
March 2022
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Enhancement | Promotion details added to Offers response A new promotions structure has been added to type=offers results to show any promotions related to the seller offer.  |
Feburary 2022
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New Feature | Climate Pledge Friendly info returned from Search requests Rainforest will now return a new climate_pledge_friendly structure from type=search requests whenever the Climate Pledge Friendly certification badge is shown next to search results. The text of the certification, product page link and image are returned.  |
January 2022
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New Feature | Ability to retrieve Top 100 Free bestsellers lists A new is_free=true request parameter has been added to type=bestsellers requests. This allows the retrieval of the Top 100 Free bestsellers lists, in addition to the existing Top 100 Paid bestsellers lists. Read More  |
Enhancement | Avatar image URL returned in Reviews requests A new property has been added to type=reviews requests to return the reviewer avatar image URL under the profile.image property. |
December 2021
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Enhancement | Search refinements added to Seller Products requests The refinements property has been added to type=seller_products responses and is also available type=seller_products responses. Refinements allow you to narrow your request down to just Seller Products results of a given brand, price range, etc.  |
Enhancement | Holiday delivery message added to Product response Holiday delivery message added to the type=product response under the fulfilment object.  |
Enhancement | "Similar item to consider" added to Product response A new similar_to_consider property has been added to the type=product response to return the "value pick" / "similar item to consider" ASIN from the product detail page, if shown.  |
Enhancement | Top Reviews now available for Product requests A new top_reviews array property is available on type=product requests showing the top reviews as-displayed on the product detail page. Full reviews for a given ASIN are always available via the existing type=reviews request.  |
November 2021
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Enhancement | Kindle Unlimited flag returned for search requests A new kindle_unlimited property has been added to the search results endpoint. The property will be set to true when the search result is shown as a Kindle Unlimited product.  |
Enhancement | Israel added as a customer location for Amazon.com Israel has been added as a customer_location for Amazon.com requests allowing you to request cross-border shipping data from Amazon.com to Israel.  |
Enhancement | Select all CSV Fields We have added Select All / Select None options to quickly select all CSV fields in the Collection editor and API Playground to make choosing CSV fields much quicker. |
October 2021
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New Feature | Sponsored "Related Brands" from search results returned Rainforest will now return the Related Brands section showing the sponsored related brands, typically found at the bottom of the search results page. Related Brands are parsed out in the new related_brands array in type=search responses.  |
New Feature | "Video Blocks" returned in Search responses Rainforest now returns an array of "video block" objects detailing the full-row sponsored video sections shown on the search results page (if shown). Typically video blocks contain a video, along with a link to one or more products related to the video.  |
Enhancement | Search result Carousels returned in Search responses Rainforest now returns a new property carousel in type=search responses. The carousel property contains details of the carousel that the search result is part of. Examples of carousels can include sponsored products, "Highly Rated" or "Today's Deals". They differ from the existing ad_blocks responses in that they are horizontally scrollable and nested inline with the natural, organic, search results.  |
Enhancement | EU Energy Efficiency labels and rating in Product responses EU Energy Efficient ratings, where shown on the product detail page, are now return in Rainforest type=product responses.  |
New Feature | Sales Estimation endpoint released Rainforest now supports generating monthly sales estimations for a specific asin and amazon_domain , or for any arbitrary bestseller_rank and sales_estimation_category . Rainforest uses an internal algorithm which uses signals from an ASIN's product page, bestseller rank, reviews, search result rankings and known sales datapoints to generate a estimated weekly and monthly sales volumes.  |
September 2021
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Enhancement | "Did you mean" search spelling auto-corrections A new object has been added to the type=search response to show the "did you mean" search term spelling correction text. Note that you can control whether the spelling-corrected test is automatically followed using the direct_search=true request parameter.  |
New Feature | Rich Product Descriptions added to Product page response An array containing the "rich product description" sections typically found on premium beauty product pages has been added to Rainforests' type=product (product page) response. The Rich Product Description section is typically found on premium beauty product pages.  |
New Feature | Support for Amazon Egypt (amazon.eg) added Support for Amazon Egypt (amazon.eg) has been added to Rainforest. Run your requests with amazon_domain=amazon.eg to request data from Amazon Egypt.  |
Enhancement | Search Alias returned in Product results A new property search_alias has been added to the type=product API response. The Search Alias property shows the title and value of the search alias shown at the top of the product page.  |
Enhancement | Filter Collections by Last Run date The Collections List API has been updated to allow sorting Collections by last_run date. You can also now filter the Collections by date using the last_run_before and last_run_after request parameters. The Collections Dashboard has also been updated to show the Last Run date for each Collection.  |
August 2021
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Enhancement | Per-minute Collection scheduling improvements The Per X Minutes Collection scheduling options have been extended to allow you to run Collections on a "Per X Minute" schedule restricted to specific hours of the day and days of the week or month.The schedule_hours , schedule_days_of_week and schedule_days_of_month can now be used with schedule_type=minutes Collections for additional flexibility. This allows for scenarios such as "run this Collection every 5 minutes, between 9am and 5pm, on weekdays only".  |
New Feature | Run Collections on a per-minute schedule Collections can now be scheduled on a per-minute basis, in addition to the existing hourly, daily, weekly and monthly schedules. Set schedule_type=minutes when creating your Collection and specify the per-minute schedule using the schedule_minutes parameter. Per-minute schedules of every minute up to every hour are supported.  |
New Feature | Account Balance added to Account API The Account API has been updated to include your current Account Balance in the account_balance_usd property. Your Account Balance is used to settle any Overage charges (to avoid multiple small overage charges being made to your payment card). You can top up your Account Balance at any time on the Account page of the Dashboard. |
New Feature | Japan added as a "customer_location" for Amazon.com requests Japan has been added as a customer location for use with Amazon.com requests. This allows for cross-border shipping data to be returned for shoppers located in Japan, ordering from Amazon US.  |
Enhancement | Business name and address returned from Seller Profile requests Business name (distinct from the Seller "brand" name) and business address have been added to the type=seller_profile response under the new business_name and business_address properties.  |
New Feature | France added as a "customer_location" for Amazon.de requests France has been added as a customer location for use with Amazon.de requests. This allows for cross-border shipping data to be returned for shoppers located in France, ordering from Amazon Germany.  |
Enhancement | "From the brand" Brand Story section now parsed in Product requests Rainforest will now extract the hero image, logo image, brand description, FAQ's and promoted products from the "Brand Story" section of the A-Plus content on type=product requests. This new parsing will be populated into the a_plus_content.brand_story object.  |
Enhancement | Store Info with logos etc included on Brand Store requests We have updated the Brand Store response to include a new store_info structure that includes the Brand Store logo image, description and hero image.  |
New Feature | Reviews extraction added for Audible domains Audible domains are now supported for type=reviews requests.When specifying an Audible domain in a type=reviews request - i.e. amazon_domain=audible.com , the reviews are retrieved from the Amazon Reviews for the given ASIN, rather than the Audible Reviews.  |
New Feature | Subscribe and Save data added to Product response Subscribe and Save parsing has been added to the API's type=product response. This includes the base and tiered subscribe and save pricing, plus the associated discount percentages along with the delivery message.  |
New Feature | "Compare with similar items" data added to Product response The "Compare with similar items" section of the product page has been added to Rainforest's response to type=product requests.  |
Enhancement | Downloadable documents extracted for Product requests Downloadable documents (i.e. User Guide PDF's, specification documents etc) are now extracted in type=product responses, where they are shown on the Product Page itself. The downloadable documents can be found in the new documents array.  |
Enhancement | English (United Kingdom) language available English (United Kingdom - en_GB ) is now available as a supported language when making API requests. |
New Feature | New Collections API endpoint to Stop All queued and running Collections The new Stop All Collections API endpoint allows you to stop all running and queued Collections on your account in one API call. Useful if you have accidentally started a large number of Collections and need a quick way to set them all back to idle . |
Enhancement | Extract "rating" when product is no longer available for purchase The rating field will now be extracted, if shown, when the selected ASIN is no longer available for purchase in type=product requests. |
Enhancement | A-Plus body content available stripped of HTML tags A new field a_plus_content.body_text is now available in addition to the existing a_plus_content.body property. The new property contains the A-Plus descriptive content but stripped of any HTML tags. |
July 2021
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New Feature | Editorial content extracted on Store results Rainforest will now extract editorial content for type=store requests . Store result pages can have different layouts and are not always a standard list of ASIN result. If a store_result has the type=editorial then the ASIN is being displayed as a graphic/creative, instead of a regular ASIN product listing. Previously it was not possible to extract the ASIN detail behind these creative images.  |
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Enhancement | Exclude sponsored results from search requests Added a new request parameter exclude_sponsored to type=search requests to instruct the API not to returned sponsored search results. |
Enhancement | Audible sample MP3 links Audible sample MP3 links are now returned in the product.audible_sample property for ASINs that contain an Audible sample.  |
We started publishing Product Updates in June 2021, please refer to update emails for updates before this date. |
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